Yeap is the Executive Director and Asia BIM Engineering Lead at AIS-Hill, driving digital adoption and scaling best BIM engineering practices across multiple business lines and offices throughout the region.
Before joining AIS-Hill, Yeap served as Asia Digital Lead for Transportation at AECOM, where he spearheaded transformative initiatives for the Rail and Transit team and supported the BIM delivery for all major projects. He was appointed by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) to develop the Asset Information Requirements (AIR) framework and facilitate senior management workshops to redefine LTA’s asset policy and digital maturity roadmap. Yeap has also supported organisations such as MRT Jakarta and Jakpro LRT in developing their EIR and AIR documentation. Previously, as Head of Digital and GIS for MRT Corporation Malaysia, he successfully integrated BIM and design workflows across major projects, delivering end-to-end solutions for complex infrastructure lifecycles.
Yeap holds a Bachelor of Science in Construction Management from RMIT University and brings 28 years of diverse experience spanning BIM engineering, design management, M&E coordination, and rail system interface and integration across Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia. He has led several organisations to achieve global recognition, including securing BSI Kitemark™ certification for ISO 19650 Parts 1, 2, 3, and 5, marking significant milestones in Asia’s infrastructure sector. Yeap also contributes to industry standards development for the Singapore Standard SS ISO 19650 series as part of the working groups within the IES Task Force.
Awards & Achievements
- 2025 – Engineering Paper in World Engineers Summit: Urban Mobility Innovations for Sustainable Cities – A Data-Driven Approach on the MTL Project in Penang
- 2025 – Supported LTA Singapore in developing the Asset Information Requirement (AIR) document
- 2024 – Contributed to the IES Task Force for Singapore Standard SS ISO 19650 series
- 2023 – AECOM Leadership Asia Award for Excellence-Innovate
- 2023 – Bentley Be Inspired Awards – Winner for BIM Advancements in Rail and Transit
- 2021 – AECOM Singapore became the first global specifier consultant to achieve BSI Kitemark™ certification for ISO 19650- 1, 2, 3 and 5
- 2020 – Supported Jakpro LRT in Indonesia for the EIR and AIR development.
- 2019 – Supported MRTJ in Indonesia in the development of EIR and AIR.
- 2018 – ESRI Malaysia Geo-Innovation Award
- 2018 – Microsoft CityNext Partner of the Year Award (Case Study MRT SSP Line).
- 2018 – Setting up Building Information Modelling in Rail Academy (BIRAC) for MRT Corp.
- 2017 – Asia Geospatial Excellence Awards (Transport Infrastructure Category).
- 2017 – Asia Geospatial Excellence Awards (Digital Engineering Category).
- 2017 – YII Bentley Be Inspired Awards for BIM Advancements in Rail and Transit Category (Winner).