Trainers Biodata

Zahari Mohamad

Zahari's experience is both comprehensive and varied, particularly within the oil and gas industry, much of which is due to his extensive involvement with Malaysia's national oil company, PETRONAS. With a Bachelor of Science degree, Zahari's illustrious career has developed throughout many years with International Marketing, Internal Audit (Operations) and Corporate Planning Department and Divisions. An engaging character and charismatic personality, coupled with superb communication and planning skills, has him considered by many as one of the Asean Regions foremost training consultants.

Organisations that have benefited from his expertise include:

• Petroliam Nasional Berhad,

• Malaysia LNG Sdn. Bhd.

• PETRONAS Dagangan

• Eagle Aircraft Pty Ltd (Australia),

• Asean Bintulu Fertilizer Sdn. Bhd.,

• Kuala Lumpur City Center,

• Composite Unlimited International Inc,

• Malaysia Australia Business Council,

• Western Australia Chinese Chamber of Commerce.

Regularly pursuing his own self development, Zahari is highly motivational with excellent interpersonal skill and very strong leadership qualities. A highly logical and analytical mind enables him to confidently and competently teach and take the necessary holistic approach when addressing the underlying issues problem solving and decision-making situations.

It is these qualities that make him an automatic choice, worldwide, lead and conduct training or consultancy from his mainstream areas.

• Mind Mapping

• Employee Motivation

• Effective Problem Solving

• Human Resources Development

• Customer Service

• Project Management

• Interpersonal Skills Development

• Public Speaking and Presentations

• Strategic Decision Making

• Corporate Management

• Effective Communication

• Telemarketing

His natural enthusiasm for his self confessed specialty of “Mind Mapping” with, what he believes is its unlimited potential applications and incremental benefits, have him in great demand for both his in-house and public programs.

Zarilan Ahmad

Zarilan Ahmad is currently the programmer and Course Director with Foremost Training Sdn. Bhd. He has an extensive and deep understanding in Outdoor/Adventure Education.  He also has conducted numerous Outdoor / Adventure based Development Programs for various level of staff from various organization. Prior to joining Foremost Training Sdn. Bhd., he was a freelancer consultant and have serve with many training establishment.  He also has an experience working with Outward Bound School of Malaysia for 2 years as Instructor and Course Director.His hard skill in handling the outdoor activities program is superb.  

He is a practical trainer who ensures participants learning are relevant to the needs of organisation, and his presentation is designed to bring about change in attitudes and skill. Zarilan receives his early education at Sek. Keb. Padang Serai and continue his secondary education at Sek. Men. Keb. Kulim.

He  had joined the Arm Forces for 8 years as an Army officer and has attended many courses related to training and also involve in wide variety of training and personal development program. He holds Bronze medallion in Live Saving, EAR and CPR Certificate, Red crescent Certificate and actively involved in Outdoor/ Adventure activities.

Ahmad Fauzi  Abdul Wahab

Ahmad Fauzi b. Abdul Wahab is an associated trainer with Foremost Training Sdn. Bhd.  The area under his present responsibility includes Direct Labour Skills training, management development, technical training and organisational development.  Prior to joining UNICO, he was at Palmco Holdings Berhad (PHB) as its Training & Development Manager.  At PHB, he conducted programs like Performance Appraisal, Supervisory/ Executive Development Programs, Motivation, Communications, Time Management Skills and Quality Awareness for various levels staff. He is also the course consultant to various team-building programs for such organisation as TELEKOM, Shorubber, MMI, Securities Commission, DNP, Matshushita, SKF, Sony Mechatronic and Minolta as well as Federation of Malaysian manufacturers' Certificate in Supervisory Skills programs jointly awarded and certified by USM.  He has conducted numerous in-house programs for organisations like Casuarina Beach Hotel, Silitek, Mitsuoka, Aisello Sanipak and Precico.

Prior to joining PHB, he was a training officer with Philips Audio Electronics, an electronics company in Penang with 2000 employees, and later moved on to a newly established Philips Electronics subsidiary in Prai. 

 During his tenure at Philips, he designed the Operator's training system and taught the Supervisory Development Program, Seven QC Tools, Time Management as well as Basic Labour Laws and computer courses like Lotus 123 & WordStar. Course participants have found his participative and interactive delivery and approach to instruction, very interesting and effective.  This has been reflective in every end-of-course evaluation.

Fauzi has also been a regular speaker at places like the youth training Centre, the University Malaya's Faculty of Education, the School of Radiography (Hospital KL) and Jabatan Pembangunan Koperasi (JPK) during his seven years in KL.  He also lectured at ITM Shah Alam's School of Art & Design during the same period.  During his employment with KODAK Malaysia, he has been assigned to conduct the popular Audio Visual Workshop & Presentation Skills organised for trainers & Presenters. He receives his early education at Iskandar Primary School in Alor Star after which he was selected to further his studies at Maktab Rendah Sains MARA at Kota Bharu.  He then pursued his tertiary education at Western Australian Institute of Technology and attained a Bachelor's degree in Applied Science.  He received his MBA from USM and now pursuing for his Ph.D.

Sharifah Salmah Syed Harun

Sharifah Salmah is an associated trainer with Foremost Training Sdn. Bhd. Sharifah has more than 10 years experiences in Human Resource Management field. Currently she is a Staffing Consultant with a multi-national company based in Penang.Sharifah was also a former Training Officer with Sony Mechartronic Product (M) for 4 years.

During her tenure with Sony, she is fully in charged in designing the training curriculum for all level of staff in Sony and has conducted programmes such a Leadership, Teambuilding, Communication and Supervisory. She is also a certified trainer for Interaction Management Programme and has attended many courses related to human development training. Sharifah has been assigned to set-up Operators Skills Training System for Sony companies in Bangi in 1995.She then successfully set-ups Manufacturing Specialist Skill Training System as a start-up team for  in 1996.

In her Staffing Consultant role, Sharifah is responsible in recruitment and hiring strategies for her company  since 1996. She has a wide experiences in manpower planning, sourcing and recruitment activities.

Sharifah is a certified trainer in Behavioral Interview Techniques training program. She has been instrumental in coaching hiring managers in conducting screening and full-blown interview through the training and personal coaching. She is also experience in international hiring and well verse with Immigration requirements related for foreign hiring.

She holds an honor degree in Human Development from Unversiti Pertanian Malaysia and  MBA from USM. Currently  she is pursuing for her doctorate,

Norita Wan Mat

Norita is an associated trainer with Foremost Training Sdn Bhd. Norita has more than 12 years experiences in Human Resource Management field. Currently, she is the Human Resource Development Manager with a multi-national company based in Penang  since end 1997. She is leading the HRD effort to support business partners to understand, influence improvements and optimize organizational performance through individual, group and organizational development. She is also responsible for diagnosis of organizational needs, presentation and implementation of HR programs in support of business strategies and  to ensures HR policies and practices are well implemented in order to promote staff retention and minimize legal vulnerability. She is expected to role model values and assists in the development of an effective HRD organization in  her company.  Norita also had been with Penang Seagate for 9 years. Her last  designation with Penang Seagate is as the Senior Manager Human Resources Development.

 Her major focus is retention program and strategic recruitment strategies that is in line with the tight labour market at that time. Norita is also responsible to manage HRD budget, developing employee career roadmap, linking training need analysis to effective reward system and managing employee education loan in Penang Seagate. She has conducted numerous training programs in HRM and organizational development. She is part time lecturer in MIPMM (Malaysian Institute in Personnel management) for diploma program. Norita has also been a Certified Trainer for Kepnor Tregoe Problem Solving and Decision Making training modules.

Norita receives her secondary education at St Georges Girl School. She then pursued his tertiary education at Memphis University USA and attained a Bachelor's degree in   Chemistry.  Norita is currently pursuing for  MBA  with  USM.

Capt. ( Rtd )  Hareedranathan

Served in the Malaysian Armed Forces for 17 years as a senior officer, looking into aspects such as operations, training, administrations, welfare, safety and fire safety of the servicemen. Left the service in 1994 and joined a safety consultancy. Here he wrote modules in safety awareness, Fire safety and evacuation procedure, Functions and management of the safety committee.

