Experience

Lighthouse Academy

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern- teacher

  • Jan 2015 - Present

  Part- time teacher at a local special needs school. In charge of the art and interaction sessions. Worked towards encouraging the expression of emotions, and also encourage interaction through group work and art. Part- time teacher at a local special needs school. In charge of the art and interaction sessions. Worked towards encouraging the expression of emotions, and also encourage interaction through group work and art.



A little Confidence

• INTI College Penang

• Chair Organizer

  • Jan 2015 - Present

  - Curated a program to equip and educate students with regards to the importance of self- confidence. - Stressing the fact that although education is important, educating students about self-confidence is important as well. We are all so caught up in education that we forget to educate people about confidence. Confidence goes a long way, and it is an important quality to have. - Curated a program to equip and educate students with regards to the importance of self- confidence. - Stressing the fact that although education is important, educating students about self-confidence is important as well. We are all so caught up in education that we forget to educate people about confidence. Confidence goes a long way, and it is an important quality to have.



Blunimals

• CEO

  • Nov 2014 - Present

  - Advocate for Mental Health and Autism - Initiating events to raise awareness for mental health and autism. - Exclusively carrying budding autistic young artist Frankie Lim's artwork. - Initiated a book titled Artistic - Working on research to reform the special needs education system. - Advocate for Mental Health and Autism - Initiating events to raise awareness for mental health and autism. - Exclusively carrying budding autistic young artist Frankie Lim's artwork. - Initiated a book titled Artistic - Working on research to reform the special needs education system.



ARTISTIC- Who I am is how you choose to see me

• Author/ Writer

  • Sep 2014 - Present

  - Wrote a poem book with my autistic brother’s art work expressing how he feels titled Artistic based on past experiences. - Oxford and MIT graduates also endorsed this book, alongside with famous politicians, including the Chief Minster of Penang, YAB Lim Guan Eng. - The launching of this book also made it into several local newspapers. - The purpose of this book is to shred the shrouds of misconceptions society has towards autism and express the inner thoughts and intense feelings of someone who is supposed to be autistic. Show less



Test- speaker for Toastmasters Area Contest

• Club Representative

  • Sep 2014 - Present

  - Appointed and requested to speak for various prestigious club contests and area contests to aid the competition. - Appointed and requested to speak for various prestigious club contests and area contests to aid the competition.



INTI Penang Toastmaster's Club

• President

  • Jun 2014 - Present

  - Polishing public speaking skills, overseeing club meetings, authorizing and initiating club activates as well as improvements. - Polishing public speaking skills, overseeing club meetings, authorizing and initiating club activates as well as improvements.



Two- way Centre

• Volunteer

  • Jun 2014 - Present

  - Working with children who suffer from Autism, understanding their behaviour and helping out in the centre. - Coordinating and arranging events to help children with Autism. - Working with children who suffer from Autism, understanding their behaviour and helping out in the centre. - Coordinating and arranging events to help children with Autism.



INTI Photography Club

• INTI College Penang

• Vice President

  • Jun 2014 - Present

  - Initiated club activities, organised club events, coordinating photographers to shoot events. - Initiated club activities, organised club events, coordinating photographers to shoot events.



Cognitive Sciences Lab

• Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Jersey

• Honors Research Scholar in Psychology

  • Sep 2016 - Jun 2018

  1) Completed an honors thesis studying the effects of altruistic appeal and specificity of requests in subjects during emergency situations to aid in risk communication with leading cognitive psychologist Dr. Arnold Lewis Glass. 2) One of 22 students exclusively selected to enter the Departmental Honors program in Psychology out of 700 students. 3) Analyzed results using SPSS and individually presented the original study at the annual university Department of Psychology convention. 1) Completed an honors thesis studying the effects of altruistic appeal and specificity of requests in subjects during emergency situations to aid in risk communication with leading cognitive psychologist Dr. Arnold Lewis Glass. 2) One of 22 students exclusively selected to enter the Departmental Honors program in Psychology out of 700 students. 3) Analyzed results using SPSS and individually presented the original study at the annual university Department of Psychology convention.



Hope Children Hospital

• Internship

  • Nov 2014 - Dec 2014

  Worked at a children hospital to understand the process of medical diagnosis and the relationship between their psychological fear of their illness and age. Understanding the methods to ease the psychological fear of children who are ill. Worked at a children hospital to understand the process of medical diagnosis and the relationship between their psychological fear of their illness and age. Understanding the methods to ease the psychological fear of children who are ill.



7th International Student- Based Conference

• College Representative

  • Oct 2014 - Nov 2014

  - Represented INTI College Penang to present a paper on Autism Spectrum Disorders. - Represented INTI College Penang to present a paper on Autism Spectrum Disorders.



The Unspoken Truth

• INTI College Penang

• Chair Organizer

  • Jun 2014 - Nov 2014

  - Curated an awareness event for Autism and Mental Health, educating the public on how the disorders present themselves. - Showing the public that people who suffer from disorders are different, however not less capable, debunking the social stigmas and myths on these disorders. - Curated an awareness event for Autism and Mental Health, educating the public on how the disorders present themselves. - Showing the public that people who suffer from disorders are different, however not less capable, debunking the social stigmas and myths on these disorders.



Mr. & Miss INTI Pageant

• Course Representative

  • Sep 2014 - Oct 2014

  - Participated and got through to the finals of the college pageant, representing the American Transfer Degree Program of INTI College Penang. - Participated and got through to the finals of the college pageant, representing the American Transfer Degree Program of INTI College Penang.



Exabytes Start-up Boss

• Project Event Coordinator

  • Oct 2013 - Oct 2013

  - Exabyte Start-up Youth is an entrepreneur initiative endorsed by Junior World Entrepreneurship Forum (JWEF). - It aims to provide opportunities for students to experience real entrepreneurial environment and inspire them to discover their talent to become entrepreneurs. - Exabyte Start-up Youth is an entrepreneur initiative endorsed by Junior World Entrepreneurship Forum (JWEF). - It aims to provide opportunities for students to experience real entrepreneurial environment and inspire them to discover their talent to become entrepreneurs.