Ir. Dr. Wong has been in engineering consultancy practice since 1981. His engineering experience encompasses consulting work in geotechnical, civil and structural engineering in West Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Thailand, Seychelles Islands and Mauritius in the following disciplines: -

• Geotechnical Engineering: includes shallow & deep foundations, soil improvement, soil & rock slope engineering, land reclamation and deep basements.
• Civil (Infrastructure) Engineering: includes roads, drainage, water supply & reticulation for developments, sewer reticulation for developments, erosion control and small road bridges.
• Structural Engineering: includes cable car support structures, high-rise residential & commercial buildings, low-rise residential and commercial buildings, hill-slope development, tunnel-forms & other system formwork construction, precast building construction, industrial (factory) buildings and hotels. Spent considerable time to develop and engineer the MIVAN and related aluminium formwork system.
• Specialized Services: include geotechnical & structural engineering forensic studies, monitoring, audit/appraisal, geotechnical & structural repair/remedial work, studies for engineering/construction related insurance claims (including fire damaged structures), expert witness service on geotechnical, civil and structural engineering and building demolition.

Within the state of Selangor and Wilayah Persekutuan, Ir. Dr. Wong has completed civil & structural engineering consulting services for:

• the Precinct 16 condominium development at Putrajaya by Putra Perdana Bhd (RM150 million construction cost);
• the Flora Damansara Perdana residential development by MK Land Bhd (RM300 million construction cost)
• the Southgate Commercial Complex at Jalan Sungai Besi by the Mah Sing Group (RM250 million construction cost);
• the Icon City Phase 1 mega commercial project in Petaling Jaya (RM900 millions construction cost) by the Mah Sing Group;
• the M-Suite residential development at Jalan Ampang (RM120 million construction cost) by the Mah Sing Group;
• the PJX Office Complex (next to Amcorp Mall at Petaling Jaya) by the Siah Brothers Group (RM120 million construction cost); and
• a large commercial development (Sutera Avenue) in Kota Kinabalu (RM400 million construction cost) by the Mah Sing Group.

In 2018/2019 Ir. Wong’s Selangor Office embarks on the following new projects:

• The M-Centura Project by the Mah Sing Group comprising 2 blocks of 45 storey apartments (about RM250 millions construction cost);
• The Icon City Phase 2 Project by the Mah Sing Group which is wellness centre (about RM900 millions construction cost);
• The structural strengthening and rehabilitation of a block of 10 storey apartment and 2 storey car park by the Mah Sing Group (RM30 millions construction cost);
• The mixed highrise development on a 52 acres piece of hill slope land at Selayang by the Dergahayu Group (about RM1.5 billion construction cost)
• The M-Arisa Project by the Mah Sing Group comprising 2 blocks of 57 storey apartments and 1 block of 10 storeys carpark (about RM300 millions construction cost);
• The highrise apartment development at Teratai, Cheras by the Dergahayu Group (about RM200 millions construction cost).

Ir. Dr. Wong’s Penang office was started in 1990 and has completed many notable hill-slope and highrise developments in Penang and the neighbouring northern states.

Ir. Dr. Wong is a recognized geotechnical engineering specialist on hill-slope development and was the team leader for the slope repair designs for the East-West Highway and Kuala Lumpur–Karak Highway in the early 1980s when he was the Resident Director of Moh Associates (M) Sdn Bhd. Under WEA Engineers & Associates Sdn Bhd, he was the team leader for the geological, geotechnical and structural studies and designs of the foundations and supporting structures of the Cable Car and Sky Bridge Project at Gunung Machinchang, Pulau Langkawi. He had acted as specialist adviser to Local Authorities, developers, consultants, lawyers and contractors on problematic geotechnical and structural engineering works, and conducted many building audits and forensic geotechnical & structural engineering studies, including working for insurance loss adjusters and insurance companies on engineer/construction related insurance losses.

In 2011/2012, he was appointed by the Chief Minister of Penang as a Member of the “Panel Penasihat Geoteknikal Kawasan Bukit dan Cerun, Pulau Pinang” to draft the new Bylaws for hill site development in Penang and Seberang Perai.

Ir. Dr. Wong’s practice has successfully completed many civil and structural works for developers and Ir. Dr. Wong has been regularly sought for consultancy works on structural engineering and construction administration related problems.

Ir. Dr. Wong is a well-known building demolition engineer, having safely and successfully engineered the demolition of many landmark structures in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, including some parcels of the Subang Airport, the Panasonic Factory (at the junction of the Federal Highway and the LDP), the Flextronic Factory (near Bukit Tinggi in Shah Alam), the Malayan Tobacco Factory (Jalan Sungai Besi) and the Alliance Bank Building (opposite Nikko Hotel off Jalan Ampang). He had also engineered the demolition of the Atria shopping complex (Damansara Utama), the PKNS Headquarters (behind the PJ Hilton Hotel) and the Pejabat Tanah Building at Subang Jaya in 2011 and 2012. Recently, he had engineered the demolition of a block of structurally unsound 10-storey apartment at Rawang and was subsequently engaged to re-design the building using precast concrete technology.

MEDIATION, ADJUDICATION, ARBITRATION & EXPERT WITNESS

Ir. Dr. Wong’s pursuit of legal knowledge and studies started in 1999 when he read for the Postgraduate Diploma in Arbitration from the College of Estate Management at the University of Reading. He graduated from the university in 2000.

He earned his first LLM in Commercial Law in 2004 with the University of Northumbria at Newcastle upon Tyne. He read and completed the following subject modules: Legal Method & Research, Foundations of Commercial Law, Company Law & Insolvency, Construction Law, Intellectual Property, Commercial Contracts and Thesis (on the Expert Witness in Construction Disputes).

He earned his second LLM in 2011 with the University of Northumbria and this time in International Trade Law. This LLM degree was with Commendation by the university and the following subject modules were successfully completed: Carriage of Goods by Sea, International Sale Contracts, International Trade Finance Law, International Trade Disputes (Conflict of Laws), Competition Law and Thesis (on Competition Law)

He has successfully completed approved Mediation Training by the Pepperdine University (USA) in 2010 and is on the Panel of Mediators of the AIAC. He is also on the AIAC Panel of Adjudicators.

He is on the AIAC’s panel of arbitrators and had institutional and ad-hoc arbitral appointments on engineering and construction related disputes. He often gives expert evidence in arbitration proceedings and in litigation (all related to construction and engineering). His recent notable works as an expert witness include the Ecocity (Mid Valley) Pedestrian Bridge Collapse and the Tanjung Bungah (Granito) Slope Collapse. He has delivered talks to several professional bodies on expert evidence and arbitration and has been delivering two lectures annually on arbitration at the International Islamic University of Malaysia since 2007. He has been actively involved in the training of arbitrators for the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators since 2000 and is an accredited examiner and moderator for CIArb examinations up to the Fellow stage.