Resume

EXPERIENCE

Stealth Startup
Technical & Team Lead, Big Data
Dec 2023 - Present

  • Real-time pricing engine (10,000+ tokens)
  • Real-time sub-second blockchain transaction processing (100+ blockchains)
  • Real-time outlier detection
  • Real-time on-chain wallet tagging
  • Trading signals and alpha generation
  • Portfolio P&L computation
  • On-chain prediction market
  • Recommender systems
  • Ranking systems

Technologies: Kubernetes, Redis, AWS Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), AWS Elastic MapReduce (EMR), AWS Simple Storage Service (S3), AWS DynamoDB, Spark, Docker, Elasticsearch, Python, Java, Airflow, Jira, among others.


BINANCE
Technical & Team Lead, Sr Data Scientist, Data Science & Algorithm
Sep 2020 - Nov 2023
https://www.binance.com

  • Marketing Data Science: customer lifetime value prediction, churn user segmentation, causal inference analysis, marketing mix modelling and competitor analysis.
  • Operations Data Science: graph-based anomaly detection, user & crypto token embeddings, text intent classification, online-search re-ranking, credit-scoring, interest rate optimisation and wallet fund optimisation.
  • Blockchain Data Science: compliance KYT, security monitoring, risk management, business strategy and research.
  • Infrastructure Data Science: Real-time infrastructure smart alert system.
  • ML Ops: data science models CICD
  • Project Management: internally certified Scrum Master

Technologies: AWS Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), AWS Elastic MapReduce (EMR), AWS Simple Storage Service (S3), AWS SageMaker, Spark, Docker, Elasticsearch, Python, Java, Airflow, Jira, among others.


NTUC ENTERPRISE
Data Scientist, Data Science
Jul 2018 - Sep 2020
https://www.ntuc.org.sg

  • Data science team within NTUC Chief Analytics Office. Built machine learning models such as recommender systems, online search ranking, user & item graph embeddings, customer & store segmentation, assortment & promotion optimisation for Singapore’s largest grocery chain.

Technologies: AWS Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), AWS Elastic MapReduce (EMR), AWS Redshift, AWS Simple Storage Service (S3), AWS DynamoDB, Google Compute Engine, Google Cloud SQL, Google BigQuery, Google Cloud Storage, Google Kubernetes Engine, Oracle Database, LevelDB, Spark, Docker, Elasticsearch, Python, Java, Airflow, MLflow, Django, Springboot, Tableau, BitBucket, Jira, among others.


UBER
Data Analyst, Customer Lifecycle Analytics
Aug 2017 - Jul 2018
https://www.uber.com

  • Regional data engineering and data science for Uber Rides and Uber Eats, across performance marketing, CRM marketing, and analytics & insights.

Technologies: Python, SQL, Hive, Presto, Vertica, BigQuery, Tableau, Docker, Airflow, Git, Phabricator, Jenkins, and Jira, among others.


GOOGLE
Graduate Trainee, Data & Analytics
Jun 2017 - Aug 2017
https://www.google.com

  • Trained by Google in data and analytics.

Technologies: Python, R, SQL, BigQuery, Tableau, Data Studio, Google Analytics, Google Adwords, and Google Adsense, among others.


FULLERTON FUND MANAGEMENT
Analyst, Multi-Asset Strategies
May 2016 - Mar 2017
http://www.fullertonfund.com

  • Quantitative investment strategies across equities, bonds, commodities, and foreign currencies. $40 billion in asset under management as at 2017.

Technologies: R, VBA, Microsoft Excel, Bloomberg Terminal, and FactSet.


DYMON ASIA CAPITAL
Analyst, Macroeconomics Research and Strategy
Jan 2016 - Mar 2016
https://www.dymonasia.com/

  • Macroeconomics investment strategies for global currencies and equity indices. $5 billion in asset under management as at 2016.

Technologies: VBA, Microsoft Excel, and Bloomberg Terminal.


CITIBANK
Analyst, Global Markets
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
https://www.citigroup.com

  • Prime brokerage services for multi-billion dollar hedge funds across Asia.

Technologies: VBA, Microsoft Excel, and Bloomberg Terminal.


Singapore Armed Forces
Infantry Commander
May 2011 - Mar 2013
https://www.mindef.gov.sg/

  • Mandatory full-time national service.


EDUCATION

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
Master of Science: Statistics

NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours): Finance

ESSEC BUSINESS SCHOOL
Overseas Exchange Program

CFA INSTITUTE
Chartered Financial Analyst Level 1

HONOURS & AWARDS

  • Binance - Top Performer (2021, 2022)
  • NTUC Enterprise - Top Performer (2019, 2020)
  • Google - Won 1st Place @ Google X Carousell Challenge (2017)
  • Nanyang Technological University - Ng Bok Eng Scholarship (2014)
  • Serangoon Junior College - Top Overall Student Award (2010)
  • Serangoon Junior College - Top Science Student Award (2010)
  • Serangoon Junior College - Academic Distinction Award (2010)
  • Serangoon Junior College - Top Chemistry Student Award (2010)
  • Serangoon Junior College - Top Chemistry Student Award (2009)