About Johnson
Leadership has always been a guiding principle in my journey, both in my professional career and beyond.
With 30 years of experience spanning financial services, public service, computing, manufacturing, and the high-tech semiconductor industry, I have had the privilege of leading complex projects and collaborating with diverse teams across multiple sectors to drive meaningful outcomes.
Throughout this experience, I have found great fulfillment in supporting and mentoring colleagues, helping them develop their leadership skills, guiding them through challenges, and navigating their own career paths.
Having been influenced by the teachings of John Wooden and John Maxwell, I believe that leadership is about intentional growth, resilience, and making a positive impact on those around us.
Over the years, I have had the opportunity to share insights and perspectives on leadership development, fostering a culture of growth and continuous learning within my professional circles.
My vision is to empower individuals to thrive, not just in their careers but in all aspects of their lives. Whether through professional collaboration, leadership discussions, or exchanging ideas, I am committed to building strong, resilient leaders for the future.
As I continue my journey in the industry, I remain passionate about leadership and personal growth.
If you share similar interests in leadership development and growth, I’d love to connect and exchange ideas.
Achievements
Career Highlights
Leadership & Mentorship
2024 – Present: Mentoring youths in project management and public speaking at the School of Science & Technology.
2022 – Present: Mentoring 57 people leaders (leaders with staff reporting to them) across Operations & Tech through the T&O Transformation-Circle Leadership Program.
2016 – 2020: Founded ImpactX Academy & delivered basketball training with leadership equipping to 120 youths.
2017: Established the Project Management Practice at the Department of Corrective Services.
Banking & Finance Projects
2022: Supported the Core Banking systems upgrade & integration of Lakshmi Vilas Bank into DBS India.
2015: Project managed a Small Business Banking initiative at Bankwest, leading to a 3x increase in business volume.
2014: Led Citibank Singapore’s Regional Banking & Cards Platform Transformation Project, achieving US$18.7M revenue increase.
2010: Established Citibank Singapore’s Business PMO & Release Mgmt Office, driving regulatory compliance & strategic growth.
Projects & Initiatives
2007: Optimised Avago Technology’s global audio conferencing, cutting 30% in operational costs.
2005: Built Avago’s global mobile service infrastructure (US$1.3M budget) across 22 vendors in 3 months.
2000: Led Agilent’s divestiture transition as Account Management and Communications Lead from Hewlett Packard across Asia Pacific.
1999: Rolled out sales solutions & training to 100+ users across 8 countries.
Certifications
Certified John C. Maxwell Coach, Teacher, Trainer and Speaker
Aug 2016
Certified John R. Wooden Coach
Jan 2020
Professional Experience
DBS Bank Limited
Nov 2020 – Present
Senior Vice President
Head of Tribe Delivery Guild
Core Banking Technology / Technology & Operations
Leading a team of 40 Tribe Leads and Scrum Masters in Core Banking Technology to support DBS business regionally across Singapore, India, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and other international markets.
Scope of role included supporting bank wide initiatives, through the delivery of major projects (including Core banking systems upgrade, legacy application re-platform and new business integration projects) and BAU system enhancements.
Prior to this role, I led a team of 48 Business Analysts in the same organisation, supporting the smooth implementation of change by providing analysis and design support services to projects and BAU system enhancements.
Supported the successful delivery of loans re-platform projects from IBM Mainframe to Finacle tech stack.
Supported the successful upgrade of Finacle v10 to v11 for India, Dubai and UK businesses.
Supported the successful integration of Lakshmi Vilas Bank with DBS Bank India.
Led a team of 48 Subject Matter Expert Business Analysts in Customer Management, Statements & Advices, Deposits, Loans and Wealth Product Domains.
Established a new Business Analysis Framework to improve the outcomes of business analysis activities conducted within the platform.
Department of Justice
May 2017 – Nov 2020
Principal Project Officer / Portfolio Manager
Business Solutions & Governance Branch Knowledge, Information & Technology Directorate
Responsible for the successful delivery of IT Program of Works, with an annual budget of A$3 million for IT Infrastructure Refresh Projects and an additional A$3 million for Business Funded Discretionary Projects.
Completed the setup of the Project Management Practice within the Business Solutions & Governance Branch, to bring about a greater level of transparency to project performance and improve efficiency & effectiveness of Project Management delivery.
Established a new business engagement process to better engage business stakeholders in managing the demand for IT services.
ImpactX Academy
Sep 2016 – Nov 2020
Business Owner, Founder & Senior Head Coach
Responsible for the overall operations for the academy, including the delivery of weekly basketball training sessions and competitions for 120 players aged 4 to 21 years old.
Conducted weekly trainings for 120 youth basketball players and oversee the training delivery of 10 academy coaches.
Ensured the compliance of the business operations with local business requirements and tax regulations.
Conducted referee coaching courses to equip selected academy players with refereeing skills, to support the conduct of academy competitions.
Mentored selected youth leaders using John Maxwell & John Wooden content.
Provided hands-on project opportunities for youth leaders to conceptualize, organize and execute on competition organization involving more than 20 teams.
Completed certification as a Leadership Coach, Trainer & Speaker with John R Wooden Course.
Equipped for Success Pty Ltd
Apr 2016 – Mar 2017
Principal Consultant / Certified John Maxwell Team Coach, Trainer & Speaker
Leadership Training & Development
Responsible for IT Operations and development of Marketing Strategy for Organisation to deliver Leadership Training to corporate & SME customers.
