Sven Yao
Associate
Singapore, Singapore
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Top SchoolSven Yao is a civil and structural engineer with 11 years of experience specializing in large-scale buildings and bridge projects, combining rigorous academic training from Columbia and Nanyang Technological University with practical design work in Singapore and Europe. He is proficient in Eurocode and Singapore regulations and excels in structural modeling, visualization, and analysis tools such as SAP2000, ETABS, Revit, Rhino, and AutoCAD. Sven’s career spans hands-on engineering roles and a transition into research and analysis at ISS, where he applies analytical rigor to corporate governance for China and Taiwan markets. His background includes an international internship at ETH Zurich and exchange study at TUM, reflecting a strong global perspective on engineering practice. Comfortable bridging technical design and analytical research, he brings both detailed technical fluency and cross-cultural project experience to multidisciplinary teams. An often-overlooked strength is his blend of visualization skills and regulatory know-how, enabling clear communication of complex structural concepts to stakeholders.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Civil Engineering, 4.5/5, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Civil Engineering, 4.5/5 at Nanyang Technological UniversityMaster's degree, Civil Engineering, 3.7/4, Master's degree, Civil Engineering, 3.7/4 at Columbia University in the City of New YorkExchange study, Civil Engineering, Exchange study, Civil Engineering at Technical University MunichMaster of Science - MS, Civil Engineering, Master of Science - MS, Civil Engineering at Columbia UniversityGithub contributions (5)
svenyao/svhttp
Mar 2015 - Jan 2019
Contributions:39 commits, 31 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 10 months
svenyao/tinker
Jun 2017 - Oct 2018
Contributions:43 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 4 months
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