Independent Thinker and Thought-Provoker
Singapore
- Current
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- Base Engineering Branch Clerk at 6 Army Maintenance Base - Singapore Armed Forces
- QA / Product Designer at internshipIN
- Co-founder at Social Media Breakfast Singapore
- Creator and Writer at Sui Generis (blog)
- Past
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- Virtual Intern at Seth Godin's Marketing Tribe
- Multimedia Content Developer at Design Rendezvous
- Education
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- SAE Singapore
- NUS High School
- Victoria School
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Derrick Kwa (suigeneris@derrickkwa.com)’s Summary
After quitting school at 16, I've been trying to forge my own path. I blog and occasionally podcast, to encourage people to be their true selves and not just settle for the status quo. I believe we all have the potential to make a difference, and I hope to be able to help/encourage people to realize that potential.
I try my best to be my own person, and not just follow the crowd. I've got a really unique mix of interests, ranging from math to computing to music and to philosophy. I try to look at things around me in a unique, fresh way, and to learn from everything around.
One of my biggest priorities is the people around me. Friendships and relationships are the most important thing in life to me, and I hope to connect with others and be able to make an impact on their lives.
Derrick Kwa (suigeneris@derrickkwa.com)’s Specialties:
personal branding, identity, uniqueness, personal development, social media, technology
Derrick Kwa (suigeneris@derrickkwa.com)’s Experience
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Base Engineering Branch Clerk
6 Army Maintenance Base - Singapore Armed Forces
(Information Technology and Services industry)
March 2009 — Present (5 months)
For my National Service, I'm a clerk for the Base Engineering Branch of 6 AMB. I help with adminstrative tasks of the branch, and am also in charge of the unit's intranet website (an online version of it can be found at http://derrickkwa.com/6amb).
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QA / Product Designer
internshipIN
(Internet industry)
January 2009 — Present (7 months)
I help to pick out bugs and problems in internshipIN, and give suggestions about how to make the user experience better.
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Co-founder
Social Media Breakfast Singapore
(Internet industry)
March 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)
Co-organized the first Social Media Breakfast in Singapore.
The Social Media Breakfast is an informal gathering, to allow people interested in Social Media to meet, share and learn from each other.
It was originally founded by Bryan Person, in Boston. Daryl Tay (http://uniquefrequency.com) and I brought the idea to Singapore. -
Creator and Writer
Sui Generis (blog)
(Publishing industry)
May 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)
Sui Generis is my blog and podcast. I write about issues such as personal development, personal branding, marketing, social media and technology - all with the main focus of encouraging people to be true to themselves and follow their passions, not just blindly abide by the status quo. It is currently on temporary hiatus, but I'll resume blogging soon.
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Virtual Intern
Seth Godin's Marketing Tribe
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
May 2008 — August 2008 (4 months)
I participated in a virtual internship with Seth Godin's Marketing Tribe. In it, I collaborated with students from around the world, brainstorming in order to help improve and market Squidoo. The internship was featured on Seth Godin's blog at http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2008/09/learning-from-a.html
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Multimedia Content Developer
Design Rendezvous
(Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2007 — December 2007 (1 year)
I worked part time for DesignRendezvous (http://www.designrendezvous.com) in 2007. During this time, I helped out in the filming and editing of a few videos (corporate and otherwise).
My main work with the company, however, was a data analysis project in partnership with Nanyang Technological University. I set up an online survey using Perseus, and helped with the development of a Microsoft Excel VBA Macro which was used to analyse the exported data. I then assisted in formatting the data into a pdf report using Crystal Reports.
Derrick Kwa (suigeneris@derrickkwa.com)’s Education
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SAE Singapore
Audio Engineering 2007 — 2008
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NUS High School
2005 — 2006
- Activities and Societies:
- Soccer Team
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Victoria School
2003 — 2004
Inter School GEP Public Speaking Competition - 2nd Runner Up (team)
2004 International Maths Competition - High Distinction
2004 International Science Competition - Credit- Activities and Societies:
- IT Club
NCC Land (January to June 2003)
Additional Information
Derrick Kwa (suigeneris@derrickkwa.com)’s Websites:
Derrick Kwa (suigeneris@derrickkwa.com)’s Interests:
music, personal development, technology, computing, programming, soccer
Derrick Kwa (suigeneris@derrickkwa.com)’s Groups:
Personal Branding Network, Podcamp Boston 2, Podcamp Boston 2
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The Age of Conversation Authors and Fans -
startupschool
Derrick Kwa (suigeneris@derrickkwa.com)’s Honors:
Microsoft Office Specialist - Word 2003, Word 2003 Expert, Powerpoint 2003
Derrick Kwa (suigeneris@derrickkwa.com)’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
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