Experience

M1 Limited

• Singapore
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• General Manager

  • Jul 2022 - Present



Lenovo PCCW Solutions

• Hong Kong
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Engineering and Solutions Lead

  • May 2018 - Jun 2022

  • Lead team of engineering professionals, architects, developers, and analyst focused on design, development and delivery of multi-million-dollar projects in Enterprise Network, Cybersecurity, IoT Edge, LORA/WIFI Campus Networks, Enterprise Product Engineering, IT systems and Managed Service Operations. • Managed 50mil USD capital budgets for engineering, maintenance projects, product development and decommissioning operations. • Completed greenfield SDN-NFV-IoT enterprise network rollouts, native front end application development, BSS/OSS platform delivery for provisioning and automation. • Reviewed and assessed on-going managed services operations for clients, developed 3 initiatives per quarter for continuous process improvements and reduced average tickets by 20%. • Designed enterprise technological blueprints, network system architectures, edge cloud solutions, enterprise product specifications based on up-to-date 3GPP, TMF, ITIL and ETSI specifications. • Lead client's innovation hub build to demonstrate DDoS auto-detection and mitigation, SD-WAN zero-touch provisioning, Video analytics on IoT edge, automated failover of SDN network, self-service ordering of cross-border connectivity (eNNI) and bandwidth on demand. • Contributed to client white papers and product requirement documents in areas IOT Edge Computing, SDWAN, SDN-NFV and 5G Backhaul • Lead speaker for 2019 TM Forum.



Ooredoo Myanmar

• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• B2B and Transport Network Lead

  • Oct 2016 - May 2018

  • Alongside with B2B CxO, drove B2B revenue by four folds in single financial year, achieved No.1 rank in Net Promoter Score (NPS) and became market leader in wholesale business in Myanmar. • Together with B2B CxO, drove FVNO and B2B 5 years business strategy and rollout plans with approvals from Ooredoo Group Board Members and Shareholders. • Managed team of 40 engineers and vendors to plan, design, deploy and operate enterprise products and transport networks. • Delivered 550 greenfield enterprise services in single financial year with both standard and customized designs. • Developed B2B Product and Services Blueprint, Mobile Transport Strategy and Technology roadmap to meet the needs of business in line with Annual Operation Plan. • Incorporated AWS cloud architecture, and Microsoft 365 Software-as-a-Services (SaaS) into B2B products launches to reduce initial investments and faster time-to-market. • Lead partnerships with Cisco and Nokia Enterprise to launch SD-WAN, Collaboration, Cybersecurity, Managed Network Appliances, Campus Networks and Enterprise Voice services. • Seasonal presenter in Ooredoo B2B roadshows.



BellTel

• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Technical Lead

  • May 2016 - Sep 2016

  • Served as technical liaison for due diligence and disengagement for BellTel acquisition process. • Facilitated asset transfer list, financial valuations of hardware, software and licenses and worked with auditors to produce audit report and recommendations for submission to buyers. • Consulted Senior Management team on day-to-day progress, reviewed contracts with procurement for novation, consulted HR on employee augmentation and coordinated handover of design documentations ahead of timelines.



PT Smartfren Telecom Tbk

• Indonesia
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• VP of Core and Transport Networks

  • Nov 2014 - Apr 2016

  • Lead Smartfren's 4G+ long term evolution strategy, high level / low level design, capacity planning, assurance and optimization for Mobile Core/Transport and Enterprise Services. • Managed team of 40 employees for planning, design, integration and rollout of mobile networks systems and enterprise platforms. • Made recommendations to CDMA to LTE Networks migration blueprint and customer migration impact analysis on service downtime, devices changes, SIM card replacements, products sunsetting and billing migrations for use in making business decisions. • Planned and directed 4G+ campus network projects focused on improving coverage and capacity for Sinarmas agriculture factories and powerplant industrial use cases. • Collaborated with vendors and lead laboratory testing for emerging technology including SDN-NFV, Network Analytics, Video CDN, Cloud Services and Security Solutions.



Maxis

• Malaysia
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of IP Core Transport

  • Feb 2014 - Oct 2014

  • Lead team of engineers, technical managers and vendors to drive architecture and design of nationwide IP/MPLS Core, Metro/Carrier Ethernet Networks, ROADM/DCI Networks, Enterprise Network. • Secured approval from CEO and Board to proceed with USD 100Mil IP Core Transport Network Modernization, Consolidation and Simplification to cater for mobile and enterprise business 5 years traffic growth projections, improved network resiliency and quality of services for customers • Applied advanced skills and tools in developing policies and guidelines for network assurance, optimization and expansions. • Sourced vendors, negotiated contracts and developed productive relationships to implement 15% cost-savings initiatives on network rollouts and new product delivery.



Aircel

• India
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Architecture and Engineering Lead, Technology Solution Group

  • Dec 2012 - Jan 2014

  • Lead OPEX Savings and Total Cost of Ownership Initiative with Core Consolidation and Modernization (savings of OPEX= 20Mil per annum, in USD). • Developed policies, dimensioning rules, controls, roadmaps and technology evolution plans for Data Core, Transport, LTE Network deployment for B2B. • Developed PAN India Target Geographical Architecture for Core and IT Technology Sites. • Lead Customer experience improvement plans and design review for Packet/Circuit core network to achieve overall availability of 99.95%. • Key contributor to IPX RFP, Roaming Solutions, Packet Core RFP, Spectrum Strategy, LTE Business Plan and Regulatory Requirements on M2M. • Distinguish Chairperson and Lead speaker for 5th LTE India 2013 Conference. • Member of Maxis due diligence team alongside with Auditors to audit Aircel's network assets and project plans.



Maxis

• Malaysia
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief Architect

  • Jun 2007 - Dec 2012

  • Provided architectural leadership for 2G/3G/LTE Mobile Backhaul, Wholesale Open Access and Fibre Broadband Network design. • Managed 50Mil USD annual capital budget for fiber transport network engineering delivery, new product and services. • Collaborated with Enterprise and Home business unit to develop and deliver enterprise solution blueprints and platform architectures for TV and Life Services, Datacenter Services and Campus Networks Solutions. • Delivered service assurance solution to monitor and measure network SLA and KPI/KQI/QoS parameters for home and enterprise networks. • Champion innovative technology with accelerated yearly cost efficiency initiatives (savings of CAPEX = 3Mil, OPEX= 6Mil, USD). • Led technical negotiation and finalized contracts with TM and Astro to deliver nationwide fiber networks and TV services. • Managed network and technology laboratory testing’s and qualification of emerging technology and products such as DOCSIS, WIFI Solutions, Fixed Wireless Broadband, Home Surveillance, Video On Demand and M2M. • Administered and prepared macro and micro level network costings for business case development and operations expenditure. • Supported MCMC IPv6 enablement initiatives and Fixed Broadband Assessments



Telekom Malaysia

• Malaysia
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Manager

  • Apr 2004 - May 2007

  • Contributed to technical specification preparation, tender evaluation and technical negotiation for CDMA, xDSL, GPON, DWDM/ASON and Next Generation Microwave worth more than USD 250Mil. • Led emerging wireless/wireline technology trials and provided technical recommendation report to Senior Management. • Coordinated successful 3 demonstrations (WIMAX, FTTX, CDMA) to TM CxO's. • Completed all work instructions, guidelines and user acceptance test documentation for regional team’s deployment references