Data and technology professional with 8 years of cross-sector experience across government data transformation, data governance, analytics, IT operations and cybersecurity advisory, with a hands-on background in data science and analytical modelling.
Senior lead owning governance frameworks, data standards and project governance at C-suite level, and translating complex data landscapes into actionable insights for senior leadership.
Owns data governance, operations and analytics, spearheading compliance transformation and setting standards aligned with ISO 27001, ISO 9001, DMBoK and ISO 8000. Advises senior stakeholders on governance and risk, oversees ETL pipelines on Azure Data Factory, cloud and on-premise infrastructure and Power BI reporting, and led cybersecurity and IATA compliance work for a Sarawak aviation client.
Drove Sarawak Government's state-wide data management and compliance initiative. Ran data maturity assessments across 12 ministry groups, facilitated over 50 workshops and trained 700+ government data officers, instituting governance artefacts, standards and onboarding that lifted data quality, interoperability and long-term sustainability.
Led machine-learning proof-of-concepts in fraud detection and financial crime identification, conducted business and data requirement studies, produced consultancy reports and proposals, and delivered BI dashboards and training. Mentored data, AI and BI engineers across land and survey, agriculture and livestock projects.
Improved operational efficiency and revenue assurance across 13 depots in Malaysia and Singapore, led the move from manual tracking to IoT-enabled monitoring, and ran nationwide training for more than 1,000 outlets while building management and client dashboards.
PhD, Computing
Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Certified Data Management Specialist - Associate
DAMA International
English, Mandarin, Bahasa Malaysia, Cantonese, Hokkien