​The 20 years of his work spanned over various industries namely industrial chemicals, diary products, jam, sauces, chocolates, confectionnaires, industrial gases (liquid nitrogen, oxygen, argon, etc), blow moulding of plastic containers and paint manufacturing (highly fire hazardous).



His last 11 years of his working experience was with a multinational insurance company where he received further training in the area of Fire Engineering from an insurer perspective, started as the Risk Engineer and retired as the Risk Manager of the MNC insurer. 

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He attended a course from HSB Industrial Risk Insurers at Hartford, United States of America  on the Implementing The Concepts of Industrial Fire Control in August 1998. He also attended The Insurance School (Non-Life) of Japan Advance Course on Risk Management in year 2008 and was presented a Diploma.



Gary had conducted numerous risk management surveys of various industries from wafer plant to power plants. Currently he is  the committee member of the Building Services Technical Division and member of the Fire Advisory Board and Council member of the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia. He has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand and a Management Diploma from New Zealand Institute of Management. He is a Professional Engineer registered with the Board of Engineers, Malaysia and a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM).  He spoke in many public seminars both for the insurance industry, Malaysia Fire Protection Association and the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia.