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Adella Chong

Adella Chong

Technical Consultant

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Retired to travel and to focus on myself

  • Education

    • INSEAD

      2020 -
      Leadership Communication with Impact, Executive Education

    • University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business

      2019 -
      Digital Transformation: Leading People, Data & Technology

    • National University of Singapore

      2017 -
      Emerging Leaders Programme

    • Singapore Management University

      2014 -
      Aligning to Win: Excellence in Strategy Implementation and Change Management

    • University of Regina

      1988 - 1992
      Bachelor

  • Experience

    • SAP BusinessObjects

      Apr 1998 - Apr 2000
      Technical Consultant

      • Led pre-sales activities in ASEAN, Korea and Greater China Region• Coached and supported partner technical staffs

    • Oracle

      May 2000 - May 2007
      Senior Sales Consultant

      • Provided pre-sales support for Oracle Business Intelligence solutions and E-Business Suite to capture sales opportunities in ASEAN and the Greater China region• Collaborated closely with the Business Development and Sales teams in conceptualising, executing, and monitoring the effectiveness of marketing campaigns• Be the product experts and supported sales enablement efforts

    • SAP

      May 2007 - Apr 2009
      Solution Architect / Solution Advisor

      • Led pre-sales activities, managed tender processes, performed solution presentations, and ensured optimal account strategies for customers by liaising with partners and the sales team• Collaborated closely with the Globalisation team to ensure product and reference system readiness for Singapore launch and early adopters• Created sales enablement materials and coached the China SAP Business ByDesign Sales team

    • StarHub

      May 2009 - Feb 2010
      Master Trainer

      • Developed training curriculum and deliver classroom training for Siebel CRM implementation

    • Avnet

      Mar 2010 - Oct 2011
      SAP Training Manager

      • Assessed Asia Pacific SAP user training needs, developed and built a training framework to meet the business requirements• Developed and maintained training materials to ensure all employees were equipped with relevant knowledge• Ensured SAP user readiness on the system, process, or policy changes by collaborating closely with Project Managers, Business Analysts, Operation Managers, Business Subject Matter Experts and System Integrators

    • VMware

      Nov 2011 - Mar 2021

      • Established and led Change Management Centre of Excellence to drive best practices, innovation and thought leadership for the Adoption, Change Management and Training (ACT) team• Established and led the global change management team in enterprise-wide transformation program and managed the performance of consulting partners, such as Accenture and Deloitte, if required• Supported executives as the change sponsors and coached people managers on how they could help their staffs through the transition Show less

      • Business Change Senior Manager

        Jul 2016 - Mar 2021

      • Lead Business Analyst

        Jan 2015 - Jun 2016

      • Senior Business Analyst

        Jul 2013 - Dec 2014

      • Sales Trainer / Business Analyst

        Nov 2011 - Jun 2013

    • Amazon

      May 2021 - Feb 2023
      Program Manager, Global Security Academy, APAC

      • Created and rolled out APAC English and Japanese new hires onboarding program for Security & Loss Prevention Team

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Prosci Change Management Practitioner Program

      Prosci
      Nov 2014

    • Organisational Team Coach, Level 1

      Institute of Executive Coaching and Leadership (IECL)
      Mar 2021
      View certificate certificate

    • Storytelling for Influence

      IDEO U
      Sept 2018
      View certificate certificate

    • Organisational Coaching Level 2 Certification

      Institute of Executive Coaching and Leadership (IECL)
      Mar 2020
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    • Certified Organizational Coach (Level 1 & 2)

      Institute of Executive Coaching and Leadership (IECL)
      Mar 2020

    • Certified Change Management Professional™ (CCMP™)

      Association of Change Management Professionals (ACMP Global)
      Sept 2018
      View certificate certificate

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Adella Chong
      Business Transformation & Automation Champion VMware Mar 2019 I was recognized by VMware BTA as the most impactful performer in Q4 FY2019 for my contribution towards change and readiness activities for SaaS Back Office Transformation Anchor Program. I was the overall change readiness lead for this multi-years transformation program and my team ensure all back office teams were ready to support new cloud services launch.
    • Awarded to Adella Chong
      BTA EPIC2 Award VMware Feb 2019 I was recognized by VMware BTA for exemplifying VMware values — Execution, Passion, Integrity, Customers and Community — in an extraordinary manner in FY2019.
    • Awarded to Adella Chong
      Most Impactful Achievement Award VMware Sep 2018 BTA Learning Team was recognized by VMware BTA for creating and driving a learning culture in Q2 FY2019. The team was able to setup a training portal on LMS, created semi-annual training plan and drove training attendance via a champion network.
    • Awarded to Adella Chong
      Most Impactful Achievement Award VMware Mar 2017 Project 445 Calendar Shift Project Team was recognized by VMware BTA for the successful delivery of the Calendar Shift. I was the overall change readiness lead for this enterprise wide project. My team was able to execute a highly varied and effective communication strategy that contributed to the high level of employee awareness and preparedness for the fiscal calendar shift on Feb 4th, 2017.
    • Awarded to Adella Chong
      Bravo Award VMware Jul 2015 I was recognized by my peers for consistently demonstrating VMware EPIC2 values (Execution - Do it Together category)
    • Awarded to Adella Chong
      Fast Lane Award VMware Mar 2013 I was recognized for my exemplary behaviors that continue to move the change readiness team forward.
    • Awarded to Adella Chong
      Worldwide Customer Operations MVP Award VMware Jul 2012 I was recognized by VMware Worldwide Customer Operation for my ability in assimilating and sifting through information to find the important facts, organizing them in easy to understand actions and getting fantastic training ratings. My VMware 101 training deck was one of the most used assets in getting employee ready for VMware customer portal launch.

  • Volunteer Experience

    • ACMP Ignitors

      Issued by Association of Change Management Professionals on Sept 2019
      Association of Change Management ProfessionalsAssociated with Adella Chong

    • Volunteer - Speaker Committee

      Issued by Association of Change Management Professionals on Jun 2021
      Association of Change Management ProfessionalsAssociated with Adella Chong

    • Volunteer - Membership Committee Member

      Issued by Association of Change Management Professionals on Dec 2018
      Association of Change Management ProfessionalsAssociated with Adella Chong