Johan Farid Khairuddin

Current

• Commercial Pilot at Australian Wings Academy

Past

• Head of Regional Youth Projects, Youth Dynamics at ASTRO Entertainment
• Radio Announcer & TV Personality at AMP & ASTRO
• Consultant - New Media Development at Broadway (M) Entertainment Media Group

• Head of Network Content Integration at Xfresh, Airtime Management & Programming
• Compere at TV3, Media Prima plc
• Consultant - Marketing & Business Development at Subway Sandwiches (M)
• Webmaster at AMP Radio Networks
• Webmaster at The Phiz Records, V2 Music.
• Site Administrator at Cyber Music Asia
• Technical Analyst at TMnet, Telekom Malaysia.
• Technician at BML Computers (Sole Proprietorship)
• Salesperson at Spectra Games (Sole Proprietorship)

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Education

• Australian Wings Academy
• Subang General Aviation
• Trinity College & University, London.

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Johan Farid Khairuddin’s Summary

As the region's youngest and most experienced strategic youth business & media development experts, I traveled the world for Asia's leading satellite broadcasting company (Astro plc) as their Head of Regional Youth Projects. Focused on CSR, my team and I worked at enhancing business brand positioning & profitability through the group's youth-targeted cross-media platforms, projects & business units.

The highlights of my tenure include speaking on Youth & ICTs at the UN Global Youth Forum in Switzerland (Sept 07), the UN Meets Web 2.0 Conference in New York (March 08), the European Alternative Channel TV Forum in Barcelona (April 08), the World Congress for ICT (May 08) in Kuala Lumpur, the 1st World Radio Broadcasters Meeting (June 08) in Istabul, Turkey, the UN Global Youth Forum in Armenia (Oct 08), the 2nd Annual Middle East Corporate Social Responsibility Forum in Dubai (Nov 08) and most recently the Annual General Meeting for the Committee for ASEAN Youth Cooperation in Manila, Philippines (Dec 08).

For my work on youths in Asia, The United Nations awarded me an appointment as an e-Leader for the Asia Pacific region in March 2008. I also then sat on the UN Global Alliance for ICT Development Strategic Council until the end of my tenure. I have also been awarded by the Committee for ASEAN Youth Cooperation to be the e-Ambassador to Malaysia.

As a veteran Radio DJ & TV Personality with more than 12 years experience in the music, youth, entertainment and broadcasting industries; my work in media including my role in music as a singer, songwriter & producer have and will continue to grant me international experience, networks & exposure globally.

At the end of December 2008, I began a new chapter in my life -- to fly airplanes, now as a profession.

Being a licensed Malaysian Private Pilot since 2005, I recently earned my Australian Commercial Pilot's License and am now pursuing my Multi-Engine Command Instrument Rating on Australia's Gold Coast.

Johan Farid Khairuddin’s Specialties:

Media Convergence & Profitability, Youth Marketing in Asia, Creative Content Development, Entertainment for Broadcast, Corporate Social Responsibility, Information & Communication Technologies (ICTs) and Aviation.

Johan Farid Khairuddin’s Experience

• Commercial Pilot

  Australian Wings Academy

  (Airlines/Aviation industry)

  January 2009 — Present (1 year )

  I recently completed my Commercial Pilot's License and am now in the midst of my Multi-Engine Command Instrument Rating. The course is also known as the Australian Wings Academy Diploma in Aviation.
  
  Thenceforth I will proceed to my Airline Transport Pilots License.
  
  Part-time, I am working to help manage the AirAsia X station on the Gold Coast. From check-in to baggage handling, pax disembarkation to "special requests", I am gaining valuable experience behind the scenes in airline operations & ground handling.

• Head of Regional Youth Projects, Youth Dynamics

  ASTRO Entertainment

  (Public Company; Broadcast Media industry)

  July 2007 — December 2008 (1 year 6 months)

  Created, Planned and Budgeted relevant youth activities focusing on pro-social & regional level efforts while leading the general administration of the "Youth" market segment for ASTRO. I also assisted the General Manager in overseeing the daily operations of our department, including Programme Development, Scheduling and Operations, Presentation, Programme Acquisition (if/when necessary) also Marketing/Promotions.
  
  Daily operations also include liaison with our ASTRO's regional offices / counterparts, production teams, marketing & consumers’ insight teams, programme suppliers, broadcast operations, etc -- in Indonesia and India. I also worked with Astro's Creative & Content Managers to identify new programming strategies for the region with relevant youth insights.
  
