Gerald has 23 years of information technology experience and on community service and event experiences, he excels impressively. He was invited as a speaker for 3 break-out sessions for Microsoft TechED SEA 2008 on SQL Server 2008 at Kuala Lumpur Convention Center.
He even participated at the “Ask-The-Expert” booth for Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 at the Heroes Launch 2008 and conducted a Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008, formerly code-named “Orcas” Metro workshop for Microsoft Certified Partners and independent software vendors (ISVs).
He was invited as a speaker on various occasions such as during the 2 break-out sessions and 3 instructor-led sessions at Microsoft TechED SEA 2007 on SQL Server 2008 and Office SharePoint Server 2007 respectively at Kuala Lumpur Convention Center. He was also a speaker for an instructor-led session at Microsoft TechEd SEA 2006 on development of web parts using Windows SharePoint Services Version 3.0 at Kuala Lumpur Convention Center.
In March 2014, he participated as a co-speaker and tag team presenter at the World SharePoint Conference 2014 at Venetian Hotel and Resorts, Las Vegas, USA. In 2015, he conducted a specialized Microsoft SharePoint training and consultancy for a team of 17 people from Carlsberg Group at Carlsberg & Jacobsen Brewhouse in Copenhagen, Denmark
He is one of the very few prominent trainers in South East Asia with expertise in Power BI and Office 365 as well as Microsoft Azure. He has conducted numerous workshops on both Office 365 and Power BI for different companies as well as for Microsoft Malaysia. In November 2016, he also trained a customized SharePoint and Power BI workshop for one of Carlsberg’s major vendor in Prague, Czech Republic. He is making his name in the European training scene as he has a few other upcoming training engagements on Microsoft PowerApps & Flow, as well as Power BI in Sweden and France.
Certification
- Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
- Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD)
- Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD)
- Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: SQL Server 2005 (MCTS: SQL Server 2005)
- Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: SQL Server 2005 Business Intelligence (MCTS: SQL Server 2005 Business Intelligence)
- Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, Configuration (MCTS: WSS 3.0, Configuration)
- Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, Application Development (MCTS: WSS 3.0, Application Development)
- Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Configuration (MCTS: MOSS 2007, Configuration)
- Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, Application Development (MCTS: MOSS 2007, Application Development)
- Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Managing Projects with Microsoft Office Project 2007 (MCTS: Microsoft Office Project 2007, Managing Projects)
- Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Database Administrator (MCITP: Database Administrator)
- Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Database Developer (MCITP: Database Developer)
- Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Business Intelligence Developer (MCITP: Business Intelligence Developer)
- Microsoft Certified Professional Developer: Enterprise Application Developer (MCPD: Enterprise Application Developer)
- Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT)
- Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for Windows Server System: SQL Server
- Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA): BI Reporting
- Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA): SQL 2016 BI Development
- Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Scientist Associate
- Microsoft Visual Basic 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 and Borland Delphi
- Microsoft SQL Server 6.0, 6.5, 7.0, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2008 R2, 2012
- All Microsoft Office Products
- Microsoft Windows NT Server / Workstation 4.0
- Microsoft Windows 95 / 98 / ME / XP / Vista / 7 / 8
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012
- Networking knowledge on protocols like TCP / IP and IPX / SPX
- Microsoft Visual Basic .NET, ASP, .NET, ADO .NET
- Microsoft Visual C# .NET
- Extensive XML Knowledge
- Microsoft .NET Framework version 1.0, version 1.1, version 2.0, version 3.0, version 3.5, version 4.0, version 4.5
- Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2008 (formerly “Katmai”)
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Studio 2008 (formerly “Orcas”)
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and 2012
- Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2005
- Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2008
- Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2010
- Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2012
- Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2001
- Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003
- Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
- Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013
- Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services version 1.0, 2.0 and version 3.0
- Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 and 2013
Clientele
Company : GemRain Consulting Sdn Bhd
Position Title : Director and Trainer
Duration : June 2017 – Present
Responsibility :
- He now focuses extensively on his training efforts and also may opt for consultation projects with his newly set up company. He focuses fully on Microsoft Azure, Business Intelligence, Analytics and Big Data now.
