- Group and company strategy- Technology Strategy and Roadmap- Oversee P&L- Establish company policy- Day-to-day operations- Resourcing strategy and management for Malaysia and Vietnam- Accountable for staff learning and growth- IT Partners and Principals management

* Major Achievements:- Completed RFP exercise to recommend the final solution provider to PSC and Management Committee (Chaired by President and Group CEO).- Revamped legacy RFP documents to reflect the current Bank’s landscape and regulatory requirements.* Roles and Responsibilities:- Maintain and update the Bank’s EA landscape.- Active contributor as IT lead to various parallel RFP projects: Human Capital Management, Balance Sheet Management, Group Compliance, Finance/ERP. Core deliverables:o Baseline and target architectures ensuring alignment with EA principles and standards, and BNM regulatory requirements.o IT cost and structure.o Evaluation report.o Negotiation with bidders.o Approval slides to PSC and Management Committee.- Active SPOC in technical solutioning for enhancements and tech refresh to existing production systems: RPA, Data Warehouse, External Sector Statistics Data Submission System (ESSDSS – regulatory BNM system).o Provide guidance and solutioning to IT Operations and LOBs.

Responsibilities:* Technology (Professional Services)o In charge of overall Strategic Advisory, Enterprise Architecture and Technology Solutioning.o Works with MD in pre and post sales IT solutioning for customers.* Training – Develop training materials and conduct trainingso RapidMiner: Data Mining, Visualization, Machine Learningo Python: Data Science, Web/Microservices, Databaseo Java: Web/Microservices, DatabaseCredentials:* Google Cloud Platform Business Professional Accreditation - Google* Microsoft Azure Architect Design (AZ-304) – Microsoft* Alibaba Cloud Associate (ACA)* Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals AZ-900* AWS Fundamentals by Amazon Web Services - Coursera Specialization* Cloud Architecture with Google Cloud by Google Cloud - Coursera Specialization* Developing Applications with Google Cloud Platform by Google Cloud - Coursera Specialization* Getting Started with Kubernetes Engine by Google Cloud* Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2019 Certified Architect Associate* RapidMiner Data Engineering, Machine Learning, Use Cases Professional Certified* Scrum Fundamentals Certified* TOGAF 9 Certified * Lean Six Sigma Green Belt trained - Accenture & LSS Academy* Introduction to Cybersecurity - Cisco Networking Academy* Data Science Methodology (DS0103EN) - IBM Digital Credential * Cloud Core (DS0103EN) - IBM Developer Skills Network* Data Science Foundations - Level 1 - IBM Developer Skills Network

* Focused on the Oracle Cloud Fusion ERP & HCM project. Cloud components include:o Licensed Software – ODI, OBIFE, PeopleSoft o IaaS/PaaS – Subscription to all Oracle PaaS & IaaS SKUs based on contracted rates, heavy use on middleware components, e.g. ODICS, OIC, SOACSo SaaS – Fusion ERP, HCM, SCM, Taleo, EPM* Reviewed Oracle Ordering Documents and BOM to ensure consistency and completeness of scope* Reassessed Oracle Consulting SoW to discover and address gaps – particularly IaaS/PaaSo Ensure design and implementation for HA, DR, Backup processes, and Security are included and to be completed within project timeline * Established required architecture documentation standards, including Integration Strategy, Interfaces catalogue, Architecture and Operational Document.* Led and managed Integration and Architecture activities ensuring alignment to overall project plan* Worked with functional and supporting team leads to provision IaaS/PaaS cloud instances* Reviewed and obtained sign-off for documents: Integration Strategy, Technical Detail Design, Operations, Security. * Frequent update sessions to all OpCos IT Heads to manage change and expectations* Proposed target integration architecture for respective OpCos and obtained buy in from all IT Heads.* Reviewed vendors proposals/quotations from various OpCos for integration to Oracle Cloud ERP and HCM via SOACS or SFTP* Prepared board paper for CDO to obtain budget approval for 3rd party systems integration.* Provided IT & Architecture advise for other ICT projects running in parallelo Vendors Registration Portal to be implemented for all OpCos o Single Sign-On (SSO) to ensure secured and manageable single sign on for OpCos systems with the new Oracle Cloud applicationso Advise to the new IT Operating Model stream for Cloud ERP/HCM and Integration Layer

* PSS 2017:o Ensured Network deliverables are on time and budgeto Designed TTY routing with PSS provider and IT Operationso Provisioned additional infrastructure required for PSSo Ensured IT architecture and security compliance for the project* Presented the project details to various gate review committees* Engagements with various stakeholders during IT projects concept and planning stages to establish a strong foundation to move forward in realizing business goals. * Prepared RFP/Tender documents conforming to corporate and IT requirements.* Presented and clarify requirements with RFP bidders.* Negotiated with RFP bidders/existing partners on SOW and SLA impacting commercial & technical proposals.* Reviewed IT contracts with Group Legal and Group Procurement.* Managed vendors and partners in IT outsourcing and turnkey projects' deliverables* Developed solutions architecture aligning to business strategy and needs* Developed and propose the IT architecture for various projects, ensuring compliance to Enterprise IT Architecture, IT governance processes, industry best practices and strategic business alignment. * Continuous contribution to IT Strategies and Roadmap, taking into consideration business and technology readiness.* Provided guidance and assistance to lines of businesses on the usage Enterprise IT shared services. * Part of the Review Committee for various stages of IT projects.

* Set up of a new outsourced development center in KL.* Recruit and lead a team of Java developers for product development.* Development on an existing product to be deployed to current and new customers.* Re-factoring of legacy Java codes to reflect industry best practice design patterns on Java 5. * Development of unit test cases based on JUnit and its related 3rd party open source libraries.* Adopt continuous integration strategies and implementation.* Adopt automated testing strategies and implementation.* Assist local country manager and project manager in providing solutions architecture for new clients.* Liaise with vendors in outsourced development efforts for turnkey projects.

* Researched and proposed open source development tools for the team.* Defined application architectures and designs for the team to adopt.* Code implementation and review.* Managed quality deliverables for multiple projects.* Managed administrative requirements of the team.* Worked with offshore counterparts on J2EE core banking system, including development, documenting requirements, functional and technical specifications.

* Deployed to DaimlerChrysler TSS GmbH, Germany for initial 4 months.* 10% annual travel to Germany for project delivery and de-briefing. * Application solution architecting and planning. * Defined application architecture standards and designs.* Led requirements gathering and analysis.* Team leader for the Malaysian team (team size of 9 people)* Managed quality deliverables for multiple projects (B2B/B2C).* BAU/Operational maintenance.* Websphere Application server (3.5-5.x) & DB2 UDB deployment and maintenance.* Project management, delivery and documentation.* Technical proof of concepts. * Market software development services to internal divisions and users (HQ - Germany).

* Web enterprise application development.* Project planning and management.* Liaised with partners for outsourced services.* Reviewed and evaluated solutions for customers.* Application/Solution Architecting.* Technology Consulting.* Pre-sales activities.* Led a team of 8 consultants, 2 designers.

* Web enterprise application development.* Project management – team size of 12 people.* Project SDLC.* Managed and solved technically challenging issues.* Provided on the job training for team members.

* Technology and system integration* Providing total networking solutions* Project co-ordination and management* Customized Internet/Intranet workflow applications* Development of corporate web sites* Liaised with vendors for outsourced services* Review and evaluate possible solutions for customers