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Profile11+ years of experience across FPGA tooling, DevOps, full-stack web development, IoT systems, and security surveillance — spanning both enterprise-scale platforms and early-stage startups.
Comfortable working across the full lifecycle: from system design and backend development to deployment automation, infrastructure management, and production validation. Strong Linux proficiency across Ubuntu and RHEL environments, with hands-on experience administering servers, scripting workflows, and debugging in headless production systems.
Brings a research mindset shaped by an MSc in Computer Science — applying analytical rigour to engineering problems and consistently delivering solutions that are reliable, maintainable, and impactful.
A quick learner with high curiosity about how systems work under the hood. Naturally drawn to deep-diving into complex problems — whether tracing a subtle bug across layers of a stack or understanding why a system behaves unexpectedly. Strong debugging instincts and a root cause analysis mindset: focused on understanding the underlying cause, not just the symptom.
Working Experience
> FPGA Development Tools Engineer @ Altera | Jun 2025 - Present
Jun 2025 - Present, FPGA Development Tools Engineer · Full-time
+ Maintained and enhanced Performance Analysis & Infrastructure toolchain, accelerating FPGA development cycles for engineering teams.
+ Validated FPGA AI Suite and developed example designs for D5005 (Stratix10), enabling university students to explore FPGA-based AI development through the Altera University Program.
+ Set up and validated PCIe FPGA workstations, SoC devkits, and hostless FPGA configurations, ensuring hardware readiness for development and testing workflows.
+ Part of the team migrating internal service applications as part of the Intel-Altera separation, supporting business continuity during the transition.
[Python, Ubuntu, RHEL, FPGA AI Suite, OpenVINO, PCIe, SoC]
> FPGA Development Tool Engineer @ Intel Corporation | Aug 2022 - May 2025
Nov 2022 - May 2025, FPGA Development Tool Engineer · Full-time
+ Ensured quality and reliability of FPGA AI Suite by executing comprehensive validation test plans, catching critical issues pre-release.
+ Developed FPGA AI use cases and benchmarking guides in collaboration with universities, lowering the barrier to entry for new FPGA AI developers.
[Python, Ubuntu, RHEL, FPGA AI Suite, OpenVINO]
Aug 2022 - Oct 2022, Software DevOps Engineer · Contract
+ Researched and prototyped CI/CD pipeline automation to reduce manual deployment overhead and improve release consistency.
[Git, Jenkins, Docker, Ubuntu]
> Senior Software Engineer @ Cycure Sdn. Bhd. | Mar 2020 - May 2022
+ Built secure End-to-End encrypted chat application for a national GLC, enhancing organizational communication security.
+ Migrated Electron desktop app to a web-based application, eliminating installation overhead and broadening user accessibility.
+ Delivered key features including cross-device message history sync, group management, and device unlinking, improving overall user experience.
+ Automated code obfuscation and bundling pipeline, streamlining deployments and protecting proprietary source code.
+ Developed REST APIs for third-party integration, extending platform interoperability.
+ Maintained development server stability, supporting continuous team productivity.
[Javascript, NodeJS, Java, PostgreSQL, Redis, PHP, MySQL]
> Software Engineer @ Sarawak Information System Sdn. Bhd. (SAINS) | Dec 2014 - Mar 2020
Oct 2018 - Mar 2020, Head of Software Solution Development unit, IoT Solution & Service Division.
+ Led development of a Remote Monitoring System for a local Electric Utility Company, digitalizing infrastructure oversight.
+ Enabled real-time monitoring of 300+ substation points, reducing response time to faults, vandalism, and cable theft incidents.
+ Built interactive dashboards with event timelines and map views, improving operational situational awareness for field engineers.
[PHP (CodeIgniter), JavaScript, MySQL, HTML, CSS]
+ Developed Advanced Metering Infrastructure web application for a local Water Utility Company, modernizing household water usage tracking.
+ Reduced manual billing effort by digitizing household water usage monitoring and billing workflows.
+ Built real-time dashboards for water usage analytics and meter record management, providing actionable insights to operators.
+ Integrated APIs with multiple vendors to automate meter record retrieval and updates, ensuring data accuracy across systems.
[PHP (CodeIgniter), JavaScript, MySQL, HTML, CSS]
Jan 2018 - Sep 2018, Head of Video Surveillance unit, Cybersecurity Digital Infrastructure Division.
+ Led end-to-end security surveillance design for Government Offices, Critical Infrastructure, and Electric Utility Substations in collaboration with Hikvision.
+ Designed perimeter intrusion detection systems by integrating CCTV with Photobeam sensors, strengthening physical security posture.
+ Evaluated and piloted Hikvision technologies including thermal imaging, facial recognition, ANPR, and people counting to identify next-generation security capabilities.
+ Developed a centralized command center dashboard to remotely control NVRs across multiple locations, consolidating security operations.
+ Built a Raspberry Pi-based NVR controller for Child Witness Court systems, enabling secure and reliable court recording sessions.
[PHP, JavaScript, MySQL, HTML, CSS]
Oct 2017 - Dec 2017, Web developer Healthcare Information System, Software and Digital Solutions Section.
+ Contributed to the initial design and development of a Laboratory Inventory System, establishing core data management foundations.
+ Architected multi-database connectivity to support complex healthcare data integration requirements.
+ Built a Python web service to integrate barcode scanner hardware with the web application via API, eliminating manual data entry.
