Paulina Yu
About

Built on both
sides of the gap.

Most cross-border consultants sit on one side and partner with the other. This practice was built operating in both.

Journey

Twenty years,
two regions.

2007 · MalaysiaStarted in Malaysia. Founded an e-commerce business operating across Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Built unified data infrastructure spanning Shopify, Lazada, Shopee, and proprietary platforms — multi-currency reporting, profitability analysis, retention modelling, all in-house.

2015 · IndonesiaCo-founded a manufacturing operation in Indonesia. Cross-border partnerships, regulatory work (KBLI, manufacturing licensing), partner negotiations, and operational reality across three jurisdictions — not desk research.

Now · SwedenMoved to Sweden. ERP implementation, banking integration, and financial operations at a Swedish technology company. Fortnox, SEB, multi-jurisdiction reporting back to a Swedish board.

ResearchResearcher at Linnaeus University and Linköping University. Two master's degrees: Informatics from Linnaeus 2025, Ageing & Social Change from Linköping 2024. Master's thesis on AI adoption in Swedish technology organizations published on DiVA.

All of this informs how the practice works today — single principal, senior-led, no handoffs, fluent in five working languages, present on both sides of the gap.

Education
  • 2025

    MSc Informatics

    Linnaeus University

    Master's thesis on AI adoption in Swedish technology organizations.

  • 2024

    MSc Ageing & Social Change

    Linköping University

  • 2023

    AI Foundations

    Helsinki University

  • 2023

    Power BI Specialist

    Microsoft Career Essentials

Languages
  • EnglishWorking
  • SvenskaWorking
  • Bahasa IndonesiaNative
  • MandarinWorking
  • Bahasa MelayuWorking
2025 · Linnaeus University · DiVA

Employees' Perceptions of AI Adoption in Swedish Tech Organizations

Master's thesis on adoption barriers and organizational readiness. Findings inform the AI advisory service.

Read on DiVA portal →

Operating between Europe
and Southeast Asia?

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