Chong Ghee Lim

Experience

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  POWERMATIC DATA SYSTEMS LTD

  Oct 1994 - Nov 1995

  Product Engineer

  Executive Summary:I served as a Product Engineer, where I coordinate the transfer of new products from R&D to Production, and their regulatory qualification by external test houses., I also evaluated electronic components and peripherals from prospective new suppliers.Industry: Manufacturing / Local Area Network products.Achievements:1. Introduction and implementation of CE mark testing/certification on LAN products, in order to penetrate European markets2. Successful introduction of a technique for ‘in-house’ pre-qualification on LAN products, using ‘close field’ electromagnetic measurement probes. Reduces overall cost on EMC qualification of LAN products by identifying prototypes that will highly likely fail the actual tests.3. Successful entry into the 100Mbs network speed market, via the 100VG LAN card under the Compex branding. Show less

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  ST ELECTRONIC & ENGINEERING LTD / SINGAPORE ENGINEERING SOFTWARE PTE LTD

  Dec 1995 - Dec 1998

  Project Engineer / Software Specialist

  Executive Summary:I served as a project engineer from Dec 1995 to Jun 1997, where I developed software and also evaluated new hardware systems from external vendors for RSN navy ships. Later, after a company re-org since Jun 1997, I served as Software Specialist from Jul 1997 to Dec 1998, where I lead a team of software engineers in the design, development, and testing of software for RSN navy ships.Special Note: Due to a company re-organization in Jun 1997, the department 'Defense Electronics'​ where I worked in, became 'Singapore Engineering Software Pte Ltd'.Industry: Systems Integration / Command, control, and communication (C3) systems.Achievements:1. Completed implementation of the code generator for a tactical picture development tool2. Successful evaluation of a new tactical graphics engine system from Barco Chromatics, for the Unix systems in the navy ships, leading to the company issuing purchase order to replace the old graphics engine3. Completed the design and development of the ‘bridging software’ (a real-time, re-configurable data routing software) for the standard interface computer (SIC) as part of a C3 system. The project was successfully tested and deployed on a class of Navy vessel.4. Led a team in the design and development of the ‘system software’ as part of a C3 system for a new class of Navy vessel, till completion of factory acceptance testing. Show less

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  HEWLETT PACKARD SINGAPORE PTE LTD

  Jan 1999 - Apr 2003

  Senior Consultant

  Executive Summary:I served as a Senior Consultant in Hewlett Packard, where I oversee the development, qualification, and deployment of telecommunication network management systems, in collaboration with in-house developers and external sub-contractors.Industry: Network Management, and Service Provider solutions.Achievements:Completed the Switched Traffic Surveillance System (a near real-time switch traffic monitoring system) for the Telecom Egypt Network Operation Center (TENOC) project, including field deployment and on-site test. Show less

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  CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD

  Oct 2003 - Aug 2015

  Project Manager

  Executive Summary:I served in Creative Technology as a project manager, where I planned, executed, and controlled project schedule, resources, and defects, in collaboration with Development, Engineering, Marketing, and Quality, so as to meet the targeted shipment date, quality, and budget.( Due to a major restructuring exercise in the company, I was given a severance notice where my last day of service was 31 Aug 2015 )Industry: Consumer electronics.Achievements:1. Completed more than 8 key PC audio projects under ‘Sound Blaster’ branding.2. Completed more than 7 key projects under ‘E-MU/’Creative Professional’ branding, whose products have generally received top reviews from professional organizations, resulting in the return to a strong positioning of the E-MU branding in the electronic musician market3. Several critical refinements in processes have been made since joining in this company, resulting in a more robust Software Quality Assurance phase, and a smoother release to market flow4. Better visibility of product defect trends has resulted in significant improvement in timely resolution of defects by the development team. Show less

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  NEC Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

  Jul 2016 - now

  Project Manager

  Achievements:1. Participated in project management activities for the BIKES II project, including communicating requirements, scheduling, execution and control, managing customers (ICA), managing vendors (PCS Security), managing/supervising in-house developers, and controlling project quality2. Prepared the UAT (User Acceptance Testing) test cases for BIKES II, and conducted the testing with the customers3. Prepared the user training material for BIKES II, and conducted the training of the BIKES II users (ICA officers)4. Planned, executed, and completed the SSAT (System Security Acceptance Testing) activities of BIKES II, in collaboration with the 3rd party vendor, PCS Security5. Supervised the Pilot Runs and Trial Runs of BIKES II lanes at the project sites (Tuas and Woodlands checkpoints)6. Conducted site surveys with customers and vendors for the MMBS project, and submitted recommendations for iris scanner deployment7. Supervised the deployment of iris scanners at ICA checkpoints island wide. Show less