My Reflection

After I graduate from UTM, I would like to work as electronic engineer to utilize my skills and knowledge in a well-known organization and develop my career. To become an excellent engineer, I need a lot of technical skills and knowledge, good communication skills, being able to monitor and handle different situations, critical thinking, learn strategies and procedures quickly and precisely. In Electrical & Electronics Engineering, there are several different fields, such as software and hardware, design, research and development. Therefore, I should possess the skills in those diverse fields. Furthermore, an engineer also needs to acquire the latest information of technology from day to day. In addition, an outstanding senior engineer and lead engineer also need to acquire organizing skills, conceptual skills, interpersonal/human skills, leading skills and etc.

This photo taken during Diploma Convocation 

I studied diploma in UTMKL for 3 years after SPM, then further study degree in UTM, Skudai. I have the good ability in mathematics, science, electrical and electronics engineering. In addition, I able to solve technical problems, carry out experiments, analyze the data and prepare technical reports. I work in team the accomplish group assignment from diploma until now. So, I also can work with other people to perform task effectively. The advantage to work in team is there are diversity of suggestions from different people, then make a better decision. Teamwork develops team members work together to give out their personal energies and talents to deliver tangible performance results. Work also can be distributed among team members. In  team working, I learned how to pursuit other people to accept my idea. But, it would be easily occurred conflict due to different opinions and principles. Therefore, I had found that we should tolerate and be open-minded to accept other comments. In this era of  fast speed, team working has became the latest management obsession.


I believe that those activities includes educational and co-curriculum activities i joined from secondary school until university improved my conceptual, human, planning, organizing and leading skills. The communication skill is essential when the time we work next time. Also, I am a well-organized and hard working. I work hard to attain the acknowledged targets. This is very important to an engineer as the engineer needs a smart, well-organized and determined mind to complete diverse projects. Therefore, I joined several different kinds of activities or program to improve my skills in work place in the future. 

And also, i believe that everybody has met frustration in life, and also included me. I faced different problems in those activities and study life. But, I had acquired the skills to solve the problems in the future. The important key is faith. One of the guidance given by Mr. Ikeda is "The power of faith is boundless. It cannot be judged merely on the basis of immediate phenomena. As long as you maintain strong faith, you can change even a seemingly negative situation into something positive and make it a source of happiness.". 


Furthermore, I had learned a lot from all the incidents happened in my life. For example, in my father  accident case, i learned the spirit of persistence and courage to carry on the life no matter what difficulty I met. Just like my mentor mentioned in his book, New Human Revolution, which "The deeper the dark, the closer the dawn. However profound the suffering that envelops you, never forget the inner spark of hope and courage. Never lose the capacity to wait with patient enduring.". Now, we live as a happy family.

Family photo  taken when my 21st birthday

 

My Working Experiences

After my SPM examination in 2005, I worked as computer lab tutor who teaches computer skills. I taught the primary school students the basic computer skills and how to use some computer software such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and photo album software. In addition, I had to troubleshoot the computer problem if there was any. So, i had learned the teaching skills and computer skills (software and hardware) from this job. 

In 2007, I worked as a QC assistant, in Spool Department, Shimano Component (M) Sdn Bhd, Pekan Nanas during the semester break holiday. I was in-charged of checking the quality of the products of the department and reworking on the products. I learned what were the defects on the products and how to examine a qualified products.

One of the spool types

During I studied in Diploma of Electronics Engineering in UTM, KL, I also had an experience as a waitress in Kuala Lumpur Convention Center, KLCC. From that, I found that the hospitality and patient to serve the customers are very important in serving business.

In December 2008, i worked as sales executive in PIKOM PC Fair at Persada Johor. My responsibities were to explain the specifications of the computer to customers and pursuit him/her to buy the computer. From this job, I realized that the communication skill is the essential to reach the target sales.

Moreover, since the first year study in UTM until now, I work part time as a teacher in Foon Yew High School, Johor Bahru. I teach PMR Geography to Form 3 students. From the experience, patient is the main key to teach the students very well. The teaching method must be interesting to attract their attention.

