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The Adaptable CXOFounder & CEO
May. 2024US, Singapore · HybridAt the Adaptable CXO, we deliver a full range of Fractional CXO services such as M&A Advisory, Digital Transformation, Core System Migration, Insurance Product Development, Data Architecture, Cloud Migration and Planning, Cloud Optimization, Information Risk Management, Technology Budgeting Analysis, or just another set of eyes.
Pop HoldingsGroup Chief Information Officer
Oct. 2023 - May. 2024Singapore · Hybrid• Led technology, compliance, and security for the world's inaugural, globally-operating M&A MGA, while concurrently serving as the active CTO for the development of the io.insure platform, an AI and data driven platform built for the most demanding and complex specialty lines insurance products.
• Spearheaded the transformation of an integrated insurance company into a Software as a Service (SaaS) entity, along with the advancement of their software platforms. • Interim CEO; Business Development, Fundraising, and Marketing
• Supervised the company's technology infrastructure to ensure reliability, scalability, and security of the company's IT systems.
• Evaluated and selected technology vendors, partners, and service providers, and managed relationships to ensure the effective delivery of technology solutions and services.
• Ensured that the company's technology practices and systems complied with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards.
MoneyHero GroupChief Technology Officer
Dec. 2020 - Sep. 2023Singapore•Led the technical workstream as our cross-functional leadership team readied for IPO. (NASDAQ:MNY). •Led Technology Group within MoneyHero, which derives revenue from content creation, SEO, and its financial marketplace catering to both D2C and B2B2C sectors. •Built and grew the engineering and operations teams, established a robust security framework, crafted new security protocols, and implemented streamlined processes including incident, change, and problem management, alongside automated request handling and fulfillment procedures. •Originated a business/program management office, developed a data engineering practice focused on an event-streaming Customer360 architecture, and introduced advanced EDM and analytical capabilities. •Established a regional sourcing center and fulfilled respective IT and OPS functions. •Implemented platform and stringent cost management measures, which resulted in achieving targets and securing a final round of investment prior to IPO. •Rolled out a unique E2E distribution platform for Consumer General Insurance in only 45 days, which served to diversify MoneyHero’s marketplace.
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Head of Technology, AWS ASEAN Financial Services
Sep. 2020 - Nov. 2020Singapore
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Sr. Solutions Architect Manager, Large & Emerging Enterprise
Nov. 2018 - Sep. 2020Singapore• Constructed an architecture organization to support Singapore’s iconic enterprises across industries as diverse as Pharma/Life Sciences, Oil & Gas, Banking, Insurance, Media and Entertainment.
• Helped companies transform the way they approached IT service delivery and technology. • Functioned as subject matter expert for material workload hosting on AWS cloud for our largest Financial Services customers; this included local financial institutions as well as regional hubs for global multi-nationals.
AIGCTO Asia Pacific
Sep. 2013 - Nov. 2018Singapore, Tokyo• Championed all aspects of AIG’s Asia Pacific technology transformation strategy including introduction of agile work practices, cloud migrations, devops, and modern development practices, and additionally introduced business-value led portfolio analysis techniques.
• Provided oversight of process, quality, and new business functions for the largest merger between a foreign owned insurance entity and local entity in Japan (an 11B business).
• Secured regulatory approval, funding approval, and delivery approval for cloud migration projects to AWS in multi-jurisdictional, highly-regulated environment. • Delivered L2, L3, and application maintenance and release management support for 400 critical business applications.
• Created AWS Cloud Security practices and teams integrated with migration and support teams.
• Assumed responsibility for building and deploying one of the largest insurance agent-facing secure content management solutions in Japan, built on AWS S3 and integrated via SAML internal identity federation providers.
• Assisted ecommerce development for China and ASEAN, including mobile application development in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and China. • Assembled the Japan Enterprise Services team, which incorporated shared service maintenance and production support, automated testing, and DevOps Platform.
AXIS CapitalSVP - Chief Technology Officer
Jun. 2008 - Jul. 2013Singapore, NewYorkMy responsibilities included delivery against a 100+ project, 30M USD project and maintenance portfolio with permanent, contract, and offshore staff of 150-250 who built and maintained core applications for specialty and large commercial property & casualty business lines and large commercial reinsurance business lines. My responsibilities in AXIS included • All application maintenance for a 200+ application portfolio that supported the global business in two large data centers in Amsterdam and Boston.
