WP. Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Greetings! I'm Raymond Lim, a veteran IT professional with 30+ years of expertise. My focus areas are Cybersecurity, IT Governance, and Project Management. I proudly serve as a partner at BDO Malaysia, which also oversees BDO operations in Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, and Brunei. Professional Focus: I'm passionate about elevating personal branding and enhancing marketing and lead generation strategies within the IT sphere. Beyond the corporate world, I actively engage in discussions on forex, real estate, bodybuilding, crypto currency, and project management. Crypto currencies like bitcoin, ethereum, ltc, rvn, and xmr are areas where I particularly delve into market trends and blockchain potential. Project Management Mastery: My career highlights include leading multi-million-dollar mega projects, handling strategic planning, project scoping, solutioning, budget control, stakeholder management, tendering, vendor management, and legal contracts. I'm proud to have successfully commissioned numerous such projects. Qualifications: Advanced Diploma In Computer Studies ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Lead Auditor PRINCE2 Practitioner Certified ScrumMaster ITILv3 Foundation Leadership and Transformation: My leadership roles encompass domains like Cybersecurity, Change Management, Architecture, PMO, Quality Assurance, and Business within financial institutions. I've led three pivotal Cybersecurity transformations for financial and corporate institutions, adapting to evolving threats. Regulatory Expertise: I possess deep knowledge of regulatory frameworks like BNM RMiT, BNM GRMO for MSB, BNM CTRAG, SC TRM guidelines, and the ISO 27001 standard. This ensures compliance and security in projects I undertake. My commitment to innovation, exceptional results, and contribution to both my organisation and the IT community propels me forward. I'm keen to connect with fellow professionals, thought leaders, and collaborators to explore technology's transformative power. If you're interested in connecting, discussing potential collaborations, or navigating the dynamic IT and cybersecurity landscape, please reach out. Let's embark on a journey of knowledge sharing, innovation, and growth together. Feel free to PM me ๐ฉ. Your insights and ideas are always welcome!
3 decades of working experience specializing in Project Management, Technology, Cybersecurity, IT Governance and Solutioning. He has held leadership Head portfolios in Cybersecurity, Change Management, Architecture, PMO, Quality Assurance and Business in Financial and Professional Services institutions. Executed many projects of various sizes and of national scale. Driven 3x Cybersecurity Transformation for Financial and Corporate institutions. Familiar with BNM RMiT, BNM GRMO for MSB, SC TRM guidelines, and ISO 27001 standard. He is currently serving as the Head, Technology Advisory Services.
Programme Manager for Loan Origination System transformation to cater for new credit scoring approach for SME banking segment for nationwide roll-out. - Driven the enhancement of 8 systems on Hybrid methodology involving data mining from core banking, credit card and trade finance systems for purpose of credit assessment and scoring for customer loan application in conformance to BASEL II and BNM standards.
Heading Transit business involving rail, bus and taxi in daily operation, revenue generation, cost control and business expansion. - Project Owner in Transit projects involving integration of rail, bus and taxi throughout Malaysia. - Technologies involving smartcard, digital wallet, RFID, readers, mobile payment, clearing house software and sub-systems, web applications, self-service kiosks, point-of-sales, etc. - Worked with regulator, government agencies and GLC stakeholders such as Bank Negara Malaysia, Agensi Pengangkutan Awam Darat, Ministry of Transport and Transit operators for projects implementation.
Heading PMO, Testing and Training. - Strategizing, driving and delivering technology projects for business expansion in toll, transit (rail and bus), parking and retail sectors. - Technologies involving smartcard, digital wallet, RFID, readers, mobile payment, clearing house software and sub-systems, web applications, self-service kiosks, point-of-sales, etc. - Worked with regulator, government and GLC stakeholders such as Bank Negara Malaysia, Suruhanjaya Pengangkutan Awam Darat, Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia, Transit operators and Toll operators for projects implementation.
Project manager and technology strategist in turnkey Transit projects involving integration of rail, bus and taxi throughout Malaysia. - Lead team support technical daily operation issues involving transit operators. - Provide technical consultancy services to support new business initiatives. - Project Manager for new product development ie form factor, card / reader and Transit systems.
Managing Alliance Financial Group infosec team and infrastructure. - Established the infosec team with broad governance over all aspect of technical security. - Achieved compliance and zero technical security audit findings for 3 years in a row by the central bank. - Achieved zero successful attacks at the public facing business channels with strong implementation of infosec technology and incidence handling. - Successful commission of large nation-wide infrastructure projects for group strategic and tactical infosec counter measures. - Established group infosec technical policies and guidelines.
Pre-sales consultant for the Major Account (Corporate Sales) department involved heavily on product training for resellers or corporate clients, project management, corporate or government tender participation, system customization for major projects, client visitations, technical support, and management of demo systems for client evaluation.