Personal Details

Last and First Name
Chee Lay Beng
Current Address
139 Planet Street, Carlisle, Perth 6101, Western Australia
Home phone number
8-9361-4940
Nationality
Malaysian
Marital Status
Single
Birthday
June 04
Place of Permanent Residence
Penang, Malaysia

Education

Tertiary
Bachelor of Commerce in Information Systems
Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia
1999
specialist areas in
Electronic Commerce
Programming and Database

Diploma in Computer Studies
Informatics Institute of Computer Science, Malaysia
1987

Certificate in Telecommunication Electronics
City and Guilds of London Institute
1981

Secondary School
General Certificate of Education "O" Levels
Year 7 to Year 11
Penang Free School
Penang, Malaysia

Primary School
Year 1 to Year 6
Wellesley Primary School
Penang, Malaysia

Work Experience

Allegiance Healthcare Corporation
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
1996 to 1999
Planning Specialist / Planning Manager
Responsible for translating marketing sales forecast into long term production plans
for manufacturing plants around the world.   Manage and control the execution and
shipment of finished products from the manufacturing sites to replenishment centers
in the United States, Europe and other countries.   Allocation and distribution of our
products to distribution centers and customer facing warehouses across the continental
United States.   Continually develop and introduce effective and efficient planning
systems with assistance from information technologies.   Reports to the Director of
Production Planning and Inventory Control.
Skills Obtained
Enhanced motivation and management skills in a big American healthcare organization.
Improved skills in reporting and managing superiors, peers, colleagues, customers and
vendors.   Gained user knowledge in computer based application systems in SAP/R3,
Pansophic Resource Management System, DEC mainframe production scheduling system
and various other inhouse developed manufacturing and planning systems.   Enhanced
own presentation techniques, developed better coaching and training skills.   In depth
understanding of corporate structure, hierarchy and politics and the functions of a huge
multinational for-profit organization.

Baxter Healthcare S.A.
Penang, Malaysia
1991 to 1994
Planning Manager
Responsible for production planning, materials control, warehousing and shipping
functions in this big American surgical glove manufacturing plant of more than two
thousand employees.   Manage and motivate department employees to achieve goals
and objectives set by the company in a challenging and dynamic working environment.
Provides training and coaching in planning systems and techniques to employees.
Increase department's effectiveness and efficiency through better working methods
and automation.   Ensure department's and company's objectives are met at minimum
cost.   Create a conducive and enjoyable working atmosphere within and beyond
the department.
Skills Obtained
Developed management and motivation skills with a large group of employees.
Developed conversational, diplomatic and negotiation skills within and across
departments in a big manufacturing environment.   Gained leadership, teamwork
and team building knowledge.   Learned to use corporate wide CcMail emailing
system and inhouse manufacturing and planning systems.

Grundig (M) Sdn. Bhd.
Penang, Malaysia
1990 to 1991
Materials Control Section Head
Responsible for materials requirement planning in this German electronic
manufacturing plant.   With a group of planners, we develop the raw material
requirements and availability to support a dynamic production plan with
minimum inventory holding and almost no obsolescence.   Issue and update
material requisitions to Purchasing for just in time deliveries.
Skills Obtained
Managing a small group of employees with a specific target and function.
Developed a computerized MRP system for the department.   Learned skills
in large and small group meetings.   Learned techniques in dealing with
other departments and outside vendors.

Sony Electronics (M) Sdn. Bhd.
Penang, Malaysia
1988 to 1990
Material Systems Officer
Introduce new and more effective and efficient material control systems in
this Japanese multinational electronics manufacturing plant.   Analyse
existing material systems to identify opportunities for improvements and
develop alternatives and automation for implementation.
Skills Obtained
Learned the Japanese way of doing things differently.   Understand the
Sony philosophy and culture in developing their human resources.  Gain
user experiences in the running of an IBM mainframe manufacturing
system tailored specifically for the company's environment.   Learned
the ways in dealing with the Japanese and the technologies they brought
to the manufacturing plant.

Granek (M) Sdn. Bhd.
Penang, Malaysia
1982 to 1988
Production Supervisor /
Quality, Material and EDP Officer
Supervise a production assembly line in the manufacture of a German
branded furniture radio product with daily quantity and quality
objectives.   Provides leadership and training in the Incoming Quality
Control department to ensure consistency and acceptability of all raw
materials received for the manufacturing process.   Head a small Materials
Control department with responsibilities in ensuring raw materials
availability at minimum cost.   Run a small Electronic Data Processing
or EDP department using a small Novell based PC networked system and
developed and implemented an inhouse inventory control and material
system using dBase III Plus.
Skills Obtained
Supervising a small group of employees in a very small departmental
function.   Learned the various functions and responsibilities of a
typical manufacturing environment.   Gained human relationship skills
and inter-departmental teamwork.   Learned the dBase III Plus software,
translating user requirements into computer processes and the
development of a full function computer program for managing inventory
in a small manufacturing environment.

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