Experience
May 2019 - Present
Engineering Manager II
Grab
- →I lead a distributed engineering team at Grab, building and scaling high-throughput payment systems that power driver payouts, MDR computation, fee management, and transaction processing across 8 markets. Grab is Southeast Asia's leading super app, providing transportation, logistics, and financial services.
Sep 2014 - May 2019
Head of Engineering
Tech in Asia
- →Led the engineering team at an online technology media company covering Asia's tech and startup scene.
Feb 2010 - Aug 2014
Senior Web Engineer
migme (mig33)
- →Worked as Senior Web Engineer at an open social entertainment platform serving millions of users daily.
May 2009 - Jul 2009
Web Developer Intern
Sedgwick Richardson (SEA)
- →Developed custom WordPress plugins and themes in PHP and MySQL for clients including World Sport Group and Neptune Orient Lines.
Jun 2007 - Jul 2007
Web Developer
FRRO LLP
- →Developed the company's corporate website and internal billing system in PHP and MySQL.
May 2007 - Jul 2007
Web Developer
All Events Group
- →Developed the company's corporate website and customer database with eNETS online payment integration in PHP and MySQL.
May 2006 - Jul 2006
Web Developer
First Food Industries
- →Developed the company's corporate website in PHP and MySQL.
Jan 2004 - Apr 2004
Web Developer Intern
Premiere Value Group
- →Developed an online education portal entitled Max Interactive in PHP and MySQL.
Feb 2001 - Jun 2001
Help Desk Support
Crimson Logic
- →Worked in the call center as help desk support for BizNet, TradeNet, and LawNet products.
Projects
2003 - 2010
WordPress Plugins
- →Developed a total of 21 WordPress plugins in PHP and MySQL.
- →Ranked among the top three WordPress plugin developers in the world.
- →More than 31 million downloads across all plugins.
- →Featured in WordPress books in multiple languages including WordPress for Dummies.
- →Used by Fortune 500 companies including Coca-Cola, Xerox, Yahoo, Sony, Ford, and the Wall Street Journal.
2008
YOURLS - Your Own URL Shortener
- →Developed in PHP and MySQL to shorten long URLs for use in micro-blogging platforms such as Twitter.
2006
GaMerZ File Explorer
- →Developed in PHP to replace the default folder and file listings in Apache HTTP Servers.
2005
GaMerZ error_log Cleaner
- →Developed in PHP to delete all error_log files left behind by PHP in Apache HTTP Servers.
Talks
Oct 2017
Guest Speaker
Google Asia Pacific - AMP Roadshow Singapore
- →Gave a talk on "Tech in Asia's journey with AMP".
Sep 2012 - Jun 2016
Co-founder
Singapore WordPress User Group
- →Gave a talk on "Moving Beyond WordPress At Tech in Asia" at the June 2016 meetup.
- →Gave a talk on "Scaling Tech in Asia" at the June 2015 meetup.
- →Gave a talk on "Securing Your WordPress Installation" at the September 2014 meetup.
- →Gave a talk on "WP-ShowHide" during WordPress Wednesdays in September 2012.
Mar 2009
Guest Speaker
The Digital Movement - Blogout! 2009
- →Gave a talk on "WordPress as a blogging tool".
Nov 2007 - Jun 2008
Member
Singapore PHP User Group
- →Gave a talk on "WordPress Plugin Development with PHP" at the December 2007 meetup.
- →Gave a talk on "Developing Plugins For WordPress" at the June 2008 meetup.
Academic Achievements
Jan 2008 - Apr 2008
CS3216: Software Development on Evolving Platforms
- →Developed four Facebook applications in PHP and MySQL using Facebook APIs including FBML, FJS, and FBJS.
Aug 2007 - Nov 2007
CS3214: Information Systems Development Project
- →Led a team in developing an Airlines Human Resource Management System using J2EE and MySQL. Graded A−.
Feb 2004 - Jul 2004
World Skills Singapore
- →Represented Singapore Polytechnic in the finals for World Skills Singapore under the Web Design trade.
Jul 2003 - Nov 2003
Final Year Project - Institute of Mental Health
- →Developed two websites - The QuietRoom and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - in ASP and Microsoft SQL for IMH's Dr. Daniel Fung.
