2223T2 Silicon Valley/Participant Information/Charles Lim Jia Le
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About Charles Lim
SMU email: charles.lim.2019@scis.smu.edu.sg
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charleslimjiale/
Academic Year: Year 4 (2019)
Degree: BSc Information Systems - Major in Digitalisation and Cloud Solutions & Business Analytics, 2nd Major in Computing Studies (AI)
Why Virtual TSM?
- What motivates you to join TSM?
As someone who enjoys travelling and experiencing different cultures, I am thrilled by the opportunities that TSM presents to learn more about the start-up scene and entrepreneurial spirit in Silicon Valley. I am excited to learn about the motivations of the founders and the birth story of these start-ups as we go on different company visits. Working in Silicon Valley has always been a dream and visiting Silicon Valley would be a great inspiration for me to continue working towards what I have always wanted. Furthermore, I believe that TSM will be an amazing chance for me to meet new friends and work with them on a different level, as we embark on the exciting journey of TSM.
- Where would you like to visit?
Silicon Valley: Visa, PayPal, Alphabet, Meta, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Adobe, Nvidia, Zoom
Visa is on top of the list as I interned there for 2 summers and I believe this would be a great opportunity for me to meet my internship managers in physically as well.
Starting a business
- What types of business interest you?
Businesses that supports inclusivity and sustainability by harnessing the capabilities of technology to enable communities. Interested in the FinTech industry, I am interested in companies that drives financial inclusion through providing equal accessibility to financial services for the unbanked and underbanked.
- What plans do you have in starting a business?
As a land scarce nation, Singapore is unable to allocate large land parcels to farming however Singapore still seeks to increase food security, most notably through the “30 by 30” goal. Therefore, Singapore has to increase efficiency of land use, by producing more food per unit area and producing food at a faster rate. This is where I believe technology comes in to disrupt the farming business, through predictive analytics, farmers are able to optimise farming conditions according to accurate weather prediction to improve crop yield. Furthermore, with Urban Farming a huge initiative now, IoTs and cloud computing will allow urban farmers to monitor crops at multiple locations wherever they are.
Past Experiences
Work:
- Company name (website) What it does? Founders: Name. Years: May '21 - Aug '21
Internships:
- Visa - Project Management Intern, Summer 2022
- IMDA - AI Engineer Intern, Spring 2022
- Shopee - Technical Project Management Intern, Fall 2021
- Visa - Project Management Intern, Summer 2021
CCA:
- Ellipsis - Technology Director
