Michael Cheong, Global Head Of Spatial Data Ingestion And Analytics Email & Phone Number

Singapore

Singapore

As the Global Head of Spatial Data Ingestion and Analytics team, I was entrusted with the charter to rebuild a new global team, transform our spatial data ingestion with key business partners, and leverage data insights to solve complex spatial challenges.Responsible for enabling our spatial data analytics function to analyse, optimise and deliver high-quality data to enable our business partners and customers to make informed business decisions to lower operating costs, enhance product offerings, and solve complex problems, all from the lens of spatial data.Additionally, I am holding the appointment of APAC Regional Lead for our Global Platform Foundation Division, overseeing inter/intra-region cross-functional collaboration and employee engagements to drive business goals for APAC. Platform Foundation is a core team within HERE Technologies that focuses on big data software development with spatial analytics and expertise in curation of the company’s databases.Provides APAC thought leadership and orchestrate APAC team engagement and change management activities.

Singapore

I was relocated to Singapore, where our Asia Pacific HQ is based, and work alongside our APAC Senior Leadership team to support and grow our regional business focus.

Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Appointed as APAC Regional lead for Data Engineering & Operations to oversee inter/intra-region cross-functional collaboration and engagements to drive business goals for APAC. Provides APAC thought leadership and orchestrate APAC team transformation and change management activities.Also, acting as the overall Japan Sponsor for our Data Organisation to enlist, enable and empower local team to support Japan Data Strategy with key investors, partners and customers.Currently leads a team of local geospatial data analysts (120+ geospatial expertise in 15 offices across 11 countries in APAC). Directly/indirectly manages the activities of a multilayered, multifunctional organisation and is responsible for delivering market-leading data content, unlocking the hidden value of data assets, and providing geospatial services to solve complex geographic related business and societal problems.

Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

I was posted to our Japan entity in mid-2017 on a 5-yrs assignment to help establish and lead the Japan Portfolio enablement from the ground up and build our local portfolio management and operations function to support our Japan GTM strategy. As part of the Extended Leadership Team of Corporate Strategy & Data Organization, I am accountable for Data & Content strategies, data portfolio, data operations management and partnership strategies for 7 countries in North Asia.+ Established market entry offering for Japan and South Korea through new local partnerships.+ Defined HERE 1st location service portfolio roadmap for Japan with new BYOM architecture.+ Acquired 1st round of corporate funding to build Japan roadmap.+ Led APAC’s 1st Japan innovation workshop (30 pax, 10 countries, 450 market problems identified).+ Establish our Japan portfolio operations to support our Japan GTM strategy. + Acquired partnerships with Japan Developers community, Seoul Metropolitan Govt. and Ministry of Taiwan Tourism.+ Orchestrated and executed transformation change management for North Asia flawlessly.+ Increased number of developers and Active Users in North Asia.+ Reduced data maintenance cost by 90% by leveraging data partnerships.+ Secured multiple new business deals (Tencent global data, Toyota next generation platform) displacing competitors for future programs.

Shanghai, China

As a key member of the Global Map & Content Extended Leadership Team, I was responsible for our business and product operations strategy in North Asia, leveraging market and customer insights. I led and managed organisation transformation and change efforts to support the future technology shift of reality index capturing, processing and content creation to make the world a better place to live in.

Shanghai, China

I led all Product (map and content) & Local Map Operations teams in North Asia (Greater China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Mongolia, South Korea, Japan). Principle functions include Product Management, Product Marketing, Field Operations, Project management and Planning, and including end-to-end map operations and distribution services in South Korea.+ Led and managed org transformation project through workforce consolidation.+ Achieved 1st major Data partnership successes in Taiwan with Chung Hua University.+ Secured multi-year investments from HQ to deploy technology migration and roadmap in South Korea.+ Secured 1st HERE mobile SDK win with Foxconn KARDI.+ Secured 1st Baidu’s global expansion with HERE map.+ Secured 1st local Government win with Taiwan Government Agency.+ Securing 1st local ADAS win w/ HyundaiKia eHorizon project.+ Secured 100% BMW/DAG/AUDI automotive platforms in Taiwan for future growth.+ Secured 1st Global win with Baidu’s outbound in Taiwan.+ Produced the 1st HD map in APAC (Japan, South Korea).+ Developed the 1st tracking system to analyse data collection efficiencies.+ Improved Employee Engagement results (72.3% score) despite business challenges and morale issues.

Shanghai, China

I was hired into NAVTEQ to help established Product Marketing & Product Management function in the North Asia region from the ground up. I was responsible for product roadmap and planning, partner management, coordination across functional teams involved with product planning, delivery and quality with China JV partner. Also, I served as the Regional interface with Senior Executives from Corporate HQ functions on regional business strategies.+ Orchestrated China’s 1st Product Operations team in 2011.+ Secured HQ approval to invest in a new product operation structure in China.+ Secured automotive business from German OEMs for Taiwan and South Korea, increased inbound revenue from US$7M to US$10M.+ Directed consumer and competitive analysis to drive product positioning in China.+ Streamlined product creation processes with Chinese JV to improve operational efficiencies.+ Launched 1st Taiwan navigable map within 10 months of joining NAVTEQ; replaced competitive product and grew Taiwan revenue from zero to US$2.5M.+ 1st Product Manager in APAC to be awarded NAVTEQ Presidential award for delivering outstanding customer service in a highly competitive market.