• Designed and Participated in core system upgrades, including AS/400 based core systems that supported all lines of business globally.
• Introduced messaging/middleware technologies (Tibco technologies and MSMQ) that ultimately led to the creation of over 150 core reusable services.
• Led new application development for Insurance, Reinsurance, and Corporate business units.
• Led data strategy teams, including multi-use Data Warehousing, BI, predictive analytics and data visualization.
• Led application production support for Insurance, Reinsurance and Corporate business units.
• Establish architectural best practices and reviews, consolidated and open-sourced Enterprise Architecture • Increased project execution from 7 per year to 110 per year.
• Increased release velocity from 4 releases per year to monthly releases across all applications.
• Managed shared service testing teams (on and offshore) responsible for QA for all business applications.
ING Insurance Asia PacificCTO
Nov. 2004 - Jun. 2008Hong KongImplemented regional architecture strategy and ‘open source’ architecture reuse program. Developed an innovative model of rewards for contribution from independent business units to build solutions that could be leveraged by other units across the region that could benefit from the same solution. Emphasis was on simple SOA, process automation, and data standardization. Responsibilities included: • Architecture and Technology strategy for the region
• Creation of Architecture communities in 14 countries in the region.
• Led region-wide projects around technology standardization, particularly in shared data services built on Informatica and middleware built around Tibco iProcess, Tibco BusinessWorks and bespoke adapter development.
ING AmericasHead of Data Services
Jan. 2003 - Dec. 2004Primarily responsible for implementation of business intelligence, warehousing, and enterprise reporting solutions using the data architecture developed during 2002-03. Led a small team of developers and data architects in developing the Horizon business retention data portal, ING Canada data warehousing and various ING Americas business intelligence and data warehousing initiatives. Used IBM UDB, Oracle 8i, Actuate, Business Objects, Crystal and custom Weblogic portals. Used IBM IAA/IIW models.
ING US Financial ServicesSenior Enterprise Architect
Jan. 2002 - Dec. 2003MinneapolisPart of a team of industry award winning enterprise architects charged with developing and rolling global enterprise architecture framework (internally designated as ‘ia3’). Specialization included infrastructure domains, specifically single sign on, security, application instrumentation, logging, systems management, software and configuration management, application lifecycle frameworks. Participated in numerous business projects as solution architect and designer.
Reliastar Financial ServicesHead of Application Management
Nov. 2000 - Aug. 2002Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaDesigned, built and maintained equity and related trading platforms. SIS/ADP Tandem mainframe single socket programming, C++ and Oracle 8i and Oracle PL/SQL, Visual Basic 5.0. Implemented change management and formal SDLC program. Developed custom rules engine and built security and data access frameworks. Led a small (25), multiple
location team of developers
Reliastar Financial ServicesWeb & Messaging Lead
Jan. 1998 - Jan. 2000Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaBuilt and maintained messaging, internal web and corporate web presences. Used Netscape web and application server, SQUID Proxy, Netscape Proxy, Windows IIS, MTS, Sun Starfire E10K and other Sun hardware, Netscape LDAP and Open LDAP, Lotus Notes.
Western Pacific Data SystemsWeb Lead, Developer, Systems Administrator
Jan. 1995 - Dec. 1998La Jolla, CADesigned and developed early interactive web sites. Designed and packaged email utility software for SCO-based logistics/military inventory software. Began modernization program for Micro-focus cobol based applications.
ASIS LLCFounder
Jan. 1992 - Jan. 1995Garberville, CA; San Diego CAOwned and operated first internet service provider north of San Francisco, private consulting, systems implementation for leading foster care provider in San Diego, CA.
USAFHungarian Cryptolinguistic Analyst
Aug. 1984 - Jan. 1988Ft. George G. Meade, MDAuthored two presidential security briefs during the Reagan presidency prior to end of cold war. Daily cryptolinguistic duties. Voice and written translation, summarization. Intelligence analysis
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