Cheng Yong Sia

Cheng yong sia

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Card Payments | Full Stack Developer

  • Education

    • Presbyterian high school

      2006 - 2009
      Singapore-cambridge general certificate of education ordinary level
    • Mayflower primary school

      2000 - 2005
      Psle general studies
    • Nanyang technological university

      2014 - 2018
      Bachelor of business and bachelor of engineering (computer science) business (distinction) and computer science (highest distinction)

      Activities and societies:NTU Crescent HallOthello Manager (2017-2018)Contract Bridge Member (2017-2018)Chinese Chess Member (2017-2018)NTU Hall of Residence 6Othello Member (2014-2015)Othello Captain (2015-2016)Othello Member (2016-2017)Contract Bridge Member (2016-2017)Achievements:Dean's List 2017-2018

    • Hanyang university

      2016 - 2016
      Bachelor’s degree (summer exchange) business 4.0/4.5

      Hanyang International Summer School

    • Innova junior college

      2010 - 2011
      Singapore-cambridge general certificate of education advanced level
  • Experience

    • Singapore armed forces (saf)

      Feb 2012 - Nov 2013
      3sg

      VSAT Detachment Commander (3rd Sergeant)• Achieved the Letter of Commendation from Chief Guards Officer on 16 May 13• Led a detachment of 5 in a successful overseas exercise

    • Certis cisco singapore

      Dec 2013 - Aug 2014
      Part-time auxiliary police officer

      Part-Time Auxiliary Police Officer with the ATM team• Replenished ATM Machine money when they run out• Highly trusted with large amount of cash (up to millions)

    • Singtel

      May 2017 - Jul 2017
      Data platform engineer

      Singtel SHINE Programme (Internship)• Part of DataSpark Data Platform Engineer Team• Worked with Cloudera Hadoop and Apache Druid• Provided Proof of Concept to onboard Apache Oozie

    • Dbs bank

      Aug 2018 - now

      Project Management- Managed system enhancement releases & bug fixes for card payment (acquiring) systems (ISO 8583) across cross-functional international teams including Business Analysts, Business, Operations, Developers, SRE & Testers from Singapore, Hong Kong & Morocco- Coordinated end to end testings & UAT sign offs- Adhered to compliance mandates from payments schemes- Manage timelines and status updates from 11 PMs for CTO & business partners reportingScrum Master- Co-created incremental business value with 2 teams of 12 developers- Ideated Drools implementation for CASA & cards use casesFull Stack Development- Streamlined legacy SOAP APIs into light-weighted REST endpoints- Set up Micro Front End Framework and API development Framework with CI/CD Jenkins pipelines- Optimised complex SQL queries for reports generation- Migrated legacy Mainframe application into modern Open Systems- Led a team of 7 for Java REST API micro services developmentPeople Transformation & Engagement- Co-organised quarterly department town halls and monthly engagement events for 120 pax- Collaborated with facilities management acquiring new office space- Career mentor to 3 graduate associates- Mentor to 2 undergraduatesAchievement:- Won 2023 & 2024 CEO Challenge- Selected for 2023/2024 DBS High Potential (HIPO) Programme which aims to develop specific groups of high performing people who will benefit from accelerated development- Passed Level I of the CFA Program (Aug 2022) Show less MEAN Stack Development- Enhanced an automated ticketing systems to manage change, reducing load time to 2s- Developed multiple dashboards for senior management for decision making- Devised a consolidated dashboard with different view for Infrastructure troubleshooting- Created a system to allow engineers to manage client workstation admin password for IT troubleshooting, streamlining audit trails for privileged admin IDs- Streamlined the delivery of SSL certificates using Puppet technology, reducing turnaround time from 3 days to minutes- Created an approval engine to manage multi-layered group/individual approvals with integration to Active Directory & self-defined approval groups- Constructed a pricing engine to recommend optimal combinations of infrastructure components for application development- Kick started a financial dashboard to manage cost budget, expense & recovery- Collaborated with security team for code scanning tools POCFuture Focused Innovation Project- Advised a team of 6 UX trainees on conceptualising business solutions using design thinking- Co-led a team of 4 to build consensus with stakeholders using research and data analysis- Collaborated with business teams to identify new product potential and enhance existing portfolio, leading to a successful pitch to senior leadersPeople Transformation & Engagement- Transformed business processes by introducing Agile Processes into the development team- Organised MEAN stack training for a team of 15- Planned & executed 4 department Fruits Day for a department of 600 for 2019- Mentored 4 Fruits Day execution for a department of 600 for 2020Achievement:Certified Professional Scrum Master (PSM) 1Selected for 2021/2022 & 2022/2023 DBS High Potential (HIPO) Programme which aims to develop specific groups of high performing people who will benefit from accelerated development. Show less Client Software Governance- Managed a team of 4 ensuring zero unauthorised software in the bank’s laptops- Spearheaded automation of new software installation(s) requests- Gather quality feedbacks from users to improve existing processPeople Transformation & Engagement:- Planned and executed Department events for pax of 500- Organised Department farewell for the Bank's Chief Information Officer- Collaborated with HR to onboard new training platform for fresh tech graduates Show less

      • Senior Software Developer (Senior Associate / AVP)

        Aug 2022 - now
      • Software Developer (Associate / Senior Associate)

        Aug 2019 - Jul 2022
      • Technology Executive (SEED)

        Aug 2018 - Jul 2019
  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Cheng Yong Sia
      Dean's List (Business & Computer Science) Nanyang Technological University Aug 2018 Top 10% of Cohort for Academic Year 2017/2018
    • Awarded to Cheng Yong Sia
      The Letter Of Commendation Chief Guards Officer May 2013 The Letter of Commendation is awarded to Full-time National Serviceman for acts that deserve praise, service that has been performed well above normal standards, as well as duty carried out with initiative and resourcefulness
    • Awarded to Cheng Yong Sia
      National Youth Achievement Award (SILVER) National Youth Achievement Award Singapore Aug 2011 The National Youth Achievement Award (NYAA) is one of the premier youth development programmes in Singapore. Officially launched on 9 May 1992 by the President of the Republic of Singapore at the Istana, the aim of the NYAA Programme is to encourage young people between the ages of 14 and 25 years to develop personal qualities of self-reliance, perseverance and a sense of responsibility to themselves, to society and to the nation. Source: http://www.nyaa.org/AboutAward.htm
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer

      Issued by DBS Bank on Jan 2020
      DBS BankAssociated with Cheng Yong Sia
    • Volunteer

      Issued by Innova Junior College on Dec 2011
      Innova Junior CollegeAssociated with Cheng Yong Sia