Chief Executive Officer

• Jul 2022 - Present

Industry 4.0 Advisor

• Feb 2021 - Jun 2022

Adjunct Associate Professor

• Feb 2019 - Present

1. Assessment of Industry 4.0 courses and new curriculum design for diploma and undergraduate studies 2. Developing strategic Framework for Industry 4.0 in DRB-HICOM University for skill development events 3. Assist in the developing Centre of Excellence of Industry 4.0 in DRB-HICOM University 1. Assessment of Industry 4.0 courses and new curriculum design for diploma and undergraduate studies 2. Developing strategic Framework for Industry 4.0 in DRB-HICOM University for skill development events 3. Assist in the developing Centre of Excellence of Industry 4.0 in DRB-HICOM University

Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer

• Jul 2022 - Present

Founding Member and Secretariat

• Jan 2022 - Present

Head of Technology

• Apr 2020 - Jun 2022

Responsibilities 1. Provide direct day to day architectural and technology problem-solving, coaching, direction and guidance to the technology teams for IoT, Cloud, Big Data & Analytics and A.I. Machine Learning technologies 2. Establish and provide direct assistance for team with product roadmap and engineering excellence strategy for 4th Industrial sectors (Manufacturing, Logistics, Construction, Mining, Supply Chain) 3. Evaluate and identify appropriate technology stacks and platforms, including web/mobile application framework, A.I./M.L. technologies, hybrid multi-cloud cloud implementation strategy & roadmap, IoT ecosystem and solutions for 4th Industrial Revolution sectors 4. Coach on Agile techniques and ways of working to help improve team productivity, team growth and product/solution development process 5. Establish and coaching teams on performance, quality and security, conventions and standards 6. Provide guidance and insights to product teams to establish governance processes, direction and control to ensure objectives are achieved and risks are managed appropriately for product/solution development 7. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of technology standards, industry trends, emerging technologies and product development best practices by attending relevant conference and self-learning Teams - IoT Premise Team - Cloud & backend Team - Mobile & Frontend Team - Data Engineering Team - Data Scientist Team - UI/UX Team - DevOps Team - QA Team - Cyber-Security Team Show less

Strategic Advisor

• Mar 2018 - Feb 2021

About PIHH PIHH is an government agency of Penang State Government responsible for the promotion, facilitation and development of the Penang International Halal Hub (PIHH). Vision To position Penang as the location of choice for investments in Halal-based industries, destination of choice for Halal/family-concept tourism and residence of choice for Halal/ family-concept lifestyle and sustainable living. Mission To drive the development and promotion of the Penang International Halal Hub. Objectives To strengthen Penang’s economic and competitive edge To develop Penang global branding as the hub for high quality Halal products and services To facilitate the growth of domestic industries and participation of Penang companies in the global Halal market Role: 1. Strategic advisory on the road-map towards Halal 4.0 2. Directive towards corporate re-branding and technical development of the Halal Industry (F&B, Logistics, Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic) 3. Advisor to organize Industry 4.0 enabled Halal 4.0 supply chain conference 4. Collaboration in terms of Industry and R&D for Halal 4.0 Industry Supply Chain Management (Industry 4.0 compliance) Show less

IoT Lead Consultant

• Dec 2018 - Apr 2020

• Define road-map to create business collaboration and engagement to enterprise and government agencies • Lead business development, sales & marketing and technical development team in align with organisation goal • Understand customer requirements, design solution architecture for customer premise• Lead the overall architecture design effort by designing robust solutions for end customer, for a number of development teams in close collaboration with the other architecture members Show less

IoT Solution Architect

• Jan 2018 - Apr 2020

• Architect end-to-end smart infrastructure solutions for enterprise. government agencies and other stakeholders • Provide input to the strategic direction of technology investment to assist in the development of the enterprise architecture and maximise the return on technology investment • Act as a technical liaison between client, software development team, R&D and other stakeholder

IoT Software Development Manager

• Nov 2016 - Jan 2018

Managing, evaluating and monitoring all project team members to ensure quality deliverables Insight to product strategy and customer requirements to design IoT smart home solutionDesign solution architecture for new features and releases of Senzo and Oznes productMentor project team members to migrate latest methodologies and technologiesPlan, ensure and evaluate product testing adequately by SQA team before public release

Technical Advisor (Industry 4.0)

• Apr 2019 - Mar 2020

Digital transformation and development of strategic plan and roadmap of Industry 4.0 in Construction industry of Malaysia. Digital transformation and development of strategic plan and roadmap of Industry 4.0 in Construction industry of Malaysia.

