IT Consultant | Entrepreneur | Open Networker
Hong Kong
- Current
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- Associate at C4 WorldWide
- Project Director at GeneX Cybertech Limited
- Past
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- Consultant at Citistore Limited
- IT Manager at Morning Star Cement
- Project Manager, Fixed Assets System at Westpac Banking Corporation
- IS Manager, Asia Pacific at Westpac Banking Corporation
- System Development Manager at Duty Free Shopers (Int'l) Ltd
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Horace Yip’s Summary
Horace contributes to bottom line of businesses by facilitating discovery and acquisition of technology, and management of technology investments.
>>> Professional quality: Over 20 years experience in regional large-scale projects, Project and IT management, and software development specialising in driving changes and delivering business values. Seasoned management professional with strong hands-on skills.
>>> Personality quality: Honest, friendly, very energetic. Forward-thinking. Can-do attitude. Innovative. Multi-tasking and, yet, laser-sharp focus. A team-player.
>>> Industrial exposure: Retail, Wholesale & Investment Banking, Insurance, Cement manufacturing, Trading/Import/Export, Restaurant, e-Business, Advertising with narrow-casting.
>>> Geographical experience: Hong Kong, Macau, Australia, Vietnam, People Republic of China, Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, French Polynesia
>>> Entrepreneur experience: several internet businesses, an advertising firm and a restaurant.
Horace Yip’s Specialties:
Bridging tech-to-biz, technology value management, large-scale project management, strategic planning, business-building, software architecture, ERP implementation, Business Intelligence, object technology, Web 2.0, software development & programming, supplier management and negotiation.
Horace Yip’s Experience
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Associate
C4 WorldWide
(Management Consulting industry)
June 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)
As an active member of a dynamic organisation who provides a wide range of business development services; from consulting and commodities to commercial real estate and project development in addition to expansion, business intelligence, joint ventures, and every unique client's need.
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Project Director
GeneX Cybertech Limited
(Management Consulting industry)
February 2000 — Present (9 years 6 months)
CIO/CTO-level IT consultant to public companies and start-ups. Facilitator in negotiation workshops. Clients including AIG, AZ-EM, Bloomberg, GSK, InterContinental, etc.
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Consultant
Citistore Limited
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Retail industry)
April 2004 — July 2006 (2 years 4 months)
Provided consulting service on a project to replace the POS and ERP systems.
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IT Manager
Morning Star Cement
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Building Materials industry)
1996 — 2001 (5 years)
CIO level responsibilities for a US$388m, multi-sites start-up company. Built IT infrastructure and operations from the ground up. Achieved business results under tight deadlines and budget in a developing country.
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Project Manager, Fixed Assets System
Westpac Banking Corporation
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
1994 — 1996 (2 years)
Bond trading system development project with leading edge and emerging technology.
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IS Manager, Asia Pacific
Westpac Banking Corporation
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Financial Services industry)
1990 — 1994 (4 years)
Strategist, policy maker, project manager, system developer for the Asia Pacific region. Delivered business values via new branches roll-out, development and roll-out of the Business Intelligence platform, data centre consolidation, communication network rationalisation, etc.
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System Development Manager
Duty Free Shopers (Int'l) Ltd
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Retail industry)
1985 — 1990 (5 years)
PC technology evangelist - roll-out, programming, training and support. AS/400 technician and developer. Team leader, system analyst and system designer.
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