Though the founder of Symmetrix Solutionz ® has extensive prior experience in the telecom industry, he has re-invented himself and diversified into other businesses including construction, accounting, software consultancy and education. This prompted the formation of Symmetrix Solutionz.
The most recent period from Sep-2002 to Nov-2021 saw Lingam as Trainer/Administrator at Singapore Institute of Science. He was responsible for the teaching of Physics at "O" and "A" levels. He secured the CaseTrust for Education certification for the school. He also set up the office LAN and the school's initial website.
The period Sep-1999 thru Aug-2002 saw Lingam as an equity-partner in a startup company Ficom Engineering & Construction Pte Ltd. As the Project Manager, he successfully managed and implemented a multi-million dollar optic fibre network installation project for a major local telecom company. The project was a financial success which yielded 15% ROI over a 3-year period.
During the prior 2-year period from Oct-1998 thru Aug-1999 Lingam was a equity-partner in Interfax Communication Management Pte Ltd, a pioneer startup firm providing low-cost high-quality international fax services via the internet using FoIP technology. After a year of operation, the business became unsustainable and the company was eventually wound down.
During the previous 17-year period from Jun-1981 thru Sep-1998, Lingam was employed by Motorola Electronics Pte Ltd. His roles were wide-ranging including Section Manager (Paging Sales & Distribution Systems), Business Analyst (Order Processing Solutions), Order Administration Manager, Telecoms Sales Engineer and initially Telecoms Systems Engineer.
Lingam's first career since graduation was with Singapore Telecommunications Pte Ltd from Jul-1976 thru Jun-1981 as a Microwave Engineer. He was instrumental and accountable for the planning, requirements specification writing, tender evaluation, purchasing of equipment/services, installation, testing, commissioning and maintenance of microwave/UHF radio networks in Singapore. He had a staff of 40 employees under his care.
Lingam has the following academic qualifications and professional credentials:-
Certified QuickBooks User - certified by Intuit Inc, USA.
Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration - awarded by National University of Singapore.
Degree in Bachelor of Electrical/Electronics Engineering - awarded by University of Singapore.
Licensed Professional Engineer - registered with Singapore Professional Engineers Board.
Corporate Member - Institution of Engineers Singapore.
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