Mei Lum

I help organisations transform sustainably by facilitating change gently, via coaching, discussions, lightning decision jams, and design sprints. My priority is understanding stakeholders objectives and providing added value through conversations and collaborations that are crucial to organisational design and culture.

Career to date

2018   Co-Founder & Principal Consultant | MWKA Technologies
2015   Director | MahWengKwai & Associates Advisory Services
2012   Chief Operating Officer | MahWengKwai & Associates Advocates & Solicitors
2010   National Office Manager | PricewaterhouseCoopers
2008   Regional Audit Manager | United Overseas Bank
2007   Senior Associate – Financial Services | PricewaterhouseCoopers
2005   Associate – Financial Services| PricewaterhouseCoopers

Affiliations

• Donor, Teach For Malaysia
• Member, Malaysian Business Angels Network (MBAN)
• Member, Mensa
• Member, Women Who Code
• Member, Women Techmakers
• Member, Project Management Institute (PMI)
• Founding Member, League of Lawyers Association, Hong Kong
• Member, Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA), Malaysia

Professional & Educational certifications:

2020   ASEAN CPA | ACPACC Secretariat
2018    Blockchain Strategy Programme | Oxford Saïd Business School
             Blockchain Foundation for Developers | IBM
              iOS Mobile Development | Next Academy
2017     Oxford Fintech Programme | Oxford Saïd Business School
              Deep Learning Fundamentals | NVIDIA
              Adwords | Google
2013     Fellowship| Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
2011      Chartered Manager | Chartered Management Institute
2011      Chartered accountant | Malaysian Institute of Accountants
2009    Corporate Member (2009 – 2010) | Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), Singapore 
2008    Membership | Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
2005    BSc Applied Accounting | Oxford Brookes University

Other certifications:

2015     First-Aid At Work | St John Ambulans Malaysia
2007     Advanced Open Water | PADI
2000    Member | Malaysian Mensa Society
1999     Grade 8 Piano & Theory of Music | ABRSM
1996     1st Degree Black Belt | International Taekwondo Federation

Particular work experience:

• DevOps Leader since 2010.
• Facilitating agile culture and change management initiatives for organisational design.
• Reviewing and/ or drafting white papers on blockchain ventures and funding strategy.
• Advising on human-centered collaborative practices and “future-proof” talent development strategy.
  
• Solution architecture and software development for the legal industry.
• Design sprints, mobile/web application design and development.
• Advising on gender equality, corporate social responsibility impact investments.
• Advising on risk, impact, and scalability of technologies in the digital transformation process.
• Designed and developed compliance automation system for Big 4 firm.
• Identifying and solution design for complex IT system integration issues involving 5 stakeholders for international financial institution.
  
• Financial modeling for multiple scenario analysis and probability-weighted outcomes.

Reviews & Testimonials

• “MWKA Tech have been a pleasure to work with. Great communication with the team, and fantastic initiative + effort from their end to help us push through our project goals.” – JL Tan, Chief Marketing Officer, Mogu Technologies (Singapore)

• “Ying Mei brings to the table a vast range of expertise and experience. An individual who commits herself to the tasks at hand and delivers them with unwavering commitment.” – Kee Aun Tan, Chairman, Malaysian Mensa

Honors & Awards

• 30 people to watch in the business of law in Asia in 2019 – Asia Law Portal
• Corporate Social Responsibility 2011 Challenge Champion – PwC
• Chess Group Gold – Malaysia Inter-Accounting Firm Games
• Joint 2nd placing for “Cost Accounting Systems” – ACCA

Languages

• English
• Mandarin
• Bahasa Malaysia
• Bahasa Indonesia
• Cantonese
• Hokkien