Sau Chang
Deputy Chief Executive And Chief Technology Officer at SkillsFuture SG
Singapore
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Top SchoolSau Chang is a seasoned technology executive and CTO currently leading GovTech Singapore’s strategy and platform development to drive the nation’s Smart Nation agenda. With 16+ years of experience spanning startups, global tech firms and utilities, he has delivered products and led digital transformation at PayPal, HP Labs, Garena and SP Group, including operational technology for national energy networks. A published author of five programming books and long‑time maintainer of Go web programming code, he blends hands‑on engineering with executive leadership and product instincts. He also brings venture and investment experience from Temasek, and serves on public boards including SkillsFuture Singapore and SISTIC, where he chairs technology and risk oversight. Notably, he has run Southeast Asia’s largest Go conference since 2017, revealing a persistent grassroots commitment to developer communities alongside policymaking.
16 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
Graduate Cetificate in International Arbitration Law, Graduate Cetificate in International Arbitration Law at National University of SingaporeLLM Masters in Commercial Law, LLM Masters in Commercial Law at University of DerbyBASc Computer Engineering, BASc Computer Engineering at Nanyang Technological University Singapore
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Github Skills (16)
http10
go10
web-development10
templating10
data-integration9
sql-database9
postgresql9
databases9
html8
xcode6
statistics6
thin6
ios6
sinatra6
iphone6
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
sausheong/gwp
Feb 2015 - Feb 2017
Go Web Programming code repository
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:10 commits, 7 PRs, 12 pushes in 2 years
Contributions summary:Sau contributed significantly to the Go Web Programming code repository, focusing on various aspects of building web applications. The commits demonstrate the implementation of server-side logic using Go, including handling HTTP requests, displaying content using templates, and integrating with databases (PostgreSQL). Furthermore, the user explored web application concepts like XSS protection, custom functions within templates, and data storage using various methods such as CSV, GORM, SQLx, and in-memory maps.
golangcode-repositorygo-webweb-programming
sausheong/muse
Feb 2012 - May 2012
A Ruby DSL for making music
Contributions:32 commits in 3 months
music-compositionmusicxmldslrubymusic-notation
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