Hong Zhi Hao (James)

Final Year Undergraduate in NTU

About

Hi, I am a penultimate undergraduate at Nanyang Technological University, pursuing a double degree in Business and Computer Engineering. Interested in both the technology and finance sectors, I am pursuing a career that spans both disciplines. I believe I will belong to a generation of pioneers in this ever-changing world, embracing AI and big data to bring humanity into a new epoch. No one knows in what direction technology will advance, so I hope to position myself at the forefront of change.
As a member of the digital generation, I have an innate understanding of the internet and an exceptional grasp of global affairs, allowing me to appreciate and navigate cultural differences. With a hunger for new experiences and a life motto of “you only live once”, I actively seek out new experiences and opportunities to further broaden my skill sets.
I am also passionate about impacting society, and I volunteer during my free time. My key fields of interest for this include healthcare and education, where I work to remove hurdles to access education and help spread awareness of various diseases. My strong background in marketing and/or publicity, coupled with my IT and data analytical skills, and my financial knowledge, allow me to harness the powers of technology to make an impact across borders.
I am looking for opportunities to further my skills in the technology and finance sectors, and I am open to internships and full-time positions. I am also open to collaborations and partnerships, so feel free to reach out to me!


For a more detailed look at my resume, please click here.

Skills & Tools

Frontend

  • Flutter
  • Figma
  • JavaScript
  • HTML/CSS

Backend

  • Python/Flask
  • R
  • C/C++
  • Java
  • SQL

Others

  • DevOps
  • Code Review
  • Git
  • Product Management
  • Prototyping
  • Sketch
  • Tableau
  • WordPress
  • Unix
  • Confluence

Education

  • BEng Computer Engineering
    Nanyang Technological University
    2021 - 2025
  • BBus Business (Specialisation in Business Analytics)
    Nanyang Technological University
    2021 - 2025

Awards

  • ASEAN Undergraduate Scholarship
    Received a full-ride scholarship throughout undergraduate studies at NTU.
  • Singapore Business Case Competition 2023 Semi-finalist
    Pitched a product to use AI for improving agriculture yields in Nigeria.
  • NTU Port63 Challenge 2023 Finalist
    Pitched a two-pronged solution to reduce and commercialize food surplus in hotel buffets.
  • NTU Product Club Internal Product Challenge
    Proposed an automated schedule optimiser for NTU’s course planning tool to reduce the time taken from 2 hours to 2 minutes. Awarded Judge's Choice Award.

Language

  • English (Native)
  • Mandarin (Native)
  • Malay (Professional)
  • Japanese (Learner)

Interests

  • Traveling
  • Music
  • General knowledge

Work Experience

Financial Services Product Management (Intern)

SeaMoney
May 2024 - Aug 2024
  • Led comprehensive gap assessments to ensure alignment with standards and regulations such as DPTM and ISO 27001, improving compliance and operational efficiency.
  • Analyzed multi-country requirements and contributed to the ISO 27001 manual, supporting cross-border compliance efforts.
  • Collaborated cross-functionally to align departments with regulatory standards
  • Set up and managed team documentation on Confluence, enhancing communication and collaboration.

Technologies used:

  • Confluence
  • Google App Script

Business Development (Intern)

SungreenH2
Nov 2023 - Feb 2024
  • Conducted market research to gain insights and build up contacts for hydrogen hubs in EMEA, the Americas and APAC regions.
  • Initiated the creation of macros creation to enable the automation of sales reports on Excel.
  • Performed automation on marketing and deals workflows on HubSpot, allowing for the streamlining of the company’s CRM workflow

Technologies used:

  • Hubspot
  • VBA

Identity and Access Management (Intern)

Azqore SA
Oct 2022 - Mar 2023
  • Handled project to identify, classify and address uncorrelated accounts on IAM platform to ensure secure and accurate access for users
  • Employed data analytics and created macros to automate tasks, with documentation for the Swiss team to perform the same for EU-based banks
  • Assisted in regular IAM tasks such as password resets and resolving login issues while responding to tickets on Jira

Technologies used:

  • VBA
  • Jira
  • IdentityIQ

Digital Trust (Intern)

KPMG
May 2022 - Aug 2022
  • Utilised data analytics to perform IT audit for clients
  • Prepared workpapers for general IT controls, and IT automated controls after evaluating systems such as SAP and SuccessFactors
  • Reviewed user access to databases such as Oracle and MsSQL, and operating systems such as Windows, Linux and AIX

Technologies used:

  • VBA
  • MsSQL

Finance Adminstrator

Nippon Paint
Dec 2020 - Jun 2021
  • Helped close a US$12 billion merger with Nippon Paint Holdings (Japan)
  • Conducted competitor research for capital expenditure and formulated Group capital expenditure guidelines
  • Assisted in market analysis of the automobile industry in Japan and Europe and creating a business development plan
  • Assisted in drafting group ESG strategy

Technologies used:

  • VBA
  • Excel

Projects

PACE chess engine

Pace (Predictive Alpha-beta Chess Engine) is a chess engine featuring alpha-beta with quiescene search (negamax) written in C. It supports both UCI and Xboard protocols and also features a console mode.

Technologies used:

  • C
  • Doxygen

Camp Application and Management System

A Java-based application for managing camps for students in NTU. It features authentication, user management, camp management, and communications between students, camp committee members, and staff.

Technologies used:

  • Java
  • Visual Paradigm

ParkBuddy

A Flutter based application to view parks and their facilities in Singapore. Features review and rating system, and a facility booking management system on top of basic user profile controls

I prototyped the app on Figma and created the backend Python Flask server, including setting up the API endpoints to connect to the frontend client instance. Connection is done over the internet using ngrok to tunnel from my computer acting as the server.

Technologies used:

  • Flutter
  • Figma
  • Python
  • Flask
  • SQL
  • ngrok

US Treasury Yield Prediction

Scrapped data from the US Departmennt of Treasury and Monetary Authority of Singapore to get the yield curve data for the US and Singapore. Used Tableau to create an interactive dashboard to show the historical yield curve data and spread between the US and Singapore. Showcased interactive dashboard during a presentation during Management Accounting class.

  • Tableau
  • Python