"I have been working in XID Technologies for over 5 months now. It has been a really exciting 5 months for me, developing the Face Theater website (now known as Tycoona) and the opportunity to work with colleagues from various nationalities and backgrounds. As XID Technologies is a small start-up company, I have had the wonderful opportunity to work very closely with the upper-level management as well.

Looking back at the experiences I had in SMU, much of the lessons I have taken with me to the working world from the seminar rooms, assignments and projects have made my working experience in XID Technologies no lesser than the best.

From a usually quiet individual who seldom expresses himself, the nature of the SMU courses has thrown me into active participation, and here in XID Technologies, much of that is greatly required of me.

I have also realised the power of being crossed-trained and having the knowledge of both Business and IT when we have development meetings with the IT and marketing managers. The terms and jargons used during these meetings came clean to me, as though I have been using them for years!"

Alwyn MOK Ein Liang, Batch 2004

"I'm Thin Zar Aung, an SIS student in my senior year at Singapore Management University (SMU), currently working as a part-time web developer in XID Technologies, involved in developing Tycoona social networking website (formerly named Face Theater). I am mostly taking care of the Event Management, Forum and migrating from Face Theater to Tycoona.

Being a member of XID, I have learned more about real-life projects and found out more about my capabilities. Experiences from school courses (e.g. Software Engineering, Architectural Analysis and IS Application Project) and other SIS and SMU projects have helped me a lot in working with XID’s projects. My school experiences come in handy when we have to gather user requirments, present my ideas during team meetings and when I need to critically analyse the user requirements and transform those into their dreamed systems.

It’s a challenge for me working at XID because this is my first experience in applying PHP, MySQL and Apache hands on. With kind assistance and advice from my superiors, I gained a lot of knowledge on using these software languages, related tools, and applications. Even though I had a hard time catching up with my team mates at first, I enjoyed working with them as I was treated like a close friend and colleague. This made it more comfortable for me to approach them with questions. XID has a solid team of both highly experienced and accomplished IT people who are willing to go that extra mile to help me when I am in need or have difficulties.

Yes, I really do love working in the start-up company XID as I get to know everyone within the company, the seniors welcomed us like a family, and I also get to perform various roles which enable me to gain more experiences."

Thin Zar AUNG, Batch 2005

"I'm Myat currently helping XID for a start-up social networking site FaceTheater.com, which will be soon renamed as Tycoona.com. I'd like to share my joy and excitement of this fast-paced self-driven role in XiD.

Being part of a start-up company is one of the most exciting things I can have in my life. It opens up many venues for me to explore, research and apply all I've learned from SIS experiences so far. Freedom to design and develop the whole site is something like a dream-come-true for me. Thanks to SIS modules such as, Seminar on Information Systems (IS101), I could easily catch up with real world solutions and approach many situations in a more logical manner. Moreover, I'm even surprised by myself easily blending into the a dynamically changing culture of XID.

It's been a great pleasure to share my experiences with you.

Kaung MYAT, Batch 2007

"What I love the most, beside the excellent competencies of these SIS students, is the spirit and freedom of these talented individuals. XID is so proud to be able to attract students like them.

They do not arrive here with a closed mind, many times rigidly structured by the educational systems in which they have been trained. They come here with the desire to achieve great goals, to express themselves and to be challenged everyday. Now combine this ease of professional integration with excellent technical capabilities and you can imagine our joy to know and work with these students.

As a metaphor to belong to the XID's culture, we love to say: "Before they come here they were carrying the SMU Tattoo on their skin, now they also carry the XID Tattoo on their skin."

Dr Roberto MARIANI
CTO and Founder, XID Technologies Pte Ltd