Nyan Tun Zaw, CISSP

CTO

Singapore, Singapore14 yrs 7 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Expert in maritime cybersecurity and compliance.
  • Proven track record in business development and sales.
  • Leader in cybersecurity initiatives and innovations.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cybersecurity expert with extensive experience in business development and compliance.

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Skills

Core Skills

Business DevelopmentCybersecurityCompliance ManagementSales ManagementSales EngineeringRisk Analysis

Other Skills

Account ManagementPresalesInnovationP&L ManagementCISOFirewallsRisk ComplianceSecurity ManagementISO 27001:2022ISO 9001TPRMStrategic PartnershipsMaritime Cyber ConsultancyProblem SolvingStakeholder Management

About

Passionate about cybersecurity and love to connect with like-minded industry peers Experienced business development and technical leader in various cybersecurity fields such as maritime cyber security and compliance (IACS UR E26/E27), public sector, defence and CII protection via advanced cyber technologies

Experience

Athena dynamics pte ltd

10 roles

Chief Technology Officer

Sep 2025Present · 7 mos

  • runs the day to day operations of the business center, leading business development, account management, presales and innovation teams
  • handles P&L responsibilities while mentoring and coaching the teams
  • builds internal sales workflows, leveraging on various CRM, sales KB and productivity tools, building internally when necessary
  • evaluates and explores latest cyber innovations and be the technology evangelist (e.g. IACS UR E26/E27 compliance)
Business DevelopmentAccount ManagementPresalesInnovationP&L ManagementCybersecurity

Chief Information Security Officer

Promoted

Feb 2023Present · 3 yrs 2 mos

  • provide advisory and direction on cybersecurity matters for the company and the SGX-listed group, in extension
  • be the subject matter expert on security systems
  • in-house security initiatives on security compliances such as ISO 27001:2022, ISO 9001, TPRM, etc.,
Compliance ManagementCISOFirewallsRisk ComplianceSecurity ManagementISO 27001:2022+3

Senior Vice President

Promoted

Feb 2023Sep 2025 · 2 yrs 7 mos

  • (Promoted to lead the business development and presales teams)
  • in charge of revenue, leading the business development and presales teams
  • creation of new markets and building channels from scratch
  • solutioning of strategic offerings such as maritime E26/E27 cyber consultancy, protection of LLM deployments via cross domain architecture for sensitive environments, etc.,
Compliance ManagementSales ManagementSales EngineeringRisk AnalysisStrategic PartnershipsMaritime Cyber Consultancy+1

Regional VP, Business Development

Promoted

Aug 2022Feb 2023 · 6 mos

  • (Promoted to regional coverage covering global accounts)
Sales EngineeringProblem SolvingStakeholder ManagementProposal Writing

VP, Business Development

Promoted

Jan 2021Aug 2022 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • (Promoted - same role)
  • Hunt, led and closed multi-million dollar deals in public sector and defence.
Sales EngineeringProblem SolvingStakeholder ManagementSolution SellingProposal Writing

Assistant VP, Business Development

Promoted

Feb 2020Jan 2021 · 11 mos

  • (Promoted - same role)
Sales EngineeringProblem SolvingSolution SellingProposal Writing

Associate VP, Business Development

Jul 2018Feb 2020 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Contribute back to the cybersecurity community through various technical and business sharing at various conferences and seminars in Singapore and the region
  • Lead the pre-sales, closing and post-sales efforts for various high value projects, while working together with cross-functional teams across the company, to provide effective solutions for the issues customers are facing
  • Foster close relationships with existing government and enterprise customers as well as critical infrastructure owners in Singapore and the region
  • Develop new markets and establish a strong channel structure by creating partnership networks in various countries such as Myanmar, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, etc.,
Sales EngineeringProblem SolvingSolution SellingProposal Writing

Head of Good Hackers Alliance (gha), Regional Technical Lead

Jun 2018Aug 2018 · 2 mos

  • Lead the ethical hacking services arm, gha, in terms of operations, innovations and partnerships
  • Spearhead local and regional pursuits for the range of cybersecurity products that the company carries
Sales EngineeringProblem SolvingSolution SellingProposal Writing

Technical Lead, Channels & Accounts

Jul 2016Jun 2018 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Cybersecurity Pre-sales Consulting – Provide technical consultation to high-profile
  • customers including government bodies, power plants, water plants
  • and higher tertiary public education institutes
  • Cybersecurity Project Management – Lead a team of engineers as Project Manager to
  • conduct implementation and professional services for various clients,
  • with responsibilities ranging from project implementation plan and
  • resource planning to managing customer expectations
  • Account Management – Manage existing accounts and provide after-sales
  • support
  • Business Development – Conduct various business development
  • activities such as organizing exhibitions and workshops as well as
  • building relationships with new leads in the local and international cybersecurity scene
  • Training – Conduct product trainings for the team as well as partners
  • and clients
  • Public Relations – Participate occasionally in keynote panels
  • o Panelist, CIO Leaders Summit Singapore 2015
Problem SolvingSolution SellingProposal Writing

