Industry Forward's
Digitalisation Architecture Designer.
About
The Lukas J. Tan Journey: From Creativity to Entrepreneurship
Lukas Tan born in Penang, Malaysia, who displayed exceptional creativity and entrepreneurial spirit at a very young age.
Growing up, Lukas exhibited remarkable talent and ingenuity, actively engaging in the family business as part of his daily life in his hometown. Alongside his secondary school mates, he showcased his technical prowess by constructing a 30-square-foot small house using wood and hardware. Lukas demonstrated a keen aptitude for woodworking, hardware repair, and electrical work. Throughout his childhood, he assisted his mother with her sewing business, learning the fundamentals of entrepreneurship and customer interaction.
Lukas explored various entrepreneurial ventures, including collecting old coconut shells and newspapers for resale after reprocessing, as well as trading fireworks during festive seasons. These endeavors were not only for survival but also a reflection of his creative understanding and pursuit of business opportunities. At the age of 10, his parents bought him an Intel 486 computer | 1995. After school, he learned computer skills and began working as a computer technician in his relative's company, where he developed his passion for computers.
Lukas attended Li Hwa Primary School and SMK Bagan Jaya Secondary School in Butterworth, Penang. He then pursued his studies at Tunku Abdul Rahman College in Tanjung Bungah, Penang, for two years before furthering his education at Tunku Abdul Rahman College in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur, where he obtained a Bachelor's degree in Information Systems Engineering | 2007.
Lukas embarked on his career journey by joining Biz Power Solutions Sdn Bhd in Kuala Lumpur as an intern in 2006. There, he delved into the open-source community, including Ubuntu and osCommerce, marking the beginning of his path as a web programmer. During his tenure, Lukas was involved in projects such as Penjara Kajang software development.
He later joined NLP Research International Sdn Bhd, where the owner, Dave J, became his mentor and ignited his entrepreneurial spirit. Here, Lukas further honed his skills in web development, content writing, graphic design, and search engine optimization (SEO) | 2007.
In 2007, immediately after formally graduating with a Bachelor's degree, Lukas established his first company, Maple Software Creation, in Butterworth, Penang. His clientele spanned across Peninsular Malaysia, and he firmly believed in the mantra: 'Customers are my teachers; they teach me, they push me, they demand of me, and they are the people who make me grow.'
Lukas ventured into various tech-related businesses, including FTZ classified site, Jobfisher blue-collar job app, GPS point location, BeList Property Management System, Autobot customer relationship management system, and Claim it membership and rewards point application. Despite facing failures, Lukas embraced each setback as a learning opportunity.
Lukas's most satisfying invention is Autobot CRM, inspired by the movie Iron Man | 2008, which sparked the idea that he could create a computer version of Jarvis to streamline repetitive tasks in following up with business processes and customer relationships. He applied this concept in his company, enabling the creation of a sustainable workflow with fewer resources long before AI and business automation became widely introduced.
In 2014, Lukas incorporated Operion Ecommerce & Software Sdn Bhd in Butterworth, Penang. The name 'OPERION' derives from the word 'Operation,' reflecting its goal of simplifying technical and business processes. When it comes to software development, Lukas prioritizes data security and privacy. He emphasizes these aspects when designing software architecture, databases, and code flow, aiming for solutions that avoid strong dependencies.
Lukas focuses on independent object development or microservice architecture to ensure scalability and adaptability to dynamic market changes, avoiding strong dependencies. This approach, known as distributed architecture, helps technology scale efficiently and handle market fluctuations.
As a technopreneur, Lukas has actively delivered technopreneur talks to over 40 universities since 2013. He has trained more than 300 programmers and advocates for programming as an essential skill for future success. Additionally, he has served as a computer science lecturer at Han Chiang College | 2016-2017. He has been appointed as Panel National Industry Expert for National Competency Standard (NCS) Industry Forward | 2024 and invited to a development workshop for the Industry Forward sector, reflecting his significant contributions to Malaysia's national development in advanced manufacturing and Industry 4.0. Lukas's industry roles include serving as an Industry Advisor Panel member for the Faculty of Creative Technology at Limkokwing University, Cyberjaya | 2022; INDUSTRIAL ADVISOR FOR THE SCHOOL OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SOIT) SEGi College, Penang | 2021 ; JUDGE FOR MMU ACE SUMMER PROGRAMME - FINAL PITCH Multimedia University, Cyberjaya | 2021; JUDGE IN APPRENTICE CHALLENGE, Tunku Abdul Rahman University College, Penang | 2021; STARTUP PITCHING COMPETITION JURY PANELIST Tunku Abdul Rahman University College | 2021; MWA JURY PANELIST Exabytes | 2020.
