Desmond Ling
About
Desmond Ling is from Singapore. Desmond works in the following industries: "Investment Advice". Desmond is currently Adjunct Lecturer at Nanyang Polytechnic. Desmond also works as Angel Review Committee (ARC) Member at AngelCentral, a job Desmond has held since Jan 2025. Another title Desmond currently holds is Angel Investor at Self-employed. In Desmond's previous role as a Director at Ling Boon Keng Tyre Pte Ltd, Desmond worked in Singapore until Dec 2023. Prior to joining Ling Boon Keng Tyre Pte Ltd, Desmond was a Business Developer at I-Access Solutions and held the position of Business Developer. Prior to that, Desmond was a Senior Programmer at Accenture from May 2007 to Sep 2009. Desmond started working as Software Engineer at I-Access Solutions in Feb 2006. From Sep 2003 to Jan 2006, Desmond was Software Engineer at Kenwood Electronics Technologies. Prior to that, Desmond was a Software Engineer at Realistix Laborotories Pte Ltd from Jan 2001 to Jan 2001.
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Desmond Ling's current jobs
Teach Business Innovation & Enterprise, equipping students with practical knowledge in entrepreneurship, innovation strategy, and business model development. Facilitate classroom learning through real world case studies, industry insights, and project mentoring. Draw on experience as an entrepreneur and angel investor to help students develop commercial thinking, problem-solving skills, and startup readiness.
Collaborating with a team of angel investors to evaluate, mentor, and support startups. My role involves reviewing business models, engaging with founders, providing strategic feedback, and contributing to investment decisions during monthly committee meetings.
Supporting seed and pre-seed startups, particularly in the technology sector. Evaluate investment opportunities through founder interviews, business model assessment, and market viability analysis. Serve on startup review committees to shortlist ventures for investor pitching. Mentoring early-stage founders, especially young entrepreneurs and graduates and helping them grow from idea stage to scalable businesses within Singapore’s startup ecosystem.
Desmond Ling's past jobs
Provided strategic leadership overseeing operations, finance, HR, marketing, and growth initiatives. Drove entrepreneurial transformation by modernizing processes, launching digital marketing channels, strengthening supplier networks, and identifying new revenue opportunities. Led business expansion through partnerships, import/export development, and customer acquisition strategies while building a high performance team culture focused on accountability and continuous improvement.
Led a software development team in delivering school management systems using ASP.NET technologies. Managed requirement gathering, project timelines, client communications, and system implementation. Supported business development efforts by proposing tailored solutions to private education institutions.
Seconded to IRAS to lead development of XML based financial reporting solutions for corporate tax systems. Worked with cross-functional teams to integrate solutions into enterprise systems while improving system performance and mentoring junior developers.
Developed and maintained ASP.NET web applications for private education clients. Designed MSSQL databases with stored procedures, indexing, and normalization. Gathered user requirements, resolved bugs, and enhanced system performance to support business operations.
Developed desktop applications in Visual C++.NET for transceiver hardware configuration and data management. Improved code maintainability through refactoring and reusable DLL components. Produced design documentation, collaborated with QA, and mentored junior developers.
Worked in an early-stage startup focused on 3D software and simulation technologies. Supported development and integration of applications built on the company’s proprietary 3D platform, including virtual walkthrough and gaming use cases. Contributed to a 3D underwater simulation featuring schools of fish, coral environments, and realistic caustic lighting effects, gaining hands-on experience in innovative startup product development.