📍 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ✉️ [email protected] 📞 +60 19-675 1802 🌐 www.chungisad.com

Profile Summary

A final-year Economics undergraduate at the University of Malaya specialising in Development Studies and Applied Economics, shaped by three years of experiential learning at Sinar Project where policy research, fieldwork and civic technology projects turned classroom theory into applied practice. Track record of coordinating multi-stakeholder initiatives across Southeast Asia and producing evidence-based analysis on development, governance and public policy, with each engagement informed by structured reflection on what worked and what did not. Seeking an internship in business analyst, economic research, public policy, or development consulting where this combination of academic grounding and hands-on experience can support substantive analytical work.

Education

Bachelor of Economics

:um_logo: University Malaya | October 2023 - Present

• Specialisation in Development Studies and Applied Economics, current CGPA 3.57

Work Experience

Programme Officer, Sinar Project

September 2020 - October 2023

Worked primarily on issues related to open data, governance, internet censorship, civic technology, the culture of openness and freedom of expression in Malaysia and the wider Southeast Asian region.

• Measured internet censorship in Malaysia by deploying the OONI (Open Observatory of Network Interference) probe across major Internet Service Providers, contributing to international datasets on network interference.
• Coordinated civil society organisations across ASEAN member states in developing National Action Plans on Anti-Corruption following the Open Government Partnership model.
• Supported regional research initiatives covering Southeast Asia, South Asia and Taiwan, working closely with local researchers and partner organisations.
• Designed and facilitated workshops on Right to Information (RTI), digital rights and civic technology for community stakeholders and government agencies.

From October 2023, returned to full-time study at the University of Malaya.