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Before starting my master's and doctoral studies in 1994, I completed my postgraduate degree with honors in Information Management. I sought advice from my supervisor, a distinguished professor at the University of Melbourne, on how to make a real impact in information dissemination.
His advice was to create an information-sharing network that would bridge academia and industry. At that time, I was working as a senior technology and science consultant in a global information technology organization with 385,000 staff members.
Following his advice, in 1995, I founded Illumination Connect as part of a business organization with 150 employees comprising scientists, technologists, and engineers.
Funded by the government, I served as the lead architect for our primary Y2K (Year 2000) project for five years. After working tirelessly, including a sleepless 48-hour stretch, I felt immense joy and fulfillment as a technology leader on…
