Facilitator and Consultant

Andy has over 27 years’ experience in software development and has successfully implemented many projects. He has been focusing on Internet related software development since 1997. He is the director, founder of Intrinix Networks. Intrinix was setup on 15 July 2000 to provide e-business applications development. He has successfully implemented several major projects at Intrinix. These projects include Internet procurement hubs, Enterprise Information Portal, Trading partner portal and Multi-merchant Online portal.

His career began in 1983 at Western Pacific Computer. Western Pacific Computer was a personal computer manufacturer. In 1984 he joined Intel Singapore Limited. Intel Singapore was a system manufacturing plant in Singapore as a Product and Test Engineer. At Intel he had taken up assignment as Training Officer and Quality Assurance Engineer. In 1989 he joined Microcomputer Systems Pte Ltd as a Firmware design engineer. Microcomputer Systems was a personal Computer manufacturer. Later he moved into management position in Semiconductor and ASIC Applications and involved in setting up new venture in electronics distributions.

He received a BSC in Computer Science, diploma in Management, Computer and communication. He also holds an Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (ACTA), WSQ.

He is actively involved in promoting the use of XML and Web Services. He is the Vice Chairman of the XML One User Group. XMLOne is a non-profit organization, setup in 2000 to promote the adoption of XML technologies. XMLOne became a registered society in Singapore in 2002. He joined XMLOne as an executive committee member in 2002 and elected as Vice-Chairman in 2003. He had organized XMLAsia from 2003 to 2006. XMLAsia is an annual conference held since 2001.

He was the founding members and secretary of the Framework for Web Services Technical Committee at OASIS (www.oasis-open.org) from 2003 to 2006. He was involved in establishing a Certified Web Services Framework in Singapore. This Certification framework is an initiative by Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) and National Infocomm Competency Centre (NICC). He is a certified Web Services Professional awarded by NICC.

He is a member of IT Standards Committee (ITSC) XML Working Group since June 2000; this working group focuses on promoting XML in Singapore. He had presented on behalf of ITSC at International conferences such as SEISA-APIT conference in 2004 at Thailand and at OASIS Symposium in 2005 at New Orleans. He has presented at several seminars on XML applications and Supply Chain Management conducted by SIMTech, ITSC and SPRING. He had present at major conferences such as IA-Logistmat 2003 and Planning and Implementing Service-Oriented Architecture Conference in 2005. He wrote for ITSC's Synthesis Journal and Singapore Institute of Management’s Today’s Manager Magazine.He was also interviewed by Computerworld and Asia Computer Weekly magazines on his works at Intrinix Networks.

He is deeply committed to the concept of E-business that will change the way we view business and our lives. He has been involved in promoting E-business concepts and its adoption. He believes that E-business will improve companies’ competitiveness and create values for their customers.