About Me

As an ethnically Chinese German living in London, UK, I have a broad exposure to the business, technology and creative industries.

With the emergence of globalisation, managing diversity is an upcoming trend. Diversity embraces the differences and brings out the best of each culture in a way that promotes cooperation, understanding and a common goal.

I grew up in Germany in a town called Mannheim, which is famous for being where Carl Benz first invented the automobile in 1885 and come from a strong engineering family. From an early age I have had a keen interest in Technology and Photography.

In 1997, my parents suddenly announced that we were going to be moving to Beijing due to a job opening for a multinational pharmaceutical company. During those 6 years at an International school, I have not only learnt to speak English and Mandarin Chinese, but have also completed my International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma with focus on Computer Science, Economics and Physics.

Whilst in Beijing I have established great friendships with people from many cultural backgrounds (My international school represented 39 nations) and this superior cultural adaptability has helped me recognise and deal with complex situations.

Since 15, I have taught myself HTML and Flash and have gone onto do C++ in High School as the only IB Higher Level Candidate in Beijing in 2003. At the same time, I have also demonstrated entrepreneurial flair, buying/selling Computer equipment from China to Germany and investing in my father’s Healthcare company Neckar Healthcare which is China’s sole distributor of EKF Diagnostic Gmbh’s Biosen diabetes analyzers and CLAMP system.

In recent years since graduating with a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Reading, I have worked as Web developer and Software Engineer for various companies and have excelled in establishing myself as a valued team player and independent thinker in every organisation along the way.

With any highly specialised industry such as IT, it is difficult for people such as Software Engineers to break into managerial positions. In my opinion, I believe that I have the creative, technical and business potential of developing into a leader in the near future.

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Compusential is a morphene of Computer + Essential and was conceived while working for NVIDIA, the world’s largest graphics semiconductor company. I am still deciding which direction to focus this domain on, for now it will stay a blog of Technology, Business and Photography articles.

Most of the photos are shot exclusively with a Leica MP and Summicron 35 ASPH and Summilux 50 ASPH lenses. The German hand made 35mm film Leica MP is an embodiment of German precision craftsmanship and heritage and the Leica M design is widely regarded as one of the most iconic camera designs.

With today’s fast moving consumer electronics industry and marketing wizardry, it is hard to see that the essential things are still the most important.

Shutter speed, lens aperture and focus must all be adjusted manually with the Leica MP and is a reflection of the skill of the user, not the electronics beneath (in fact, the camera only has a LED diode for metering). The images are digitised using a Nikon Coolscan V ED and sampled down to web size.