Nick Lo

Nick Lo

Quantity Surveyor

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  • About me

    Project Manager

  • Education

    • Google for Education

      2016 - 2018
      Google Certified Educator Level 1 & Level 2 Educational/Instructional Technology

      • Google Certified Educator: Designed for educators and classroom teachers who wish to demonstrate proficiency in using Google for Education tools. • The Level 1 status indicates that an educator is able to successfully implement G Suite for Education into their teaching practice in order to enhance teaching and learning. • The Level 2 status indicates that an educator is able to successfully integrate a wider range of Google for Education tools and other technologies in order… Show more • Google Certified Educator: Designed for educators and classroom teachers who wish to demonstrate proficiency in using Google for Education tools. • The Level 1 status indicates that an educator is able to successfully implement G Suite for Education into their teaching practice in order to enhance teaching and learning. • The Level 2 status indicates that an educator is able to successfully integrate a wider range of Google for Education tools and other technologies in order to transform their teaching practice.• Achievements: Both Passed. Show less

    • Kolej Laila Taib

      2009 - 2012
      Diploma in Quantity Surveying Construction

      Activities and Societies: President of Student Council for Year 2011 • Achieved a CGPA of 3.09 for Final Year Project, resulting in an official direct entry to Year 2 Studies at University of Northumbria along with £1,000 scholarship awarded for the 2012/2013 academic year.• Elected as the President of Student Council in 2011. Actively participated in organising various activities such as activity fairs, fundraisers and prom night in the interest of students. Also responsible for dealing with sponsors and business owners that helps and sharpen… Show more • Achieved a CGPA of 3.09 for Final Year Project, resulting in an official direct entry to Year 2 Studies at University of Northumbria along with £1,000 scholarship awarded for the 2012/2013 academic year.• Elected as the President of Student Council in 2011. Actively participated in organising various activities such as activity fairs, fundraisers and prom night in the interest of students. Also responsible for dealing with sponsors and business owners that helps and sharpen communication skills. Received a letter of appreciation from college for abilities to showcase competence of leadership and teamwork. Show less

    • Northumbria University

      2012 - 2014
      BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying Architecture and Built Environment Second Class Honours

      • Demonstrated a high ability to work with other members of a group to produce a 4,000 words building technology report which required a recommendation of construction methods and BREAAM assessment process for a modern student accommodation village presented with CAD drawings.• Developed excellent data investigation skills and the ability to gather data from a wide range of sources particularly BCIS Online and Spon’s Price Book for the assigned construction economics coursework and… Show more • Demonstrated a high ability to work with other members of a group to produce a 4,000 words building technology report which required a recommendation of construction methods and BREAAM assessment process for a modern student accommodation village presented with CAD drawings.• Developed excellent data investigation skills and the ability to gather data from a wide range of sources particularly BCIS Online and Spon’s Price Book for the assigned construction economics coursework and produced a full elemental cost plan and performed cost checks along with detail recommendation on reconciling cost differences, resulting in an 81% grade and positive feedback.• Modules Included: Advanced Measurement and Technology, Construction Management and Procurement, Contract Administration, Practice Specialisation, Development and Construction Economics. Show less

  • Experience

    • WCT Construction Sdn Bhd

      Jan 2014 - Jan 2015
      Quantity Surveyor

      Assigned to work with the project team on Ministry of International Trade & Industry (MITI) by Putrajaya Management. The scope of works includes the design and build of GBI Gold rating 31-sotrey office, tower, a 2-storey car park and a 3-storey podium with completion in late 2015.Also assigned to assist in handling the final account of Lot 4G8 & 4G9 in Putrajaya under a design & construct contract which has an approximate contract sum of RM 460 mil. Job Description:• Responsible for supplier sourcing and market survey, request for information and solicitation, Pre-qualification, competitive bidding, contract award and materials and supplier management.• Responsible for the execution and monitoring of procurement and contracts management process and manage the execution plan and input for construction contracting schedules.• Responsible for preparation of the procurement sub-contracts packages, taking off quantities, revision drawings and materials specification and other relevant document policies.• Preparation of commercial tender bid evaluation cost analysis and prepare recommendation reports to management for approval. • Involved in negotiating on commercial elements with the short-listed suppliers/sub-contractors and prepare the contract agreement to suppliers/sub-contractor prior awards. Show less

    • Google Educator Groups (GEG)

