Keith Ng
Hustle Ninja at GameMaki
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Living The Dream |
| Industries: | Gaming, Information Technology, Internet |
| Skills: | Business, C/C++, Chinese, English, Java, Languages, Languages and Platforms, Management, PHP, Web Development |
| Visas: | anywhere |
| Interested in: | Advising startups, Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding engineers, Finding team mates, Getting press, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Offering Expertise, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Providing services to startups, Raising money, Receiving feedback, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | Singapore Management University |
FEATURED STARTUP
Socialico
Socialico
Socialico is a social media tech startup focused on developing social apps with game mechanics, such as our flagship products FameMark.com and GameMaki.com.
- Startup type: Company
- Status: Active
- Stage: Beta
FULL BIO
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Socialico |
| Position: | Startup Ninja |
| Time period: | June 2009 - Present |
| Description: | CEO-
Flagship products at http://famemark.com and http://gamemaki.com |
| Employer: | DFS Venture |
| Position: | Business Analyst |
| Time period: | December 2006 - February 2007 |
| Description: | • Analysed and documented payment processing workflows involving more than 10 departments in North America , Middle Pacific and Singapore
• Successfully proposed policy changes and IT solutions for streamlining the business processes which transacted more than USD$5 million monthly |
| Employer: | Standard Chartered Bank |
| Position: | Project Manager & Young Star Award Recipient |
| Time period: | April 2006 - June 2007 |
| Description: | • Managed a team of 5 to innovate and develop a world’s first Voice Biometrics phone system prototype for assessing the viability of a full implementation estimated at cost S$1.2 million.
• Worked personally with Group Head of Consumer Banking, Innovation; and managed a team of 5 multinationals to develop a Virtual Stock Exchange • Gained vital financial knowledge through research with Kim Eng Securities |
| Employer: | Swoozh LLP |
| Position: | Business Development |
| Time period: | February 2006 - June 2009 |
| Employer: | Singapore Management University |
| Position: | Head Teaching Assistant; Research Assistant |
| Time period: | January 2005 - December 2006 |
| Description: | Apr 2006 to Dec 2006
Head Teaching Assistant to Dr Rani Tan’s “Leadership and Teambuilding” Module • Mentored and facilitated a team of 24 teaching assistants for 4 classes comprising 40 students per class, and a total of 160 students. Jan 2005 to Dec 2006 Research Assistant to Drs Caroline Yeoh and Graham Brown • Planned and led a team of 4 in a feasibility and best practices research assignment to Batam, Indonesia, spanning 5 industrial areas involving more than 60 factories. Completed the assignment within 2 days • Planned and conducted research on “Organisational Behaviour” for Dr Brown on territorial ownership to establish hypothesis of advantage in negotiation |
EDUCATION
| University: | Singapore Management University |
| Time period: | 2004 - 2009 |
| Degree: | Bachelor of Science (Information Systems Management) and Bachelor of Business Management (Finance) |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | • Underwent counseling course and appointed Student Counselor since 2006
• Backpacked in 16 cities in Europe mostly alone, and learnt key cultural lessons • Football, Running, European Arts, Salsa |
Keith's Startups (2)
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GameMaki
GameMaki is a social discovery app for suggesting and claiming real world challenges for points and reward.
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Good Data
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Ananya Systems
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Zentu
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Keith's Contacts (12)
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Damon Widjaja
Information Systems Management and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource graduate from Singapore Management University. Currently working as Technology Lead at Swoozh LLP.
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Greg Hill
Program Manager for the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA).
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Brenda Nicole Tan
I'm a blogger, social media advocate, UX designer, programmer and photographer rolled in one. UX and Media at @GameMaki. The quirkiest person you'll ever meet.