Shanghai, China

I built and led a team of 15 Global Product Managers and Patent Engineers, accountable for new product investments, development, product management, manufacturing capacity planning and consolidation, and global portfolio P&L (Revenue, Pricing, Costing) for Mobile Devices, Notebook Computing and Consumer Electronics. I developed product management disciplines for PMs to manage the business, capitalising on effective data analysis of the market, technology, product and customer trends, including driving product commercialisation campaigns for sales leads generation, designed-in and order fulfilment.+ Managed a portfolio of 75 product lines (>25,000 variations) with an annual turnover of US$200M.+ Grew New Product Revenue budget by 90% to US$165M with a profitability of 30%.+ Increased number of New Product developed and launched within 1 fiscal year by 8% (1st in 8 years).+ Acquired preferred supplier status with Nokia, increased new product revenue to US$23M in 2yrs.+ Secured all new opportunities in Apple’s new line of products and grew product revenue from zero to US$3.5M in 2009; Awarded preferred supplier with RIM; grew from zero to US$30M by 2009.+ Awarded multiple design wins at Taiwan mobile ODMs and Japanese consumer segment OEMs.+ Awarded Best Business Development for New Product category.+ Achieved 79 Design Patents in 2006, granted 108 new patents.+ Instituted China entity as the global R&D & Manufacturing Center of Excellence for mobile phone portfolio.+ Successfully managed Global Product Transfers within/across Global Products Divisions.

Shanghai, China

Responsible for the development, implementation and execution of APAC Telecom & Datacom industry strategy for 2010.+ Developed and executed a 5 years Datacomm industry marketing strategy to support revenue growth of US$2B by 2010 through market analysis, customers and product identifications. + Created an industry marketing strategy outlining technology trends, customer trends, Generic BOM analysis, Product Strategy, Competition mapping and Revenue Growth Strategies (including Accounts & Products Strategies).+ Deployed tactical plans (4Ps) to Sales, Product Management, R&D & manufacturing teams to achieve new business pipeline of US$134.4M in one fiscal year.+ Identified and developed a strategic product that generated a pipeline revenue of US$14.8M.+ Led a Global Server Working Group to grow segment revenue from US$50M to US$60M in one year.+ Implemented technical solution to reduce excess inventory and achieved a cost savings of US$338,000.+ Organised APAC Sales Workshop and pioneered the 1st industry application and product training techniques to over 300 sales participants globally.

Shanghai, China

Promoted and Relocated to Shanghai and responsible for developing Technical Marketing Strategy for the Far East South region, commercialisation of global new products in China's High-End Telecom market via conducting close customers engagement, developed product solutions and coordinated with product divisions to win print positions at major customers. Increased the number of new design opportunities with major accounts in the Datacomm equipment makers (Huawei, ZTE, Datang, Greatwall)

Singapore

Promoted to Principal Engineer and pioneered the APAC Technical Marketing role responsible for expanding new product adoption in China High End Telecom market.+ Conducted technical seminars and created product solutions to secure new wins at major customers.+ Increased new design opportunities by 35% from Taiwan ODMs and China Datacom OEMs.+ Converted 80% of major design wins with key global accounts with a pipeline revenue of US$3.8M.+ Co-authored technical articles & public speaking - EDN Asia Magazine; 1st Molex technical paper (USA DesignCon 2003); JEDEC Shanghai Conference; Ansoft APAC Annual Technical Symposium; Molex High End Telecom Web Seminar.

Singapore

Responsible in hiring, training and leading a team of new Electrical Engineers in Singapore & China development centers to support New Product Development.+ Developed new technologies in interconnect designs with key global customers like Intel and IBM.+ Supported New Product Development balancing electrical, mechanical & manufacturing techniques.+ Conducted product trainings to Product Development Engineers that led to better product designs.+ Granted 3 U.S. Patents on High Speed Interconnect Design for Molex.+ Awarded Molex World Wide Regional Product Support Excellence Award in 1999.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Seconded to Advanced Development Group at our Molex Corporate HQ to support Technology Transfer Program to APAC.+ Developed and secured Technology Grant from Economic Development Board (EDB) of Singapore to pioneer the 1st High-Speed Signal Integrity Engineering group in Singapore & China Design Centres.+ Developed new interconnect designs and memory technology with Intel & IBM.+ Awards - 3 U.S. Patents on High-Speed Interconnect Designs; Molex Worldwide Regional Product Support Excellence Award in 1999.+ Developed high speed Test Techniques which weHre adopted by Intel as Industry test standard, and subsequently referenced in EIA Industry Test Standard.

Singapore And Chicago

Education record

Stanford Advanced Project Management Program, Scpd

Nokia Leadership Excellence Program

Education record

Education record

Education record

Bachelor Of Engineering (Honors)

Education record