Experience
8 roles · regulated fintech to education · 2009 – 2026
Gambit Group Sdn Bhd
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
- Owned portfolio-level product execution and delivery governance across multiple platforms: the SC Malaysia licensed Digital Asset Custody (DAC), Trustee and Agent Portal (GLP), and Invoice Factoring.
- Oversaw a cross-functional workforce of 12 internal staff and 5 external technology partners, with clear accountability structures and hiring phased to delivery milestones.
- Authored detailed technical product specifications to reduce engineering ambiguity.
- Directed WAPT and APIPT remediation cycles with external security vendors, followed by regulatory engagement and reporting.
- Made deliberate delivery governance decisions, including a platform-wide code freeze and realistic technical prioritisation calls, while balancing engineering needs with stakeholder timelines.
- Led a cost-optimisation initiative spanning infrastructure and team composition by partnering closely with Engineering to identify, triage, and prioritise inefficiencies; achieved a 30% infrastructure cost reduction, while using the same cost discipline to inform team planning, allocation, and hiring decisions.
- Managed a structured vendor exit, with planned codebase ownership transfer to internal engineering before decoupling.
- Co-initiated the adoption of AI coding agents and AI-assisted code review into the engineering workflow.
- Product Strategy
- Delivery Governance
- Regulatory Compliance
- Vendor Management
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Cost Optimisation
- Team Planning
Gambit Group Sdn Bhd
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
- Took over the Digital Asset Custody (DAC) portfolio and established stakeholder alignment on priorities and delivery scope before translating these into realistic timelines and resource plans.
- Co-designed an end-to-end product management workflow covering requirement gathering, documentation, planning, engineering delivery, CI/CD, UAT, and production deployment.
- Performed a targeted restructure of the engineering team to establish clearer ownership and leadership accountability.
- Grew the engineering team from 2 to 4 internal engineers, supplemented by an embedded technical advisor and 2 external development partners.
- Improved release cadence from quarterly to bi-monthly across dev, UAT, staging, and production environments.
- Product Management
- Agile Delivery
- Process Design
- Team Building
- Cross-functional Leadership
Good International School
Kota Kemuning, Malaysia
- Identified cost inefficiencies and learning blockers affecting ICT classes; proposed and implemented practical solutions that restored effective classroom delivery.
- Resolved urgent content-filtering and access issues while maintaining appropriate cybersecurity controls across two computer labs.
- IT Infrastructure
- Cybersecurity
- Cost Optimisation
- Education Technology
Gambit Group Sdn Bhd
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
- Led the organisation through third-party VAPT and remediation, culminating in full SC Malaysia Digital Asset Custody licence approval in May 2024.
- Continued direct engagement with SC Malaysia during post-MVP review, supporting transition from conditional to full DAC licence approval.
- Technical Leadership
- Regulatory Engagement
- VAPT
- Licence Compliance
- Cybersecurity
Gambit Group Sdn Bhd
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
- Led the design and build of the V1 MVP for Gambit's Digital Asset Custody (DAC) platform, enabling formal system demonstrations to the Securities Commission (SC) Malaysia.
- Actively engaged regulators through multiple technical briefings and system walkthroughs; frequently served as the primary technical respondent to regulatory queries.
- Authored and maintained core technical documentation and information security policies underpinning Gambit's DAC licence application.
- Oversaw Ethereum token minting, smart contract UAT and audits, and technical due diligence for regulated issuers and IEO operators.
- MVP Development
- Blockchain Technology
- Regulatory Engagement
- Technical Documentation
- Smart Contracts
ACEEdventure Education Group
Shah Alam & Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
- Planned and oversaw the budgeting and setup of all key IT infrastructure of Malaysia's first entrepreneurial school.
- Oversaw end-to-end IT operations including asset inventory, secure onboarding/offboarding, endpoint patch management, and access controls across multi-campus environments.
- Guided hybrid-classroom and proctored-exam rollout that preserved learning continuity during Covid-19 lockdowns.
- IT Operations
- Infrastructure Management
- Endpoint Security
- Multi-site Management
- Business Continuity
ACEEdventure Education Group
Shah Alam & Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
- Held a dual role spanning academic leadership and IT management across four schools for over 10 years.
- Built an enriched ICT programme beyond the Cambridge standard, introducing hands-on modules in coding, blockchain, 3D modelling, and electrical engineering, and achieving a 92% A*/A IGCSE rating across all campuses.
- Built and led a 10-member ICT faculty, establishing teaching standards, mentoring junior educators, and scaling delivery across campuses.
- Curriculum Development
- IGCSE Education
- Faculty Leadership
- Educational Technology
- Programme Management
Milenium Optima Sdn Bhd
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
- Managed IT infrastructure and developed SEGi University's SegiSphere LMS portal.
- Software Development
- IT Infrastructure
- LMS Development
- Web Development