Kelvin Lai Kok Foong

About Me

INTRODUCTION:

Lai Kok Foong or better known as Kelvin Lai has been a Technical Trainer/Consultant for 20-years in academic and corporate industry producing powerful learning opportunities for corporate and higher education. Recognized for teaching excellence, his trainings are based on technical, research and design fundamentals producing over 80% positive commented feedbacks from customers which includes Red Hat, DHL, Dell, HP, Intel, IBM, Oracle, Huawei. Countries where Kelvin has conducted trainings are Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Philippines, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand, Brunei and China.

Being an educational researcher, Kelvin has implemented various solutions from automating jobs through scripting to development of his own training course materials. The unique training materials that was developed, helps participants practice what has been taught in classes and therefore be much more productive in their work environments.

Kelvin is also actively committed to the role of a freelance consultant/trainer, advising and training for corporations. Successfully troubleshoot problems in relatively short period, reducing cost through open source solutions and conducted various technical consultations and support. Holds a reputation for effective trainings, which result in a more highly qualified and productive workforce.

Certification

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION:  

  • Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Ansible Automation, 2017
  • Red Hat Certified Architect Level 2, 2016
  • Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Platform as a Service, 2016
  • Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Server Hardening, 2016
  • Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Hybrid Cloud Storage, 2015
  • Red Hat Certified Virtualization Administrator, 2015
  • Red Hat Certified System Administrator in Red Hat OpenStack, 2014
  • Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Performance Tuning, 2008
  • Red Hat Certified Examiner (RHCX), 2005
  • Red Hat Certified Instructor (RHCI), 2005
  • Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE), 2005
  • Trend Certified Anti-Virus Professional, 2005
  • Novel Certified Linux Engineer (NCLE), 2004
  • Certified Linux Professional Institute (LPI) Level 1, 2004
  • HP Certified IT Professional: HP-UX System Administrator, 2001
  • New Horizon: Train the Trainer Program, 2000
  • Sun Java Programming, 1999

Clientele

    • MYRC Enterprise 2000 – Now

      Owner

      Teaching Activity: Enterprise Linux Essentials, Enterprise Linux Administration, Red Hat System Admin 1, Red Hat System Admin II, Red Hat System Admin III, Red Hat OpenStack Administration I, Red Hat OpenStack Administration II, High Availability with Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform, Managing Containers with Red Hat Enterprise Linux Atomic Host, OpenShift Enterprise Administration, Red Hat Gluster Storage Administration, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization, Red Hat Server Hardening, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Performance Tuning, Oracle Linux: System Admin, Oracle Unix and Linux Essentials, Oracle Linux: Advanced System Admin, HP – Fundamentals in OpenStack Technology.

      Significant Achievements:

      • Successfully achieve certification as a Certified Red Hat Architect Level 2.
      • Expanded service to Thailand, China, Indonesia and Philippines.

       

       

      Training Choice Sdn Bhd 2009 – August 2011

      Technical Consultant

      Teaching Activity: Red Hat Linux Essentials, Red Hat Linux System Administration, Red Hat Linux Networking and Security Administration, RHCE Rapid Track Course

      Departmental Service:  Advised and provided consultation support for corporate clients who have attended courses. Provide support for fellow colleagues with technical problems. Setup and maintain security of company’s firewall and network. Manage and provide guidance to the support team.

      Company Service:  Served as a representative of Red Hat to conduct Red Hat classes and Exams.

      Significant Achievements:

      • Obtained the title of Top Red Hat Certified Instructor -ASEAN in 2017
      • Successfully achieve certification as Red Hat Certified Architect Level 2.
      • First Red Hat Instructor in Malaysia to be certified as RHCA
      • Involved in courseware development.

       

       

      DHL Cyberjaya APIS 2008 – 2009

      System Engineer

      Departmental Service: Advised and provided consultation support to internal departments. Provide support and resolve customer technical issues through ticketing system.

      Significant Achievements:

      • Successfully implemented 20 minutes auto installation procedures for servers that typically take 8-16 hours to complete. A huge saving for the company.
      • Creation of a 120G installation repository and a backup repository of the same size.
      • Solved problems that have been persistent for a few months upon joining.

       

       

      Training Choice Sdn Bhd                                                                           2005 – 2008

      Technical Consultant

      Teaching Activity: Red Hat Linux Essentials, Red Hat Linux System Administration, Red Hat Linux Networking and Security Administration, RHCE Rapid Track Course

      Departmental Service:  Advised and provided consultation support for corporate clients who have attended courses. Provide support for fellow colleagues with technical problems. Setup and maintain security of company’s firewall and network. Manage and provide guidance to the support team.

