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Gabriel Sze is a Singapore-based Senior Technology Leader with over 15 years of progressive experience leading IT strategy, digital transformation, and enterprise engineering. Bringing a unique interdisciplinary background that bridges deep technical execution, commercial strategy, and legal expertise—holding an MBA, a Law degree, and a BSc—he specializes in translating complex technical requirements into compliant, high-performing enterprise solutions. Throughout his career as a CTO and senior technology executive, Gabriel has scaled engineering teams of 20+, brought proprietary cybersecurity products to market across South-East Asia, and successfully delivered high-stakes digital infrastructure projects, including critical public health platforms and multi-site ERP implementations.…Gabriel Sze is a Singapore-based Senior Technology Leader with over 15 years of progressive experience leading IT strategy, digital transformation, and enterprise engineering. Bringing a unique interdisciplinary background that bridges deep technical execution, commercial strategy, and legal expertise—holding an MBA, a Law degree, and a BSc—he specializes in translating complex technical requirements into compliant, high-performing enterprise solutions. Throughout his career as a CTO and senior technology executive, Gabriel has scaled engineering teams of 20+, brought proprietary cybersecurity products to market across South-East Asia, and successfully delivered high-stakes digital infrastructure projects, including critical public health platforms and multi-site ERP implementations.

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Gabriel Sze is a Singapore-based Senior Technology Leader with over 15 years of progressive experience leading IT strategy, digital transformation, and enterprise engineering. Bringing a unique interdisciplinary background that bridges deep technical execution, commercial strategy, and legal expertise—holding an MBA, a Law degree, and a BSc—he specializes in translating complex technical requirements into compliant, high-performing enterprise solutions. Throughout his career as a CTO and senior technology executive, Gabriel has scaled engineering teams of 20+, brought proprietary cybersecurity products to market across South-East Asia, and successfully delivered high-stakes digital infrastructure projects, including critical public health platforms and multi-site ERP implementations.…Gabriel Sze is a Singapore-based Senior Technology Leader with over 15 years of progressive experience leading IT strategy, digital transformation, and enterprise engineering. Bringing a unique interdisciplinary background that bridges deep technical execution, commercial strategy, and legal expertise—holding an MBA, a Law degree, and a BSc—he specializes in translating complex technical requirements into compliant, high-performing enterprise solutions. Throughout his career as a CTO and senior technology executive, Gabriel has scaled engineering teams of 20+, brought proprietary cybersecurity products to market across South-East Asia, and successfully delivered high-stakes digital infrastructure projects, including critical public health platforms and multi-site ERP implementations.

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Gabriel Sze is a Singapore-based Senior Technology Leader with over 15 years of progressive experience leading IT strategy, digital transformation, and enterprise engineering. Bringing a unique interdisciplinary background that bridges deep technical execution, commercial strategy, and legal expertise—holding an MBA, a Law degree, and a BSc—he specializes in translating complex technical requirements into compliant, high-performing enterprise solutions. Throughout his career as a CTO and senior technology executive, Gabriel has scaled engineering teams of 20+, brought proprietary cybersecurity products to market across South-East Asia, and successfully delivered high-stakes digital infrastructure projects, including critical public health platforms and multi-site ERP implementations.

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Head of Technology (CTO) at T Systems Pte Ltd

August 1, 2022 - September 30, 2024

Led technology strategy, product development and engineering operations with full accountability for the IT function, engineering culture and commercial technology direction. Directed a 20+ engineer team across infrastructure, software development and cybersecurity; set technical standards, career frameworks and delivery KPIs. Owned the company-wide IT roadmap and led end-to-end pre-sales engagements with enterprise clients. Conceptualised, designed and launched a proprietary cybersecurity product with go-to-market strategy across South-East Asia, including market analysis, pricing and channel partnerships. Negotiated and managed strategic vendor relationships while maintaining cost discipline. Served as primary technical interface for key accounts to drive retention and upsell through consultative support and engineering best practices that improved delivery consistency and code quality.

Senior Manager, IT at T Systems Pte Ltd

July 1, 2021 - August 31, 2022

Managed a broad portfolio of development and infrastructure projects for corporate and external clients, delivering complex engagements on time and within budget. Delivered an end-to-end Flight Training Management System for a Singapore flying school. Stood up call-centre infrastructure (Wi-Fi, VPN, network, CCTV, biometric access) within 2 weeks to meet an aggressive go-live deadline. Designed and deployed SCADA network management tools for an industrial client. Implemented a custom Document Management System for the Ministry of Health, later recognised by the National Archives as an official Covid-19 response system. Deployed Microsoft Exchange Server and Active Directory; implemented cloud technologies to reduce on-premise overhead. Led development projects in Python and VB.Net and configured reverse proxy, firewall and ACL settings for multi-client network environments.

Assistant Head of IT – Infrastructure at Quest Laboratories Pte Ltd

May 1, 2018 - July 31, 2021

Oversaw IT infrastructure, development and helpdesk for a clinical laboratory, including high-priority Ministry of Health emergency deployments. Reduced laboratory report turnaround time from 4 hours to 30 minutes via a remote reporting system, while cutting carbon emissions by 25%. Deployed OCR/OMR automation for patient data entry, reducing data-entry error rates from 35% to 15% year-on-year. Led a Ministry of Health–commissioned team to establish 3 Covid-19 testing laboratories within 3 months, covering network, communications and LIS instrument interfacing. Implemented Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018, migrating from Technology One and integrating with the ILS system for automated invoice and payment processing. Migrated organisation-wide email from POP3 to Office 365 and deployed Azure AD; led migration of interfacing servers to AWS, reducing hardware ownership costs. Established an ITIL-compliant helpdesk function using Jira, formalising SLAs and escalation procedures for internal a

Senior Group IT Manager at Active Tools International (HK) Limited

January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2015

Managed group-wide IT operations across multiple regions including USA, Europe, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong and Macau, leading 15 IT staff across multiple countries and time zones. Designed and implemented a unified WAN connecting global site offices to HQ for operational transparency under constrained bandwidth. Led full ERP/MRP implementation across factory, HQ and site offices, improving inter-site communication and supply-chain visibility. Built and deployed a custom project management platform for globally distributed R&D and Marketing teams to improve cross-functional coordination. Executed migration from Linux mail server to Microsoft Exchange with full Active Directory design; managed group IT budget, roadmap and vendor relationships.

Technology Advisor at Espire Technologies Consulting (International) Limited

January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2009

Provided technical advisory and process-improvement consultancy to the firm's product and support functions. Rebuilt technical support processes and morale, improving SLA compliance and on-time project delivery rates. Planned and executed UAT and SIT programmes for new hardware and software products ahead of manufacturing launch. Managed full project lifecycle for new product development including budgeting, planning, development, costing and customer customisation.