Company : N/A
Position Title : Freelance Trainer-cum-Consultant
Duration : September 2013 – May 2017
Responsibility :
- He continues with his training efforts on .NET, SQL Server, and giving exceptional focus on Microsoft SharePoint Products. He is a strategic partner to Webparts360 built on top of Microsoft SharePoint platform and a strategic partner to Pacesetters Networks as a Chief SharePoint Consultant. Participated in the World SharePoint Conference in March 2014 and pursuing to master the Yammer integration to SharePoint 2013 and Office 365.
Company : Info Trek Sdn Bhd
Position Title : Training Manager
Duration : October 2005 – September 2013
Responsibility :
- He handles pre-sales consulting and conducts courses, workshops and seminars on software development such as Microsoft Visual Basic and Microsoft SQL Server. Most of the Microsoft .NET classes are spanned over Microsoft Visual Basic .NET, Microsoft Visual C# .NET, ADO .NET, ASP .NET and programming on the Microsoft .NET Framework using Visual Basic .NET and Visual C# .NET.
- He manages a team of trainers and his main job responsibility is to build a team of solid and professional trainers emphasizing on training quality and accountability. He also enhances his training scope to train Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft SQL Server 2005, development on Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies.
Company : Allianz General Insurance (M) Sdn Bhd
Position Title : Lead Microsoft .NET Consultant (Contract)
Duration : February 2005 – September 2005
Responsibility :
- He was the Lead Consultant for Microsoft .NET technology in which he managed projects targeted for the Microsoft .NET platform.
- He developed a Web-based Conference Room Management System on ASP.NET and the Allianz Agency Analysis Report System based on Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services. The system extracted data from a Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services data warehouse. He was involved in developing a couple of .NET modules for the Allianz E-Cover Note online car insurance system.
- He led and trained the IT department’s development staff for future planned Microsoft .NET platform projects.
Company : Redynamics Asia Sdn Bhd
Position Title : Developer Consultant
Duration : February 2005 – September 2005
Responsibility :
- He performed development solutions for clients based heavily in Malaysia.
- He handled pre-sales consulting and conducted courses, workshops and seminars on software development such as Microsoft Visual Basic and Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft .NET classes that spanned Microsoft Visual Basic .NET, Microsoft Visual C# .NET, ADO .NET, ASP .NET and programming on the Microsoft .NET Framework using Visual Basic .NET and Visual C# .NET.
Company : Drake International Services (M) Sdn Bhd.
Position Title : Developer Trainer
Duration : September 2000 – July 2004
Responsibility :
- He was the only developer trainer at Drake International Services Sdn. Bhd. one of the leading IT training providers and a Microsoft Certified Technical Education Center.
- He handled pre-sales consulting and conducted courses, workshops and seminars on software development such as Microsoft Visual Basic and Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft .NET classes that spanned Microsoft Visual Basic .NET, Microsoft Visual C# .NET, ADO .NET, ASP .NET and programming on the Microsoft .NET Framework using Visual Basic .NET and Visual C# .NET.
Company : Insights Computer Consulting Co Ltd, Japan.
Position Title : Technical Consultant
Duration : March 2000 – September 2000
Responsibility :
- He conducted technical software training and technical workshops for different corporate levels of Japanese companies.
- Workshops and seminars were conducted mostly in Japanese language but there were circumstances where English was used primarily as the delivery medium.
Company : Arab-Malaysian Banking Group under Arab-Malaysian Merchant Bank Bhd
Position Title : Analyst Programmer / Project Team Leader (Y2K Project Management Team) Duration : May 1998 – February 2000
Responsibility :
- He performed development on most of the banking systems and ensured Y2K compliancy of most of the systems, including data-feed systems such as Bloomberg, Reuters and KLOFFE systems.
- He was also a contract project team leader for Arab-Malaysian Merchant Bank on their Microsoft-envisioned Digital Nervous System (DNS) project on Internet-banking solutions.
Company : ExecuTrain of Malaysia
Position Title : Application Trainer
Duration : June 1996 – April 1998
Responsibility :
- He conducted application training, specializing in Microsoft Office suite products.
Company : Softel Communications (M) Sdn Bhd
Position Title : Analyst Programmer
Duration : January 1996 – May 1996
Responsibility :
- He developed solutions in Computer Telephony Integration (CTI) using Borland Delphi and Microsoft Visual Basic as the front-end application and Microsoft SQL Server as the back-end database server.