      Company Service:  Served as a representative of Red Hat to conduct Red Hat Certification exams such as the Red Hat Certified Technician (RHCT) and Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)

      Significant Achievements:

      • Successfully conducted Certification classes for 300 over participants with 200 over being certified as RHCT and RHCE.
      • Received over 90% of positive feedbacks from participants regarding quality of training and excess materials given.
      • Acting as Malaysia’s one and only Red Hat Certified Examiner.
      • Achieved Certifications in Red Hat Certified Engineer.
      • Designed and overlook maintenance of the network infrastructure and security of the server.
      • Completed all the technical courses relevant to the job role.

       

      Iverson Associates Sdn Bhd, Petaling Jaya                                                2004 – 2005

      Technical Consultant

      Teaching Activity:  LPI Level 1, Novell Certified Linux Professional, Novell Certified Linux Engineer, Java Programming.

      Research Activity:  Researching on the capabilities of Xen (Virtual Machine Monitor).

      Departmental Service:  Advised and provided consultation support for corporate clients who have attended courses. Provide support for fellow colleagues with technical problems.

      Company Service:  Served as a representative of the company to conduct seminars/road shows (Novell Linux Road Show)

      Significant Achievements:

      • Received over 90% of positive feedbacks from participants regarding quality of training and excess materials given.
      • Achieved Certifications in Linux Professional Institute (LPI) Level I, Novell Certified Linux Professional, Novell Certified Linux Engineer and Trend Certified Anti-Virus Professional.
      • Successfully conducted Novell Technical Enablement Road Show in 6 Malaysia cities.
      • Completed all the technical courses relevant to the job role.

       

       

      Informatics Institute, Petaling Jaya                                                               1996-2000

      Lecturer/Trainer

      Teaching Activity:  Basic Programming, Pascal, C Language, Dbase, Foxpro 2.6, Microsoft Visual Foxpro 5, Java for Programmers, Microsoft Office.

      Departmental Service:  Advised and provided consultation to students and potential students. Coordination of the library and the diploma project papers.

      Significant Achievements:

      • Tailored the programming subjects to provide real-world scenarios for students to create projects for their Diploma subject.
      • Developed and marked students Diploma project papers.
      • Attended various seminars and trainings.
      • Created a course scheduling program.
      • Created the Pascal course material from scratch and distributed to students.

       

       

      CSA(M) Berhad, Petaling Jaya                                                                    2000-2004

      Technical Consultant/Trainer

      Teaching Activity:  Fundamentals of the Unix System, HP-UX System and Network Administration I, HP-UX System and Network Administration II, Java Programming for Non-Programmers, Introduction to Oracle8i: SQL and PL/SQL, Oracle8i: Develop PL/SQL Program Units, Oracle Reports Developer: Build Internet Reports, Oracle9i: Intro to SQL, Linux Basics, Linux Power User, Linux System Administration, Linux TCP/IP Administration, Linux as a Web-server.

      Research Activity:  Created a clustered solution for high availability web-server and a mail server. Documented and scripted a setup solution for classes.

      Departmental Service:  Advised and provided consultation support for corporate clients who have attended courses. Provide support for fellow colleagues with hardware, software or technical problems.

      Company Service:  Served as a representative of the company to conduct seminars – technical as well as end user office applications.

      Significant Achievements:                                                                                       

      • Developed a setup solution for the HP-Unix classes resulting in efficiency of time management.
      • Received over 90% of positive feedbacks from participants regarding quality of training and excess materials given.
      • Achieved certification as a HPUX Trainer as well as a HPUX System Administrator.
      • Completed all the technical courses relevant to the job role.
      • Customized course material to cater for customers’ requirements.

Certification

Microsoft® Certified Trainer
Microsoft® Certified Solutions Associate : BI Reporting
Microsoft Office Specialist on Microsoft Office 365 & 2019
Microsoft Office Specialist on Microsoft Office 2016
Microsoft Office Specialist on Microsoft Office 2013
Microsoft Office Specialist on Microsoft Office 2010
Microsoft Office Specialist on Microsoft Office 2007
Microsoft Office Specialist on Microsoft Office 2003
Microsoft® Specialist: Windows 7, Configuring
Microsoft® Certified Technology Specialist: Windows 7, Configuration
Microsoft® Certified IT Professional: Enterprise Support Technician on Windows Vista

Clientele

Maybank (Malaysian Universal Bank)
Bangkok Bank
Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB)
Public Mutual Berhad
United Overseas Bank (M) Sdn Bhd
RHB Banking Group
AEON Credit Service
Securities Commission Malaysia
PIDM
SWIFT Support Services Malaysia
Bursa Malaysia
Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Berhad

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