Functional Skills

Digital Transformation
Cost Reduction
Customer Service
Machine Learning
Procurement
Simulations
Data Architecture
Supply Chain Optimization
Data Governance
SQL Analysis
Communications
Real Estate Investing

Software Skills

UNIX
SQL
C
Machine Learning
MATLAB
Python
Java
Data visualization
C++

Sector Experience

Business Services
Financial Services
Real Estate
Telecom

Languages

English
Mandarin
Big 3 Consulting (MBB)
Bulge Bracket Investment Banks
Top Consulting Firms

Experience

Independent Consultant Information Technology
Independent Consultant
1/2019 - Present
Secure various engagements with Oliver Wyman Middle East and four Singaporean universities, IT consultancy contract, as well as real estate contracts with large quantum (USD~4million each) Selected projects
• Detailed out interaction model for a government entity's new Data Office with other existing departments; crafted Data Governance policies and processes (e.g., Data Sharing, Data Classification)
• Conducted diagnosis on data architecture for HR Analytics department of a leading oil company and suggested major revamp of ETL process
• Led The Kuok Group's IT transformation in Mobile Device Management (MDM) and Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) to protect company data on BYOD devices and cloud across all subsidiaries and departments
• Conducted lectures for undergraduate/Master-level courses at Business Schools across four Singaporean universities on Data Visualization with Tableau and Effective Storytelling with Data
• Consulted affluent new immigrants from China on property

The University of New South Wales Data Science / Analytics
Lecturer
7/2023 - Present
Conduct lectures in Business school, topics including Data Analytics, Programming, Visualization, Machine Learning

Shopee Product Management / Strategy
Manager, Product Management
5/2018 - 10/2018
Lead a team of 5 junior Product Managers to manage three product lines, namely Acquisition, Listing and Basic Account Management; Execute from concept, to design, prototyping, testing, UAT and launch plan Selected projects
• Planned and executed buyer's referral program; Cooperated with marketing team on defining concept, referral reward rules, fraud checks, to effectively acquire new signups as well as control budget and fraud risk
• Designed overall approach to revamp fundamental data structure, such as category tree, standard product unit, attribute system, to improve internal listing management and enable search and recommendation revamp

McKinsey & Company Management Consulting
Associate Consultant
10/2016 - 5/2018
Set strategy and roadmap to enable digital transformation and defend incumbent against disruptive tech startups; Bridge the communication gap between business and IT Selected projects
• Oversaw cost-cutting program within IT department of leading Australian Telco, with a target of 40 million AUD cost reduction
• Conducted business benefit analysis of digitization program within customer service for leading Southeast Asian telco; Co-led re-engineering of e-care mobile app, involving 20 developers both onshore and offshore; Took charge of client stakeholder management as the main on-site representative; Presented to Chairman at board meeting
• Oversaw the implementation of analytics models for digital procurement and digital supply chain work streams under Digital Capability Center, an Industry 4.0 initiative created by McKinsey and the Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Center (ARTC)

Barclays Capital Finance
Software Developer, Barclays BARX
6/2011 - 9/2016
Design, implement and release IT solutions covering trade flow, data analytics and risk control of the award-winning trading platform; Coordinate with business and testers in London and Prague to ensure robustness of the deliverable Selected projects
• Designed and implemented end to end risk control solution to identify trades with irregular margin being charged to clients; Collaborated with Foreign Exchange sales team closely on requirement gathering, data enrichment and data calculation; Flagged over 30 colossal trades per week that could have resulted in major reputational damage
• Published to platform users real time prompts of new figures, such as CPI, unemployment data, to allow timely effective hedging; Analyzed user feedback to identify key features needed for enhancement of overall user experience; Coordinated with 3rd party data vendor based in London on incoming data retrieval

Barclays Capital Finance
Intern, Barclays Quantitative Analytics Foreign Exchange Team
6/2011 - 12/2011
• Investigated Partial Differential Equation computation of pricing model to identify a recurring instability issue; Corrected abnormal pricing behavior allowing traders to quote price more accurately

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Operations
Supply Chain Optimization Consultant
9/2009 - 8/2010
• Worked closely with the Heavy Industry Optimization team of client company over virtual communication channels; Built Tactical Model based on provided data to improve the workload balance of their turbine blades serial manufacturing line; Smoothed out the production to minimize costs due to supply and demand uncertainties
• Provided solid foundation for another PhD student and accredited as a key reference in his PhD dissertation