The award he has earned in Lukas’s entrepreneurship:
- • 2024 <The Malaysia Book of Records> Tree Planting APP In conjunction with "1 Million Trees Planting Program by Yayasan Amal TYT Pulau Pinang".
- • 2024 <JCI Butterworth City> Ten Outstanding Penang Youth (TOPY), Top 30 Finalist.
- • 2024 <JPK 🇲🇾> Specially invited as a national industry expert for the NCS Industry Forward panel by JPK in 2024.
- • 2022 <JCI Malaysia> SDG Award, Top 10.
- • 2022 <Golden Bull> Emerging SME Award.
- • 2022 <SEBA> Best Software Provider.
- • 2021 <Global Alibaba Creator> Top 50.
- • 2020 <WSF> World Entrepreneurship Festival, Top 3.
- • 2019 <JCI Malaysia> Best Business Plan, Champ.
- • 2019 <Biz Challenge>, Grand Finale Top 10.
- • 2019 <Exabytes> Web Design Award.
- • 2018 <i4.0 Seed> Startup Fund Recipient.
- • 2015 <Advertising + Marketing> Best Web Design Award.
Education Contributions:
- • Train 300++ programmers
- • Tech Inspiration Talk at 40 Universities
- • Computer Science Lecturer 2016-17
start His involvement in Malaysia's Industry4WRD initiative and the National Competency Standard underscores his dedication to advancing the nation's industrial capabilities and digital transformation. He has also been serving the Penang Life Saving Society since 2003. Swimming is his sole sport, and he enjoys it immensely. In 2012, Lukas participated in a cross-channel swimming event from Butterworth to Penang Island, covering a distance of 6.5 kilometers.
Lukas admires the fusion of cultural dynamics, particularly the efficiency and innovation of China, alongside the ingenuity and entrepreneurship of Israel. He aspires to promote this cultural blend, seeing immense value in fostering a culture of adaptability, resilience, and collaboration inspired by these diverse influences. By championing this fusion, Lukas aims to cultivate an environment where risk-taking, continuous improvement, and global impact thrive. He believes that embracing cultural diversity as a core value will propel his organization toward sustained growth and success in an ever-evolving world.
He also has a passion for art and music and believes they enhance personal creativity. He has explored various musical activities and networks, viewing music as a tool to cultivate creativity. While he doesn't need to master music, Lukas finds that it activates his creativity and intelligence, ultimately making him a better entrepreneur.
Lukas is married and has one child. He enjoys reading and inventing for a better future, both for Malaysia and the world. Additionally, he likes to engage in conversations with individuals interested in discussing new business opportunities and innovation, especially within the startup ecosystem.
Invention
Effortlessly manage client relationships: Snap business card photos, automate data entry, and receive reminders for key contacts.
- Optical Character Recognition (OCR).
- AI text and images processing.
- Whatsapp integration.
Project Yayasan Amal TYT Pulau Pinang: Planting 1 million trees on April 22, 2024, ensured with live updates via app and dashboard.
- Real-time Planting Verification.
- Geo-location Tracking content.
- Live Dashboard.
- Prevention: Four backups server, IP activity monitoring, User activity monitoring.
Numerology Career Insights App: Your success and wealth guide. Discover strengths and focus areas for prosperity with personalized insights.
- AI Algorithms to analyze your numerological profile.
- Data Analytics to identify your strengths and key areas for professional growth and prosperity.
Develop the cloud CMS to overcome the maintenance and security problem in independent's CMS (Joomla!, Mambo, etc).
- Database design.
- Cloud system architecture design.
This application allow all our employees around the world to collaborate with each other. Consist Decentralised Autonomous Organisation (DAO).
- Strengthen teamwork and collaboration.
- The system is still using in the company and keep improving.
The concept of automated's customer relationship and operation control has design and implement to the company.
- Saving time.
- Implement the machine gun salesforce rather than shortgun salesforce.
- The system is still using in the company and keep improving.
Introducing a new way of interview to handling the mass of candidates around the clock.
- Reduce the interview and appointment scheduling time.
- Increase the speed in candidate selection.
- The system is still using in the company and keep improving.
Converting the pager input into an android application.
- Server and memory management.
- System architecture design.
Projects and experiences in the past, and not longer maintained.
- FTZ.my classifieds (identical to Mudah.my but in 2D flat color mode).
- JobFisher (identical to JobStreet but serve the blue collar worker).
- BeList Property (identical to iProperty but for agency's internal listing management).
- Autobot CRM (gamification way to consolidate the data from online and offline for retail businesses).
