Alfred Tam

Singapore citizen
97778669
alfredtam@gmail.com
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20+ Years of IT experience across Service Desk, Network, Infrastructure, Applications, Architecture, Governance and Strategy
7+ Years of Digital Transformation experience as Digital Product Owner, Data Innovator, Architect, and Strategist
IT professional with deep engineering, architecture, and strategic management skills reinforced with intimate business perspectives and partnerships

Key Strengths

Digital Strategy formulation and visioning
Analytical sensemaking that deliver outcomes
Large-scale complex enterprise program strategies
Stakeholder 360 engagement
Mentoring and coaching

Education

National University of Singapore
Master of Technology in Information & Technology Leadership
Digital Business Strategy June 2018 to June 2020

University of Portsmouth
Bachelor of Science in Business Information Systems
June 2011 to July 2013

Professional Certifications

2023

TOGAF-trained | The Open Group Architecture Framework

2019

CSPO | Certified Scrum Product Owner

2017

CISSP-trained | Certified Information Systems Security Professional

CSM | Certified Scrum Master

2016

PMP | Project Management Professional

2014

CISA | Certified Information Systems Auditor


Professional Experience

APAC IT Solution Delivery

ByteDance (TikTok)
Apr 2021 to Jun 2024

Lead R&D efforts, design workshops, and data analytics to improve employee and supplier interactions. Standardize lifecycle processes for buildout programs and contribute to contracting strategies to reduce turnaround time. Develop a blueprint for a new SG-based R&D Center, and deliver IT systems for regional offices and data centers with a USD $650M budget.

Director, Digital Transformation

IMDA (Singapore Public Service)
Mar 2020 to Mar 2021

Developed and led IMDA's digitalization and data strategies to enhance organizational effectiveness and citizen experiences. Led a team managing data governance, roadshows, and workshops. Architected a secure AWS-based data-sharing platform, created a corporate digitalization playbook, established a digital transformation function, and developed a hybrid cloud Data Lake House while ensuring data privacy protection per PDPA standards.

Associate Director, Digital Business Transformation

Singtel (Singapore Telecommunications)
May 2018 to Feb 2020

Developed Singtel Group Enterprise's digitalization strategy to enhance competitiveness and long-term growth. Led digital factories, agile contracting, and product development. Engaged C-suite to secure funding for AI-powered products, consolidating customer touchpoints into a single platform. Achieved S$9M annual benefits, increased lead conversion by 75%, improved customer satisfaction and NPS by 50%, and enabled intelligent engagement with AI CRM tools.

Director, Global Head of IT

Razer (Gaming Lifestyle Electronics)
Jun 2016 to May 2018

Led global IT to ensure availability, security, and optimization, enabling business expansion. Developed corporate-wide IT InfoSec governance policies and collaborated with executives on IPO strategies for data privacy. Migrated workloads to the cloud, saving US$1.2M over 3 years. Implemented security measures to comply with PDPA, GDPR, and PCI-DSS requirements.

APAC IT Manager

UPS (Parcel Freight Warehouse Logistics)
Apr 1999 to Jun 2016

Managed a team to optimize Enterprise IT Infrastructure for 14K APAC users and the daily delivery of 80K parcels. Managed capacity performance, security vulnerabilities, and cyber compliance risks. Spearheaded buildouts for 80+ offices, implemented IPO-compliant IT systems, modernized VoIP systems saving US$35M, and developed a shipping platform reducing US$55M in annual data entry costs.

Business and Technology Skills

Strategy Formulation
  • Business Model Canvas
  • Five Forces
  • PESTEL
  • SWOT
AI/ML
  • DialogFlow
  • Azure ML
  • SageMaker
  • Jupyter
CRM
  • Salesforce
  • Mintigo
  • Spiro
Collab Tools
  • AutoCAD
  • Visio
  • JIRA
  • Miro
E.Architecture
  • Zachman
  • TOGAF
Business Intelligence Cloud
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • AliCloud
CI/CD
  • Souce Control
  • Kubernetes
  • Jenkins
Coding
  • C/C++
  • Python
  • Java
  • VB
  • API