Profile
Jeffrey Lim Tau Hoong Profile:
- CEO of Emanate Technology Sdn Bhd
- Deputy Managing Director of Enterprise Lab (Cluster Alliance Sdn Bhd)
- Executive Director of EVS Resource Sdn Bhd
- Councillor for Municipal Council of Province Wellesley
- Ex-Chairman of Software Consortium of Penang (www.scope.org.my)
- Penang K-Economy Council Committee
- Penang Science Council Member
- Penang K-ICT Council Member
- Council committee for Mosti Monitoring on ‘Global Economic Impact on ICT Industry’
- 2009 Awardee for Creative Young Entrepreneur Award (www.cyea2009.com, http://jcicyea.com.my/pastwinners.html)
- IT & Telecommunication Engineer from University of Adelaide
- Australia IEEE Certified Chartered Engineer
- 2004 Entrepreneur Australia Competition Title semi-finalist Awardee
- World Entrepreneur Competition 2005 Participant
- Director of International Business Division of Young Entrepreneur Malaysia Association Penang (www.pumm.net)
- Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce Youth Vice Secretary，Committee member of SME & HR Development, Committee Member of Technology Development (www.pccc.org.my)
- Member of Industrial Advisory Panel & Final Project Competition Judge for USM Computer Science, Member of Inti Industrial Advisory Panel.
- Invited Speaker, Judge and Lecturer for High School, Colleges, Universities and Association
Jeffrey Lim is a Malaysian based technopreneur, international speaker, writer and councillor for Municipal Council of Province Wellesley. With more than 3 business spanning over more than 5 countries, lecturing and sharing knowledge in colleges and universities, Jeffrey thrives on inspiring people of all ages to achieve greater highs in business, knowledge and lives.
Born in the state of Terengganu in Malaysia in February 1981, he grew up eldest in a family with 5 children. As he recalls, his earliest investment started at age 8 when he started buying candy from distributors and reselling it in school. Later in high school he ventured into VCD business when it was selling 5 times the price today. Due to special reason, Jeffrey has lived all over Malaysia and in Australia .
Jeffrey completed the IT and telecommunication Degree from University of Adelaide and went half way through MBA at the School of Management at University of Tun Abdul Razak (UniTAR), dropping out after he felt that he got enough of what he required and startup his business.
Today, Jeffrey shares his knowledge and experience in the ICT field through seminars, talks, lectures in universities and colleges. He is the ex-chairman of Software Consortium of Penang which is a state cluster under Penang and is actively involved in MOSTI, PUMM,PCCC and Penang State K-Economy Council. Jeffrey also serves as deputy managing director for ‘Enterprise Lab’ which is a incubator centre joint venture with Penang State Government. He has also been invited to join Penang Science Council in year 2010 and was elected as councillor for Municipal Council of Province Wellesley in 2011.
Jeffrey Started his software business focusing in mobile and web solutions in beginning of Year 2005, and it has grown from then and now have customer over 5 different countries. He strives to creates new standard for different industries through ICT enablement. With the spirit sharing the hardship in startup and the up and downs of his real life story in being a technopreneur, Jeffrey is currently committed to sharing about his experience.