Photo taken during the gathering of tutors and Foon Yew High School principal

My Co-curriculum Activities

When I was Form 4 and 5, I was President of Red Crescent Association, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Pekan Nanas (SMKPN). During that period, I planned, leaded and coordinated the member activities in the association. Also, I had to inspire the committee members to be the best they can be. My committee members and I went duty on various functions, such as Sport Day for School and District Level, National Teenager Golf Championship, Marching Competition of Uniform Unit (Johor), and etc. Besides that, the top management and I also went for meeting and exchanged ideas with representatives from other secondary schools and the local leader of Red Crescent Association, Pontian. 

The certificate of President of Red Crescent Association SMK Pekan Nanas

The Committee of Red Crescent Association SMK Pekan Nanas

I was also prefect of SMK Pekan Nanas from 2004 to 2005. The responsibility of prefect is to co-operate with Discipline Unit to maintain the discipline of the students and cleanness of the school, organize events, support younger pupils and help staffs. Prefect is one of the top roles a student can have at a school.

Certificate of School Prefect SMK Pekan Nanas

At the same time, I was also a librarian of SMK Pekan Nanas. I need to duty one day every week. I had to in-charge of the borrow and return books from students, resolve the late return books and the students, maintain the cleanliness and image of library and clean up the library. Here, I had a good relationship with the teachers who are consultants of the library.

Certificate of Librarian SMK Pekan Nanas

Next, I also joined different club in my secondary school. For example, I was one of committee member of Health Club, Multimedia Club and Geography Association.

Certificate of Committee Member of Health Club

Certificate of Committee Member of Multimedia Club

Certificate of Committee Member of Geography Association

From March to April 2006, I joined National Service (Program Latihan Khidmat Negara, PLKN) at Camp Sri Ledang, Tangkak, Johor. I was Alpha Group member. I discovered the unity of the people in our nation plays a prominent role for the development of the country. If everyone works together with each other, a task can be accomplished better and faster. From there, I found that teamwork is very important. In the camp, I enhanced my physical fitness, the spirit of patriotic and the culture and arts of different races.

National Service (PLKN) Certificate

In Diploma, I took part in MISC Navigate Your Career Program – Teamwork in 2007, organized by MISC and UTMKL. From this program, the teamwork spirit was enhanced in my mind. The works can be done through teamwork effectively.

My certificate in Participating MISC Navigate Your Career - Teamwork Program, 2007

Furthermore, I participated Electronic Circuits Design Competition 2009 prepared by JURUTEK, UTM International Campus, Kuala Lumpur. I improved my skills in designing and soldering electronics circuit in this competition. I had to design different design of electronics circuit and choose the best circuit design to compete. Then, the hardware circuit had to be completed within 3 hours. I had to troubleshoot when the circuit did not function until the electronics components on the board can perform the desired output.

My Certificate of Electronic Circuit Design Competition

Furthermore, I am trying my best to improve my communication skills such as I took part in several different activities or programs such as be a tutor in Mandarin Class Program held by Student Representative UTM, taught and guided the UTM students who were interested in learning Mandarin and communicated with different races in Malay and English. 

I were teaching Mandarin to UTM students.

Certificate of Mandarin Class Program Tutor

In addition, I also worked as assistant treasurer in Iskandar Debating Championship organized by Kelab De’pikir (English Division). I was responsible in allocating the fund of the program for different purposes. After the end of the program, I cooperated with the treasurer to prepare financial report for Student Affairs Department (HEMA), UTM. 

One of the committee member and I at Iskandar-Debating Championship in UTM Appraisal Night at Good Hope Hotel.

Certificate of Assistant Treasurer Iskanddar-Debating Championship in UTM 2010

Moreover, I became one of the narrators in “Seed of Hope” Exhibition" from 16 - 18 January 2011, which was about environmental issue with the vision of “sustainability, steps towards change”. The responsibility of a narrator was to explain every panels of the exhibition to visitors, so this job required good communication skills.

After Opening Ceremony in UTM, 16 January 2011

I was explaining the information in the panels of Seeds of Hope Exhibition at Bangunan Sultan Ibrahim. 

Currently, I also join Global Outreach Program (GOP), which is an overseas academic exchange. A group of students go to the universities and the places of interest in other country. I am one of the committee members in External Relationship Department, in-charge of the activities during the trip. I have to plan and organize where we want to go and how we go the places. We will go Hong Kong and Macau  in August 2011.


