2324T2 Silicon Valley/Participant Information/Tan Wei Jun, Terris

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SMU email: terris.tan.2022@scis.smu.edu.sg
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terristan/
Academic Year: Year 2 (2022)
Degree: BSc Information Systems (BA, DCS)

Why Virtual TSM?

What motivates you to join TSM?

To work in a big tech firm, or boot my own startup!

Visiting Silicon Valley has been a long-time bucket list of mine.

TSM represents a golden opportunity to explore Silicon Valley, the epicenter of innovation. As we know, Silicon Valley is renowned as the global hub for technology, a place where groundbreaking ideas take shape and transform into influential businesses. Thus, this program offers a unique window into the inner workings of tech giants, startups, and innovators who have reshaped industries.

My journey has always been geared towards becoming a software engineer, and I believe that gaining exposure to the heart of the tech world will provide invaluable insights to enrich this path.

Silicon Valley is home to some of the brightest minds and experienced professionals in the industry, and I'm eager to connect and learn from their experiences.

Where would you like to visit?

Silicon Valley: Alphabet, Apple, Meta, Nvidia, Airbnb, Oracle, Salesforce

Starting a business

What types of business interest you?

I am interested in big tech firms and startups with innovative ideas.

Generally, any business that appreciates technology!

I am also interested in the gaming industry as well.

What plans do you have in starting a business

At the moment, I do not have plans of starting a business. However, having participated in various hackathons and having interned for a startup under the supervision of a few SMU alumni during my last internship, the vision of starting my own startup isn't so far off.

I don't have any concrete business plans yet, but maybe one day an idea will come by for me to make one!

Past Experiences (optional)

Internships:

• Usertip - Solution Engineering Intern: May '23 - Aug '23
• GT Robot Technology - Junior Software Engineer: Mar '19 - Jun '19

Teaching/Extracurricular Experiences:

• Ellipsis Coder Assembly IS111 AY23/24 Mentor
• (TA) IS111 - Intro to Programming: Jan' 23 - Apr '23
• Taken (SMU-X) Stat-X by Rosie Ching

Hackathons:

• WiT Google Ignite 2023 Hackathon (In-Progress)
• Ellipsis Tech Series 2023 Hackathon (Most Creative Solution)

[Viiicky - Your Colourblind Assistant]

• .Hack HEAP 2023 Hackathon (Top 10 Finalist)

[Synthia - Thes Best GenAI Tool]

• Ellipsis Code#23 - Hackathon (Best in Year 1)