Testimony dated 26/07/2007
Name: Kate
Phone: 9815 6018
Email:
Message: I've always been a mediocre student, but in a short span of 2 months, I got a 530-point increase in my SAT with the help of Mr. M. Without his help, I would never have achieved what I now call "The Greatest Achievement of My Life." His lessons were always interesting, and because of that I looked forward to every lesson. Mr. M also convinced me to read books that I would never have read and helped me rediscover the joy of learning and the beauty of the English Language. His passion for the English Language and for teaching is indisputable, and I am so very much inspired that I've decided to continue learning more about this wonderful language on my own. Thanks Mr. M for everything!

Testimony dated 13/01/2007
Name: Sim Yan Liang
Phone: +6591508588
Email: simyanliang@gmail.com
Message: The very few sessions that we had (for General Paper) were most memorable, and I’m sure it is too for your other students. There is something about you that inspires others, perhaps it is how you bring in other aspects of life into your lessons, which always make me look forward to them.

Testimony dated 11/08/2006
Name: Deni Nilawati
Phone: +62816880426
Email: deni2860@yahoo.com
Message: We highly appreciate your efforts in tutoring Bryan for the SAT. We see that Bryan has made alot of progress in his english. One thing that I've noticed is that he now likes to read. Thanks to you he spends most of his time reading the books you asked him to buy in Singapore. Overall Bryan enjoyed his stay in Singapore mainly because he had a great tutor... :-)) By the way, please give us a call if you happen to be in Jakarta.

Testimony dated 30/05/2006
Name: Joshua Tan
Phone: 97484322
Email: deafvader@gmail.com
Message: Mr. Mokhtar has inspired me to better English. Before, I looked upon the subject as only a barrier between Secondary and Pre-U education. But, now I feel can feel great joy in reading and a sense of fulfillment every time I finish writing an essay. Because of him, I feel that English is no longer a barrier or obstacle but a road - a road that is gentle and smooth. I would have never discovered, especially, the pleasure of reading and writing without his help, and becoming a writer would never have become my ambition. English is now an enjoyable subject, and Mr. Mokhtar is the one who showed me this other great side of English. I thank him and would forever be grateful to him.

Testimony dated 20/10/2005
Name: Yani Amer
Phone: 98337814
Email: yani@nsl.com.sg
Message: I wish to thank you for all your patience & guidance extended to Afiq throughout his lessons with you. He admitted it has been an enjoyable but strict business. Being this, his first ever tuition lessons, it has been a great experience. Mokhtar, most importantly Afiq has benefited in learning new skills from you. The night he had a lesson last Tuesday before the PSLE, he asked me when I will cease the tuition. I thought he wanted to call it quits but I was wrong. He told me he likes attending your lessons and doesn’t want to quit.

Testimony dated 15/03/2005
Name: Fadzillah Fadel
Phone: 91475812
Email:
Message: Hakim has shown great improvement in his studies and his attitude is now more positive. He is more serious and alert now as compared to the first time when he started his lesson with Mr Mokhtar, back in July last year. Mr Mokhtar is a very caring tutor who is able to reach out to his students. Not only he is able to help my son in his studies but psychologically, he advises and motivates my son to study. He is indeed a very patient and excellent tutor. Hakim always speaks well of Mr Mokhtar.His eyes would sparkle up every time he shares with me the things he has learnt in Mr Mokhtar’s lessons. He enjoys Mr Mokhtar’s lessons as he loves the creative teaching methods. As parents of Hakim, we are thankful to Mr Mokhtar as he always encourages us to believe in our son’s learning ability and potentials. Now we learnt on how to tap and recognize our son’s potentials. He gives us valuable tips and motivation in our roles as parents.

Testimony dated 16/07/2004
Name: Pauline Chua
Phone: 64630060
Email: gobeline@starhub.net.sg
Message: Neil mentioned to me he would not have scored an A had it not been for your great help and guidance. I was surprised and indeed delighted that you are in his priority list. I did not need to remind him or prompt him to call you. And thanks for taking Mark. From what I figure, Mark is very proud to be under your guidance. And I am very sure all of them are benefiting greatly from you. I am very happy that you were able to fit all three of my kids into your busy schedule and offering them such a flexible and productive scheme! I think we are blessed with a great tutor. Thanks for your dedication and thanks for being such a great tutor to my kids.

Testimony dated 27/05/2004
Name: Ee Chien Chua
Phone: -
Email: utahjazzrules@hotmail.com
Message: When I first met Mokhtar, my grades were at a disastrous low, and it was not helping that I had just changed school systems (from a Singapore system to an international one). The first couple of lessons were about getting to know each other, because Mokhtar believed that it's better to get to know a person first. He believed in building a personal relationship to enable a more comfortable environment to study in. This helped a lot because I felt comfortable when I needed to ask questions, not fearing a cranky old man to tell me that tuition time was tuition time. Regular updates were also requested from him and this enabled me to remember that i actually had home work! Through Mokhtar's hard work and preseverance (well, including mine), I was able to not only pull my grade up, but also to have a strong work ethic and a passion to learn. My grade went up from a C to an A- in 3 months. But it was not just about the grades, Mokhtar’s patient guidance and sense of humor stimulated my passion for learning too. I’d recommend Mokhtar to all students!

Testimony dated 01/02/2004
Name: Rachel Zhang
Phone: 905-308-7565 ext 270
Email: buglrachel@hotmail.com
Message: Mr. Mokhtar is an English tutor with lots of experience and humorous remarks. I like the way he taught us. I really had fun when I was having tuition with him. I can learn not only the skills of English, but the way to learn a foreign language also. Although I am still at the low level, I will work hard in English and I have the ambition to improve my English. Mr. Mokhtar can help me achieve my ambition! I am grateful for his useful and heartfelt help!!

