To clarify, I am not a “thought leader”, a term which I typically associate as a red flag for potentially pretentious individuals (not all though!). I am a leader because I have been fortunate to be put in various leadership positions since my school days.
A quick list of the numerous leadership positions I have held:
- 2022. Steering committee member of the Bill Brown Creative Workshop, Churchill College, University of Cambridge.
- 2018 - 2019. Founding President of the Cambridge VR/AR society.
- 2018. Elected as Churchill College MCR Family Representative.
- 2017. Elected as Churchill College MCR Men’s Welfare Representative.
- 2016. Appointed as co-project manager of 1st year PhD Conference.
- 2013. Elected representative for School-Students Committee.
- 2012.
- Chair of USM IEEE Student Branch.
- President of Students’ Society of Electrical and Electronic Engineering USM.
- Deputy President of Majlis Penghuni Desasiswa Lembaran
- 2011.
- Director of IronHorse.
- Deputy President of Pembimbing Program Siswa Lestari.
- Head of Multimedia Team for Career Fair 2011, USM.
- 2010.
- Head of Multimedia Team for Career Fair 2010, USM.
- Deputy President of Squash Club USM.
- 2007 - 2008.
- President of Computer Club.
- Deputy President of Chess Club.
- Head of Graphics for School Magazine
- 2006.
- President of Chess Club.
- Art Editor for School Magazine.
- Secretary of Basketball Club.
- Head of Class Inventory.
- 2005.
- Graphics Designer for School Magazine.
- Vice President for Chess Club.
- 2002. Class Monitor
During my tenure as the Chair of USM IEEE Student Branch, I led the society to an unprecedented win for the Best IEEE Student branch in Malaysia. The shift in direction to enable engineering students from the university to engage with their peers as well as underprivileged secondary schools in different states in Malaysia was cited by the Malaysian IEEE Committee as a standout among all student branches.
We were notably the underdogs as our student branch has never won the award before.
Realizing that there was an interest in VR/AR but no official community to participate in, I founded the Cambridge VR/AR society in 2018. I managed to get students, academics, and companies involved as part of the society’s VR/AR community.
Led the formation of a community of VR enthusiasts in Cambridge.