Engineering • Product • Leadership
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Leading teams. Building products. Solving complex problems.
I'm Men Ratana. I lead engineering teams and help them turn business requirements into reliable products — from UI/UX and front-end architecture to code review and Agile delivery.
01 / About
My career has evolved from hands-on software development into engineering leadership while keeping me close to technology.
I care about why we build, how teams collaborate, and how technology supports real business goals.
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Leadership, mentoring, communication and stakeholder alignment.
See Leadership02
Requirements, UI/UX and product thinking tied to business needs.
See Selected work03
Full-stack development, front-end architecture and code review.
See Expertise04
Agile / Scrum, planning, prioritisation and dependable execution.
See Approach02 / Leadership
People development, technical quality, structured delivery and continuous improvement.
Where this was put into practice:Dev Department Manager, PipedBitsOrganizer, Python Cambodia 2023
03 / Experience
From hands-on engineering to UI/UX, delivery and engineering management.
to
Present
3 yrs 8 mos
SQUEEZE Asia
Cambodia
Feb 2023 — Present (3 yrs 8 mos)
SQUEEZE Asia (official website, opens in a new tab)Cambodia
Phnom Penh company of the Japanese SQUEEZE group — hotel-operations support and development of lodging-management systems.
to
2 yrs
PipedBits
Cambodia
Mar 2021 — Feb 2023 (2 yrs)
to
2 yrs
PipedBits
Cambodia
Mar 2019 — Feb 2021 (2 yrs)
A low-code cloud development platform for building web applications.
Sep 2024 — Dec 2024 (4 mos)
No.5 StickerCambodia
Alongside my current role at SQUEEZE Asia.
Business management app with KHQR invoice payments through ABA PayWay.
04 / Expertise
Management, engineering, design and modern tooling.
05 / Work
Platforms, business applications and client work I helped build.
Low-Code / Cloud Development Platform
Full-time roleFeatured
A low-code cloud development platform used to build web applications.
View case study
Business Application
Freelance engagement
Invoices, receipts, quotations and multi-business sales records in one app, with KHQR invoice payments through ABA PayWay.
View case study
Product Engineering
Current roleConfidential— Some project details are limited due to confidentiality.
Current senior engineering work with Japanese customers, delivered through Agile / Scrum.
View case study
06 / Approach
A repeatable way of working — from the first requirement to the next improvement.
Define
Support
Validate
Improve through
Improvement feeds back into understanding — a continuous cycle, not a one-off process.
International
Working with Japanese customers and stakeholders to turn business and system requirements into development tasks.
Cambodia
Engineering & Development
Japan
Clients & Stakeholders
Modern Engineering
Interested in AI-assisted development and workflow automation that make teams more productive.
AI is a tool in the workflow — engineering judgment, review and accountability stay with the team.
07 / Recognition
Phnom Penh, CambodiaNovember 2023Event page for Python Cambodia 2023 (opens in a new tab)
Helped lead the organizing team behind the event that launched the local Python community.
Received 1 time
PipedBits, Cambodia
Strong half-year achievement and presentation.
Recognition included a business trip to Japan.
Received 2 times
PipedBits, Cambodia
Selected by managers, approved by the Board of Directors.
Received 3 times
PipedBits, Cambodia
Company events on business ideas and product or mock-up creation using Spiral V2.
Tokyo, Japan16–20 November 2016
Invited observer at an event with participants from ASEAN countries.
08 / Education
2014 — 2018Cambodia
Software Engineering
Full Scholarship Recipient
09 / Contact
Open to conversations about engineering leadership, product development and new opportunities.
ABA PayWay