In addition, in May 2010, i participated Sports of Malaysia Universities (Sukan Universiti Malaysia, MASUM). My team got 4th place in badminton. We were happy because this time was the best result in the history in UTM badminton team. ^.^ We will trained harder to achieve better result.

Photo taken when closing ceremony

The 4th place bronze medal

Photo taken after the group competition

My Education History

 My SPM result

In 2005，I took Examination of Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) and I got 10As 1B result. I would like to thank all the teachers taught me before and my school principal. They gave me a lot of taught and encourage. And also, I appreciated the guidance gave by my mentor in life – Daisaku Ikeda. Daisaku Ikeda is a Buddhist leader, peacebuilder, a prolific writer, poet, educator and founder of a number of cultural, educational and peace research institutions around the world.

 The Excellent Aacademic Award Ceremony 2005

  

After SPM, I studied Diploma of Electronics Engineering in UTM, International Campus, Kuala Lumpur. I learned how to be independent and took care of myself. I also knew many friends there. They are from different places of Malaysia. We mixed well among us. 


I gained my basic knowledge of Electronics Engineering. In the first semester in diploma, Electrical & Electronics Workshop is one of the subjects taken. It’s a course to expose technical practical to the students. In Electrical Workshop, my group members and I worked together to fix the electrical wire within certain time limit. While the Electronics Workshop was more challenging task. There were 3 tasks in this workshop, which were design and fit the electronic components on Project Board, Proto Board and PCB Board.

I had completed the test and examination, assignments and projects in the diploma study. I learnt some useful software such as Programming C, C++, MATLAB and Multisim. Besides that, I did a Microprocessor 68000 Project. The project was Security System using Microprocessor 68000. The system will open if the user entered the right password. If the user keyed in wrong password, the system will turn off until the user reset it. 


Furthermore, in the last semester, my group successfully completed a robotic project. It was a fire extinguisher robot. The fire extinguisher is used to extinguish the fire automatically when it detects a frame in a certain area. It is very useful in many places such as houses, offices, stores, factories and etc. In addition, the fire extinguisher also can reduce the time to extinguish the fire and it may help us to extinguish the fire as soon as possible to minimize the loss that caused by the fire. The main idea and the basic function of this robot is to detect fire and put out the fire. This robot can be activated by an alarm system or manually. Once the robot is activated, it will rotate 360° to scan the area for fire. If there is no fire detected, the robot will roam the surrounding area to get the better detection for 10 seconds. After the 10 seconds roaming, it will scan the area again by rotating 360°. If there is still no fire detected, it will roam the area for the third time. After the last attempt to detect the fire fails, it will go on off mode until there is fire detected or being on manually.

Front view of fire extinguisher robot

Side view of fire extinguisher robot

Back view of fire extinguisher robot

In the same semester, my two group member and I did a hand-on project for Manufacturing Electronics subject. Our project is lamp dimmer. When the SPST switch is closed, the dc power supply supplies 12V to 555 timer and pnp transistor. The 555 timer will start to operate. It is as an astable multivibrator to produce square wave at the output. Then, the square wave is feed to npn transistor. The complementary npn and pnp transistors act as switching function to ON the lamp. The brightness of the lamp is depending on the output waveform of 555 timer. After overcoming some problem faced during the making process, we are glad we have finished our project. The project went on as we planned and achieved the objective stated earlier. In addition, thorough planning and discussion with group members helped us to finish this project.

The lamp dimmer

On the other hand, i also studied Engineering Management in diploma. In this subject, My friends and I had to go interview a manager and ask him/her about his/her job scope and how he/she manage the subordinates. My group consisted of five persons. We decided to interview Food and Beverage Manager in Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC). 

this picture taken after the interview with Food & Beverage Manager, KLCC

After finish my study in Diploma of Electronics Engineering, I got Dean's List Award in 2009.My CGPA in Diploma is 3.98.

I were receiving Dean's List Award from Dean of College of Science and Technology, UTMKL

Course mates and I who received Dean's List Award 2009

My Dean's List Award Certificate and Gold Medal

As mentioned above, presently, I am studying Degree in Electrical-Electronics Engineering. I got the Putrajaya Perdana Scholarship Award in 2009 to afford the university fee and my living cost. Therefore, I can gain more knowledge and technical skills in UTM. I have good understanding the electrical theory and practical. I have done laboratories, assignments and hands-on projects in university. 

