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About Me



I was born in Medan, the capital city of North Sumatra, Indonesia, and grew up in Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia.

Just a few months after I was born, my parents sought job opportunities in Jakarta. I believe most of you have heard of Jakarta, one of the most crowded cities in the world, full of traffic jams, not only during office hours, but also during heavy rain.

Several international political experts suggest that Indonesia is one of the most democratic countries in the world. Do you agree with them? Unfortunately, becoming a democratic country may not guarantee no corruption at all. Until now, we still have a lot of corruption, nepotism, low standard public service quality, low human resources capability, and incompetent leaders. 

However, don't worry. It used to happen with other countries, especially during the transition to a democratic or non-democratic country. That is why it is critical to pursue national reform and organisational changes. In the end, they will make public service quality better.

Btw, I studied in Jakarta since elementary school, starting from SDN 05 Pagi Jakarta, a public school in East Jakarta. Then, I continued to junior high school (SMPN 92 Jakarta) and senior high school (SMAN 36 Jakarta).

When I was in senior high school, I wanted to be a chemical engineer. However, when graduated from senior high school, luckily I passed an acceptance test at a state accounting school (STAN) with full of scholarship, for studying public sector accounting and auditing. 

In reality, at the same time I was also accepted as a student in chemistry engineering at a public university in Sumatra. Unfortunately, I had already joined STAN and I had a dilemma. During that time, I was very sad because I could not become a chemical engineer. However, it's God's plan for me. Now, I have a PhD in Performance Management Systems (PMSs).

After finishing a 3-year program with the degree of Adjunct Accountant, I practiced as a junior auditor in Riau, not too far from Singapore, in one of the government internal audit's branch offices. 

After two and half years in Riau, I continued my study at STAN and finally received a bachelor degree in accounting as well as a Certified Accountant.

After getting an undergraduate degree in accounting, it was my luck, after being interviewed deeply, I received a full scholarship master degree program from Binus University (BINUS), which at the same time had a double degree program in cooperation with Curtin University of Technology, majoring in information systems. 

Thus, when I graduated, I had two master degree certificates, one from BINUS dan one from Curtin University of Technology.

Now, I live in Bintaro Jaya, Tangerang Selatan, in the rural are, far enough from Jakarta, with my wife and two love sons. 

I  really love this place. In the weekend, sometimes I enjoy my life with my bicycle. I explored the local area, from Bintaro Jaya to Serpong City. Several pieces of land are still green with natural trees and grasses.

I used to take the metro train from my home to my office in Jakarta. However, later mostly I took car transportation. While car transportation was very expensive in Indonesia, this was the best way to reach my office.

Recently, the train service has become better. That is why sometimes I use the train. 

I love to read a variety of topics, especially IS/IT. I hope I could share my experiences in IS/IT development to all of you, especially my experiences in implementing IS/IT in the Indonesian public sector. 

I love to share my knowledge, skills, and experiences. I hope you can also share your knowledge, skills, and experiences with me. Just write your comments!

I like to learn politics, philosophy, arts, etc. So, please don't hesitate to write your comments. I will read it and reply ASAP.

Now, my position is a senior lecturer, an associate faculty member at BINUS. I am also working as a senior-level regional manager at a government agency, with my responsibility to control the overall assurance and consulting activities.

At BINUS, I have taught IT/IS governance, supervised thesis writing (with topics related to IT risk, control, and governance), and information assurance architecture. I have also taught performance audit and control at STAN. Recently, I gave lectures to master's degree students on the topics of Project Management and Organisational Change, Risk Management and Data Analytics, and Modern Financial Management.

I also have experience in running organisational plans. Planning is very important in IS/IT. It is also part of the IS/IT governance to manage risks. 

You should start with a good plan for your IS/IT development before execution. As a wise man said, if you plan, you have already passed 50% of your job.

By the way, if you have any suggestions for me, please write your comments. You may also give comments anonymously. 

No worries, I will be happy to read all of them. Any comments will motivate me more.

Cheers...

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