Agile Software Developer

VALUES

Clean & Test-Driven Development

Deliver high software standard across multiple projects in agile environment and distributed team.

Value-Driven Deliverables

Act as product owner/sprint lead and working with business in prioritising and delivering high value items.

DevOps

Challenge processes for improvement and simplification in Software Development Life Cycle, i.e. Continuous Integration, Continuous Development. Actively involved in Value Streaming workshop with business in identifying waste and values.

Testing Automation

Challenge manual process and working with QA team in developing, training, driving adoption of QA Automation.

Enabling via Automation

Minimize repetition by rolling out self-service, i.e. generic reporting tool, SVN to JIRA reconciliation tool, text comparison tool, etc

Finance Domain

Primary domain in Equity Derivatives on Exotic products with complex features and model, application stack complexity and demanding computation needs.

Mentorship

Training future/junior developers in the best code practices, design thinking, and sharing ideas.

Volunteering

Bridge Academy Mentoring in Chemistry & Mathematics, Peer Assisted Study Lead in School of EEE (UoM), Student Rep in Staff Student Liaison Committee (UoM)

WORK EXPERIENCE

UBS Investment Bank, London — Java Developer

MAY 2016 - PRESENT
Global Risk and PnL, Global Equity Derivatives

• Improve observability in distributed computing platform via application metrics mining, healthcheck, tracing and reporting
• Lead changes across Risk applications to roll out new business initiative.

Global Parameters and Market Data, Global Equity Derivatives
EMEA Regional Lead Developer & Sprint Lead across multiple locations. in highly available application stack.

• Design Node Reliability and Failover Recovery Plan for Distributed On-Memory Data Grid (Gemfire)
• Simplify build/deployment process across the params application to Maven & TeamCity to one-click deployment
• Roll out of parameter mastership program to introduce one truth source of market data in Equity.

UBS Investment Bank, London — Java Developer

SEP 2014 - MAY 2016
Trade Lifecycle and Securitisation Platform, Global Equity Derivatives
Software Developer - Maintain legacy application as well as work on modernisation of applications into new microservices.

• Manage L3/Production Remediation backlog - Work with global business stakeholders in resolving and mitigating production issues.
• Act as SME & Lead Developer of Cukes, Global Equity Derivative Regression Testing Framework (Behaviour Driven - using Cucumber)
• Develop Quant-IT Testing as Integration Framework to improve feedback and roll-out time for new products.
• Establish and align best practice for documentation and troubleshooting guide in order to enable quick problem resolution by business and support functions.

RBS Markets and IB, Manchester — Data Analyst (Part-time)

MAR 2014 - JUN 2014
Derivative Project and Reporting

• Develop data mining mechanism and reporting tool for Deriv Op Project Management Team in capturing Key Performance Index (KPI).

UBS AG, London — Analyst

JUN 2012 - SEP 2013
Group Technology Commercial Services (GTCS)

• Support Analytics DB for IT Workforce and Cost Reporting.
• Data Analyst - Extract and translate workforce data into useful form for higher management in their workforce planning.
• IT Business Analyst - Collaborate with stakeholders in capturing business requirements, proposing changes, documenting, and planning out IT deliveries.
• Project/Process Analyst - Develop Blueprint for Asset Monetization and Commercialisation and rolling them out as IT-wide Artifact.

EDUCATION

The University of Manchester, UK — M.Eng (Hons) Mechatronics Engineering WIE (1st Class)

2009 - 2014
8x8 Pixel Gaming Console, Family Tree Software in Java, Autonomous Line-Following Robot, Sensor-node Server Design for Wireless Soil Moisture Sensor, Network Design for Smart Sensors for Rice Farming.

Taylor’s University College, Malaysia — Pre-Engineering CIE ‘A’ Level 4A1a

2008 - 2009
Mathematics (A), Physics (A), Chemistry (A), Further Mathematics (A), Thinking Skills (a)