  I raised the bar in strategic thinking, creativity and production while managing the Regional-Youth-Programmes calender for Content-Co at ASTRO ENTERTAINMENT NETWORKS.

• Radio Announcer & TV Personality

  AMP & ASTRO

  (Public Company; AMP; Financial Services industry)

  February 2006 — June 2007 (1 year 5 months)

  After Co-founding still arguably, the biggest teen community business in Southeast Asia (Xfresh in Malaysia), I traveled regionally for ASTRO PLC (while deejaying on the radio for AMP) to assist in the successful deployment of ASTRO's other youth targeted projects. My most recent work had me in North America to act as Executive Producer for my music-video travelogue, Indonesia for the XPRESI youth TV channel, and in India with/for the pre launch of the BINDASS youth brand and business.

• Consultant - New Media Development

  Broadway (M) Entertainment Media Group

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Media Production industry)

  June 2005 — June 2006 (1 year 1 month)

  Worked together part-time with the company CEO to assist in "jump starting" his latest group business subsidiary “Broadway Digital Media”. The company then, merely had plans to expand the group’s revenue channels through aggregating its original content to the relatively new (at that time) communication platforms within the market place - IPTV, 3G, VOD etc.
  
  I was engaged to chart an action plan for the group, negotiate the deals between new affiliates and other 3rd party content providers, consult actual platform development, develop a working business plan which included identifying key staff to then manage the operation post my part-time consultancy/contract tenure.
  
  The portal has now successfully launched as www.bintang.tv

• Head of Network Content Integration

  Xfresh, Airtime Management & Programming

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  February 2001 — February 2006 (5 years 1 month)

  Co-founded the Xfresh Teen Community. Starting online, Xfresh's CRM database of 100% teens grew into millions and the project then expanded to include teen street teams, teen magazines, teen mobile applications and eventually teen TV! The Xfresh Teen Community then became the Xfresh Group when it became a multi-million dollar business with 4WDs, Busses, a Helicopter and now its very own radio station - XFRESH FM.
  
  * Locally, Xfresh won “Most Creative Website / Portal” award honors at the 2001 Jaring MY Awards. Internationally, Xfresh was nominated for the “GKP Youth Award 2003 – Category: Media”. The Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) is a worldwide network committed to harnessing the potential of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for sustainable and equitable development.
  
  * I was then chosen to represent Xfresh and Malaysia to speak at the 3rd World Congress for Youth in Vancouver, Canada on “Developing Youth Networks / Communities in South East Asia”.

• Compere

  TV3, Media Prima plc

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  March 2005 — December 2005 (10 months)

  Worked part-time "fronting the cameras" as a TV personality and Compere for one of the network's leading LIVE entertainment programme called "Mentor" which aired on primetime weekends. An idol-like local reality music/entertainment programme, it scored one of the highest ratings that year. More on the company at www.mediaprima.com.my

• Consultant - Marketing & Business Development

  Subway Sandwiches (M)

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Food & Beverages industry)

  November 2004 — April 2005 (6 months)

  A part-time consultancy stint to acquire experience in the service and food industry.

• Webmaster

  AMP Radio Networks

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  February 2000 — February 2001 (1 year 1 month)

  * Performed thorough analysis of the group’s prior year web/online design methodologies, stats / performance and user interface systems then, re-developed and managed a more professional user interface for the radio network’s top station websites, portals and online advertising pages, banners etc.
  
  * Lead various initiatives to establish better quality standards for the group’s existing website infrastructure. This included conducting group surveys, heading user interface research programs, analyzing technical data etc.
  
  * Worked as a part-time radio DJ for Malaysia’s #1 English TOP40 radio station (hitz.fm). Was one of the region’s youngest radio deejays at 19; Emceed for various radio station tours and events. Also produced & voiced more than 100 minutes of radio advertisements, jingles and station / network promotions.

• Webmaster

  The Phiz Records, V2 Music.

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Music industry)

  August 1999 — December 1999 (5 months)

  * Designed the record label’s first website. Integrating interactive components such as an e-commerce engine, fan/user mailbox facilities, chat rooms and online forum boards etc, the administration system’s user interface was developed to be user friendly enough, allowing any non savvy internet user to manage.
  
  * Signed as an artiste with the record label (part of V.E. an R&B harmony quartet), recorded and co-produced a compilation album “Ilham Volume One”, then co-managed its A&P activity nationwide. Was one of Malaysia’s youngest signed co-producers. musicians and artistes (at the time).
  
