Founder at DreamFledge
Singapore
- Current
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- Creator and Writer at Counting The Odds
- Founder at DreamFledge
- Base Engineering Branch Clerk at 6 Army Maintenance Base - Singapore Armed Forces
- Creator and Writer at Sui Generis (blog)
- Past
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- Co-founder at Social Media Breakfast Singapore
- QA / Product Designer at internshipIN
- Virtual Intern at Seth Godin's Marketing Tribe
- Multimedia Content Developer at Design Rendezvous
- Education
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- NUS High School
- Victoria School
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Derrick Kwa’s Summary
After quitting school at 16, I've been trying to forge my own path. I blog and occasionally podcast, to encourage people to be their true selves and not just settle for the status quo. I believe we all have the potential to make a difference, and I hope to be able to help/encourage people to realize that potential.
I try my best to be my own person, and not just follow the crowd. I've got a really unique mix of interests, ranging from math to computing to music and to philosophy. I try to look at things around me in a unique, fresh way, and to learn from everything around.
One of my biggest priorities is the people around me. Friendships and relationships are the most important thing in life to me, and I hope to connect with others and be able to make an impact on their lives.
Derrick Kwa’s Specialties:
personal branding, identity, uniqueness, personal development, social media, technology
Derrick Kwa’s Experience
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Creator and Writer
Counting The Odds
(Gambling & Casinos industry)
November 2009 — Present (3 months)
Counting The Odds is a blog I started, about the mathematics of poker. In it, I do theoretical analyses of situations, as well as look back at past hands I've played, etc - all done with as mathematical a stance as possible, in an attempt to quantifiably determine how to best play the game.
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Founder
DreamFledge
(Information Technology and Services industry)
August 2009 — Present (6 months)
DreamFledge is a online network (currently in development, planned for launch in Jan 2010) that aims to help people achieve their dreams - whatever those dreams may be. It aims to help people connect with the right resources/contacts to make their dreams happen, and to take the step into taking action.
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Base Engineering Branch Clerk
6 Army Maintenance Base - Singapore Armed Forces
(Information Technology and Services industry)
March 2009 — Present (11 months)
For my National Service, I'm a clerk for the Base Engineering Branch of 6 AMB.
I was in charge of the creation of the unit's intranet website (an online version of it can be found at http://derrickkwa.com/6amb). The site makes use of JQuery and AJAX for navigation, loading individual pages dynamically, and with smooth, animated transitions.
I also created some macros (in OpenOffice and Microsoft Outlook) to help improve the administrative processes of the unit. In doing so, I won my unit's Best Suggestion and Best Suggestor awards for 2009. -
Creator and Writer
Sui Generis (blog)
(Publishing industry)
May 2007 — Present (2 years 9 months)
Sui Generis is my blog and podcast. I write about issues such as personal development, personal branding, marketing, social media and technology - all with the main focus of encouraging people to be true to themselves and follow their passions, not just blindly abide by the status quo. It is currently on temporary hiatus, but I'll resume blogging soon.
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Co-founder
Social Media Breakfast Singapore
(Internet industry)
March 2008 — June 2009 (1 year 4 months)
Co-organized the first Social Media Breakfast in Singapore.
The Social Media Breakfast is an informal gathering, to allow people interested in Social Media to meet, share and learn from each other.
It was originally founded by Bryan Person, in Boston. Daryl Tay (http://uniquefrequency.com) and I brought the idea to Singapore, in order to help build and unite the social media community here. -
QA / Product Designer
internshipIN
(Internet industry)
January 2009 — March 2009 (3 months)
I help to pick out bugs and problems in internshipIN, and give suggestions about how to make the user experience better.
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Virtual Intern
Seth Godin's Marketing Tribe
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
May 2008 — August 2008 (4 months)
I participated in a virtual internship with Seth Godin's Marketing Tribe. In it, I collaborated with students from around the world, brainstorming in order to help improve and market Squidoo. The internship was featured on Seth Godin's blog at http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2008/09/learning-from-a.html
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Multimedia Content Developer
Design Rendezvous
(Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2007 — December 2007 (1 year )
I worked part time for DesignRendezvous (http://www.designrendezvous.com) in 2007. During this time, I helped out in the filming and editing of a few videos (corporate and otherwise).
My main work with the company was helping in data analysis for a research project, in partnership with Nanyang Technological University. I set up an online survey using Perseus, and helped with the development of a Microsoft Excel VBA Macro which was used to analyse the exported data. I then assisted in formatting the data into a pdf report using Crystal Reports.
Derrick Kwa’s Education
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NUS High School
2005 — 2006
Left the school early after Year 4 (in a 6 year program) because I felt that there was more for me to learn and experience outside the confines of a rigid formal educational system.
- Activities and Societies:
- Soccer Team
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Victoria School
2003 — 2004
Inter School GEP Public Speaking Competition - 2nd Runner Up (team)
2004 International Maths Competition - High Distinction
2004 International Science Competition - Credit- Activities and Societies:
- IT Club
NCC Land (January to June 2003)
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Derrick Kwa’s Interests:
music, personal development, technology, computing, programming, soccer, poker, math
Derrick Kwa’s Groups:
Personal Branding Network, Podcamp Boston 2, Podcamp Boston 2
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Derrick Kwa’s Honors:
Microsoft Office Specialist - Word 2003, Word 2003 Expert, Powerpoint 2003
Derrick Kwa’s Contact Settings
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