[Java, SmartGWT, HTML, CSS, Python]
Dec 2014 - Oct 2017, Web developer Video Surveillance, R&D Section.
+ Developed a full-featured Security Surveillance System web application as a core R&D initiative.
+ Built real-time event notification and CCTV management dashboards, enabling rapid security incident response.
+ Integrated facial recognition into the surveillance dashboard, advancing automated threat identification capabilities.
[PHP (Laravel), JavaScript, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Ruby, MQTT, HTML, CSS]
Portfolio / Collaborator
> HackerTrail @ hackertrail.com | 2022
+ Built a Chrome Extension to streamline candidate discovery and data extraction, reducing manual effort for the talent operations team.
+ Developed internal Python scripts to automate repetitive data processing tasks, improving operational efficiency.
+ Contributed an Angular dashboard module for internal reporting, enhancing data visibility for the business team.
+ Created custom WordPress plugins to extend platform functionality and meet business-specific requirements.
[Python, Angular, PHP (Wordpress), JavaScript, HTML, CSS]
> Vroom @ vroomdelivery.my | 2019
+ Contributed to end-to-end development of a logistics and parcel delivery platform for a local startup, from MVP to production.
+ Built an admin dashboard with order management, delivery map view, and distance-based pricing rules, streamlining dispatcher operations.
+ Developed backend APIs for seamless integration with Ionic mobile apps, enabling real-time order tracking for drivers and customers.
+ Automated order status notifications via Slack and SwiftMailer, reducing manual follow-up and improving customer communication.
+ Integrated local e-wallet Sarawak Pay API, expanding payment options and supporting regional fintech adoption.
[PHP (Laravel), JavaScript, MySQL, HTML, CSS]
> Farmo @ farmo.land | 2019
+ Set up and configured a grocery e-commerce platform, enabling online ordering for local customers.
+ Developed a custom WordPress plugin to aggregate daily order product counts, reducing fulfilment preparation time for operations staff.
+ Provisioned and managed VPS infrastructure, ensuring stable platform uptime.
[PHP (Wordpress), Javascript, MySQL, HTML, CSS]
> DCmarket @ dcmarket.com.my | 2018
+ Set up and configured an automotive parts e-commerce platform, enabling digital sales for local automotive businesses.
+ Containerized backend services with Docker and automated deployments via Jenkins CI/CD pipeline, reducing release overhead and improving deployment consistency.
+ Managed VPS infrastructure, ensuring reliable platform availability for customers.
[PHP (Wordpress), Javascript, MySQL, HTML, CSS]
> The Story of Kuching | 2017
+ Developed a social sharing mobile app (Ionic) for heritage landmarks of Kuching City, promoting local cultural awareness.
+ Provisioned and managed VPS infrastructure to host backend services, supporting app stability and performance.
[Javascript (Ionic), PHP (Laravel)]
> Others
+ 2020, Built a WooCommerce checkout plugin integrating local e-wallet Sarawak Pay, enabling cashless transactions for regional merchants.
+ 2020, Explored game development in Unity as a personal initiative, expanding skills into interactive media and game design.
+ 2020, Configured iRS PoS system for a restaurant to support GrabFood and GrabPay with automated daily sales reporting by category, eliminating manual reconciliation.
+ 2020, Developed a Microsoft Word macro to auto-populate forms from Excel data, eliminating manual data entry for office workflows.
+ 2019, Built a Python Scrapy web crawler for automated data and link extraction, accelerating research and data collection workflows.
+ 2019, Published a Chrome Extension on the Web Store for bulk link harvesting from any open tab, gaining real-world users. Chrome Web Store
+ 2015, Developed and published an Android game using LibGDX on Google Play Store, delivering a complete end-to-end mobile game development lifecycle. Google Playstore
Skills
> JavaScript
> PHP
> NodeJS
> Python
> Java
> TypeScript
> MySQL
> MongoDB
> PostgreSQL
> Redis
> React
> Vue
> Bootstrap
> jQuery
> Laravel
> CodeIgniter
> Wordpress
> VS Code
> Git
> Docker
> Jenkins
> Swagger
> Unity C#
> Apache
> Nginx
> DigitalOcean
> AWS
> Google Cloud
> CloudFlare
> Ubuntu
> CentOS
> Windows
> Photoshop
Education
> Master of Science @ Swinburne University of Technology | 2012 - 2014
+ Successfully completed. Published 5 journal papers and 2 conference papers.
+ Thesis, "On Improving the Accuracy of Spectrum-based Fault Localization"
+ Publications:
* (2014), Incremental Spectrum Cloning Algorithm for Optimization of Spectrum-Based Fault Localization. Contemporary Engineering Sciences.
* (2014), Improving Spectrum-based Fault-localization through Spectra Cloning for Fail Test Cases beyond Balanced Test Suite. Contemporary Engineering Sciences.
* (2013), Noise Reduction for Spectrum-based Fault Localization, IJCA.
* (2013), Debugging in the Extreme: Spectrum-based Fault Localization with Limited Test Cases, IJSEIA.
* (2013), Spectrum-based Fault Localization: A Pair Scoring Approach, Journal of Industrial and Intelligent Information.
* (2013), Spectrum-based Fault Localization Tools with Test Case Preprocessor, IEEE.
* (2012), Dynamic Fault Visualization Tool for Fault-based Testing and Prioritization, IEEE.
> Bachelor of Science @ Swinburne University of Technology | 2008 - 2011
+ Successfully completed with CGPA 3.29 out of 4.00
