Samuel Choong Email & Phone Number

Australia

Paris, Fr

Paris, Fr

Kuala Lumpur, My

Kuala Lumpur, My

Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, My

- Strategized, built and project managed SEA’s first and largest Social Enterprise Accelerator - Organized and structured selection processes for investments and special projects- Key lead in project managing and executing Malaysia’s National Social Enterprise Survey- Constructed TORs, SOP & strategies for building Malaysia’s first Social Enterprise Corporate Fellowship Program- Secured and managed partnerships with multiple high profile entrepreneurs, high ranking government officials, senior management of multinational corporations and non-profits- Successful account management of 3 social enterprises, one whom has built exponential growth within 2 months from 2 years of growth stagnation and another 2 who have brought products to market within 3 months from business ideation- Planned and conducted due diligence, drafting of investment memorandums and structuring of deals

Vevey, Ch

Total management of group exports to 4 markets worldwide, within 2 weeks of start of role (First rotation within Group Imports and Exports). - Order processing, load planning, transport planning, conflict resolution, exceptions management through frequent effective communication with stakeholders from multicultural backgrounds - Identified issues of concern and have championed entry level mini-projects within work function in which improvement measures are currently being taken based on outcomes of these projects - Effective execution of daily responsibilities within tight resource constrains leading to achievements of weekly dispatch schedule attainment/case fill rates of at least 95% - Crisis management and contingency planning (eg. Management of MYR1.5million worth of crisis Airfreights) - Support and troubleshooting functions depending on internal and external requirements and demands

My

One of 60 fellows chosen out of a pool of 1800 applicants by Malaysia’s Minister of Youth & Sports for Malaysia’s “Whitehouse Intern” equivalent programme. Highly involved in large scale transformation and change projects, ranging from but not limited to strategizing, analysing and contributing in high level meetings/projects. - Successfully pitched and gained the PM’s approval (including a dedicated allocation on Budget 2015) on introducing a policy on mandatory Coding Education for Malaysian high school students - Partook in the preliminary stages of planning & execution for Nuclear Energy in Malaysia - Assisted in constructing Minister KPIs to ensure transparency and to boost ministry performance - Assisted in parliamentary communication and affairs - Contributed in the National Innovation Agency Conference launch of Steinbeis Foundation Malaysia (Malaysia’s first dedicated Knowledge Transfer Hub) - Constructed a system for allocation of RM1,000,000 of funding to different NGOs and GLCs - Speech writer for the minister

Managed a business to consumer e-retail start-up.built from scratch. Primarily involved in strategic resource planning and development of product positioning, merchandising and collaborative initiatives. New-age digital media marketing and guerrilla marketing techniques applied and driven as secondary functions. List of achievements are as follows:- Successful penetration of Australian footwear industry with 90% clearance of first batch produce over a four month period.- Launched a crowd-funding exercise on Kickstarter.com - Successfully crowd-funded 30,000USD in cash- Introduced a new footwear genre to the world (the Street Slip)- Created & aligned goals between a for-profit movement with a social enterprise- Currently re-planning and organizing future sustainability plans for life after Kickstarter on the start-up project.

Melbourne, Vic, Au

Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, My

Master Of International Business, International Business

Bachelor Of Commerce (Bcom), Economics & Finance

Foundation Degree