Jun 2021 – Jan 2026 · 4 yrs 7 mos · Selangor, Malaysia

• Yew Jin is the CTO at Plus Malaysia overall responsible for the technology that powers the largest expressway operator in Malaysia

Jan 2021 – Jun 2021 · 5 mos

Apr 2018 – Jan 2021 · 2 yrs 9 mos

• In the Star Media Group, Yew Jin focuses on digital transformation of Star's group of companies that include traditional print business, events business, property business and traditional radio. He also oversees digital improvements of digital focused businesses such as streaming video and OTT (dimsum) and the online and mobile news portals.
• He has helped to define the Group's architecture roadmap and oversees its implementation. He also works closely with the Head of Analytics to set up Star Media Group's Analytics Centre of Excellence

Feb 2014 – Jul 2016 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Malaysia

• Run the Bank and Change the Bank experience, managing IT for Hong Leong Bank which includes Group Infrastructure Services and running of International Offices (Cambodia, Vietnam, Singapore), leading the IT Division of over 320 staff, managing over 160 databases, 120 applications, 800 Wintel boxes, 150 Unix boxes and a pioneer in Malaysia Financial Services running a private database cloud, a private Java cloud and a private Wintel cloud.
• Yew Jin reports directly to the Group Managing Director who has over 10 direct reports. He engages with the bank’s chairman and members of the board on a monthly basis.
• Yew Jin has won many technology awards for IT
• IDC Financial Insights Innovation Award, 2015, for Asia’s Leader in Next Generation IT Infrastructure award to the bank’s Oracle Private Cloud implementation http://www.ap.afscongress.com/2015/winners.html
• IDC Financial Insights Innovation Award, 2016, for Asia’s Leader in Technology Excellence to the bank’s Java/ DB2 Private Cloud implementation https://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prAP41068316
• 2015 CIO 100 Index Award for Growth Category awarded to the bank’s PEX capabilities http://www.cio-asia.com/tech/customer-insights--analytics/achieving-higher-business-goals-underlines-14th-annual-cio-awards/
• 2016 CIO Asia Award Honouree awarded to the bank’s Java/ DB2 Private Cloud implementation
• The Asian Banker Technology Innovation Award 2016 for Cloud based Project
• The Asian Banker Technology Innovation Award 2016 for ATM and Kiosk Project
• He is a regular speaker on private cloud and database as a service implementations.
• The design of the database private cloud by his team is referenced in an Oracle White Paper http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/sun-unified-storage/documentation/oracledb-rac-sparc-zfssa-2414324.pdf

May 2012 – Jan 2014 · 1 yr 8 mos · Malaysia

• OCBC Bank's Malaysia IT Operations manages applications and IT Infrastructure for OCBC Bank, Great Eastern Life and Lion Global Invesment.
• I manage the IT Infrastructure and operations for Great Eastern Life which involves running the operations for Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Vietnam and Indonesia. This involves over 845 servers (AS/400s, Unix, Wintel, Exadata, VMWare and SAN Storage) and over 170 databases (Oracle and SQL Server) located in Cyberjaya
• I also look after IT Operations for Lion Global Investments and Pacific Lease.

Jun 2009 – Apr 2012 · 2 yrs 10 mos

• Chief Architect in AmBank's Group IT, focusing on running the technology stream of the core banking replacement program

Jun 2008 – Jul 2009 · 1 yr 1 mo

• Associate Partner and Enterprise Architect in IBM Global Business Services, focusing on Financial Services.
• In Application Innovation Services, the Enterprise Architect develops leading edge solutions and architectures to address enterprise wide e-business and on demand requirements of our clients. I have technical responsibility for the success of solution design, construction, implementation and integration in a technology, industry or business specialty.
• IBM Global Business Services helps top-tier clients solve their most complex business and technical issues. As a Enterprise Architect working in the Financial Services (FS) sector, I develop innovative solutions to resolve clients' most vital business and technical issues across the Financial Markets, Insurance and Banking communities utilizing functional business experience in Operations, Process and Systems Transformation and accounts for one - third of all IBM Global Business Services revenue.

Oct 2005 – Jun 2008 · 2 yrs 8 mos

• I manage enterprise large scale projects and report directly into the MetLife International CIO. This is a global role covering all regions – Asia, Latin America and Europe. My responsibilities will be managing the delivery team’s Project Management Office responsible for project support, problem management, change control and quality support efforts in support of large strategic MetLife International IT initiative. I will also work with various stakeholders within the business and IT groups in MetLife International and the vendors to ensure technical delivery of the highest standards.

Jan 1997 – Jan 2004 · 7 yrs

Jan 1993 – Sep 2005 · 12 yrs 8 mos

• I am a senior manager in the Asia Financial Services Group in Accenture, focusing on large scale systems implementations.
• Most of my experiences have been in systems building. I have custom built a core retail banking system from scratch, managed the launch of an eBank in under 100 days (www.finatiq.com), worked in many core retail banking and insurance systems replacements, worked on large scale mergers.

Jan 1993 – Jan 2005 · 12 yrs

• Focused on systems building. I have custom built a core retail banking system from scratch, managed the launch of an eBank in under 100 days (www.finatiq.com), worked in many core retail banking and insurance systems replacements, worked on large scale mergers.