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Building HERstory: How Three Women Are Shaping the Future of Manufacturing at HP Malaysia

In 2026, women in the workplace aren’t just participating—they’re leading, innovating, and building their own paths with confidence. The conversation has shifted beyond representation to real impact: women shaping the future as innovators, leaders, and mentors.

At HP Malaysia Manufacturing (HPMM), this shift is visible every day. From senior leadership to emerging talent, women across the organization are making a tangible difference. In honor of International Women’s Month 2026, we’re spotlighting three women who are building HERstory—leaders and changemakers raising the bar, strengthening teams, and opening doors for those who follow.

Meet Jamie Neo, Yee Wei Ooi, and Pi Giee Hor—representing leadership, mid-management, and early-career perspectives. Their stories show how opportunity, support, and community can unlock progress that benefits teams, workplaces, and entire industries.

Jamie Neo, Director of Quality & Product Engineering, HPMM

Jamie leads with a rare blend of technical expertise, strategic vision, and a genuine commitment to elevating engineering standards. She’s known for pushing boundaries—not just in product excellence, but in empowering her teams to do the same.

For Jamie, women leaders bring critical perspectives to engineering and manufacturing. She believes diverse teams drive creative problem-solving, smarter manufacturing, and operational excellence.

She’s also passionate about preparing the workforce for the future. Jamie highlights ongoing investments in upskilling, especially in digital capabilities and AI. Two initiatives close to her heart—the Smart Manufacturing Application and Research Center (SMARC) in Singapore and the Transformation Center (TxC) in Penang—are helping employees build future-ready skills.

She also stresses the value of mentorship, leadership development, and professional networks like the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), which offer engineers and students a platform to connect, learn, and be inspired.

Her advice to aspiring women leaders in engineering:
“Take charge and speak up. Believe in your capabilities and step forward to lead. Be open to learning from setbacks, embrace new challenges, and leverage mentorship and peer networks to continue to grow.”

Her bottom line? Meaningful support systems—leadership development, sponsorship, clear career paths, and strong communities—help more women step into leadership with confidence.

Yee Wei Ooi, Department Manager of Product Engineering, HPMM

Yee Wei leads Product Engineering for Inkjet Supplies, overseeing reliability, design for manufacturability, and product specs. She works closely with operations, customer assurance, and R&D to ensure new products scale smoothly while maintaining high quality.

Her career started as a Specialist Engineer. Over time, hands-on experience in failure analysis, system interactions, and product engineering—paired with mentorship and cross-functional exposure—shaped her leadership style.

She Knows that engineering leadership often means making high-pressure decisions with incomplete information, especially during quality escalations. Yee Wei credits a collaborative environment and supportive leadership culture for giving teams the confidence to act and drive real improvements

Looking ahead, she sees technology playing an even bigger role in manufacturing—automation, predictive analytics, and AI-driven inspection will help detect issues earlier and improve reliability.

She Looking ahead, she sees technology playing an even bigger role in manufacturing—automation, predictive analytics, and AI-driven inspection will help detect issues earlier and improve reliability.

Mentorship has been central to her growth, too. As an active SWE member, she’s passionate about coaching younger engineers and strengthening the STEM pipeline.

Pi Giee Hor, Manufacturing Engineer, HPMM

Pi Giee’s journey into engineering started with simple curiosity: a deep need to understand how things work. She joined HP as an intern, then as a process engineer, and quickly fell in love with solving complex problems and finding root causes.

“I’ve always been curious about the why behind everything. Understanding how things work and solving root-cause problems is what drew me to engineering,” she shares.

Early on, she was struck by the fast-paced yet supportive learning environment—where teams brainstorm together and collaboration often skips traditional hierarchies. Seeing so many women succeed in technical and leadership roles reinforced her belief that engineering is a space where women can thrive.

For Pi Giee, mentorship is a balance: *“50% guidance and 50% self-drive. My mentors guide me, but they also encourage me to take ownership of my ideas.”*

One defining moment came when she was trusted to lead an issue early in her career. Her ideas were judged on merit, not seniority—and that experience gave her the confidence to take on bigger challenges.

Looking ahead, she hopes to keep growing as an engineer and eventually mentor others, paying forward the support that shaped her own journey.

Closing Thoughts

The journeys of Jamie, Yee Wei, and Pi Giee remind us that progress is rarely the work of one person. It grows through mentorship, shared learning, and the willingness to lift others as you climb.

This International Women’s Month 2026, their stories are a powerful reminder: when women are given opportunities to learn, lead, and grow, the impact extends far beyond the workplace.

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