Industrial Advisor

• Mar 2019 - Feb 2020

Industrial advisor for Industrial training & engagements, skill development and entrepreneurial development for undergraduate and postgraduate students of Universiti Sains Malaysia Industrial advisor for Industrial training & engagements, skill development and entrepreneurial development for undergraduate and postgraduate students of Universiti Sains Malaysia

Researcher and Professional Trainer

• Jul 2013 - Oct 2016

Research Work: - Wireless Mesh Network Architecture & Infrastructure - Wireless Mesh based Multicast Routing Protocol - LTE/LTE-Advance Technology Consultancy & Professional Training: - Learning Embedded Linux Programming using Raspberry Pi - Certified IPv6 Network Programming (CNPv6) Research Work: - Wireless Mesh Network Architecture & Infrastructure - Wireless Mesh based Multicast Routing Protocol - LTE/LTE-Advance Technology Consultancy & Professional Training: - Learning Embedded Linux Programming using Raspberry Pi - Certified IPv6 Network Programming (CNPv6)

Embedded Software Engineer

• Nov 2011 - May 2013

Role: Embedded Software Engineer [while stationed in Agilent]  Assisting project management & synchronize with Syntronic team for bug fix and code review  Implement new features design, development and hot fixes  Handling the Support queries for investigation and propose solution  Automated Testing using Agilent functional test hardware  Software Qualification test for performance test, diagnostic test for TS-5020 Technologies:  Tools - C/C++, MFC, C#.Net, VB 6, Python 2.7.3  Software - Agilent TestExec 6.x/7.x, Agilent VEE, NI LabView  Operating Systems - Windows XP, Windows 7, Fedora Linux 17 Projects:  Intel's Wireless Sensor Gateway Management System  Agilent TestExec SL (version 6.1.3 and 7.1.2) Milestones  Nominated and successfully interviewed to assigned in Agilent Technologies for assignment  Part of team to successfully released TestExec version 6.3 for deployment in June 2012  Part of team to successfully work and released TestExec version 7.1.2 for deployment in Dec 2012 Show less

Researcher/Software Engineer

• Jul 2009 - Nov 2011

Role: Researcher/Embedded Software Engineer  Research work on wireless communication technologies and protocols  Design and development wireless network based solutions  Writing research publications on International peer-review journals and proceedings Technologies:  Tools: Embedded C, C#, Java, Android, POSIX  Research: IPv6 Networks, WiMAX network, Multicast Routing Protocol for Wireless Mesh Networks  Embedded Devices: ARM based Intel IXP435, ARM based Raspberry Pi  Operating System: Fedora Linux, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Embedded Linux Projects:  ROHC-MPLS based Multicast Architecture in Wireless Mesh Network  VOIP application in ARM based IXP435 embedded CPE on WiMAX Networks Milestones:  Completed research project under the Technofund, MOHE grant “Performance Evaluation of VoIP Multi-Frame Packing with Robust Header Compression OverWimax Network” (2009-2011)  Successfully launched Certified IPv6 Network Programmer (CNP6) certification programme  Setup the IPv6 Gaming server of IPv6 network on World IPv6 Day 2011 Show less

Researcher & Software Engineer

• Nov 2007 - Oct 2008

Role: Researcher/Embedded Software Engineer  Research and development in distributed grid systems and parallel computing applications  Software development and research presentation & publications Technologies:  Embedded C, C#, Java, OpenMP, MPI, SQL Server, mySQL  Research: Distributed Systems, Mobile Grid Computing  Operating Systems: Windows Server 2008, Linux CentOS Projects: 1. Mandelbrot Parallel & Distributed Application: 2. Virtual Distributed Database Management System (VDDMS) Client 3. Mobile Desktop Grid 4. Queue Management framework in Mobile Desktop Grid [Masters Thesis] 5. Enhancing SmithWaterman Algorithm using SSE2 Architecture Milestones  Contributor in Virtual Database Management System (VDDBMS) application selected as Best Runners-up application PRAGMA 15, USM workshop (2008)  Selected to work in Parallel Computing lab to work on Enhanced SmithWaterman algorithm Show less

Embedded Software Engineer

• Mar 2005 - Jul 2007

Role: Embedded Software Engineer  Application design and development of embedded based applications  Application porting, implement new features and code review  Unit testing and bug fix Technologies: Tools: Embedded C, Visual Studio 98, ARM Development Suite Embedded Devices: Verifone Omni 3750, Ingenico 5100 Project:  FastCash Point of Sale Transactional System Milestones  Assign Ingenico 5100 POS system and successfully port FastCash application to the newly designed  Ingenico 5100 based solution successfully deployed in Trinidad, U.S.A. and Pakistani customers Show less

Internship

• Jan 2005 - Mar 2005

Role: Intern + Maintaining consulting database + Managing the client’s profile and contact information Milestone: + Nominated by Pakistan Software Export Board to do intership in Abacus Consulting Role: Intern + Maintaining consulting database + Managing the client’s profile and contact information Milestone: + Nominated by Pakistan Software Export Board to do intership in Abacus Consulting