Barry Chai Chun Ket | Technology Leader & AI Strategist

Experience

Chief Technology Officer

TimeTec Computing Sdn Bhd

Jun 2020 – Mar 2026

Promoted to Group CTO, overseeing group-wide technology strategy across multiple product lines
Manage platforms supporting RM40M+ annual revenue with high availability and performance
Lead 60-person R&D team and 20-person business development & support team
Architect multi-cloud solutions across AWS, Azure, and GCP with RM1M+ annual cloud spend optimization
Drive company-wide AI strategy — embedding AI into products and internal operations
Lead ISO 27001:2022, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, CMMI v2.0, and SOC 2 Type II certifications
Successfully secured Global Technology Grant (GTG) from MDEC
Oversee next-gen platform development with EKS, Kafka, Redis, and microservices architecture

COO cum CTO

TimeTec Cloud Sdn Bhd

Sep 2013 – May 2020

Promoted to dual COO/CTO role overseeing company operations and technology
Built and scaled R&D team from 5 to 25 engineers; managed 10-person business team
Designed and launched i-Neighbour Smart Community, i-Merchants, Smart Home, and multiple IoT products
Implemented CMMI Level 3 and ISO 27001 ISMS
Led hardware R&D for BLE controllers, guard tablets, video intercoms, and LPR integration
Established partnerships with Hikvision, Dahua, ZKTeco, Touch 'n Go, Grab, and major property developers

CTO

TimeTec Cloud Sdn Bhd

May 2012 – Aug 2013

Set up company and managed all R&D activities from inception
Designed and built Cloud Surveillance Solution (EpiCamera)
Architected cloud infrastructure on AWS

R&D Manager

Foundermall Dot Com Sdn Bhd

Jan 2011 – Apr 2012

Managed SMS business, mobile gateway, and R&D activities
Managed co-location servers, Telco integrations, and ASP licensing

Web Programmer

PUC Founder (MSC) Berhad

Sep 2009 – Dec 2010

Developed custom applications using PHP, JavaScript, and MySQL

Solution Architect

Digital Civilization Sdn Bhd

Dec 2007 – Aug 2009

Provided IT consulting and built custom solutions — accounting, POS, attendance, and web systems

IT Executive

Brunswick Industries Sdn Bhd

Jan 2007 – Dec 2007

Designed MyKad Recycle Rewards Community Project, awarded by Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh

CTO (Co-founder)

Aogos Network Sdn Bhd

Aug 2005 – Dec 2006

Co-founded startup; built vertical job search engine (predecessor of Jobstore Group Berhad)
Awarded Red Herring Asia 100 (2007) and MSC Status

System Analyst

United Overseas Bank (M) Bhd

Sep 2005 – Sep 2006

Developed Unit Trust System; worked with Singapore team on Basel II compliance for Loan Origination System

Products Built

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i-Neighbour

Smart Community Solution

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EpiCamera

Cloud Surveillance Solution

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i-TimeTec

Smart Home Solution

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i-Merchants

Merchants App Platform

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i-Account

Community Accounting

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i-Vizit

Guard Tablet with OCR

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i-Comm

Video Call Intercom

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TimeTec HR

Cloud HR Management

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TimeTec Maintenance

Facility Maintenance System

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TimeTec Parking

Smart Parking Solution

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CareerMap

Vertical Job Search Engine

Certifications & Awards

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Professional Technologist (Ts.)

Awarded by MBOT

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Global Technology Grant

Completed — MDEC

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Red Herring Asia 100

Awarded 2007

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CISM

ISACA — Certified Information Security Manager

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ISO 27001:2022 Internal Auditor

ISMS Internal Auditor Training

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Cyber Security Strategic Thinking

University of Melbourne

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GitHub Copilot (AZ-2007)

Accelerate App Development with AI

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IPVM University Certification

IP Cameras Fundamental

Community Involvement

World Hakka Conference 2019

IT Committee — Online registration & check-in for 3,000 guests

Committee Member

Persatuan Hakka WP KL & Selangor

Chief Bureau of IT Section

2021 – 2026

Federation of Hakka Association of Malaysia (Youth)

Chief Bureau of IT Section

2010 – 2018

Malaysian Mobile Content Provider Association (MMCP)

Member

2011 – 2012

Bunga Raya Management Corporation

Treasurer for residential community

2008 – 2019