At the same time did 2 diploma programs, International Diploma in Occupational Safety and Hygiene, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia and Diploma in Human Resources Management, Institute of Commercial Management, United Kingdom. He has trained more than 1000 persons in safety at various levels. He is also a competent safety auditor, conducted several audits for companies and also designed safety checklist, inspection procedures, contractor safety handbook and emergency response plan for some of the factories.

 He also is a Member of: -  

• Committee member of the Frepenca Safety Council Penang.

•  Member of the Society of Environmental auditors Malaysia.

• Member of the NIOSH

• Member of the Edith Cowan University Alumni Association. 

Hareenathan also has attended numerous courses with NIOSH, Bomba and many other Safety And Healthy establishments.

Zainol Abdul Rani

Zainol began his career in August 1989 as a management trainee in the manufacturing department of Gillette (M) Sdn. Bhd. In Shah Alam. After Six unprecedented months of fast learning and assimilation, he was appointed to the position of the Assistant Quality Manager. He never looked back since. Between the periods of min1990 to end 1994, he was successfully promoted and appointed to manage quality and productivity operations. Among many of his accomplishments during his tenures, he manages to lead his team to improved productivity and quality of Gillette’s products while anchoring critical liaison with the relevant unit until at the company’s headquarters in Boston.

Although many interested company tried to secure his expertise after Gillette, he decided to return to his hometown Kangar in April1995 after a brief pursuit of consulting and trainer career on a freelance basis. While in Kangar, he was responsible for a group of companies own by his in-laws family, raging from a contract manufacturing operation of Matsushita to a motor trade sales and services industry in the capacity of General Manager. It was also during this period that he acquired his entrepreneurial abilities and broad business understanding while developing his associates’ competence. 

He has also been requested to provide program contents for a diploma in quality program of local education collaboration as well as proposed to the state government of Perlis the need and mechanism for a state-level effort in TQM implementation in the government department.

Being a natural speaker and communicator that he is, Zainol continues to practice training and consulting in management and human development, particularly in areas related to TQM and general quality improvement>He is also constantly sought after speaker in motivation for voluntary organisations and youth development programs, for which he is needed as a role model. He is well regarded in his professional circle for his direct and pragmatic approaches in intelligent discussions.

Zainol aspires to lead in an organization hat he has global interest while having opportunities to continue practising training and consulting. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Okalahoma University, USA in 1989 and was among the pioneer batch of MBA in TQM graduates from Newport University, USA in early 1997 on part-time basis, self-finance study. He now serves as an adjunct faculty member for Newport University, sharing his knowledge and expertise on occasional weekends in MBA tutorial classes. He also a senior consultant on a contractual basis for a UK-based Advance Training.

Madam Anna Cherubin

Madam Anna holds a B.A Degree majoring in English Literature and a Diploma in TESL from the University of Malaya in 1978.Besides that, she pursued a course in the Training and Development of working adults and subsequently obtained a Diploma from the University of Leicester, United Kingdom in 1992.

Apart from her profession as a teacher, she is also the State Key Personnel for English. She has in this capacity trained many teachers on new methodologies, facilitated in preparing modules for classroom teaching, conducted courses for English Language teachers, helped counseled teachers facing difficulties in the teaching and learning of English. Her task in this aspect involves the upgrading of the teachers’ proficiency, instilling self-confidence and exposing them to a suitable approach when handling their students.

Presently, she is holding the post of  ‘Ketua Bidang Bahasa’ in Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Kulim. While still managing the above-mentioned roles, she also helps out with the administrative affairs of the school.

Madam Anna has also delved into teaching English for specific purpose (TESP). She has prepared teaching modules for students at tertiary level and also for adults in the workplace. She has also run short courses for factory workers in Kulim and Prai. Together with two other English teachers, she conducted an English Communicational Course for the trainee nurses in the Kulim Nursing School in 1997. She has and still preparing adults for the ABE Examination, U.K.  In the Business Communication paper.

With her vast and rich experience, she is adept at changing her teaching methodology to suit varying students’ needs. She is capable of handling classes of mixed ability, as is often the case with the learning of English, with people coming from a wide array of backgrounds.