  * Website was nominated for “Best Website of the Year” Award by Computer Industry Association of Malaysia for 1999.

• Site Administrator

  Cyber Music Asia

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)

  December 1997 — August 1999 (1 year 9 months)

  * Hired by the Company’s Founder & MD, as one of their pioneer staff, I helped consult and construct the company’s web backbone/infrastructure which would coincide with the building of the core business model. Two of its web portals (Cybermusicasia.com and XSmusic.com) served rich, interactive and localized music content targeting Malaysia and surrounding regional user/markets.
  
  * Successfully acquired exclusive partnership with the Recording Industry of Malaysia (RIM), the US Billboards Talent Network and various other local music content providers, to become Asia’s “one stop shop” for music/entertainment based content. The company was also given exclusive rights to broadcast “never seen before” entertainment related material on the internet – first to break the Malaysian paradigm of “broadcast = TV & Radio only”.
  
  This was during a time Malaysians still bought Music cassettes.

• Technical Analyst

  TMnet, Telekom Malaysia.

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Telecommunications industry)

  March 1997 — December 1997 (10 months)

  * As their youngest executive, my team and I developed an online platform for the Internet Service Provider (ISP)’s first Intranet and Internet platform. The Intranet platform provided various tools to assist the customer support team in managing their helpdesk & call center cases, while the Internet platform provided the customer/subscriber with applications (ie. FAQ, Freeware, OS updates etc) which would help minimize and/or resolve their ISP connectivity issues.
  
  * My team and I also developed and marketed various new interactive products and strategies (ie. Online Gaming Networks, Community Portals etc). Most of them are still active and profitable on www.tm.net.my
  
  * Personally also managed customer support initiatives, assisting subscribers with their technical issues.
  
  This was all during a time Malaysia thought the Internet was for fishing.

• Technician

  BML Computers (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Computer Hardware industry)

  October 1995 — January 1996 (4 months)

  Assembling and selling computers to the consumer market.

• Salesperson

  Spectra Games (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)

  October 1993 — January 1994 (4 months)

  Marketing electronic video games to consumers.

Johan Farid Khairuddin’s Education

• Australian Wings Academy

  Commercial Pilot License , CASA CPL , 2008 — 2009

  Activities and Societies:

  Ratings - Retractable Undercarriage (RG), Night VFR Handling. on Type - Cessna 172 N, R & SP Models. Garmin G1000. Diamond (DA40) TDI.

• Subang General Aviation

  Private Pilot License , DCA PPL , 2005 — 2006

  Activities and Societies:

  Type Rated on the Cessna 152 & 172, Piper Cherokee (PA28-161), Trinidad Tobago TB9 and Cirrus SR21.

• Trinity College & University, London.

  MBA , Project Management , 2003 — 2005

  Awarded a fellowship by the Dean which grants the title (F.Inst BA).

Additional Information

Johan Farid Khairuddin’s Interests:

Aviation, Basketball, Youth Rights Advocacy, Music, Entertainment, Multimedia, Broadcasting, Traveling.

Johan Farid Khairuddin’s Groups:

United Nations, UN-GAID/UN-DESA, Committee for ASEAN Youth Cooperation (CAYC), Malaysian Institute of Microelectronic Systems (MIMOS), Ministry of Youth & Sports Malaysia, Ministry of Science & Technology Malaysia.

•    Aviation Professionals
•    Aviation Network
•    Business Aviation Network
•    Aviation Experts
•    Aviation & Aerospace Professionals
•    AviationLink
•    Cessna pilots
•    Global Airline Pilot Network

Johan Farid Khairuddin’s Honors:

* Honored as United Nations Youth Ambassador / e-Leader for Youth representing the Asia Pacific region (2008 - 2010).

* Honored as Malaysia's Cyber Development Corps e-Ambassador (2008 - 2009).

* Won Special Award for CSR at the ASEAN TAYO Awards 2007 in Cebu City and 2008 in Manila, Philippines.

* Won “Best Website of the Year” Award by Computer Industry Association of Malaysia for 1999. For work on "Nib Productions, The Phiz".

* Won “Most Creative Website” Award at the 2001 Jaring MY Awards. For work on "Xfresh Teen Community".

* Nominated Best Composer - Pop, Juara Lagu @ TV3, 2002 for work on Anuar Zain's "Pertama".

* Nominated for the “Global Knowledge Partnership Youth Award 2003 – Media” for work on "Xfresh Teen Community".

* Nominated Most Popular Radio DJ (Male), ABP @ Berita Harian, 2005 & 2006.

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