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Singapore

Singapore, Sg

Leading the direction of IT and infrastructure objectives within our company, overseeing offshore IT teams in Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Working closely with business unit owners and campaign teams, I drive new development and integrations, focusing on designing architectures for API development and microservices across all DV (Daily Vanity) services. It's crucial to ensure alignment with our company's cloud-based IT infrastructure goals for both existing and new projects. We leverage containerisation and Software as a Service (SaaS) models extensively to enhance scalability, manageability, and deployment efficiency. I emphasize implementing DevOps practices and automation workflows to optimize our cloud-based operations. Additionally, I actively explore and evaluate new technologies or services to support and enhance our company's growth initiatives.- Automated deployment workflow, - Standardised tech stack from 10+ down to 2 main framework- Re-architect the services infrastructure, reducing the monthly cloud bandwidth costing by 50%- Rewrite existing Wordpress theme & plugins, increase share code base around 70% to 80%- Automating monthly report generation for Marketing & Editorial teams - Design & developed a Survey taking application and generated report for Marketer

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Us

As the Senior Manager and Solution Architect at Singapore Kaplan, I oversee the development and DevOps teams, ensuring smooth operations and fostering collaboration. My role encompasses designing solution architectures that cover everything from cloud infrastructure to application development. As the integration specialist, I ensure that internal development by the team is future-proof.Additionally, I establish and lead the architecture board, guiding senior team members to align with our ultimate goals and preempt any deviations from our strategic objectives.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Us

Transformation projects, explore new revenue model, decision making for new architecture design and systems integration solutions.Members in the changes management committee.Leading the Kaplan Attendance System project for student. Responsible in leading architecture + development, helping business user managing new work flow/changes. Workflow featured in MOE guide on attendance tracking for private institution.

London, Gb

I am responsible for managing and setting up Kubernetes clusters from scratch, overseeing the entire process from initial design to full deployment in AWS cloud for Kaplan UK. We host our Kubernetes clusters with our own master and child nodes infrastructure, ensuring optimal performance, scalability, and security across both EMEA and APAC regions. Additionally, I have established and oversee a new offshore DevOps team based in Vietnam. This team plays a crucial role in implementing and maintaining our Kubernetes infrastructure and supporting the integration between microservices using ESB tools such as MuleSoft and CloudHub.In conjunction with managing Kubernetes infrastructure, I ensure the team is proficient in setting up and managing RabbitMQ to facilitate seamless communication between microservices within our ecosystem. This setup enables reliable and efficient message queuing and delivery across our global operations.This comprehensive approach, combined with my oversight of the offshore DevOps team in Vietnam, ensures that Kaplan UK delivers robust, scalable solutions that meet the complex needs of our organization across different regions, leveraging the capabilities of AWS cloud infrastructure.

- Digital consultant for client Marketing Campaign- Framework/Service consultant & Developer for Kaplan in house student management system

- Developer & Lead for Marketing development using Wordpress- Sole developed marketing campaign website project for GreenFields, Liberty Insurance.- Pioneering cloud architect by automation deploying into AWS EC2 instances

Fort Lauderdale, Fl, Us

Framework consultant & Developer for Kaplan First in-house student management system that turn into a ERP system thats being used by the all the departments and central of all integration. Building block for the digital transformation project in the future.

- Forwarding company from Singapore to Indonesia- Developed and maintained the internal system for managing cargo

2Nd Lower, Banking, Corporate, Finance, And Securities Law

Diploma In Mechatronics, Mechatronics

'O' Level, English, Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Chinese, Geography, Principle Of Account