Summary
Benedict Soh is a Senior Data Engineer based in Singapore with 8 years of experience building data-driven solutions across defence and industrial domains. At DSTA he progressed from capstone developer to senior engineer, delivering projects like a Smart Search system and production data pipelines that support analytics and information extraction. He combines rigorous academic training—BSc (Business Analytics) with Highest Distinction from NUS—with practical experience in NLP, computer vision, time-series analysis and optimisation for manufacturing. A former writer for Towards Data Science and hands-on practitioner, he translates researchable ML/NLP ideas into operational systems and clear technical communication. Notably, his background spans both field-facing roles (fleet and asset management) and industrial IoT optimisation, giving him uncommon end-to-end perspective on data lifecycles and stakeholder needs.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
O Level, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English, Chinese, Combined Humanities, Principal of Accounting, 7 Distinctions, O Level, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English, Chinese, Combined Humanities, Principal of Accounting, 7 Distinctions at Riverside Secondary School
Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Economics, General Paper, Project Work, Chinese, Rank point: 83.75/90, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Economics, General Paper, Project Work, Chinese, Rank point: 83.75/90 at Nanyang Junior College
BSc (Business Analytics) with Honours (Highest Distinction), Financial and Marketing Analytics, BSc (Business Analytics) with Honours (Highest Distinction), Financial and Marketing Analytics at National University of Singapore