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Goh Swee Ling

Production Support Manager
Subang Jaya
Goh Swee Ling

Summary

IT specialist with 29 years of experience in Application Support and troubleshooting. As a collaborative leader, I prioritize open communication and approachability, fostering a team environment where individuals feel valued and supported. I have obtained relevant certifications such as ITIL which serve as recognition for my expertise and knowledge. I embrace flexibility and seek mutually beneficial solutions, ensuring that decisions align with organization goals and priorities. With a focus on achieving results and driving exceptional outcomes, I am to make a positive impact and contribute to the success of organizations that value effective support management, a collaborative work culture, and the expertise of skilled professionals. With over 29 years of experience in IT, I was a Production Support Manager at Hitachi eBworx, a leading provider of core banking solutions. I was responsible for managing the service delivery for Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 support for the real-time banking (RTB) application for four countries, with a 24/7 support model. I was also the Domain Lead for UOB IH2 for AML Production Support team.

A highly motivated and accomplished professional with over 29 years of experience in the IT industry. I possess expertise in software application support, team management, stakeholder management, and project management. Throughout my career, I have successfully supported globally the applications across diverse sectors including banking, telco, government, financial institutions, and commercials environments. My versatile and seasoned approach to software applications and management consistently drives outstanding outcomes. With a strong track record and comprehensive skill set, I am well-equipped to positively contribute to any team or organization. My goal is to ensure the highest level of customer satisfaction and operational excellence for the RTB application and related services

Overview

27
years of professional experience
4
Certifications
2
Languages

Work History

Accion Labs

Customer Management Domain Lead
02.2024 - 08.2024

Job overview

  • Key functions include leading the technical aspects of compliance technology solutions such as Detica/Netreveal
  • Provide guidance on the implementation, customization, and optimization of compliance tech tools.in these functional areas: KYC, Transaction Monitoring, Fraud Monitoring.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical solutions with business requirements.
  • Stay updated on industry trends and best practices in compliance-related functions.
  • Oversee and manage compliance tech projects from initiation to completion.
  • Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and meet quality standards.
  • Work closely with the technology team to integrate compliance solutions seamlessly.
  • Identify and assess potential risks in compliance technology and functional domains.
  • Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies.
  • Platform used: Remedy and Confluence
  • Based in Client office: UOB Innovation Hub 2 and Avanade/Accenture
  • Netreveal AML,KYC, TM, FMF, MLS

Hitachi eBworx

Production Support Manager/Project Manager (M2)
12.2021 - 07.2023

Job overview

  • Key functions include overseas production issues for financial institutions for 4 countries and meeting the Service Level Agreement (SLA). Deployment of fixes on monthly basis. Lead a team of 12-person.
  • Production Support (RTB)
  • Provide application support to meet the service level agreement thus requiring tracking problems and ensure speedy resolution to minimize disruption to business operation.
  • Prepare and coordinate the deployment process. Liaise with users and other departments for smooth deployment.
  • Support disaster recovering testing and execution to achieve the recovery time objective and recovery point objective.
  • Follow-up on findings and issues to ensure actions are taken, verified, and Implemented.
  • Platform used: Jira and Confluence
  • Products Supported: Core banking
  • Project Management (Waterfall Project Management)
  • Manages project software development lifecycle, the day-to-day operation support, and coordinates with Project Manager for change request for single and/or multiple end-to-end full project implementations on weekly basis for customer’s 4 locations (Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia and Thailand).
  • Create and executes project work plans and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
  • Minimises Hitachi eBworx exposure and risk on project by effective application & compliance of Hitachi eBworx methodology and enforces project standards.
  • Implement engagement review and quality assurance procedures in accordance with Hitachi eBworx methodology to ensure profitable and successful execution of implementations as measured by company goals and customer satisfaction.
  • Manages the team, fostering teamwork and contributes to their professional development.
  • Coordinating with project team and business stakeholders in the prioritization and detail of deliveries while at the same time collaborating with other project stakeholders for consistent and focus implementation.

Software AG Operations Malaysia

Strategic Support Manager/Escalation Manager
06.2016 - 04.2021

Job overview

  • Key functions include takes charge of an escalation or crisis situation, based on the need for senior-level escalation management, invoked by escalation procedures initiated by customers, senior management field sales management or support management.
  • Escalation Management
  • Works together as a team with all Global Support resources, especially Technical Services Manager, R&D engineers, leads, etc. to jointly agree on priorities and resource allocation to achieve an appropriate balance between escalation management and overall workload management.
  • Monitors threshold time flags for sensitive accounts to ensure proper focus and priority is placed on the situation. Assesses whether customer-initiated priority is in line with the situation or has changed since initial report of the issue.
  • Alerts field sales in the event of unusual issues or problems which warrant special attention.
  • Represents Global Support with presentations at, and discussion with, regional sales and customer meetings.
  • Facilitates all needed resources across regions and organizational boundaries and other vendors as needed, in order to provide a service solution. Keeps all parties within Software AG apprised of status, outlook and resolution plan regarding service solution.
  • Processes and Best Practices
  • Collaborate with GS Operations, Global Support Delivery and Product Development teams to continuously improve the quality of products and delivery of support services.
  • Lead and contribute to process and organization improvement projects to result in increased customer and employee satisfaction, and business efficiency.
  • Drive Global Support process improvements by analysing and communicating information and trends with data emerging from escalation management, customer feedback and customer interactions.
  • Platform used: Jira and Confluence
  • Product Supported: webMethods Integration, API, Integration Server and Cumulocity IoT

BAE Systems Applied Intelligence

Lead Application Support (T5)
09.2013 - 06.2016

Job overview

  • Key functions include responsible for resolving incoming production support tickets. Ensures that a high-quality service is delivered to customers and adheres to strict SLAs in a 24x7 operational support environment. Build a new team based in Kuala Lumpur. Lead a team of 15-person.
  • Responsible for the provision of technical support to customers around the globe.
  • Responsible for the provision of a quality production support service to clients
  • Provision of support to our customers for their production environments.
  • Investigation and diagnosis of problems with our core applications and delivered solutions
  • Take ownership for customer support issues and manage challenges in a calm manner.
  • Liaise with customers to inform of progress, request information, manage expectations and close out issues.
  • Log, track and update tickets in our issue tracking system
  • Ensure that procedures are followed so that customer implementations are handed over to Customer Support from Professional Services in a timely manner
  • Be a significant contributor to our knowledge base/FAQ
  • Maintain and manage customer test environments for problem replication
  • Provide technical support for our more challenging customers and complex deployments
  • Investigate, reproduce, and resolve more complex technical problems related to application (Java), database, application servers, middleware, and operating systems
  • Contribute to the knowledge base – higher contribution expected over T4 grade ASE
  • Mentor ASE’s and provide advice, guidance and feedback on issues they may have difficulty with
  • Act as a primary point of contact for complex and difficult customers
  • Serve as a subject matter expert on our product providing feedback and guidance to customers and co workers
  • Drive the team’s credibility by promoting team successes and developments
  • Platform used: Jira and Confluence
  • Products supported: NetReveal AML
  • Transaction monitoring, Customer Due Deligence (CDD), Know your customer (KYC).
  • Payment’s fraud, Watch List Management (Name screening and Transaction screening).

ORACLE Malaysia

Senior Technical Support Engineer (Software)
04.2010 - 09.2013

Job overview

  • Key functions include overseeing technical support and providing prompt solution to counter technical problems.
  • To provide technical support for Oracle's customer base to resolve technical issues they may encounter using Oracle Middleware software products, Java Enterprise Systems, Oracle Business Integration Products such as SUN Web Server, SUN Application Server, Glassfish Server, SUN Messaging Queue, SUN Java products, and Oracle Web Logic in Solaris-UNIX, Linux and Windows environments.
  • Provide post-sales support to customers via telephone system and email with global support structure for problem resolution to Oracle customers.
  • Manage escalation to resolution.
  • Provide support to partners on service calls.
  • Installation, problem isolation and resolution, utilising system software and diagnostics.
  • Act as an interface between customers and Oracle, Remote Service Delivery engineers and Oracle product sustaining engineers.
  • Manage customers incidents using Oracle case management tools and Global Resolution Methodology.
  • Provide Transfer-of-Information (TOIs) seminars to other support personnel.
  • Participate in new products technical support and delivery reviews.
  • Technical Analyst 3-Support/Sun Tech. Service Ctr-Software

SUN Microsystems, Inc.

Technical Software Support Engineer (Cantonese Speaking)
03.2006 - 03.2010

Job overview

  • Key functions include overseeing technical support and providing prompt solution to counter technical problems.
  • To provide technical support for SUN's customer base in Cantonese language (Hong Kong and Macau) to resolve technical issues they may encounter using SUN software products, Java Enterprise Systems and SUN Business Integration. Products such as SUN Web Server, SUN Application Server, SUN Messaging Queue, Java products and SUN Directory Server in Solaris-UNIX, Linux and Windows environments.
  • Provide 24 x 7 standby for Mandarin and Cantonese language customers after office hours, weekend and public holidays
  • Responsible for escalating cases appropriately to Sustaining/Development support engineers.
  • Provide phone/email consultation to independently debug complex product problems.
  • Provide support on a world-wide basis as needed.
  • Works on problems of diverse scope where analysis requires evaluation of identifiable factors.
  • Participate in new products technical support, updates, new version reviews.
  • Attend trainings provided for new updates, patches etc.
  • Technical Analyst 2-Support
  • SUN Software Support Team

Hewlett-Packard, Malaysia

Shift Lead - Technical Consultant (Senior Executive)
08.2004 - 03.2006

Job overview

  • Key functions include team leading and support in managing customer support services.
  • Supporting HP Internal Staffs (US, Canada, Europe & Asia Pacific) on application systems for HPUNIQ(HP Output Server), SAP printing, Lotus Notes, documentation software such as Nerd (Network Electronic Reporting Documentation Distribution), Spysivion, SAMBA and PSA. Supporting TCP/IP, FTP, Fax, PDF, reports delivery, documents printing problems on HP-OS servers.
  • Supporting network printing/output issues on Windows 2000/2003 Platform, HP-UNIX, MPE (Legacy), Dazel (HP-OS), Bootp (Network) and SAP. Printers models supported include Hewlett Packard, Zebra, Canon and Ricoh.
  • Supporting Global Support Helpdesk (Output Services) for HP Customers Accounts for more than 1000 users worldwide. Responsible for 2nd line Incident Management Services provided remotely.
  • Carry out diagnosis and troubleshoot network printing/output issues via telephone, Microsoft Outlook email, computer systems (Microsoft Netmeeting), servers/storage & software systems within standard time frames.
  • Case Management. Responsible for escalation of issues to the Technical Support Manager in order to resolve issues to achieve customers' complete satisfaction. Complying with the ITSM & SLA standards by observing the Incident Management lifecycle processes. Ensure all cases are acted upon conscientiously and in the framework expected according to the SLA.
  • Good awareness of the customer business and in-depth knowledge of the customer's environment and support processes
  • Contribute in quality and productivity improvement projects, providing analysis of information.
  • Server & Network Management Center (SNMC)
  • HP Global Support Department - Output Services

Star Cruises Sdn Bhd under Genting Group of Companies

System Engineer (Hardware and Application Support)
10.1999 - 08.2004

Job overview

  • Key functions include overseeing technical support and call center solutions.
  • HP-UNIX AND PROGRESS DATABASES
  • Managing 4 Boxes of HP UNIX Star Cruise Reservation System (STARRES) at Headquarter in Port Klang.
  • Managing backup tapes of the OS and database system using tar command and SAM.
  • Creation of user-id and print queues.
  • Provide first line troubleshooting support to users’ requests and problems. For example, print queue problems and User-ID hanged in the system.
  • Progress database tuning and performance monitoring on monthly basis.
  • Restoring Progress database on HP UNIX servers.
  • Troubleshooting Web Speed Transaction Server for Internet Booking Reservation System.
  • Migration of Progress data from FC60 HP-UNIX to EMC Storage Area Network (SAN).
  • WINDOWS NT4.0, WINDOWS 2000 SERVER AND WINDOWS 2003 SERVER
  • Managing WIN NT 4.0, WIN 2000, WIN 2003 servers in local and remote offices running 24 hours x 7 days.
  • Installation of Outlook Web Access, Virtual Private Networking (VPN) on Windows 2000 Server Platform using NTFS File System and implementing fault tolerance by using RAID-5.
  • Implementing and supporting Applications Systems for Call Center and reservation systems - fax system (Rightfax), Interactive Voice Response (IVR), Microsoft Proxy, Microsoft Web Servers (IIS), Executive Information Systems (EIS). Managing day-to-day operations of the application systems for Outlook Web Access (OWA) and Virtual Private Networking (VPN) and provide first line troubleshooting support to users’ requests and problems.
  • Upgrading all servers with Microsoft Security patches, McAfee virus patterns on weekly or monthly basis.
  • Restoring Oracle database on Executive Management Information Server. Perform Database health check on monthly basis for Oracle Database
  • Planning backup strategy for all Windows NT Servers and recovering methods for servers using Veritas Backup Exec.
  • Closely monitoring performance and analyze transaction and data volumes on Windows 2000 Server. Check Event logs daily to monitor hardware, software, systems problems and security. Check Task Manager to monitor System Resources. Check hard disk space usage and free space available.
  • Servers taking include Microsoft Outlook Web Access (OWA), Fax Servers, IVR, Star Cruise Reservation Systems (STARRES), Microsoft Web Servers, Executive Information Systems (EIS) – Management Reporting System, Online Payment Gateway, Virtual Private Networking (VPN) and Exchange.
  • IT Call Center Department

Hitechniaqa Sdn. Bhd. (Currently known as MyBiz Sdn. Bhd.)

Project Executive/Technical Support Executive
04.1997 - 09.1999

Job overview

  • Key functions include
  • Prepare, convert and migrate data for e-Commerce projects.
  • Ensure accuracy of data.
  • Database maintenance and Database recovery.
  • Develop and maintain Web site for departmental Web Page
  • Implemented an electronic commerce solution servicing the Business-to-Business Community (B2B) of trading partners in Malaysia
  • Analyze business requirement, develop and review program specifications
  • Develop user-training course, conduct user training and system documentation
  • Controls the facets of the system/server including orders, catalogs and the product Databases.
  • Technical Support, Pre-Sales Support & Post-Sales Support
  • Involve in Y2K project.
  • Set-up helpdesk (Customer Service) for Financial Management System Department.
  • Meet clients together with my sales manager to present to customers the Financial Management System (Computron).
  • Prepare proposals to customers on the product technical support for post-sales support.
  • Technical Implementation, Helpdesk and Database Administrator.

Education

University of Oklahoma (OU)
Norman, Oklahoma

Degree in Business Administration from Management Information Systems and Marketing
05.1996

University Overview

Double Major

Inti University College

Diploma from Business Administration/American Transfer Program
01.1993

University Overview

Sekolah Menengah Assunta

Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia
01.1990

University Overview

GPA: Grade 1

Sekolah Menengah Assunta

Sijil Rendah Pelajaran Malaysia
01.1988

University Overview

GPA: Grade A

Skills

Friendly, positive attitude

Certification

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) (Windows 2000)

Accomplishments

Accomplishments
  • Spot Award for 3rd quarter of 2012.
  • Top System Engineer for December 2005 Award for SNMC
  • “The Best Team – Customers Feedback Award” - received the highest rating from customers among all the other teams in SNMC KL.

Training

Training
  • Oracle Diagnostic Methodology Certification -10 Sept 2012
  • Regular products training in product updates and patches for Application Server, Web Server, Java Applications, Oracle Web Logic.
  • Oracle Web Logic Server 11g: Administration Essentials Ed 2 – 01 Oct 2012
  • System Administration for the Solaris 10 OS Part 1 (CSA) 13 -17 July 2007
  • HP Output Server Certification 1
  • 2154 - Microsoft 2000 Network and Operating System Essentials
  • 2152 - Implementing Microsoft Server 2000 & Professional (New Horizons/Nota Asia)
  • Progress Database – Egress Sdn Bhd
  • CS MimeSweeper for Web 5.0 (Proxy Server)

Timeline

Customer Management Domain Lead
Accion Labs
02.2024 - 08.2024
Production Support Manager/Project Manager (M2)
Hitachi eBworx
12.2021 - 07.2023
Strategic Support Manager/Escalation Manager
Software AG Operations Malaysia
06.2016 - 04.2021
Lead Application Support (T5)
BAE Systems Applied Intelligence
09.2013 - 06.2016
Senior Technical Support Engineer (Software)
ORACLE Malaysia
04.2010 - 09.2013
Technical Software Support Engineer (Cantonese Speaking)
SUN Microsystems, Inc.
03.2006 - 03.2010
Shift Lead - Technical Consultant (Senior Executive)
Hewlett-Packard, Malaysia
08.2004 - 03.2006
System Engineer (Hardware and Application Support)
Star Cruises Sdn Bhd under Genting Group of Companies
10.1999 - 08.2004
Project Executive/Technical Support Executive
Hitechniaqa Sdn. Bhd. (Currently known as MyBiz Sdn. Bhd.)
04.1997 - 09.1999
Inti University College
Diploma from Business Administration/American Transfer Program
Sekolah Menengah Assunta
Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia
Sekolah Menengah Assunta
Sijil Rendah Pelajaran Malaysia
University of Oklahoma (OU)
Degree in Business Administration from Management Information Systems and Marketing
Goh Swee LingProduction Support Manager