Consultant

Jul 2014Jun 2016 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Cybersecurity Pre-sales Consulting – Provide technical consultation to high-profile
  • customers including government bodies, power plants, water plants
  • and higher tertiary public education institutes
  • Cybersecurity Project Management – Lead a team of engineers as Project Manager to
  • conduct implementation and professional services for various clients,
  • with responsibilities ranging from project implementation plan and
  • resource planning to managing customer expectations
Problem SolvingSolution SellingProposal Writing

Aisp (association of information security professionals)

Executive Committee Member | CISO SIG Working Committee

Mar 2025Present · 1 yr 1 mo · Singapore

Problem SolvingStakeholder Management

Isc2 singapore chapter

3 roles

Director, Membership

Oct 2024Present · 1 yr 6 mos

Risk AnalysisPerformance MetricsProblem SolvingStakeholder ManagementStakeholder Engagement

Honorary Secretary, Executive Committee

Promoted

Nov 2023Oct 2024 · 11 mos

Risk AnalysisPerformance MetricsProblem SolvingStakeholder ManagementProposal WritingStakeholder Engagement

Vice Secretary, Executive Committee

Nov 2022Oct 2023 · 11 mos

Problem SolvingStakeholder Management

Singapore management university

Adjunct Faculty (School of Computing and Information Systems)

Aug 2024Present · 1 yr 8 mos

Sasa apac

4 roles

Regional SVP, Business Development

Feb 2023Apr 2025 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Risk AnalysisProblem SolvingStakeholder ManagementStakeholder Engagement

VP, Regional Business Development

Promoted

Jan 2021Feb 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Sales EngineeringProblem SolvingStakeholder ManagementSolution SellingProposal Writing

Assistant VP, Regional Business Development

Promoted

Feb 2020Jan 2021 · 11 mos

Sales EngineeringProblem SolvingStakeholder ManagementSolution SellingProposal Writing

Associate VP, Regional Business Development

Feb 2019Feb 2020 · 1 yr

Sales EngineeringProblem SolvingSolution SellingProposal Writing

Bh global corporation ltd

IT Executive (e-Services)

Jul 2014May 2016 · 1 yr 10 mos · Singapore

  • Web Development – Implement and develop various corporate websites for the whole group using Joomla and Wordpress
  • .NET Development – Maintain and improve the in-house accounting application used company-wide for daily operations using C#
  • E-commerce – Work with senior management as well as different departments to improve and nurture the company’s e-commerce portal using Magento
  • SEM & Analytics – Track and analyze corporate Google Analytics and AdWords accounts for digital display campaigns
Sales EngineeringProblem SolvingSolution SellingProposal Writing

Li ka shing library @ smu

5 roles

Research Intern

May 2013Aug 2013 · 3 mos

  • Analyzed annual reports of all SGX listed companies and grade them based on certain criteria given (the scores generated were eventually used for a number of Singapore corporate awards
  • Generated one-page reports for each company based on the scores gathered from the previous phases
Problem Solving

Librarian

Promoted

Dec 2011Jun 2014 · 2 yrs 6 mos

  • Serves as customer service personnel at the library service desk
  • Inputs creative and innovative ideas for annual projects for the library
  • Process and manage the donation books and library book-shelving rearrangements
Problem SolvingProgramming Languages

Technical Assistant

Jun 2011Jun 2014 · 3 yrs

  • Serve as a communication personnel between IT engineers and professors having various
  • queries on IT matters
  • Provide administrative support for IT engineers to ensure smooth facilitation of the students
  • IT queries
  • Assist technical engineers in maintaining and servicing various IT equipments throughout the school
Problem Solving

Student Helper

Jun 2011Dec 2012 · 1 yr 6 mos

Corporate Communications Assistant

Jun 2011Dec 2011 · 6 mos

  • Extract various articles about Singapore Management University(SMU) using a number of databases, mainly Factiva
  • Scan the hard-copy articles from newspapers and edit with Adobe Photoshop to convert them into soft-copy articles, which will later be sent out to the whole SMU community
  • Provide administrative support in various SMU corporate relations events
  • Manage the stocks of SMU souvenirs and offical products

Citi

eBusiness intern

Oct 2012Dec 2012 · 2 mos · Singapore

  • Worked in a team of 3 to successfully design and implement an
  • financial game dedicated to the clients (expected to launched around
  • mid-2013) with the purpose of educating them with basic investment
  • terms and techniques
  • Ensured the functionality of the bank’s iBanking system especially
  • “online brokerage” function (both web and mobile) by auditing the
  • quality and accuracy of different tools and functions and contents
  • Collaborated with different departments and vendors for editing of
  • company regional web page and mobile contents

Education

Singapore Management University

Bachelor of Business Management (BBM) — Finance and Information Systems

Jan 2010Jan 2014

Quantic School of Business and Technology

Master of Business Administration - MBA

Jan 2019Jan 2020

No.(1) Basic Education High School, Dagon

High School Diploma — Basic Education

Jan 1998Jan 2009

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