Ike is a New Zealand Registered Dental Technician, specializing in fixed prostheses. His fascination has always been with All-ceramic and Porcelain Fused to Metal restorations. All his work reflects on the principles which he teaches in his workshop; the importance of achieving Fit, Form, Function and Esthetic.

Since 2008, Ike joined Ivoclar Vivadent AG as a Business Development Manager for South East Asia. As part of the business growth in the region, Ike is regularly lecturing and conducting hands-on workshop for dentists and dental technicians in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam and India. He is also a regular guest lecturer at various Universities amongst these countries.

Ike graduated from the University of Otago, New Zealand. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Human Anatomy and Structural Biology from the School of Medicine; before his fascination in the field of Dentistry. In 2003, he graduated with Distinction, a Bachelor Degree in Dental Technology from the School of Dentistry. Since then, he became a New Zealand Registered Dental Technician, and selected to be a Board Member of the New Zealand Dental Council. He was profoundly involved in the production side of removable prostheses for a few years before he decided to pursue his passion in the fixed prosthodontics discipline.

Currently, Ike is working closely with a small number of clinical Key Opinion Leaders on study cases in Implantology, Restorative and Cosmetic dentistry.