Singapore
Syed Yahya
Enterprise technology consultant with six years deploying mission-critical systems for enterprise and public-sector clients, now building AI-powered software products end to end.
6 years
deploying mission-critical systems
170+
stakeholders trained remotely
NUS BEng
(Hons), exchange at IIT Bombay
The climb
One step up at a time
From the Normal stream to NUS, working part-time throughout, including coordinating a restaurant's waiter roster.
Normal stream
ITE College East
- GPA 4.00
- Certificate of Merit (2010)
- CDC & CCC ITE Scholarship (2010)
Temasek Polytechnic
- Diploma in Electronics with Merit
- CGPA 3.77
- Director's List, top 10% (2013)
- Two best-subject prizes: element14 Prize and Microchip Technology Prize (2014)
National University of Singapore
- BEng (Hons) Electrical Engineering, Merit
- Exchange at IIT Bombay
Atos (Eviden)
- Jul 2020 to present
- SAP Technology Consultant
SAB Digital Solutions
- Founder, web apps, AI and business systems for SMEs
What I do
Three ways I can help
Business Analyst
Turns messy business processes into clear requirements, swim-lane flows and tested integrations, and leads SIT/UAT through to go-live and user training.
IT Project / Delivery Manager
Plans backwards from fixed go-live dates, coordinates multiple vendors and offshore teams, and tracks billing accuracy, mandays, profitability and cost forecasts on key accounts.
Solutions Consultant / Architect
Designs and integrates systems across ERP, finance and external portals, and ships production web apps with Next.js, Supabase and AI-assisted development.
Selected work
Problem, what I did, outcome
Clients are anonymised.
Event Workforce Platform
- Problem
- Staffing hundreds of temporary event workers means applications, onboarding, contracts, scheduling, attendance and payroll all have to work as one connected flow across many locations.
- What I did
- Founder and sole builder: requirements, design, development, UAT iteration with the client and release management.
- Outcome
- End-to-end flow from public mobile application to payslip in one configuration-driven platform.
Next.js · TypeScript · Tailwind CSS · shadcn/ui · Prisma · Supabase · Vercel · React-PDF · Zod · Vitest · Playwright
e-Procurement and e-Invoicing integrations
- Problem
- Purchase and invoice data had to flow between SAP and external portals reliably for a Singapore airport operator and a Singapore maritime statutory board.
- What I did
- Requirements, flowcharts, SIT/UAT lead, L2/L3 support, user manual and training.
- Outcome
- 170+ stakeholders trained remotely.
SAP · ABAP · external portal integration
SAP to Workday data migration
- Problem
- A Singapore maritime statutory board needed finance data moved from SAP into Workday with confidence in its accuracy.
- What I did
- Migration strategy with Finance, custom migration tool, validation testing.
SAP · Workday · custom tooling
ECC to S/4HANA conversion plan
- Problem
- A fixed go-live date and a mandatory 3-month UAT window left little room for a multi-vendor, offshore-supported conversion.
- What I did
- Built the backward-scheduled plan and coordinated vendors and offshore teams.
SAP S/4HANA · RISE on Azure
Experience
Where I have worked
SAP Technology Consultant, Atos (Eviden)Jul 2020 to Present
Enterprise technology consultant delivering and supporting mission-critical systems across Basis, ABAP and functional areas for multiple clients. Also entrusted with Service Delivery Manager responsibilities on key accounts: billing accuracy, manday tracking, profitability monitoring, and cost forecasting that accounts for inflation and salary increases.
- Led requirements, swim-lane flowcharts and SIT/UAT for SAP-to-external-portal e-Procurement and e-Invoicing integrations for a Singapore airport operator and a Singapore maritime statutory board, then provided L2/L3 support.
- Built a backward-scheduled ECC-to-S/4HANA (RISE on Azure) conversion plan that meets a fixed go-live date and a 3-month UAT constraint, coordinating multiple vendors and offshore teams.
- Defined the SAP-to-Workday data migration strategy with Finance for a Singapore maritime statutory board, built a custom migration tool and ran validation testing.
- Wrote a custom user manual and delivered remote training to 170+ stakeholders across e-Procurement and e-Invoicing users.
- Managed billing accuracy, manday tracking, profitability monitoring and cost forecasting (adjusted for inflation and salary increases) on key accounts as Service Delivery Manager.
- Delivered host-to-host bank payment integration for a Singapore airport operator, separating PayNow and SWIFT payment flows.
- Administered SAP Basis across 3 clients: Linux/Windows operations, interfaces, background jobs and EarlyWatch Alert reporting.
- Oversaw integration of AP automation (Tungsten/ReadSoft) with SAP for a public healthcare finance shared-services provider.
- Self-initiated Excel analytics and Power Automate workflows that the team adopted.
- Requested by other teams for critical projects, as noted in a manager's testimonial.
Founder, SAB Digital Solutions (builtbysab.com)Present
Studio building web apps, AI and business systems for SMEs. Built with Next.js, Supabase, Prisma and Vercel, AI-assisted with Claude Code.
- Built and delivered an event workforce platform used by 650 applicants for a major international motorsport event in Singapore, covering recruitment, onboarding, digital contracts, shift scheduling, geofenced attendance, payroll, payslips and WhatsApp notifications.
- Founding Rumsih, a digital employment platform for home professionals (discovery stage).
Software Engineering Intern, an event-staffing firm2019
Internship at an event-staffing firm (same firm as the later platform client).
- Built an Excel-based applicant tracking system for 1,000+ SAP resumes.
Sales & Marketing, Tik FX
- Led a team of 5 to 500+ sign-ups in 3 weeks.
Onsite Operations Lead (events), Tagronauts2014 to 2019
Event operations.
- Led onsite operations for events.
Technician, Kulicke & Soffa2014
Technician role.
- Mentored new staff.
National Serviceman (NSF); NS Reservist, Singapore Police Force (National Service)
Neighbourhood police centre.
- Built a VBA rostering system for a busy neighbourhood police centre.
- Awarded a Certificate of Appreciation (2023) for teamwork and dedication to duty as an NS reservist.
Awards and education
Recognition along the way
Education
National University of Singapore
BEng (Hons) Electrical Engineering · Merit · Exchange at IIT Bombay
Temasek Polytechnic
Diploma in Electronics with Merit · CGPA 3.77 · Director's List (top 10%); two best-subject prizes
ITE College East
GPA 4.00 · Certificate of Merit; CDC & CCC ITE Scholarship
Certification
- SAP Certified Associate - Data Analyst (SAP Analytics Cloud)
Awards
Eviden/Atos Spot Award (2023, 2024, 2025)
Event hosting and photography/videography · Atos / Eviden
Certificate of Appreciation (2023)
Teamwork and dedication to duty · Singapore Police Force (NS)
Anugerah Khas MENDAKI (2014)
MENDAKI
Director's List (2013)
Temasek Polytechnic
element14 Prize (2014)
Temasek Polytechnic
Microchip Technology Prize (2014)
Temasek Polytechnic
Commendation Award, Engineering Project Show (2014)
Team lead, industry project with Thales · Temasek Polytechnic
Certificate of Merit (2010)
ITE
CDC & CCC ITE Scholarship (2010)
CDC & CCC
Beyond work
Off the clock
Emcee
Wedding and event emcee, 20+ events since 2021.
Camera
Company event host, photographer and videographer.
AI for everyone
Jargon-free AI sessions for older generations.
Markets
Built my own monitoring tool to follow them.