SGI ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE

Dr Kyaw Thu

Executive Director and Chief Gemmologist

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Demonstrator : Geology Department, Yangon University (1998 – 2005)
Gemmologist/ Operator : Macle Gem Trade Laboratory, No.31, Level-4, FMI Centre, Bogyoke Aung San Road, Yangon. (2003 – 2015).

Macle Gem Trade Laboratory, No. 162, East Wing, Bogyoke Aung San Market, Bogyoke Aung San Road, Pabedan Township, P.O. 11141., Yangon. (2015 – at present)

EDUCATION

  • B.Sc. (Geology) 1993-1995, M.Sc. (Mineralogy) 1999-2001, M.Res. (Petrology) 2002,
  • Ph.D. (Petrology and Mineralogy) 2003-2007
  • D.A.G. (Gemmology) Post-graduate Diploma 1996-1998
  • Gemstone Treatment Course Certificate (GEM LAB-USA, Inc.)
  • ATC – Coloured Gemstones Certificate (Swiss Gemmological Institute SSEF, Switzerland)
  • Graduate Gemmologist Diploma (GIA) – attending
  • New Finding – The World’s Rarest Gem “ KYAWTHUITE” from Mogok Stone Tract, Myanmar in 2015. (DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2016.080.102)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • GIA Alumni member
  • International Coloured Gemstone Association (ICA)
  • Myanmar Geosciences Society (MGS)
  • Myanmar Gems and Jewelry Entrepreneurs Association (MGJEA)
  • Myanmar Applied Earth Sciences Association (MAESA)

Thuzar Aung

Senior Gemmologist

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Demonstrator : Geology Department, Yangon University (1998 – 2003)
Gemmologist  : Macle Gem Trade Laboratory, No.31, Level-4, FMI Centre, Bogyoke Aung San Road, Pabedan Township, P.O. 11142, Yangon. (2003 – 2015).

Macle Gem Trade Laboratory, No. 162, East Wing, Bogyoke Aung San Market, Bogyoke Aung San Road, Pabedan Township, P.O. 11141., Yangon. (2015 – at present)

EDUCATION

  • B.Sc. (Geology) 1993-1996, M.Sc. (Mineralogy) 2000-2002
  • M.Res. (Petrology and Mineralogy) 2003
  • D.A.G. (Gemmology) Post-graduate Diploma 1997-1999
  • Graduate Gemmologist Diploma (GIA) – attending

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • Myanmar Gems and Jewelry Entrepreneurs Association (MGJEA)
  • GIA Alumini member

Professor U Hla Kyi
Consultant Gemmologist

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Professor: Geology Department, Dagon University (Retired) – 2002

Part-time Professor: Applied Geology Department, Yangon University

Gemmologist: MACLE Gem Trade Laboratory, No.31, Level-4, FMI Centre, Bogyoke Aung San Road, Pabedan Township, P.O. 11142, Yangon. (2003 – 2015).

MACLE Gem Trade Laboratory, No. 162, East Wing, Bogyoke Aung San Market, Bogyoke Aung San Road, Pabedan Township, P.O. 11141., Yangon. (2015 – at present)

EDUCATION

  • B.Sc. (Geology)
  • M.Sc. (Mineralogy)
  • FGA (London)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • Consultant Gemmologist – Myanmar Gems and Jewelry Entrepreneurs Association (MGJEA)
  • Patron – Myanmar Geosciences Society (MGS)
  • Member – Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science (MAAS)