Jul 2023 – Mar 2026 · 2 yrs 8 mos · On-site

• Strategic Orchestration & AI Leadership
• Spearheading the technical Go-To-Market strategy for Generative AI and Cloud Computing across Asia Pacific & Japan. Partnering directly with Sales leadership to define resource modeling, prioritize high-impact business opportunities, and secure technical wins that drive annualized business goals.
• Organizational Readiness & Transformation
• Leading the evolution of the Customer Engineering function to meet the demands of the AI era. Assessing GTM readiness, identifying capability gaps, and executing comprehensive enablement plans to ensure the engineering team is equipped to deliver cutting-edge AI solutions at scale.

May 2023 – Mar 2026 · 2 yrs 10 mos · On-site

• Ecosystem Development & Education
• Acting as the primary Subject Matter Expert for Cloud and AI/ML curriculums. Collaborating with external government and training partners to design industry-ready programs that bridge the skills gap. Providing strategic guidance on curriculum structure to ensure alignment with current industry trends and entry-level readiness.
• Mentorship & Program Success
• Supporting the success of trainees and hosting managers by facilitating internal outreach and project scoping. offering track-specific insights to ensure the program delivers tangible value to both the participants and the broader Singapore tech ecosystem.

May 2022 – Jun 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo · On-site

• Regional Leadership & Revenue Growth
• Directed the Google Workspace Customer Engineering organization across diverse markets including Southeast Asia, Greater China, Korea, and ANZ. Delivered on quarterly and annual revenue objectives by aligning technical resources with sales priorities and driving technical closure on complex deals.
• High-Performance Team Building
• Cultivated a culture of excellence through strategic talent acquisition and rigorous coaching. Focused on providing actionable feedback and driving innovative programs that scaled technical capabilities, ensuring the team consistently performed at the high standards required for hyper-growth.

Feb 2021 – Apr 2022 · 1 yr 2 mos · On-site

• Scaling Technical Operations
• Built and scaled specialized technical teams for Cloud and SaaS across the entire Asia Pacific region. Transitioned from individual leadership to organizational management, establishing frameworks for hiring, mentorship, and performance management that became the standard for the region.
• C-Level Advisory & Solution Selling
• Provided high-level solution expertise to C-Suite executives (CTO, CIO), positioning Google Cloud as a transformative partner. Led the technical strategy for key accounts, ensuring alignment between customer business goals and Google’s platform capabilities.

Jul 2016 – Feb 2021 · 4 yrs 7 mos · On-site

• Regional Expansion & Technical Strategy
• Relocated to Singapore to spearhead technical engagements across diverse Asian markets. Transitioned from a single-market focus to orchestrating complex solution architectures for enterprise customers across Southeast Asia and India. Played a critical role in adapting global cloud strategies to fit local regulatory and infrastructure nuances.
• Cross-Border Digital Transformation
• Served as the technical bridge for multinational corporations, designing scalable collaboration and infrastructure solutions that connected distributed workforces. Partnered with product leadership to resolve critical feature gaps for emerging markets, directly influencing the adoption curve of Google Cloud in the region.

Dec 2012 – Jul 2016 · 3 yrs 7 mos · On-site

• Market Creation & Evangelism
• Pioneered the technical Go-To-Market strategy for Google’s enterprise suite in the Japanese market. acted as a primary technical evangelist, authoring books and articles that defined the cloud productivity standard for Japanese businesses. Drove mass adoption in the SMB and Mid-Market segments by establishing scalable training frameworks for the partner ecosystem.
• Product Localization & Feedback Loop
• Championed the specific needs of Japanese customers to Global Engineering teams. Successfully influenced product roadmaps to include critical features required for local market penetration, ensuring Google’s solutions met the rigorous quality standards of Japanese enterprises.

Jul 2012 – Nov 2012 · 4 mos

• Strategic Market Entry & Cloud Transformation
• Orchestrated the Go-To-Market strategy for Microsoft’s Private and Hybrid Cloud portfolio, positioning the company as a leader in the nascent cloud infrastructure market. Led cross-functional teams across sales and marketing to execute high-impact demand generation campaigns that established the foundation for the modern Azure business.
• Product Lifecycle & Commercial Strategy
• Managed the end-to-end product strategy, including intricate pricing and licensing models tailored for the Japanese enterprise market. Navigated a highly matrixed organization to align local sales execution with global product directives, delivering a cohesive narrative that accelerated cloud adoption among traditional enterprises.

Jul 2010 – Jun 2012 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Pioneering the SaaS Revolution
• Built and led the inaugural technical sales practice for Microsoft’s early cloud services (BPOS/Office 365). Drove the initial wave of cloud transformation for Japan’s largest enterprises, government agencies, and educational institutions, overcoming early market skepticism to secure landmark wins.
• Competitive Strategy & Ecosystem Building
• Designed and executed aggressive competitive displacement strategies to capture market share from legacy incumbents. Established technical best practices and architectural frameworks that enabled the partner ecosystem to deploy cloud solutions at scale, setting the standard for future SaaS engagements.

Sep 2005 – Jun 2010 · 4 yrs 9 mos

• Global Engineering Liaison (Redmond Assignment)
• Selected for a specialized task force at Microsoft Headquarters in Redmond, WA (2008). Collaborated directly with global product groups to analyze competitive threats and refine the Windows OS roadmap. Acted as the voice of the Japanese market, ensuring critical enterprise requirements were reflected in the core product specification.
• Infrastructure Modernization Leadership
• Led the technical sales strategy for Windows OS and Virtualization products, managing a team of specialists to drive OS migration and infrastructure optimization projects. Streamlined technical proposals and localization processes, significantly improving the adoption rate of new OS platforms among Japanese enterprise customers.

Apr 2002 – Aug 2005 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Nagoya, Aichi, Japan and Tokyo, Japan

• Mission-Critical Systems Development
• Began career by architecting and developing large-scale business systems for public sector and enterprise clients. Gained foundational expertise in systems integration and project management by delivering robust solutions for central and local governments under strict regulatory requirements.
• Public Sector Innovation
• Participated in strategic government initiatives to conduct demonstration experiments for next-generation IT infrastructure. Bridged the gap between technical development and consultative selling, helping public agencies modernize their legacy systems through innovative package solutions.