Entreprenuer, computer scientist and philanthropist
South Brisbane Area, Australia
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- Software Engineer at Boeing
- Vice President (IT/Web) at The Bridge
- Founder and Solutions Architect at Skyjuice Software
- Past
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- IT Consultant at Ericsson Brisbane
- University Tutor at University of Queensland
- Research Assistant at University of Queensland
- ASP Programmer and Project Manager at Activ8 (Sole Proprietorship)
- Java Developer at Dialect Solutions Group
- Army Corporal at Singapore Armed Forces
- User Interface Designer at Power Technology
- Java Developer at University of Queensland
- Computer Technician at PC Themes Technology
- Education
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- The University of Queensland
- Temasek Polytechnic
- Singapore Polytechnic
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Chooi Guan Lim’s Summary
High achiever and self employed entreprenuer with an interdisciplinary background in multimedia, e-business and computer science. Founder of Skyjuice Software, whose product line is used worldwide in corporations such as Amazon.com, Boeing, the US government, and many more companies across the globe. Academically ranked within the top 1% of university graduates with a 1st class honours bachelors degree in Computer Science and a candidate for the University Medal. Diverse experience includes software development and consultation, marketing, business strategy and academic tutoring and research. Interested in application of skills to different domains and always ready for a challenge.
Most recently I received a nomination for the Spirit of Enterprise 2008 award which is an annual award that recogises entrepreneurial spirit in Singapore. Voting is currently open from July to August 2008 and anyone can vote at http://www.soe.org.sg/sg/voterregistration.php, a public interview can be found at http://www.soe.org.sg/files/interview2008.php?i=186&a=&c=&year=2008
Chooi Guan Lim’s Specialties:
Skilled in C, C++, MFC, Java, Coldfusion, Javascript, HTML, XML, UML, Assembly, SQL, Ruby on Rails, ASP, Visual Basic, Project Management, Apache Tomcat, SEO, Copywrighting, Usability, Academic Research, Databases and Graphic Design. Experienced with Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Wise for Windows installer, Visual Studio and Windows 2000 server administration. Previously used Authorware, Director and other multimedia technology tools.
Chooi Guan Lim’s Experience
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Software Engineer
Boeing
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; BA; Aviation & Aerospace industry)
November 2007 — Present (9 months)
Generate and enhance functionality of IPTIS, a commercial journey planner used in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. Plan, design, code and test software requirements with the team. Gather requirements with non technical clients. Establish project goals using formal and informal team best practices. And... to make the world a better place!
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Vice President (IT/Web)
The Bridge
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Philanthropy industry)
January 2007 — Present (1 year 7 months)
Primarily responsible for the organisation’s web site. Also involved in executive activities and decisions. Voluteer work. Make the world a better place.
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Founder and Solutions Architect
Skyjuice Software
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
February 2004 — Present (4 years 6 months)
Responsibilities include marketing, UI design, customer service, product development and management, consultation and growth strategy.
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IT Consultant
Ericsson Brisbane
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Telecommunications industry)
October 2006 — November 2006 (2 months)
Automated data entry processing using logs of existing cellular phone data for the purpose of statistical analysis in Microsoft Excel using Visual Basic for Applications. Worked with radio engineers in deciding the appropriate steps and measures required to ensure generated graphs are correct and accurate.
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University Tutor
University of Queensland
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
July 2005 — June 2006 (1 year)
Tutored undergraduates in the advanced IT project (CSSE3004), a compulsory final year subject for IT students involving project management and working in a team to develop a substantiative product. Also tutored undergrads regarding the subject introduction to scripting (MMDS1400) as well as Robocup junior for children and teachers.
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Research Assistant
University of Queensland
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
July 2005 — December 2005 (6 months)
Developed a software tool in counting the number of schwas in words. The purpose of this was to assist a senior psychology lecturer in her experiments.
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ASP Programmer and Project Manager
Activ8 (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
December 2004 — October 2005 (11 months)
Developed "Ezy Grant Writer", a fully automated web based grant generation tool with the purpose of raising money for charities. Responsibilities involved integration between the website's front end and back end, testing, development of the software, liasing with other personnel and managing of the project.
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Java Developer
Dialect Solutions Group
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
February 2005 — June 2005 (5 months)
Unpaid work developing template based system (codename "Chameleon") for merchants to allow for custom based templates and easy integration with the Dialect system. Designed initial infrastructure and implementation. Planned the project from start to finish. Gained experience with open-source packages, Tomcat, Struts and Velocity.
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Army Corporal
Singapore Armed Forces
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)
September 2001 — February 2004 (2 years 6 months)
Served as an army corporal whose primary responsibility included the development and maintenance of the Supply and Transport Training School’s computer based training centre. Gained experience in Windows 2000 server administration. Helped to co-ordinate between various departments and other armed forces units. Responsible for troubleshooting and configuration of all unit computers. Designed posters and shot videos for unit based and army events.
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User Interface Designer
Power Technology
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
September 2001 — September 2001 (1 month)
Designed the official DFX skin for MusicMatch jukebox using Adobe Photoshop. Skin was used in the international release for version 5.0. Managed time to ensure product was delivered on schedule.
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Java Developer
University of Queensland
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
February 2000 — June 2000 (5 months)
Wrote and developed exercises and solutions for 2nd year IT students. Self-taught Java programming language. Co-ordinated with subject lecturer to ensure code developed was of high standard. Maintained a journal of lessons learnt.
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Computer Technician
PC Themes Technology
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Hardware industry)
June 1999 — June 1999 (1 month)
Assisted with computer troubleshooting, assembly and customer service.
Chooi Guan Lim’s Education
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The University of Queensland
Bachelor of Science (Honours Class 1), Computer Science, 2004 — 2006
Graduated with 1st class honours in Computer Science. Overall ranked within the top 1% of university faculty with an overall GPA of 6.7 (maximum possible 7). Obtained Dean's Commendation for High Achievement for every university semester. Tutored CSSE3004/3005, Robocup Junior and MMDS1400. Also held a research assistant position.
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Temasek Polytechnic
Diploma, E-Business Application Development, 2002 — 2003
Graduated with top of class ranking among all students taking the same course.
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Singapore Polytechnic
Diploma, Multimedia Software Engineering, 1997 — 2000
Ranked among top graduates from the same course. Scored highest in standard for Mathematics. Was selected for overseas attachment for a 6 month period at the University of Queensland developing Java exercises for 2nd year IT students.
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Chooi Guan Lim’s Interests:
travelling, business, kayaking, snorkelling, shopping, movies, technology, science, culture, documentaries
Chooi Guan Lim’s Groups:
Member, International High IQ Society
Chooi Guan Lim’s Honors:
Spirit of Enterprise Award Nomination, 2008
International Who's Who of Professionals, 2006
BSc (Computer Science) (Honours Class 1), 2006
Apple WWDC Scholarship, 2006
UQ ITEE Undergraduate Scholarship (highest GPA), 2004
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