Academic
Primary, Secondary/High
school and Pre-university
Edward studied at chinese primary and
secondary school (Yuk Choy SRJK & SMJK) in Ipoh, Perak, West Malaysia from
age 7 to 18. In primary school, he won best math student in year 3 and year 5.
He was an assistant class leader in year 6.
At secondary school, he was a boy scout, a school prefect, program chairman of Leo Club, a leading player of school badminton squad, secretary of English society and arts club. Edward was also a member of '5 science 1' soccer team who won 1984 intra-school soccer competition championship. Edward was awarded the best science exam result for SRP exam (national year 10 exam) and excellency award for achieving 5 As in SPM (national year 12 exam, one of the top 5 students in Yuk Choy that year) by Yuk Choy Secondary School.
After SPM (equivalent to Cambridge 'O' Level) exam, Edward continued his studies at Anderson High School for pre-university study (equivalent to Cambridge 'A' Level). Edward was the team leader of a 'blue' squash team who won 1985 intra-school squash competition championship.
During school holidays, besides helping out his dad in his small hostel
business (Perak Taipu Association), Edward took out opportunities to experience
real working life by working in several establishments including:
- a department store - MetroJaya as toys sales assistant,
- bed and furnishing shop - Kwong Fatt as promoter,
- Ford automobile components distributor as management trainee; and
- FAMA (Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority) - as a market surveyer
traveling around restaurants and hotels within Perak state to collect vegetable
consumption data for market analysis.
Edward felt that these experiences were eye-opener and very helpful in
character development and professional careers.
Undergraduate
Edward went to Tunku Abdul Rahman College (prior to founding of Tunku Abdul Rahman University)
to complete Diploma (now Advanced Diploma) in Materials Engineering
and EC part II Exam (now Graduate Diploma) in Mechanical Engineering with Engineering Council UK.
Edward completed a thesis entitled "Quality
Management in Malaysian Manufacturing Industry" in conjunction with Yoonsteel Foundry.
During his undergraduate years Edward worked for three months as an industrial trainee for a foundry. He also worked for Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant located in Kuala Lumpur Zoo during school holidays.
Edward was founder of Tunku Abdul Rahmand College & University
Association in Australia - TAR
Alumni Australia.
Postgraduate
Edward secured an engineer position during final months of undergraduate study and had worked for a short period as a quality assurance engineer for a semiconductor assembly
plant in Malaysia. He was the head of the Incoming Goods Inspection department,
managing about ten supervisors and workers. He left the job when he was offered
a place to study for a MSc degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering
at The University of
Warwick, UK (link to The Guardian 2008-09 UK
university rankings and UK top research universities).
Edward's thesis entitled "Specify and
Implement Changes to Improve Production Efficiency in NEFAB UK Ltd", and was completed in conjunction with Warwick Manufacturing Group and
a multinational packaging manufacturing company in Northampton, England.
Doctorate
Edward completed a PhD in Business
Management from Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship, Swinburne
University of Technology (link to official 2005 Australian University Ranking) under Australian
Postgraduate Award (APA) scholarship. Edward's thesis entitled 'Modelling and
Measuring Relationships between IT-Business Strategic Alignment and Performance
Outcomes' was a study on the relationships between information technology (IT)
as an enabler of corporate strategy implementation and the impact of IT on
competitive advantages on companies in Australia.
Professional Certification and Affiliation
- Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) - Project Management Institute PMI
- Registered European Engineer (Eur Ing) - European Federation of National Engineering Associations, FEANI
- Registered professional engineer - Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Engineer Register (Eletrical), APEC
- Chartered Engineer (CEng) - the Institution of Engineering & Technology UK (Manufacturing Division), UK, IET
- Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) - the Institution of Engineers Australia (Information, Telecommunications & Electronics College), IEAust
- Certified IBM business consultant - IBM
- Certified SAP applications consultant - SAP
- Member of the Asia Academy of Management, AAM
- Founding member of the International Association for Chinese Management Research, IACMR
- Founding member of the International Consortium of Eletronic Business ICEB
- Associate member of the Law Institute Victoria LIV
- Past affiliate member of the Securities Institute of Australia, SIA
- Past certified practitioner of the Australian Computer Society, ACS
- Past member of the Institute of Management Consultants, USA, IMC
- Past member of the Strategy Management Society, US, SMS
- Past Associate member of the Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management, ANZAM
Professional Trainings
Management Consulting & Project Management
- Environmental, Health & Saftety (EH&S) Management Information Systems - Melbourne
- E-Business Practitioners' Masterclass - Melbourne
- Global Client Consulting - Kuala Lumpur
- System Implementation Methodology - Andersen Consulting, Ernst & Young, PwC Consulting
- Project Management Fundamentals - Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting) Chicago
- Environmental, Health & Safety (SAP PLM EH&S v2.7) - Melbourne
- Client Relationship Management (CRM) applications: Internet Sales & Call Center Management - Sydney
- Supply Chain Management System SAP APO: Demand Planning, Supply Network Planning, Production Planning and Scheduling, Available to Promise SAP Melbourne & Sydney
- Manugistics NetWORK Demand, IBM BCS Melbourne
- SAP V4.0 MM Certification (Full) - SAP Melbourne
- SAP Warehouse Management System - SAP Melbourne
- HTML programming and web development
- Internet-Enabled Solutions - SAP Melbourne
- MRPII system/Symix - ABB Hong Kong
- SAP R/3: MM, SD, WM, QM, PP - SAP Germany & Singapore
- SAP R/2 Logistics Consultant Trainee Program: ABAP/4, basis, all RM (materials mananagement, production planning, quality, warehouse) and RV (sales & distribution) modules - from 1991 to 92 SAP AG Development Center, Germany
Finance & Accounting
- MYOB Accounting Plus and Premier, Box Hill Institute of TAFE
- Book-keeping & Accounts Certificate, UK Pitman Institute Examination
- Finance & Accounting, IBM Global Campus
Professional Counselling
- Diploma in Professional Counselling - completed subjects include 'Counselling Interview Skills' & 'The Counselling Process' (link to Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors)