$600M+
Business Impact
3,000+
Engineers Aligned
7+
Years Experience
4 Fabs
Global Sites
6
Live Apps
AI Singapore Jan 2026 – Present
Associate AI Engineer | AI Apprenticeship Programme (AIAP) Jan 2026 – Present

Full-time AI engineering apprenticeship under AI Singapore's national AI programme. Building and deploying end-to-end ML systems across structured data, computer vision, and sequential modelling domains.

  • Delivered production-ready pipelines using GitLab CI/CD, Docker, and Google Cloud – including backend inference services and frontend UIs
  • Built CNN architectures and transfer learning models for image classification and object detection
  • Developed LSTM-based sequence modelling systems for time-series prediction
  • Implemented containerised deployment, model lifecycle management, and MLOps automation
  • Built 6 live portfolio applications integrating ML models with cloud-hosted dashboards
  • Expanding into NLP, Large Language Model architectures, and agentic AI workflows
Independent AI & Full-Stack Training Jan 2025 – Dec 2025 · 1 yr
AI & Software Engineering (Self-Directed) Jan 2025 – Dec 2025

Structured upskilling period focused on AI engineering, full-stack development, and applied transformation – bridging 7 years of semiconductor leadership into production AI roles.

  • Completed Full Stack Development with AI (NUS x Emeritus, 24 weeks) – React, Flask, MongoDB, SQL, Node.js, REST APIs, AI integration
  • Completed GA100 Generative AI (Heicoders Academy, WSQ) – prompt engineering, RAG, AI agents, workflow automation (n8n), MCP
  • Built 6 live portfolio applications deployed at kooexperience.com
  • PMP certification preparation
  • Exposure to innovation ecosystems across Europe and Asia – digital platforms, sustainability, and cross-cultural leadership
Micron Technology Mar 2018 – Jan 2025 · 6 yrs 11 mos
Manager, Front End Central Process Integration Engineering Aug 2022 – Jan 2025

Led global AI-enabled transformation and cross-site program delivery, aligning 3,000+ engineers across four fabs (Singapore, Boise, Hiroshima, Taichung). Managed 6 direct and up to 9 indirect engineers with a USD 9M operational portfolio.

  • Designed and executed a 5-year autonomous conversion roadmap using 3M strategy – $832M in opportunities surfaced, $50M+ realised savings
  • Unified fragmented process platforms into a single AI-integrated ecosystem – standardised 80% of workflows across 4 countries
  • Co-led LPDDR5X yield ramp (Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max) – maturity pulled in by 7 months, unlocking 9-figure USD revenue
  • Co-led HBM3E yield program (NVIDIA H200/Blackwell) – Micron's first HBM market entry, driving $500M+ above business plan
  • Modernised infrastructure from Hadoop to Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • Developed ML risk-scoring dashboards – preventing USD 100M+ potential losses
  • Built GenAI SOP Assistant: 80–90% answer relevance, ~15 min/query deflection, scaled to ~3,000 users
  • Scaled RPA (UiPath/Power Automate) for targeting-lot workflow – 100% adoption; mentored ~30 engineers
  • Built reliability/observability: pipeline health dashboards, canary/shadow runs, rollback runbooks – near-zero ML-pipeline outages
  • Drove SEMulator3D rollout: accelerated validation by 2 weeks, >$10M in time-to-market gains
  • Conducted red-team UAT simulations, reducing post-deployment issues by 25%
Senior Process and Equipment Engineer – Uniformity Nov 2021 – Aug 2022

Transitioned from equipment engineering to data-driven automation – developing ML-enabled defect prediction and control systems.

  • Built ResNet-50 computer vision model for wafer/chamber misplacement detection – earned Micron Innovation Award
  • Scaled AI-based OCR defect detection system fab-wide – 4–5% yield improvement
  • Reduced scanner wafer rejection to <0.5% and MA excursion impact to <0.1%
  • Developed anomaly detection and OOF monitoring with automated MES-integrated alerting
  • Pioneered novel bevel etch detection using peak colour analysis – became permanent defence strategy
Senior Process and Equipment Engineer – Wet Process Nov 2019 – Nov 2021

Led smart manufacturing initiatives integrating digital twins, ML models, and automation pipelines.

  • Built a digital twin of TEL Celesta – ML-guided DoE optimisation reduced chemical usage by 60% and saved USD 7M+
  • Saved 40+ hours/week of manual validation through simulation-based process qualification
  • Qualified >10 alternate chemistries during COVID disruptions – zero production downtime, mitigating >USD 100M potential losses
  • Co-authored 7 technical whitepapers on yield analytics, process automation, and cross-site harmonisation
Process and Equipment Engineer – Wet Process Mar 2018 – Oct 2019

Built core engineering and program delivery foundations during the Hiroshima Fab Expansion.

  • Achieved USD 7.5M CAPEX savings through smart ramp planning and tool reuse across global fabs
  • Developed “MAXout” onboarding framework – boosted team productivity by 20%, later scaled across sites
  • Aligned Hiroshima ramp plans with Boise and Singapore through remote calibration
Tagvance x Maritime & Port Authority Jun 2021 – Nov 2021 · 6 mos
Capstone Consultant (Geospatial Analytics) Jun 2021 – Nov 2021

NUS MSc capstone – digital transformation focused on Industrial IoT and applied ML for maritime safety and enforcement.

  • Detected illegal vessel mooring using geospatial analytics with GPS and tidal-corrected clustering (K-means, DBSCAN)
  • Built scalable ML pipeline on AWS (S3, Lambda) for real-time anomaly detection – reduced false positives by 22%
  • Delivered end-to-end prototype influencing ~$2M potential annual revenue across four ports
Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology May 2016 – May 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo
Scientist Intern May 2016 – May 2017

R&D in bio-lasing technologies – investigating biological materials as laser gain mediums.

  • Engineered and tested laser prototypes integrating biological components
  • Automated data collection and visualisation using MATLAB
National University of Singapore Jan 2016 – May 2016 · 5 mos
Undergraduate Researcher Jan 2016 – May 2016

Hydrogen evolution research under Prof. Jason Yeo – advancing catalyst science for sustainable energy.

  • First to identify sulfur atoms as active sites in amorphous MoSₓ catalysts – novel experimental finding
  • Executed Operando Raman Spectroscopy to examine catalytic behaviour under real-time conditions
Languages
Python SQL JavaScript R MATLAB
ML & Deep Learning
PyTorch TensorFlow scikit-learn YOLOv8 LightGBM ResNet-50 CNN LSTM Transfer Learning SHAP
Computer Vision
OpenCV MediaPipe YOLOv8 Image Classification Object Detection
GenAI & LLM
Prompt Engineering RAG AI Agents n8n MCP OpenAI APIs Hugging Face
MLOps & DevOps
Docker GitLab CI/CD Git MLflow Airflow Kedro PySpark
Cloud Platforms
Google Cloud (GCP) AWS (S3, Lambda, SageMaker) Snowflake Railway
Full-Stack
React FastAPI Flask Node.js REST APIs PostgreSQL MongoDB SQLite
Data & Visualisation
Tableau Power BI Plotly Pandas NumPy Jupyter
Leadership & Methods
Agile/Scrum Lean Six Sigma PMP ISO 9001 Design Thinking
National University of Singapore
MSc, Smart Industries & Digital Transformation
GPA: 4.85/5.00 · 2020–2021
Graduate Certificates: IoT Systems, Intelligent Sensing, Data Analytics
National University of Singapore
BSc (Honours), Chemistry & Nanoscience
GPA: 4.46/5.00 (Distinction)
Exchange: Simon Fraser University, Canada
NUS x Emeritus
Full Stack Development with AI
24-week programme · 2025
Heicoders Academy
GA100 – Generative AI (WSQ)
RAG, AI Agents, MCP, n8n · 2025
Project Management Institute
PMP – Project Management Professional
2025
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Micron Innovation Award (2022) – Built ResNet-50 computer vision model for inline wafer defect detection via shadow-ring analysis
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Micron Idea of the Quarter – Digital twin of TEL Celesta achieving 60% chemical reduction and $7M+ savings
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Micron Culture Champion – Cross-site collaboration, scanner wafer rejection <0.5%, MA excursion impact <0.1%
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NUS Awards for Study Abroad (NASA) – Received twice

Excellent communication skills and an aptitude for building consensus among cross-functional and cross-cultural teams. A trusted partner and someone I can rely on in challenging situations.

Dr. Zhang Linmiao
Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, Micron Technology

Approaches problems with structure, curiosity, and a commitment to long-term improvement. Energy, analytical rigour, and a collaborative spirit – thrives in complex environments that require cross-functional coordination and innovation.

Vimal Kumar Ramanathan
Senior Manager, Micron Technology
Modeling the Lasing Threshold of a Two-Photon Pumped Vitamin Solution
7 internal technical whitepapers on yield analytics, process automation, and cross-site harmonisation (Micron Technology)
GA100 – Generative AI (Heicoders, WSQ)
Full Stack Development with AI (NUS x Emeritus)
Project Management Professional – PMP
ISO 9001 Internal Audit & Risk Practices
Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt Equivalent)
Data Analytics & Machine Learning (LinkedIn/NUS)
Machine Learning for Data Analytics
Building the Foundation for an Effective Team
Leading a Cross-functional Team
Data Analysis & Root Cause Analysis in Six Sigma

I'm not just terminal and tensors. When I'm not shipping models, arguing with CORS, or wondering why my pipeline worked yesterday but not today, you'll find me doing one of these:

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Music
Playlist curator and shower singer. Coding without music is just typing with extra steps.
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Travel
Explored cities across Europe and Asia. My travel philosophy: if you haven't gotten lost at least once, you weren't really exploring.
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Cooking & Baking
WSQ-certified pastry baker who also makes a mean stew. My croissants have more layers than some of my neural networks.
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Vibe Code King
Self-proclaimed title. I vibe code with AI, ship at 3am, break things, fix them before anyone notices, and call it agile.