Completed certification as a Leadership Coach, Trainer & Speaker with John Maxwell Team.
Trinix Australia Pty Ltd
May 2016 – Nov 2016
Business Development Manager
Sales & Marketing
Responsible for Business Development and Sales of IT products and services.
Completed the transformation of Trinix sales process and operations to support growth and improve customer engagement.
Bankwest
2014 – Mar 2016
Senior Project Manager
Customer Delivery – Enterprise Services
Responsible for managing projects prioritised by Business to meet regulatory requirements and strategic business objectives.
Completed Small Business’ Organizational Change Management project to embed sales & service specialist in stores to deliver strategic customer proposition, drive sales volume increase & improve customer service quality for Small Business Owners in Western Australia.
Citibank Singapore Limited
2010 – 2014
Vice President / Senior Project Manager
Release Management & Project Management Office
Country Technology – Operations & Technology
Led and managed global platform integration project, providing leadership to a 35-member Task Force and more than 200 subject matter experts and testers.
Responsible for managing business-initiated changes and the execution of projects to implement technology enhancements to meet business needs and compliance with regulatory requirements.
Completed global integration project to deliver state of the art banking product offerings and improved transaction processing capabilities via online and branch channels, delivering annualized Revenue Increase of US$18.7 Million & Cost Savings of US$2.3 Million in 2013.
Oversaw the implementation of more than 300 projects over 4 years.
Implemented Country Prioritization & Review Process to manage competing business change requirements within limited technology resources.
Citibank Singapore Limited
2008 – 2010
Assistant Vice President / Senior Project Manager
Country Technology – Operations & Technology
Completed a 2-year regional integration project for Singapore Consumer Bank, collaborating with Regional Banking PMO & 5 other countries’ PMO.
Successfully transformed Singapore Consumer Bank’s Banking & Cards System into a regional platform, allowing Citibank’s global banking business to take advantage of regional collaboration in rolling out products and enhancing transaction processing capabilities.
Avago Technologies
2005 – 2007
IT Service Manager, Worldwide
Responsible for end-to-end delivery of the Mobile Communications & Audio-Conferencing services globally through vendor managed services.
Served as Global Strategic IT Account Manager, supporting Avago C-Level Executives.
Successfully setup global mobile services infrastructure within 3 months, managing 22 vendors across 11 countries for the delivery of mobile and audio-conferencing services to 4500 users worldwide.
Managed an annual budget of US$2M for IT Services.
Agilent Technologies
2003 – 2005
Business IT Manager (Infrastructure), India
Country Business IT Manager and member of India GM Council, responsible for IT Infrastructure services supporting Agilent’s operations in India.
Optimized cost of IT Service Delivery and achieved savings of US$1.5M for 2004 through contract renegotiations and solution reengineering.
Successfully completed key IT deliverables to support the setup of Agilent’s new Asia Pacific Financial Processing Hub, including the setup of a new regional call centre, to transfer critical finance processing functions from various locations in Asia Pacific into Gurgaon, New Delhi. This outsourcing project delivered significant savings and efficiency by the application of technology in the transformation of finance services.
Agilent Technologies
2001 – 2003
IT Program Manager, Worldwide
Program managed Mergers, Acquisition & Divestiture Projects, leading cross functional IT portfolio teams to implement IT deliverables from due diligence to post implementation stabilization phases.
Project managed Workplace Services projects with business to take advantage of real estate opportunities and optimize business operating cost.
Successfully completed the sale of Agilent’s PCBA (Printed Circuit Board Assembly) Business Unit to Flextronics and Medical Business Unit to Philips Healthcare.
Completed site consolidation projects for Singapore offices to Yishun HQ and site expansions for multiple sites at Japan and Penang.
Agilent Technologies
1999 – 2001
IT Program Manager, Asia Pacific
Directed AP-IT Account Management Program Office, ensuring IT’s plans are aligned with Agilent’s business priorities.
Setup and managed AP-IT Communications Program, delivering the communications infrastructure to support the communication needs for a Global IT Organization with 2000+ staff.
Completed the NT Domain separation for client environment in Agilent’s transition from HP.
Project managed 2 acquisition projects and 4 workplace services projects.
Hewlett Packard
1995 – 1999
Application Support Team Lead, Asia Pacific
Responsible for providing application support to HP Commercial Channel Organisation.
Managed an application support team of 5 staff, providing support to business users throughout Asia Pacific.
Implemented new Lotus Notes-based sales solutions and conducted training to Sales & Marketing users and channel partners in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Korea, China and Hong Kong.
How Can I Serve You?
With 30 years of experience in project management, leadership, and coaching, I am committed to helping individuals and teams thrive, perform, and grow.
I have a successful record at building and leading high performance teams to deliver quality outcomes in both corporate and sports arena.
Project Management Excellence – Need guidance on delivering complex projects? I provide insights on planning, execution, and stakeholder management to help you succeed.
Basketball Coaching (Adults & Kids) – I coach both aspiring athletes and young learners, focusing on fundamentals, teamwork, character and confidence-building to develop well-rounded players on and off the court.
Leadership & Career Growth – Whether you’re a professional seeking leadership skills or navigating a career transition, I provide mentorship to help you lead with impact and build a meaningful future.
Let’s Connect! Whether it’s a project challenge, a leadership journey, or basketball coaching, I’d love to support you.