Education
Aug 2006 - Dec 2009
Bachelor of Computing (Honors) in Information Systems
National University of Singapore
Jul 2001 - Jul 2004
Diploma in Multimedia Technology
Singapore Polytechnic
Jan 2000 - Nov 2000
GCE 'O' Levels
Delta Secondary School
Jan 1997 - Nov 1999
Secondary School
Hua Yi Secondary School
Jan 1993 - Nov 1996
PSLE
De La Salle Primary School
Jan 1991 - Nov 1992
Primary School
Saint Anthony Primary School
University Grades
| Bachelor of Computing (Honors) in Information Systems | ||
|---|---|---|
| Module | Module Name | Grade |
| Exempted Modules | ||
| CS1101 | Programming Methodology | - |
| CS2102 | Database Systems | - |
| CS3240 | Human-Computer Interaction | - |
| GXK1999 | GEM B For Poly Graduates | - |
| POY1901 | UEM (1) For Poly Graduates | - |
| POY1902 | UEM (2) For Poly Graduates | - |
| POY1903 | UEM (3) For Poly Graduates | - |
| POY1904 | Breadth (1) For Poly Graduates | - |
| 2006/2007 - Semester 1 | ||
| CS1102 | Data Structures and Algorithms | B+ |
| CS1104 | Computer Organisation | B |
| CS1231 | Discrete Structures | D+ |
| ET1000 | English For Academic Purposes (Comp) | B- |
| MA1301 | Introductory Mathematics | B |
| 2006/2007 - Semester 2 | ||
| CS1105 | Computing and Society | A- |
| CS2250 | Fundamentals of Information Systems | B- |
| CS2261 | Enterprise Systems Development | B+ |
| EC1301 | Principles of Economics | C+ |
| FNA1002X | Financial Accounting | B |
| 2007/2008 - Semester 1 | ||
| CS2105 | Introduction to Computer Networks | A- |
| CS3214 | Information Systems Development Project | A- |
| CS3253 | Management of Information Systems | B |
| GEK1531 | Introduction to Cybercrime | B+ |
| 2007/2008 - Semester 2 | ||
| CS2106 | Operating Systems | B+ |
| CS2301 | Business And Technical Communication | B |
| CS3216 | Software Development on Evolving Platforms | B+ |
| CS3254 | Information Security Management | B |
| MA1312 | Calculus with Applications | C+ |
| 2008/2009 - Semester 1 | ||
| CS3251 | Technology Strategy and Management | B+ |
| CS3361 | Service Science | B+ |
| CS4251 | Strategic IS Planning | B+ |
| CS4254 | IS Project Management | B- |
| 2008/2009 - Semester 2 | ||
| CS4252 | Control, Audit and Security of IS | A+ |
| CS4267 | IT and Supply Chain Management | A |
| CS4361 | Service Systems | B |
| ST2334 | Probability and Statistics | C+ |
| 2009/2010 - Semester 1 | ||
| GEK1001 | Place, Environment and Society | B+ |
| SSA2211 | The Evolution of a Global City-State | B- |
| CS1280 | Java to C++ | S |
| CS4259 | Legal Aspects of Information Technology | A |
| CS4266 | IT and Customer Relationship Management | A- |
| CAP | 3.81 | |
| Exempted modules, ET1000, MA1312, SSA2211 and CS1280 are not included in the calculation of the CAP. CS1280 is a Satisfactory (S) or Unsatisfactory (U) module. | ||
Polytechnic Grades
| Diploma in Multimedia Technology | ||
|---|---|---|
| Module | Module Name | Grade |
| 2001/2002 - Semester 1 | ||
| ST0101 | Introduction To Computers And Information Technology | B |
| ST0111 | Productivity And Quality | C |
| ST0113 | Object-Oriented Programming | A |
| ST7101 | Digital Audio | C |
| ST7102 | Digital Video | C |
| ST7103 | Storyboarding And Scripting | B |
| 2001/2002 - Semester 2 | ||
| MS0105 | Mathematics | B |
| SP0008 | Character Education | B |
| ST0114 | Database Management Systems | B |
| ST7104 | Graphic Design Using Imaging Tools | B |
| ST7105 | Modeling And Photo-Rendering | B |
| ST7106 | Web Publishing | DIST |
| 2002/2003 - Semester 1 | ||
| BA9001 | Entrepreneurship | B |
| ST2201 | Web Programming | DIST |
| ST7201 | Computer Animation | B |
| ST7202 | Design For User Interaction | B |
| ST7203 | Interactive Web Design | B |
| ST7204 | Productivity And Quality 2 | B |
| ST7215 | Data Structures And Algorithms | B |
| 2002/2003 - Semester 2 | ||
| ST0109 | Technical And Business Communications | B |
| ST2101 | Visual Basic Programming | A |
| ST7205 | Multimedia Application Design | B |
| ST7206 | Multimedia Authoring Systems | B |
| ST7207 | Managing Multimedia Projects | B |
| ST7212 | Interactive Computer Graphics | B |
| ST9001 | PC Technology | A |
| 2003/2004 - Semester 1 | ||
| ST0207 | Ethics And Law Of IT | B |
| ST7301 | Multimedia Group Project | DIST |
| ST7304 | Java Server Programming | A |
| ST7305 | Games Programming | A |
| 2003/2004 - Semester 2 | ||
| ST0307 | Internship | A |
| Total Modules | 31 | |
| Total DISTs | 3 | |
| Total As | 6 | |
| Total Bs | 19 | |
| Total Cs | 3 | |
O Level Grades
| Subject | Alphabetical | Numerical |
|---|---|---|
| English Language | B | Four |
| Geography | B | Three |
| Mathematics D | A | Two |
| Additional Mathematics | B | Three |
| Physics | B | Three |
| Chemistry | C | Five |
| Chinese | C | Six |
| Chinese (Oral/Aural) | - | Pass |
| CCA | A | - |
| L1R4 | 15 | |
| L1R5 | 20 | |