Ahmad Faiz

Experience

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  Multi Service

  Aug 1999 - Jun 2000

  Programmer/Analyst

  • Programming lead for electronic funds transfer projects• Create Unix applications to support management reporting and ad-hoc database queries using C, PL/SQL and SQLforms

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  Interactive Media Works LLC

  Jun 2000 - Apr 2001

  Software Engineer

  • Develop web-based applications for nationwide telemarketing campaigns• Program backend systems to interface with organization’s prepaid calling card platform• Develop front- and back-end tools, applications and reports to support company's voice services

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  Bridge Dialog LLC

  Apr 2001 - Dec 2003

  Senior Software Engineer

  • Engineering and development lead for company’s flagship Voice User Interface application• Systems support programming, covering web- and desktop-based applications• Technical lead on projects, including requirements gathering, application design, testing and documentation

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  Lanvik ICU Sdn Bhd

  Jan 2004 - Aug 2008

  Chief Technology Officer

  • Secured and delivered a Voice over IP project worth RMXXX,000 for the Malaysian Prime Minister’s Department• Built company's core Voice over IP product from scratch• Manage and grow regional distributorship for a North Americantelecommunications provider, with reseller networks in Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia

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  DiGi Telecommunications

  Aug 2008 - Apr 2012

  • Strategic, technical and financial planning of Voice and Messaging platforms• Managed team of 8 Subject Matter Experts • Drive feasibility study for all projects and change requests undertaken by Technology Development department• Lead and mentor a team of 7 business analysts • Subject Matter Expert for Voice Messaging platforms and services

  • Head of Value Added Services

    Jan 2012 - Apr 2012

  • Senior Business Analyst - Services Channels

    May 2010 - Dec 2011

  • Senior Consultant - Services Planning

    Aug 2008 - May 2010
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  The Wknd

  May 2009 - now

  Founding team

  The Wknd is the go-to platform to discover the freshest new music from Southeast Asia.

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  Maybank

  Apr 2012 - Nov 2012

  Solution Architect

  • Provide Technology Architecture guidance to various project releases within Maybank’s regional Enterprise Transformation Programme

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  Bright Lights At Midnight

  Nov 2012 - Mar 2014

  Director - Design & Communications

  • Strategic & technical planning for design and development projects, with focus on incorporating latest online technologies and marketing tools• Business development and client servicing• Communications and social media strategy development with focus on onlinechannels and web integration• End-to-end project management• Mentor, supervise and manage team of 5 designers and developers

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  Digi Telecommunications

  Apr 2014 - Feb 2018

  • Produced 2x editions of a company-wide Innovation strategy and blueprint with a total of 18 initiatives• Raised an RMX million budget for intrapreneurship idea development• Delivered 2x internal hackathon competitions that attracted an average of 58 participants across all Digi divisions• Introduced Innovation-as-a-Service concept, used across all divisions• Grow and lead a team of 3x Innovation Catalysts • Contributed to the management of RMXXX million IT project portfolio• Secured technical feasibility and business case approval for more than 100 IT projects over a two-year span• Owned the organization’s project technical assessment forum

  • Innovation Catalyst

    May 2016 - Feb 2018

  • Portfolio Business Analyst

    Apr 2014 - Apr 2016
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  Beta Factory Sdn Bhd

  Feb 2018 - Jun 2019

  Co-Founder

  • Launched BuzzTrumpet - an online platform for social media influencers to effectively pitch collaboration proposals to brands• Launched Matchbox - a B2B platform for businesses to find willing matches to secure synergistic partnerships• Launched Tribal Tees - a subscription service delivering customized, thematic t-shirts on a monthly basis• Raised RM130,000 seed funding for a music and digital content startup• Closed RM40,000 worth of innovation consulting within the Energy and Finance sectors Show less

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  Gamuda IBS

  Jul 2019 - Apr 2020

  Manager - Innovation

  • Part of Gamuda IBS' Business Continuity & Transformation management team, focusing on Innovation projects across multiple verticals• Introduced an Innovation Blueprint to improve manufacturing quality control, product R&D and organizational culture• Delivered a Digital Innovation Lab program for Malaysia’s first open-architecture design ideas competition• Secured 80% signup from company leadership to commit to fostering organizational innovation

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  GAMUDA LAND

  Apr 2020 - Dec 2021

  Manager - Business Transformation Unit

  • End-to-end technical/project management of new technology, innovation and business transformation initiatives• Organization Lead for Gamuda Excellence Transformation program• Deploy business process and digital customer experience transformation projects using best-in-class tools and technologies• Product and technology architecture development• Manage process automation Center of Excellence for Gamuda Land

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  BASF

  Dec 2021 - now

  I help develop and implement IT strategies for BASF’s Global Business Services unit, focusing on Citizen Development, Data and AI tech and solutions. As a Digital Hub Manager, I help attract, grow and develop passionate people so that I can build a community of technology professionals who will meaningfully impact BASF’s digital future.

  • Senior Manager, Global Technology Unit - KL

    Jul 2023 - now

  • Digital Hub Manager

    Dec 2021 - Jul 2023