Yee Chee Hoong brings a distinctive value proposition to academia by seamlessly integrating over 30 years of IT industry depth with active academic engagement. As a practitioner-scholar, he bridges the gap between foundational computation and cutting-edge, AI-driven solutions to enhance students' industry readiness. His teaching experience includes delivering MBA Information Technology and core undergraduate Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science courses, and he is well-suited to facilitate these subjects. Globally adaptable, he embeds real-world strategic business acumen and tacit knowledge into structured learning experiences. Professionally, he has held executive roles such as Vice President, Program Manager, and Operations Manager, leading high-impact initiatives for publicly listed companies and government agencies across diverse sectors, including stock broking, telecommunications, airlines, national rice production, and public procurement. Notable milestones include implementing Enterprise Resource Planning systems (SAP and Oracle), the Road and Transport System for the Ministry of Transport in Bangladesh, the SAS Executive Dashboard, telecommunications BSS/OSS solutions, managing government procurement programs for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and managing the delivery of departure control systems, e-ticketing and reservation systems for airlines worldwide.