Lau Boon Leong
B.L. Lau holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronics from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). He possesses wide ranging experience spanning semiconductor product engineering, final test technology transfer, IC design start-ups, manufacturing outsourcing, international business development, and mobile application development.
He began his career with the Motorola semiconductor division in 1987. He played pivotal roles in final testing, product engineering, and the technology transfer of high- speed static memory products from Austin, Texas, to the Sungai Way plant. These strategic transfers helped increase the division’s revenue tenfold in less than five years. Subsequently, he was recruited by the Asia Final Manufacturing group to coordinate final test standardization and synergy across Motorola facilities in Tianjin, Hong Kong, Sendai, Taiwan, and Sungai Way.
In 2000, B.L. joined one of Malaysia’s pioneering semiconductors integrated circuit (IC) design start-ups as Director of Engineering. Later appointed Chief Operating Officer, he steered the company’s focus toward security-related memory products and smartcard chips. Building a team of IC designers and product engineers from the ground up, he facilitated the development of new intellectual properties and product delivery. Collaborating with a diverse sales and marketing team, B.L. successfully penetrated international markets, exporting products to Belgium, France, Italy, Thailand, the Philippines, and India. Under his leadership, the company achieved rapid commercial traction and significant revenue growth within just two years. He was subsequently appointed Acting Chief Executive Officer.
B.L. took early retirement in 2010 to pursue other aspects of life; he explored green rooftop, equity investment and Android app developments. He learned the object- oriented programming language from scratch, built the first Android app and published to Google Play Store in several months. One of his hobby apps successfully generated revenue, which doubled within a year.
Email : vistage.bl@gmail.com
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