Testimony dated 31/10/2003
Name: Alice Yip
Phone: 96378376
Email: ayip@starhub.net.sg
Message: Mokhtar has been my English tutor for more then 4 months now and my command of the language has improved tremendously. I started off as an unconfident writer and often confused about the use of this lingo but he gave me continual encouragement to write, read and speak the language. My improvement is all rounded, not only on basic grammar, but also on word choice, writing style and organization of a piece writing. Mokhtar has a wide knowledge on various topic of interest, we have talked about and he has recommended me several books on various topics: business; current affairs; religion; science and many more. I have acquired knowledge on these topics and learnt good English at the same time; my lessons are ever enriching. I would strongly recommend Mokhtar as a tutor, especially for students who needs higher level of guidance on the use of the English language because of his experience and extensive knowledge on a good number of topics which enables him to point out other improvement needed rather than just basic grammar. For other levels, I would still recommend Mokhtar as learning good English should starts early.

Testimony dated 29/07/2003
Name: Neil Ng
Phone: 64630060
Email: titanz2002@hotmail.com
Message: Mr Mokhtar's tuition sessions have helped me improve on my comprehension skills by giving me tips on how to find contextual clues and main ideas in a passage. Mr Mokhtar motivates me and inspires me . He makes every session very interesting and refreshing. He also makes full use of every session and he ensures maximum learning. For that I count him a great tutor. Anyone who is under Mr Mokhtar is indeed very fortunate to have a very dedicated teacher who shows great love for his work!

Testimony dated 23/07/2003
Name: Stephanie
Phone: 64675713
Email: lose_angle@hotmail.com
Message: I am a foreign student in Singapore. The greatest problem for me is English language. I found Mr Mokhtar through a friend. To me, Mr. Mokhtar has the power to let you feel free to talk to him. He is a patient, gentle and meticulous man. He is always attentive to what you say and gives you a smile with his detailed answer. Mr Mokhtar finds a special way to teach each student. In Chinese , a great teacher is one who ”uses a different way to teach each sort of people”. Mr Mokhtar really can do that. And he is also a modern tutor using e-mail to collect students’ homework. It can save so much time. Plus the problem can be found out before the students forget what they had done. I also found Mr Mokhtar to be a humorous person - he always puts things in a funny way. It makes our sessions really fun! I have been tutored with Mr. Mokhtar only since July, but already I have improved my English skills. Not only that, I have also found my confidence in speaking a foreign language to communicate others. Mr Mokhtar is the one I am looking for, to be my guide and path leader for English language.

Testimony dated 30/06/2003
Name: Dr. Keith Goh, Consultant Neurosurgeon, Raffles Ho
Phone: Tel. +65 6311 1140
Email: keithjen@singnet.com.sg
Message: I really appreciate the time and effort you are taking for the twins - believe me, they look forward to your lessons very much. Thanks for all your help these past few months - you've certainly taught the twins well ! Glad for your contributions to their press conference.

Testimony dated 05/06/2003
Name: Ros Mansfield-Page
Phone: 93806555
Email:
Message: I think it's very hard to find a tutor as sincerely caring as Mokhtar. He gives my son plenty of guidance, without spoonfeeding, while teaching him the good study habits.

Testimony dated 05/06/2003
Name: Kristianto Luis
Phone: 98284762
Email:
Message: He's really dedicated, and is able to pinpoint where I need to improve, and what I need to do to actually improve. A wonderful teacher, mentor and friend!

Testimony dated 17/05/2003
Name: Pauline Chua
Phone: +65 64630060
Email:
Message: Thanks for being a truly dedicated and wonderful teacher to my kids! I have never seen them more motivated and enthusiastic.And they had a lot of praises for you!

MOKHTAR ISMAIL
mokhtaris121@yahoo.com.sg
+65 9855 4456

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
A tutor, coach and trainer for the last 15 years, I have been successfully developing people at all levels, in the US, and Asia-Pacific, especially Indonesia and Singapore. My students range from P4 to working adults, from different nationalities and backgrounds.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
1/2002 � present
self-employed independent consultant, trainer and tutor
2/2001 � 10/01
Jaakko Poyry Consulting Singapore
Senior Consultant in HR
11/1999 - 12/2000 Scient International & Job Access Singapore
Recruiter, Asia
5/1999 - 11/1999
Booz-Allen & Hamilton Singapore
Human Resources & Operations Manager, Asia
7/1998 - 2/1999 Platinum technology, inc. Singapore
Regional Director Human Resources Asia Australasia
1/1994 - 6/1998 Andersen Consulting Jakarta,Indonesia
Director of Human Resources
Recruitment and Marketing Communication Manager (6/94-8/96)
Consultant in Change Management (1/94-5/94)

EDUCATION
5/1993 Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA
MBA, Management Information Systems and Management. Student tutor.
5/1990 University of Chicago Chicago USA
Ph D in Biopsychology. 2 years, full tuition Century Scholarship and research assistantship; Ph D not attained - completed all required courses but dissertation. Left to pursue MBA.
5/1988 Indiana University Bloomington, IN, USA
BA in Biology and Psychology. Dean�s List; Undergraduate Research Scholarship; International Student Leader, Tutor and Writing Consultant.
12/1981 Raffles Institution Singapore
A Levels
12/1979 Raffles Institution Singapore
O Levels
Attained 7 Distinctions, Amber Prize for English

AFFILIATIONS
4/2001 - Present International Society for Performance Improvement member
12/1998 - Present Singapore Human Resource Institute Professional member
11/1993 - Present MENSA Singapore
member