2021T2 VirtualTSM/Participant Information/Lim Zhao Wei (Wayne)
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Lim Zhao Wei (Wayne)😀
SMU email: zwlim.2017@sis.smu.edu.sg
Linkedin:LinkedIn
Academic Year: 4
Degree: Bachelor of Science (Information Systems)
Major: Digital Business Solutioning
Hobbies: Swimming, Piano, Learning new languages, Surfing
Why Virtual TSM? 💻
* What motivates you to join TSM?
TSM is a unique module that brings learning outside of classroom. I was drawn to TSM for having the opportunity to travel abroad, hands-on entrepreneurship and networking with founders in many industries.
Though now virtual, I am confident the learning outcomes would still be fulfilling and I might even interact with more founders globally!
TSM is a great platform to learn entrepreneurship beyond Singapore and I am motivated to meet like-minded peers.
* Where would you like to visit virtually?
US, Israel, China, Indonesia, India
Starting a business 🚀
* What types of business interest you?
Fintech
Coming from a finance background, I am interested in fintech and would like to integrate my finance knowledge with my technical expertise. I see a lot of developments in Fintech such as detecting frauds, facilitating payments and it represented a lot of opportunities in second/third tier cities. I am particularly curious how we can innovate Fintech to serve the unbanked and structuring credit microloans to aspiring startups. I aspire to be an entrepreneur in the fintech industry.
Education
I see great potential in this industry as there are increasingly more classes and bootcamps ranging from drone flying, VR to coding in Singapore. Enrichment classes aggregator sites are also popular in Singapore following the trend. I believe when as a country becomes more developed, the people are more willing to take up these classes to upskill and develop competencies. I expect big opportunities in this industry especially in developing economies like China, India and Indonesia.
* What plan do you have in starting a business? (list existing business)
I had an idea of creating a social travel itinerary platform where users can read up on travel articles, research on places of interests and looking at itineraries from famous influencers/thought leaders. I believe the first thing a lot of backpackers like myself do when planning a trip is to ask friends for their itineraries. Also, I believe backpackers face the complexities of creating itineraries when traveling in groups where you have to consider everyone's preference. Therefore, my friend and I pitched the idea weWander(slide deck) - a social travel itinerary platform that allows you to build on customised itineraries in SMU PAK Challenge 2018. We were in the top 11 among the 100+ teams. I enjoyed the process of creating business proposals and pitching and would love to collaborate with a team in executing this vision.
Being entrepreneurial, I do freelance piano tutoring to kids and adults where I customise their learning curriculum based on their music preferences and age. 🎹
Past Experiences💼
I have experience and proven applied practice to various technologies through internships and projects. Also, I have the soft skills - interpersonal skills to communicate and pitch ideas. I believe I have these transferable skillsets to maximise my learning in TSM.
INTERNSHIPS
1. APJ Startup Business Developer @ Amazon Web Services (Jan 2020 - Jun 2020)
2. Facebook Above and Beyond Apprenticeship (Aug 2019 - Dec 2019)
3. Elasticsearch Applications Developer @ NTUC Income (May 2019 - Aug 2019)
4. Backend Developer @ Singapore Management University (Project Sa'bai)
5. Project Manager & Web Developer @ Iota Medtech (May 2018 - Aug 2018)
PROJECTS
1. Designed a RPA solution using UiPath to expedite invoice processing for PSA
2. Initiated AWS Cloud Experience (ACE): The AWS Cloud Experience (ACE) is a bootcamp spanning 8 weeks, and provides young talent with a head start on a career with Amazon Web Services. This programme was created during my internship with AWS after consolidating value propositions, writing execution plans and pitching to higher management for buy in.
3. Developed a Cloud solution on SAP to encourage active aging among the elderly in Singapore
4. Coordinated an oil trading data project to predict future price action from past price points using Python and R
5. Developed Project Sa'bai: joint overseas community service programme between SMU SIS students and NUS Medicine students. Collaborative effort to bring free healthcare to villages in Cambodia
6. Created Green@NP: estate management app for Ngee Ann Polytechnic. Crowdsourcing app to find defects around the campus. Anyone can snap a photo of defects around the campus and notify estate management of the defect.
7. Created Learning@NP: an introductory iPhone app for freshmen in Ngee Ann Polytechnic to smoothen students’ transition. App showcases CCAs, school curriculum and activities for freshmen.
HACKATHONS & OTHERS
1. Unilever FLL Hackathon Sep 2020 - Finalists
2. GCOO Challenge at UBS Jun 2019 - Participant
3. NUS-NUHS-MIT AI Datathon Jul 2018 - Finalists
4. National Healthtech Challenge Jul 2018 - Finalists
5. PAK Challenge May 2018 - Finalists
6. Parks of the Future Hackathon Apr 2018 - 2nd Runner Up
7. SiPi Innovation Challenge Trophy Oct 2014 - 2nd Runner Up
8. Overseas Innovation Challenge Jul 2013 - Winner
9. Ideawerkz Innovation Challenge Jan 2012 - Winner
What keeps you ticking? 🤔
I am passionate about technologies and how dynamic they are. I am very interested in demystifying Cloud technologies and will be taking AWS Solutions Architect certification in December. Wish me luck! 🤩