Expertise
Algorithms
Data Structures
Software Architect
Database Design
Quality Assurance
Risk Analysis
Prototyping
UI/UX Design
Talk
Consulting
Training
Honors & Awards
- Panel National Industry Expert for National Competency Standard (NCS) Industry Forward, 2024
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Industrial Advisor:
- Faculty of Creative Technology, Limkokwing University, Cyberjaya | 06th, Sept 2022
- School of Information Technology, SEGi College, Penang | 2021 – 2022
- Tunku Abdul Rahman University College, Penang | 31, July 2021. Appointed as Judge in Apprentice Challenge 2021
- Tunku Abdul Rahman University College | April 2021. Appointed as Judge for the computer challenge “The Smart Health Community” competition.
- Multimedia University, Cyberjaya | 27th, July 2021. Appointed as Judge for MMU ACE SUMMER PROGRAMME - FINAL PITCH
- Exabytes | Jan 2020. Appointed as 2020 Malaysia Website Awards Jury Panel.
Sport | Mar 2015
- Butterworth To Penang International Cross Channel Swimming Competition.
University Partners
Education
Tunku Abdul Rahman University College
2003 - 2005 | Penang, MY
- Advaned Diploma
- Information Systems Engineering
Volunteer
Group of enterprising young people leading communities in over 100 countries.
- Vice President international
- JCIM Area Peninsular North Business & IT Director
Managing the technical and computer related matters during the meeting, event and conference.
- IT Officer
Contact
Tech Sharing
2024
- DIGITALISATION INITIATIVE SHARING
- DIGITALISATION ROADMAP TRAINING
- E-INVOICING SEMINAR
- E-INVOICING SEMINAR
- E-INVOICING SEMINAR
- DIGITALISATION INITIATIVE SHARING
- E-INVOICING SEMINAR
- E-INVOICING SEMINAR
- ESG TALK
- ESG TALK
- ESG PRINCIPLES FOR SMES
- ESG TALK
- ESG TALK
- ESG TALK
- ESG TALK
2022
- TECHNOPRENEURSHIP TALK
- TECHNOPRENEURSHIP TALK
- INTRODUCTORY COURSE FOR WEB3.0
- INTRODUCTORY COURSE FOR WEB3.0
- INTRODUCTORY COURSE FOR WEB3.0
- TECHNOPRENEURSHIP TALK
- NEAR SINGAPORE WEB 3.0
- TECHNOPRENEURSHIP TALK
- TECHNOPRENEUR TALK
- TECHNOPRENEURSHIP TALK
- TECHNOPRENEURSHIP TALK
- TECHNOPRENEURSHIP TALK
- TECHNOPRENEURSHIP TALK
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- TECHNOPRENEURSHIP TALK
- TECHNOPRENEURSHIP TALK
- TECHNOPRENEURSHIP TALK
- TECHNOPRENEURSHIP TALK
- TECHNOPRENEURSHIP TALK
- TECHNOPRENEURSHIP TALK
2021
- TECHNOPRENEURSHIP TALK
- WORK FROM HOME PRACTICES
- WORK FROM HOME PRACTICES
- TECHNOPRENEURSHIP TALK
- TECHNOPRENEURSHIP TALK
- WORK FROM HOME PRACTICES
- TECHNOPRENEURSHIP TALK
- WFH TALK TO PERSONAL DYNAMIC INTERACTION WEB WORKSHOP 2021
- WORK FROM HOME PRACTICES
- WORK FROM HOME PRACTICES
- WORK FROM HOME PRACTICES
- TECHNOPRENEURSHIP TALK
- IMPORTANT OF FRAMEWORK + QUALITY CODE
- TECHNOPRENEURSHIP TALK
- TECHNOPRENEURSHIP TALK
- TECHNOPRENEURSHIP TALK
- MOTIVATIONAL TECHNOPRENEURSHIP TALK
- MOTIVATIONAL TALK & TRANSFORMATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
- TECHNOPRENEURSHIP TALK
- CAREER FAIR 2021 TECHNOPRENEURSHIP TALK
- TECHNOPRENEURSHIP TALK
2018
2014
- WORKSPACE SECRETS REVEALED @ LEDC X MAKEWEEKEND
- WORKSPACE SECRETS REVEALED @ CHROMELEONS MULTIMEDIA ART FESTIVAL
2013
- COMMUNICATE YOUR BUSINESS MORE EFFECTIVELY : CO-HOST: BERNAMA MEDIA
- E-COMMERCE CONFERENCE & EXPERT SHARING
- E-COMMERCE CONFERENCE & EXPERT SHARING
- PUBLIC E-COMMERCE SHARING
- THE INTERNET COMMERCE THAT EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW!
- E-COMMERCE BUSINESS CONFERENCE