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About Ng Zheng Han
SMU email: zhenghan.ng.2016@business.smu.edu.sg
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zh3nghan94
Academic Year: Year 3
Degree: Bachelor in Business Management
Major: Operations Management
Some fun facts: I have a strong fate with books because I was once a librarian in primary school and I am currently a student librarian in SMU so if you guys visit the library often, you may have seen me. During my free time, I enjoy dancing.
Applying for Subsidy: Yes
Why TSM Hong Kong?
- What motivates you to join TSM?
Living a technology driven country like Singapore, it is common to see technology transitions happening to the entire business ecosystem. While technology is a big and overly used term in most scenarios nowadays, I would like to embark on this TSM to deepen my understanding on how businesses embed technology in their systems efficiently. Furthermore, such valueable experiences interests me as it is allows me to gain knowledge beyond a controlled classroom environment and expose me to more critical thinking.
- Why pick Silicon Valley?
Silicon Valley is famous worldwide for the number of popular startups booming from there. It is one of the most happening place and there is so much lessons one can take away from there. Founders of startups like Carousell were inspired after spending time at Silicon Valley, partly resulting in their innovative ideas and products today. I hope I too will be inspired by the entrepreneurial spirit in Silicon Valley
- Ideal role in the trip:
Photographer/Videographer :)
Starting a business
- What types of business interest you?
I am interested in businesses that can help to improve the level of convenience for consumers.
- What plan do you have in starting a business?
I plan to develop a social networking application that brings strangers from around Singapore together over activities that everyone mutually enjoys. Users can either post events like movie outings that they are interested in, or they can join such events. The interface of the app would be modeled after Facebook, which would be more user friendly and familiar to most users, also differentiating itself from other apps with similar functions in the market.
Past Experiences
In 2016, I joined Social Sciences Society EXCO as the Honorary Finance Secretary. During my term, funds grew to almost 150% of the original amount the year prior. This is through obtaining good sponsors, strategic allocation of the budget and fighting for the funding through pitching during the bi-annual budget endorsement meetings. Apart from that, I have trained and recruited finance associates, presented monthly financial statements during internal meetings and provided counsel to the EXCO on financial spending. Currently, I am the Vice-President Internal Affairs of Uni-Y, in which I oversee the Finance department, together with Marketing & Publicity department, Recruitment department and Volunteers department. I continue to speak to sponsors to source for good opportunities for collaboration. In addition, I am responsible for organizing annual University-YMCA events. I collaborate with the various stakeholders of Uni-Y. Together with the other 2 Vice Presidents and President, we run the enterprise in hope of spreading social awareness of community service. i am also currently a Research Assistant at SMU SOSS since March 2017, in which my duties includes quantitative data handling and data collection.
I most recently did an internship at QuintilesIMS, a Fortune 500 American multi-national corporation and the world’s largest contract research organization by revenue. Although I did not handle data myself, I saw how big data could be utilized to provide health information insights for clients (pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer). It was inspiring and I learnt more about data analysis through that internship. Previously, I also did an MOE internship as an intern teacher at Coral Secondary School. Apart from classroom teaching, I volunteered to conduct a session on editing during an Infocomm Computer Club weekly meeting. Through the session, I have gained more skills on editing after receiving feedback from the students and I believe I am more equipped to take on the role of a photographer/videographer for this trip as editing is one of the skills listed in the requirements.
Others
What keeps you ticking?
Finding ways to impact and improve the lives of many
