1. 1 Conpex Solutions Sdn Bhd, 2014 Metro Learning Centre 2014
Career Talk MetroLC-careerTalk-mystory-slides-eg,r.1-260514
2. 2 Topic From Slave Employee to Cloud Entrepreneur >A
journey to freedom Metro Learning Centre Career Talk: My Career
story
3. 3 1] Early school years [Primary/second ary] > parents:-
Chinese school teachers >english mission school >yellow
banana > Classmate: Ajib Kor Hyperlink>>Najib-PM
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story
4. 4 Early school years [Primary/second ary] > parents:-
Chinese school teachers >english mission school >yellow
banana > Classmate: Ajib Kor >1Msia PM famous quotes You
hmIhu >what C want Lesson learnt >are humans born EQUAL ?
> are humans good or evil by nature? Metro Learning Centre
Career Talk: My Career story
5. 5 2] University years >1 week in UM >went to NUS
>arch [4th choice] >Caught by spore needs Lesson learnt No
career guidance Education dont match skill >spore focused need
[housing] Story of cat catches mice choose a univ/country where you
can learn the best Overstay 1 year >lazy/Punting Metro Learning
Centre Career Talk: My Career story
6. 6 3] 1st 5 Employee years >from Asst Architect to China
Man autocratic developer >slave employee >midnight meeting
>project architect >[Wisma Sime darby] >learnt good
documentation >piling disaster Headhunted>Petronas >1st
in-house PMT For Petronas HQ Bldg > Project aborted Lesson
learnt >dont apply to advertised jobs > Search for target
cos. Petronas agenda on shadow employee >1st 5 slave years:
suffer hard knocks Any consolation price??? Metro Learning Centre
Career Talk: My Career story
7. 7 Lesson learnt >dont apply to advertised jobs >
Search for target cos. Petronas agenda on shadow employee >Bonus
found ??? Storyline> Suffer to gain something good >A test of
Gods purpose? Metro Learning Centre Career Talk: My Career
story
8. 8 4] Next 10 Employee Years >Senior Architect[proj
Architect] >Promet in-house Architect firm Langkawi [Dr Ms
dream] >The rise & fall of Promet Recession Went to HDB-
spore Lesson learnt Hunt for ceo Proj mgr rules over architect >
mgmt shake-up >HDB spin off>Surbana as global company Repeat
story of cat catches mice Metro Learning Centre Career Talk: My
Career story
9. 9 5]Next 5 Employee years Return Msia to Sunrise 1st 3 mths
>jaga pintu iso/QA Mgr Learnt process mapping Sunrise> the
good, bad and ugly Sunrise politics The office is a war zone The
story of 6 kingdoms Managing The emperor The generals Soldiers
Authorities Client Home minister Metro Learning Centre Career Talk:
My Career story Lesson learnt >When facing the enemies who will
fight for you?
10. 10 Lesson Learnt TKM Mgmt Style Staff engagement Monthly
pep talk Call-up lunch Mgmt by small note book Be 1st in something
1st ISO Co. 1st alum form constrn 1st sky gym/lounge/beach 1st
strata bungalows 2 steps ahead of competitors Revitalize Fiabci
Msia From site office Lesson learnt Make a difference TKM>do
good to win respect Gain followers Jesus Mgmt Style? Metro Learning
Centre Career Talk: My Career story
11. 11 5]Next 5 Employee years Cont Left sunrise GM for proxy
co. of 2nd most powerful politician Went to west africa Ghana/ivory
cost/Senegal Era of Dr M Era of a thousand MOUs Msia Boleh at its
peak RM 1 b undersea cable Lesson Learnt the power of the pen Mgmt
by proxy God-father politics 1997-98 >Asian currency crisis
Business collapses Employees cut pay/Retrenchm ent Out of job
Entrepreneur by default Lesson Learnt; Be prepared for the worst
> maximize your credit card limit What do you do when faced with
a do or die crisis? Metro Learning Centre Career Talk: My Career
story
12. 12 6] Entrepreneurs Years Self start with laptop K+E not
good enough Client dont trust start-up Survival by; >giving
seminars Lecturing PM programs to master students Fiabci Networking
As connector Face Personal financial crisis> reborn in Christ
[10 April 2004] TAK connect to Dubai The Vietnam Years Encounter
with Vietnam CEO Via mentor Lesson Learnt: Network X3 Have your CV
always on Metro Learning Centre Career Talk: My Career story
13. 13 7] Biz Transformation >Self re- invention K+E Not
enough Consultancy not good enough >no brand, no recognition New
Biz model K-developer > K in the clouds Hyperlink>RED Cloud
bizModel-b2cd Map.r.3-050613.ppt Metro Learning Centre Career Talk:
My Career story
14. 14 8] The new Millennial Generation>The rise of social
media Virtual networking via >BF >Linkedin >Twitter
Speaking and deliver Seminars via the cloud Latest Seminar to
Africans participants Great testimony from African CEO See next
slide Metro Learning Centre Career Talk: My Career story
15. 15 Eric, you stole the show! You broke down scientific
approaches into simple terms for all non scientific people to
understand. Thank you so much, surely I will get back to you when I
settle in office. Thanks [From David Alimubanji-CEO, Uganda Micro
Credit Foundation, Uganda] Lesson Learnt Ready to go when
opportunity arises Return to africa? Metro Learning Centre Career
Talk: My Career story
16. 16 About the Speaker The speaker started his career as an
employee architect, project manager, quality / management systems
manager and general manager-property before embarking on
entrepreneurship as a seminar trainer, project management
consultant, strategic advisory consultant and Cloud Entrepreneur.
He uses the Cloud Platform as a business tool to enhance his work
deliverables. He is on a journey to become a transformed RED Mobile
Entrepreneur seeking to pull all his knowledge to the clouds and
push to mobile devices/ gadgets. He spends 50 percent of his
physical time in Kuala Lumpur and overseas work. The balance 50
percent of his time is spent in the clouds.