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Lead Professional Officer

John Chin Han
Tan

Risk Management Team Leader (POD)
Master of Business Administration, University of Surrey, United Kingdom
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Biography

With over 30 years of commercial leadership experiences in the Asia Pacific’s aviation technology sector, I now bridge real-world insight with academic rigour as a lecturer in Singapore’s only full-time aviation management degree programme. From driving regional growth in Beijing and Hong Kong to mentoring future airline leaders, I bring a unique blend of commercial depth and educational impact.

SIT Appointments

  • Risk Management Team Leader (POD)
    – Present

Education

  • Master of Business Administration
    University of Surrey , United Kingdom
  • Bachelor Degree of Science (Mathematics)
    National University of Singapore , Singapore

Achievements

  • POD Teaching Award AY22/23
  • Innovation Capability Development Grant

Professional Memberships

  • Association for Information Systems (AIS) - Academic Member
    – Present
  • Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) (Asia Pacific) – Member
    – Present
  • Marketing Institute of Singapore (MIS) - Member
    – Present

Industry Experience

  • Lead Professional Officer - Professional Officer Division, Singapore Institute of Technology
    Present
  • Vice President – Sales & Marketing, JT & Family
    –
  • Regional Director – Asia Pacific, Satcom Direct
    –
  • Country Director – North Asia, Sabre Corporation
    –
  • General Manager – China, Collins Aerospace – ARINC
    –
  • Head – Aviation Solutions, North Asia, International Air Transport Association
    –
  • Aviation Special Carriers Manager – Asia Pacific, Shell
    –
  • Director of Sales – China, Lufthansa Systems
    –
  • Senior Regional Manager – Asia Pacific, Passenger Services, SITA
    –
  • Chief Representative – China, Sabre Corporation – Abacus International
    –
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Technical Skills

  • Airlines (Sales & Marketing and Operations)
  • Aviation Technology
  • Oil & Energy (Aviation)

Current Projects

  • Development of Rice Packing Machine for Multiple Fast Food Outlets Chain
    – Present
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Teaching Modules

Air Transport Management, BSc (Hons)

  • ATM3200 - Capstone Project
  • ATM3100 - Integrated Work Study Programme
  • ATM2205 - Airline Operations
  • ATM3306 - Airline Business Strategies

University Modules

  • USI2001 - Social Innovation Project

Past

  • ATM3001 - Airline Business Strategies
  • ATM2009 - Airline Operations
  • ATM2002 - Airline Business Fundamentals
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Journal Papers

Conferences

  • John Tan. “Leveraging Aviation technology for Sustainable Resilience in Asia Pacific”, 2025 Sustainable Asia Conference, Singapore, 29-30 October 2025.

  • The Hoang Nguyen, John Tan, Wen-Chun Tseng. “Evolving VR-based Applications in Aviation Training: Commercial Aircraft Case Studies with AI-Enhanced Extension”, Southeast Asia Workshop on Aerospace Engineering (SAWAE) 2025, Bandung, Indonesia, 5-7 August 2025.

  • John Tan. “Elevating Customer Experiences with Retrieval-Augmented Generation: Bridging Gaps in Air Travel, Tourism, and Aviation Innovation”, Global Hospitality and Tourism Research Summit 2025, Fukuoka, Japan. 15-18 May 2025.

  • The Hoang Nguyen, John Tan, Seck Tan. “Development and Implementation of Virtual Reality in Higher Education for Aviation: A Case Study”, Southeast Asia Workshop on Aerospace Engineering (SAWAE) 2024, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 28-30 August 2024.

  • John Tan. “Global Aviation Technical Trends & Transformation”, Jamf Asia Pacific Aviation Roundtable 2024, Tokyo, Japan, 16-17 July 2024.

     

  • John Tan. “The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Global Distribution Systems in the Air Travel Industry”, 7th World Research Summit for Hospitality and Tourism, Orlando, USA, 8-11 December 2023.

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