Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia
Ph.D. in Computer Eng, focusing in Artificial Intelligence, Enablement of Programmable Solutions for IoT, technical trainings and other areas. 27 year of working experiences in various aspect of engineering including Artificial Intelligence, technical training, software/firmware development, SW team management, silicon and SW validation, network silicon firmware development and operation management. Strong passion for leader development. A key contributor to MDC Knights program – a development program that nurtures global leader within Malaysia. Achieved Inclusive Leaders program by Intel. Influencing industry/university – represent Intel for government technology cluster (e.g. MDEC northern technology cluster), previously act as Industrial Advisor for the Faculty of Engineering, University Tunku Abdul Rahman and Multimedia University. Currently is Industrial Advisor for University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP). Part of committee to secure and disburse Malaysia Investment Development Authority (MIDA) research fund. Influencing industry/university – represent Intel for government technology cluster (e.g. MDEC northern technology cluster), previously act as Industrial Advisor for the Faculty of Engineering, University Tunku Abdul Rahman and Multimedia University. Currently is Industrial Advisor for University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP). Part of committee to secure and disburse Malaysia Investment Development Authority (MIDA) research fund. Strong advocate of Software Agile methods, familiar with SEI CMM initiatives. Extensive SW management skills with experiences in product life cycle, requirement analysis, sub-contract management, project estimation, project tracking/oversight and risk management. Extensive technical background:- AI Large Language Model, Machine Learning, Localized LLM, LLM Finetuning, C/C++, computer graphics and video, RTOS, network processor, networking protocols (eg ATM, Ethernet, DSL, Internet Protocols), embedded software and firmware.
Advise organizations on practical AI adoption with a focus on LLMs, AI agents, and AI-driven software development. Deliver technical workshops and hands-on training for engineers and teams, and help companies design, prototype, and deploy real AI solutions.
Delivered multiple hands-on workshops and technical trainings on AI and Large Language Models (LLMs): o Unlocking the Power of Generative AI: Practical Applications of LLMs & ChatGPT - Focused on real-world use cases for productivity, automation, and ideation using generative models. o Practical AI for Engineers & Developers: Building with LLMs, Chatbots, and APIs Hands-on training on integrating LLMs into software systems via APIs and local LLM implementation. o Deep Dive into LLM Techniques for Engineers & Developers Advanced session covering prompt engineering, fine-tuning, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and deployment platforms Invited speaker for the National Training Week: Fundamental LLM for Engineers & Developers o Introduced core LLM principles and implementation pathways for technical professionals across industries.
Industrial advisor for Department research and curriculum for Electrical Engineering - responsibilities are yearly review, technical talk, forum discussion, student career talk.
Programmable Solution Group o As the Malaysia Site Leader for the FPGA software engineering team comprising over 200 engineers, play a pivotal role in representing our software endeavors on a global scale. At the heart of my responsibilities is the strategic management of a high-caliber team of software engineers, ensuring the successful delivery of diverse software components. o Managed talented software engineers, delivering to software deliverables that includes GUI and device models for Quartus, OneAPI/OpenVino releases, firmware, Quartus programmer, and validation for FPGA. While hardware engineers turn sand into silicon, we software engineers turn silicon into useful products. o Passionate about Intel’s people development programs as member of Intel’s training facilitators group, management training program sponsors.
Manage a direct team of FPGA specialist supporting various domain such as transceiver, IP, Configuration, EMIF and Software. Responsible for APAC and worldwide support for some domain. Site leader for CEG across multiple discipline like Technical Program Management, Global AE, Technical Communication and Digital Experience team. Team size of ~120. Develop local leadership pipeline for CEG PG transformation, with focus on developing team who are globally minded, confident, and are strong collaborators. Lead customer focus enabling effort that include multi site collaboration - US, Mexico, Malaysia
Embedded software and solutions for Intel low power embedded processors and enabling of Internet of Things solutions, including security, manageability, connectivity and analytic. The team deliver and test solutions that span across multiple OS’s such as Windows IOT, Yocto Linux, Android; and span across multiple domain like embedded graphic, wireless connectivity (3G/4G cellular, Wifi, Ethernet, Bluetooth), security (EPID, TPM), and analytics (edge analytics, deep learning, video object detection). Key characteristic of this team is diverse, global minded, confident, and strong collaborators. The team had been accustomed to action oriented and results orientation. While the nature of the job is engineering based, the leaders in our team have strong business acumen and customer orientation.
Lead local team to deliver modules of Software Development Kit against specification for Netronome's A0 network processor. Microcode/firmware Development for Embedded Network Processor. Architecture design of micro-C and C-like language for network accelerators. Netronome is a startup company with ~100 engineers focusing on extending Intel IXP2800 Network Processor architecture into 10Gig Router space. Own the development of Network API utilizing features of the network processor. Work closely with US counterpart, chip architects and marketing team to deliver functions that meet customer requirements.