My resume
JENNIFER TAI
Objective: To one day develop a marketable game title.
Background
1991 - 1992 - Started career in the publishing line as media coordinator for Malaysian media rep (MediaPlus Sdn Bhd) for the South China Morning Post, Newsweek and many other int’l publications. Responsibilities include co-calling, managing the customer and reader databases, office administrative duties.
1993 - 1995 - Hiatus to finish law degree (LLB, University of London). Finished only two years due to lack of funds.
1995 - 1998 - Began career in journalism as staff writer for E&O Media Asia (later known as World Media Asia Sdn Bhd). Reported and wrote business features for trade magazines in the retail and hospitality sectors, subsequently moving to business IT, focusing on e-commerce and business computing.
1998 - 2000 - Joined Digital Access Sdn Bhd (now CR Media Sdn Bhd) as Features Editor for PC World Malaysia and The Web Malaysia.
2000 - 2002 - Took leap of faith into dotcom craze. Became editor for the now defunct Live-e.com and then Againsthegrain.com.
2002 - 2004 - Contributing editor to PC.com for its games section. Also freelanced for The Star In.Tech, and a columnist for MSN.com.my.
2004 - November 2005 - Editor for GameAxis Unwired Malaysia
Present - Minister of Home Affairs, Tan Household!
Past freelance work:
Available links to published freelance works:
- CNet Asia: Asian Tech Spending Research Survey - Interview with Mr Yew Kim Keong, CIO of Bursa Malaysia Berhad (October 2004)
- CNet Asia: Where’s the money in security? (September 2004)
- CNet Asia / SMB IT Essentials case study on ACM, a Singaporean subsidiary in Malaysia (August 2004)
- CNet Asia / C|Level coverage for Malaysia on IT governance: Malaysia wants broadband for all (July 2004)
- CNet Asia interview with Datuk Jamaludin Ibrahim, CEO of Maxis Comm. Bhd (May 2004)
Game review samples in The Star In.Tech:
Age of Mythology
Age of Mythology: The Titans
Arx Fatalis
Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom
Greyhawk: Temple of Elemental Evil
Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide
Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark
Rise of Nations
Runaway: A Road Adventure
The Sims: Unleashed
The Sims Online
Tron 2.0
Review samples at Gameaxis.com
Black & White 2
Bloodrayne 2
Still Life
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