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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Leading a team of 60 technologists across Data & Analytics, Robotics & Automation, Supply Chain Digital, eCommerce, New Digital Product Innovation, DevOps, and The Connect Brewery.Driving Heineken Vietnam's ambitious digital transformation journey, leveraging data, automation, AI, and innovation to achieve:- The Connect Brewery agenda with IoT, robotics, automation and AI for quality control and process optimization. - Data-driven decision-making with machine learning insights for market agility and growth.- Supply chain optimization through digitalization and predictive maintenance. - Enhanced e-commerce experiences with AI-powered personalization and recommendation engines.- Fueling new digital product innovation through consumer and customer insightsPartnering with stakeholders across the organization to drive digital adoption and cultural change.Delivered impactful results by aligning technology initiatives, including AI, with Heineken Vietnam's overall business strategy.

Singapore / Shanghai

Responsibilities included:1. Finance and Fundraising: oversaw financial planning, budgeting, and fundraising efforts. Secured over USD20mil capital to fuel growth and sustain operations.2. Research & Development (R&D): drove innovation by fostering a culture of curiosity and experimentation. Ensured Ross Digital remained at the forefront of AI and robotics advancements.3. Engineering and DevOps: collaborates with engineering teams, streamlining development processes and ensuring robust, scalable solutions. DevOps practices are central to maintaining efficiency.4. Marketing and Sales: crafts strategic marketing campaigns, positioning Ross Digital as an industry disruptor. Also leads sales efforts, forging partnerships and expanding the company's reach.5. Investor Relations: maintains relationships with BOD and Shareholders, communicating the company's vision, progress, and growth potential. He maintains transparency and builds trust.6. Strategic Vision: sets the long-term vision for Ross Digital, aligning it with market trends and customer needs. His foresight drives the company's direction.Combined business acumen, technical expertise, and leadership to propel Ross Digital's success in the dynamic startup ecosystem.

Singapore, Singapore

Shanghai City, China

Spearheaded Yum! China's digital agenda for all 6 brands: KFC, Pizza Hut, Pizza Hut Home Services, Taco Bell, Little Sheep and East Dawning. Was brought in to lead the digital transformation effort: creating a "digital first" mind-set and culture, restructuring of existing teams, building new capabilities and realizing cross-brand synergies.Created dedicated digital teams for all 5 brands for agile digital marketing implementation and a corporate-level digital team for strategy formulation, robotics, AI, e-commerce and product innovation; new digital capabilities include advanced data analytics, social listening, customer lifecycle marketing, user experience design, user interface design and digital innovation.Built a B2B team from the ground-up to create strategic partnerships with China's top Internet companies. Leveraging Yum's core assets (7,500 retail store footprint, in-store Wi-Fi, brand website, brand apps, physical human traffic, customer data, food-delivery network and new loyalty programs) to trade with strategic partners.

Shanghai City, China

Deloitte Digital (www.deloittedigital.com) is a global, full-service digital agency that combines serious creative chops with trusted business sense.With our unique blend of strategy, creative, and technology, we build beautiful digital experiences for the world’s leading brands. Our work is in your pocket. It's on your screens. And it's making lives a little more fun, a little bit easier, and a little more connected. We’re driving the future of digital.

Shanghai City, China

Bringing deep industry experience, rigorous analytical capabilities and a pragmatic mindset to our clients’ most complex business problems. Our strategy capabilities span corporate and business unit strategy, M&A strategy and sales and marketing. Our operational capabilities reflect the unique issues facing manufacturing organizations, service businesses and infrastructure operations. These are joined with capabilities in finance, performance management and business restructuring.

Singapore

• Strategy consulting (TMT, Public Sector and FSI)• M&A / Private Equity Commercial Due Diligence • IPO Market Due Diligence • Business Process Re-engineering• Change Management

Singapore

A spin-off company from the National University of Singapore. The company has developed many online and offline solutions using patented design technologies. We have expertise in generative design, genetic modelling (www.genoform.com) , colour selection and colour scheming (www.genopal.com).

Led an 11-person business process re-engineering team to provide our client, Ministry of Manpower, with technical expertise in system re-design and deployment. Upon roll-out, reduced over $5M in cost inefficiencies.

• Built a media company from ground-up. Transformed a design concept into a successful $1.25M a year business. Reported directly to the Board Of Directors. • Worked closely with industrial designers during the entire design phase; solved a multitude of mechanical issues during the rapid prototyping phase, sourced for manufacturers, and oversaw production of the final product.• Inventor of company-filled patent. Singapore(Granted):200402394-1; International Patent:PCT/SG2004/000404 • Ultimately exited the company by selling my shareholdings of 33% to initial investors. Today the business is today valued at over $9M with presence in Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia

Programmer for a national-level IT system designed for the Ministry of Education

Mba, Strategy

Executive Mba, Finance

Activities and Societies: Master's thesis: State of Due Diligence in the Chinese Private Equity market

Bsc, Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Purdue Rugby TeamDean’s List: 6 semesters Honour Roll: 6 semesters Awards: Full scholarship (tuition, stipend.