      Aug 2015 - Jul 2017
      Managing Partner

      Google Educator Groups (GEG) • Took the role as a Google Educator Groups Partner to strategise, grow and maintain teaching community resulting in 45 active chapters reaching 1,500 educators throughout Malaysia. Successfully achieved 88% active rate in Q1 2016 with 3 chapters making to the Top 10 Leaderboard in APAC. To prioritise and reward these GEG Leaders, Nick has been appointed to manage the event logistics and supporting these educators in both GEG Top Leaders Summit 2016 and Google Education Summit 2017 in Singapore.• Collaborated with the Google for Education team to bring Seminar 3i, Edu On Air, BM Training Center to encourage professional development for educators in Malaysia, resulting 62 GCE Level 1 achievers in Q1 2016, with a 190% QoQ growth. Continue to collaborate with the Ministry of Education and Google Malaysia to conduct a Google Certified Trainer Bootcamp focusing on BTPN Officers selected from each state in Q2 2017, resulting 18 GCE1, 18GCE2, & 16 GCT in 2 weeks' time.• Formulated own financial model to manage multiple accounts simultaneously with Google Malaysia, Google Asia Pacific, and Google Australia to ensure budget cash flow is allocated accordingly to various vendors across APAC countries including Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan, Australia and New Zealand. Show less

    • Google

      Nov 2015 - Jan 2016
      Co Manager

      • Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with sponsors, NGOs, business community leaders, and universities. Co-organised seminars and workshops about Google Webmaster Tools, Adwords Express and MapUp in Q1 2016, reaching 4,000 entrepreneurs in the community.

    • Annex Creative Solutions

      Jan 2017 - now
      Managing Director

      Annex Creative Solutions specialised in providing services below:• Digital Marketing: Focusing on providing digital integrated solutions ranging from website design and development, data analytics, content marketing and social media management to ACS clients.• Branding Architecture: Develop online promotional materials for social media updates, ensure the consistency of branding across all media; Design and develop print media: brochure, flyer, poster, bunting and miscellaneous items.• Event Management: Research and negotiate prices for venues, suppliers and contractors;Manage and coordinate with clients to ensure all event logistics (Eg. venue, catering, travel), risk management and budgeting are done both efficiently and economically.• Training Development: We also help curate content according to clients' needs and provide help-to training on workshops, seminars and unconference to stimulate talents and increase productivity. Show less

    • Robust HPC

      Jul 2017 - Feb 2022
      Associate Consultant

      Robust™ is an HPC solution provider specialised in SMEs storage solution, Linux storage server, Overclocked workstation for 3D production, high performance render nodes, on-premise / cloud render farm.With over 10,000 render nodes situated in Shenzhen China, Robust™ Fox Render Farm (fox.robust.my) service allows you to submit render to the cloud, secure and faster. Founded in 2010, our technology partner - Fox Render Farm aims at providing the best render service to the whole CG industry.As an Associate Consultant, Nick is:• Responsible for leading Robust HPC's Storage and CyberSecurity division to provide advanced business solutions to help keep our customers protected from the ever-emerging ransomware, zero-day threats, and evolving malware attacks by implementing APT protection and TDR appliances into the security infrastructure and endpoints.• Ensure clear communication is established between clients' requirements and the products/services Robust HPC is offering in order to provide a well-tailored and cost-effective business solutions to achieve optimum performance and efficiency for them.• Partnering with several security vendors to provide up-to-date security features to small & medium-sized enterprises ranging from web/email/endpoint security protection, unified threat management (UTM), cloud/on-premise sandbox advanced threat detection (ATD), multiple threat intelligence feeds; up to data loss prevention (DLP) solutions, portable centralised management console and business-driven Access Points (AP) with Wireless Intrusion Prevention System (WIPS) security equipped. Show less

    • Vimigo

      Feb 2022 - now
      Project Manager

      我们的核心产品, VIMIGO 是市场上 #1 Performance Reward System- 2019年参与阿里巴巴创客大赛 (KL赛区), 成功进入 10 强- 三年内在市场上站稳脚跟,逾500家企业老板抢着付钱的公司。其中包括The Alley、恭和堂、50 Grams、Segi Fresh等知名企业- 广受主流媒体如Forbes、Astro、The Star、Top10 CEO、星洲日报、中国报等报道- 国际大师如 Dan Lok, Frank Kern, Mike Dillard, Russell 等等的营销策略专家- 1年内拿下国际奖项 3枚 2 Comma Club Awards ***- 全马超过10,000企业家 & 超过2,000多名创业学生We are a Software + Education company.Our software, Vimigo, is the #1 Performance Reward System in Malaysia with over 500 active clients which helps to provide solutions and help solve important issues in a company’s management, such as sales growth and overall organisation. Vimigo is featured across mainstream media such as Astro, The Star, Top10 CEO, 星洲日报, 中国报, and others. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Safetica Certified Technical Professional

      Safetica
      Jun 2020
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    • Safetica Certified Technical Specialist

      Safetica
      Jun 2020
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    • Certified Sales Professional

      ESET
      Apr 2020
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    • Diploma in Quantity Surveying

      Kolej Laila Taib Sibu Sarawak
      Aug 2012
    • BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying

      Northumbria University
      Jul 2014
    • IBM Certified Specialist - Power Systems Scale-Up Technical Sales

      IBM
      Dec 2018
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    • Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals

      Microsoft
      Sept 2019
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    • Certified Managed Client Security Specialist

      ESET
      Apr 2020
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