Alex Au Yong

Alex Au Yong

Consultant (Project and Product Management)

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  • About me

    AI Product Management, Project Management (PMP) | Technology Consultant | Past clients: Google, Unilever, Samsung, BlackBerry

  • Education

    • Uniwersytet Jagielloński

      2010 - 2010
      Student Exchange Programme (Erasmus)

      Studies focused on the culture, history and politics of the Central and Eastern European states, especially Poland, against the wider backdrop of the study of institutions of the European Union.

    • National University of Singapore

      2008 - 2011
      B.A with merit Political Science

      Activities and Societies: Assistant Chair at World Model United Nations Conference (2011) Concentration in International Relations

  • Experience

    • ALEXAY

      Jan 2017 - now
      Consultant (Project and Product Management)

      Founder of a boutique consultancy focused on design and digital technology. Notable projects include —Cosmetics Innovation: Collaborating with Research (Data), Engineering, and Design teams to design, implement, and deploy Generative AI-powered chatbots and tools for a multi-national cosmetics company, using retrieval-augmented generation with Large Language Models (LLM).POND'S SAL (Skin Advisor Live): Delivered Natural Language Processing chatbots and branded mobile applications for global Unilever markets (Singapore, India, UAE, KSA). Represented the main vendor leading mobile application development (based in Argentina and Spain) and worked closely with the global brand marketing team in Singapore to lead the project and go-to-market strategy.Managed the project end-to-end: Coordinated an international team of technology vendors responsible for development, content creation and cloud deployment; collaborated with client infrastructure teams for system integration testing; conducted international workshops for User Acceptance Testing, including i18n testing for the right-to-left Arabic language.Contributor and founding team member at Ocean Protocol, as detailed below.Early contributor to the Keyless project—an Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS) solution that combines distributed computation and zero-knowledge cryptography with biometric authentication methods. Established a PMO and advised on Agile practices for a distributed development team across Europe and North America to bring the alpha version product to desktop and mobile.Ongoing pro-bono web development, design and technical support for non-profit organisations, in the areas of: disadvantaged children and youths, and legal aid for victims of labour exploitation and human trafficking. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Project Management Professional (PMP)

      Project Management Institute
      Oct 2019
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  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer, Web Development

      Issued by Justice Without Borders on Oct 2019
      Justice Without BordersAssociated with Alex Au Yong
    • Volunteer, Designer

      Issued by WeCare@Marine Parade on Jan 2017
      WeCare@Marine ParadeAssociated with Alex Au Yong
    • Volunteer, Web Development

      Issued by Beyond Social Services on Nov 2017
      Beyond Social ServicesAssociated with Alex Au Yong