DAN CHIAN

Work History

Director, Enterprise Architect

Avanade Australia Pty Ltd

01.2018 - Current

Design multi-discipline solutions comprising cloud technologies, cloud-native applications and modern software engineering processes to meet enterprise challenges and transformations
Lead Data & AI solution architecture team in pre-sales capacity ensuring solutions are fit for purpose and within customer budget expectations
Engage in Avanade’s Sustainability squad as a key member specialising in climate data and risk management
Providing solutions to help organisations fulfil regulatory sustainability reporting requirements
Achievements: Designed and delivered with a team of 8 members an innovative climate data product processing engine and e-commerce marketplace with a leading research organisation in Australia
People First internal award winner nominated by project team members
Designed and delivered value to an Australian critical energy infrastructure provider leveraging AI computer vision and Generative AI solutions to identify potential defects in infrastructure assets using drone imagery
Support and develop high-value assets in collaboration with other countries globally and headquarters and as asset owner providing support to teams utilising the asset as well as setting the product development directions

Group Manager, Technical Architect

Avanade Asia Pte Ltd

01.2016 - 01.2018

Managing and leading more than 100 members in the Enterprise Technology Architecture practice and Software Engineering practice to ensure team development and work allocation of each member to different client engagements and projects
Identification of leads and opportunities, engaging with potential clients developing trusted client relationships to expand Avanade’s business footprint
Provide solutioning support as part of pre-sales engagements in CRM, Azure Cloud, Robotics Process Automation and Enterprise Architecture
Achievements: Established and developed the Enterprise Technology Architecture team and practice to provide enterprise advisory services for Avanade ASEAN
Established and developed the Robotic Process Automation team and practice to support business expansion

Data Centre Manager

BCS Information Systems

01.2015 - 01.2016

Function as Deputy CTO responsible to review and approve IT expenditures and changes
Provide inputs and advice the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) on the technology roadmap and service enhancements to existing IT infrastructure and enterprise level services
Develop and plan the delivery of the organisation’s IT security and compliance roadmap including Data Loss Prevention (DLP) strategies and Advanced Persistence Threat (APT)
Responsible for the operations of the company data centre and its daily operations
The area of responsibilities includes Change Management, Incident Management and Demand Management
Achievements: Embark on the utilisation of private cloud technology for improved service delivery of the data centre
Deployed a private cloud farm for the OSD services to better serve our customers with the latest technology
Plan and delivery of infrastructure services to the project team as part of the industry wide Cheque Truncation Systems (CTS) Refresh project
Provide inputs to enhance existing systems and troubleshooting of issues during the testing phase
Coordinate with customers and assist to identify issues faced during the industry wide testing phase and provide working solutions to ensure testing schedules are adhered to

Vice President

Singapore Exchange Limited

01.2015 - 12.2015

Performed analysis and provided recommendations for enterprise integration of the existing technology landscape
Provided guidance of infrastructure and middleware changes to support the architecture governance board
Achievements: Established and integration design principles to address resiliency gaps, technology, and design diversity for organic growth

Head of Enterprise Architecture

Maybank Singapore

01.2011 - 12.2015

Work with the Head of Technology and CIO of Maybank Singapore on architecture matters and decision making on key critical projects
Established and chaired the Local Architecture and Technology Council responsible for reviewing and approving the architecture design of the bank’s systems and applications
Lead the Regional Architect Council to ensure the objectives and target state architecture of the regional office and enterprise architecture objectives are met
Enhanced new and existing policies, standards, and guidelines for technology adoption, solution principles, and infrastructure
Managing the End User Computing and Collaborative Platform and services team that provides desktop and collaborative support to end users
Responsible for the budgeting and expenditure of the Architecture, Enterprise Mobility and End User Computing (EUC) services
Achievements: Created and maintained a 3-year roadmap for Maybank’s IT systems focusing on resiliency, quick provisioning and disaster recovery
Defined and established the governance framework to review and approve the architecture for initiatives and projects
As the solution architect for Branch Teller System re-platform which included review and approval of system capacity requirements, procurement, and setup of system infrastructure
As the project manager for the Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) program, I implemented and delivered a system supporting regional customers
Guided independent assessment and review of the Core Banking Modernization project

Summary

Overview

Work History

Director, Enterprise Architect

Group Manager, Technical Architect

Data Centre Manager

Vice President

Head of Enterprise Architecture

Education

Masters - Climate Science

Bachelor - Computing

Skills

Certification

Timeline

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