FOO CE SHENG NICHOLAS
Azure Cloud Engineer
Summary
Meticulous cloud engineer proffering extensive cloud monitoring, deployment and troubleshooting skills. Defined, built and maintained infrastructure using vendor-neutral and platform-specific tools. Enjoys collaborating with different teams to discover and implement technical solutions.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Azure Cloud Engineer
Standard Chartered PLC
04.2022 - Current
- Provided technical expertise to develop and build our centralized monitoring infrastructure, bolstering our security team's observability platform.
- Engaged with our extended teams to build and design our resilient and secure DNS and vWAN network architecture.
- Identified infrastructure inefficiencies as part of our continuous improvement efforts, optimizing operations and reducing costs.
- Contributed to the strategic redesign and migration of our CI/CD pipelines to Azure DevOps.
- Significant Achievement: Effectively developed and deployed a resilient, secure platform utilizing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, aligning with Azure's Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) to ensure a robust, scalable infrastructure.
OPERATIONS MANAGER
Hattan International Pte Ltd/ Liquor Avenue Pte Ltd
04.2019 - 06.2021
- Headed the end-to-end operations of a bonded warehouse; in charge of handling all necessary customs-related documents for export and import of dutiable goods and ground level operations to ensure workflow is in accordance with strict SOP
- Devised processes to boost long-term business success and increase profit levels.
- Spearheaded the launch of our company’s first e-commerce platform to boost the turnover for the company
- Significant Achievement: Achieved a 5-figure monthly revenue within a few months from the inception of our online platforms and was awarded with the Lazada Level 7 (one of the best sellers) in Dec 2020
ESTATE MANAGER
Newman & Goh Property Consultants, Singapore
03.2017 - 03.2019
- Directed common property operations, including procurement, inventory management, staff assignments, and customer service.
- Drove improvement efforts to raise estate value and reduce maintenance cost.
- Maintained operational facilities attractive to potential tenants by organizing regular maintenance, major repairs, and capital improvement projects.
- Significant Achievement: Launched online booking application for estate to reduce paperwork and increase accessibility to facilities booking.
SUPPLY CHAIN ENGINEER
Lufthansa Technik Logistik Services, Singapore
12.2015 - 07.2016
- Delivered innovative air freight logistics solutions to balance client expectations, shipping costs and product quality by actively identifying global suppliers, and coordinating with local service providers to handle equipment defects
- Managed logistics database to tabulate time, cost and billing data for all transactions; made effective use of VBA to automate tasks such as billing calculations and data inputs from third-party software to reduce inaccuracies
- Significant Achievement: Drastically reduced audit processing time for logistics database by nearly 50% through elimination of erroneous inputs, highlighting outliers for review and verifying cost calculations through use of Excel VBA.
SYSTEMS ENGINEER
Defence Science & Technology Agency (DSTA), Singapore
07.2011 - 12.2015
- Led operations & maintenance for air-based navigation systems including highly sensitive precision output radars owned by RSAF Navigational Aids and Republic of Singapore Navy; primarily responsible for enforcing maintenance cadence, supervising logistics and ensuring safety standards were met
- Managed contracts with external vendors and ensured that maintenance schedule for critical systems was strictly adhered to; scheduled maintenance works to avoid hindering flight operations, oversaw logistics procurement for maintenance works and drafted maintenance reports
- Key member of internal audit team to standardize operations and equipment with latest regulations and industry requirements as outlined by government bodies
- Significant Achievement: Successfully developed a MATLAB program to simulate our radar performance and showcase different scenarios during component malfunction.
Education
Bachelor of Science (Hons) - Electrical Engineering (Communication & Controls Specialization)
- Dean's List, AY 09/10 Semester 2
- Degree Awarded with 2nd Upper
- Methode Electronics Gold Medal
- IEEE Power Engineering Chapter Book Prize
International Summer Program in Logistics & Supply Chain Management -
Master of Science - Industrial and Systems Engineering (Operations & Research Specialization)
Certificate in Google Cloud Technology -
04.2001 -
Skills
Azure
AWS
System and Network Security
Kubernetes
Technical drawing and documentation
Personal Information
Nationality: Singaporean
Language spoken: English, Mandarin, Basic Bahasa Indonesian
Timeline
Azure Cloud Engineer - Standard Chartered PLC
04.2022 - Current
OPERATIONS MANAGER - Hattan International Pte Ltd/ Liquor Avenue Pte Ltd
04.2019 - 06.2021
ESTATE MANAGER - Newman & Goh Property Consultants, Singapore
03.2017 - 03.2019
SUPPLY CHAIN ENGINEER - Lufthansa Technik Logistik Services, Singapore
12.2015 - 07.2016
SYSTEMS ENGINEER - Defence Science & Technology Agency (DSTA), Singapore
07.2011 - 12.2015
Skills Ignition SGAgilitics - Certificate in Google Cloud Technology,
04.2001 -
National University of Singapore - Bachelor of Science (Hons), Electrical Engineering (Communication & Controls Specialization)
Kühne Logistics University - International Summer Program in Logistics & Supply Chain Management,
National University of Singapore - Master of Science, Industrial and Systems Engineering (Operations & Research Specialization)