This picture was taken on Putrajaya Perdana Scholarship Award 2010, which was my second year to receive this award.

The laboratories include Basic Communication Lab, Control and Instrument Lab, Industrial Electronics Lab, Microprocessor Lab, Digital Communication Lab and etc. For Electronics Lab, I had to  use Multisim to do  preliminary exercise before carrying out the experiment. Each lab took 3 hours every week. I exposed to the practical experience in laboratory. I also familiar with the use of equipment and the experimental techniques in several electrical engineering laboratories. Moreover, the laboratories also  had  improved my communication skills especially in laboratory report writing. I also worked together effectively win team.

Some laboratories in Faculty of Electrical Engineering, UTM.

In Microprocessor Lab, I had learned Easy68K software to make a list of program and check the program to obtain the desired result. Also, i used Flight 68K connected with computer to get the predetermined output.

While, every subject has its own related assignment needs students to complete. For example, in 2010/2011 semester 1,  in Principle of Basic Communication, my two group members and I had studied and presented our topic, which was "AM DSB-FC Transmitter" and "The Reality of National Broadband Initiative". We used MATLAB to design the AM DSB-FC Transmitter. 

AM DSB-FC Transmitter Report

We did research and survey of the National Broadband Initiative (NBI), which launched by our Prime Minister Dato Seri Najib Tun Razak on 24th March 2010 at Dataran Merdeka. This program is very important in the aspect of socialization and economy transformation for country development to lead Malaysia into a high income nation where the citizens are knowledgeable and innovative. Nowadays, broadband has became a necessary as it can provide high-speed internet service anytime anywhere, so everyone can be connected with latest information. Broadband provides quality lifestyle for citizens if the initiatives being being out properly and the target is achieved. 

Last semester, I designed a digital clock using Altera Quartus II. The digital clock will count 0 - 59 seconds, then 1 - 59 minutes and 59 seconds and from 1 to  12 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds. Then, it will repeat again. 

The digital clock circuit in Altera Quartus II



Output of digital clock



Currently I also use T-Spice in a subject, which is Very Large Scale Integrated (VLSI). I use the software to make circuit schematic, run the design, to get the circuit output, do layout of the circuit and get the netlist of the corresponding circuit schematic and laount and then compare both of them to determine the circuits are equal.

The circuit schematic of inverter in S-Edit of Tanner Tools

Inverter layout in L-Edit of Tanner Tools

I am fluent in read, written and spoken English, Malay and Mandarin. In addition, I have basic proficiency in Japanese Language. This is because I had studied Japanese Language for 1 year in UTM, Skudai.

As mentioned before, I used different software to accomplish different subject assignments. So, I have computer software skills such as Multisim, TSpice, Altera Quartus II, Easy68K, IDE68K, Matlab, C, C++ and Microsoft Office.

Moreover, in January 2011, I attended a short course, Quality Management System (ISO 9001:2008). It was conducted by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohd Hasbullah Bin Idris, Senior Lecturer, Head of Department    Material Enginnering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, UTM. Therefore, I have a basic understanding of QMS.Quality is the ability of a set of inherent characteristics of a product, system or or process to fulfill requirements of customers and other interest parties. Quality must be in customer terms. The judgement of quality lies on how well their needs and expectations are satisfied. ISO is the International Organization for Standardization which facilities the creation and voluntary adoption of world wide industrial and manufacturing standards. Therefore, ISO 9000 is a written set of standards, which describes and defines the basic elements of the quality system needed to ensure that an organization's products or services meet or exceed customer neds and expectation. The Quality Management Principles are customer focus, leadership, involvement of people, precess approach, system approach to management, continual improvement, factual approach to decision making and mutually beneficial supplier relationships.

 

Furthermore, I will do industrial training in R&D LASER FAX (Electrical) Department at Panasonic System Networks Malaysia  in Senai. The duration is at least 10 weeks. The objective of the industrial training is to expose and enhance my technical-minded and practical skills of actual working environment. The knowledge and experience gained from the industrial training will help me in my future undertaking.