Highly Qualified Head of Information Technology

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Serial No: 12877

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Skills keywords: developer 2000, oracle 11g

Short Bio:

An established, successful, MCP-qualified individual with extensive experience heading up IT Departments across South Africa and Pakistan, primarily within the financial industry. Has a proven track record within Core Operations, Credits, Consumer Finance, Trade Finance, Treasury and Finance and is proficient within the delivery of multiple / complex IT projects within set timeframes, budgets and to a high professional standard.

Current location:  Gauteng, South Africa - View on map

Nationality: Pakistani

Preferred Sector of Employment:  IT and Technology

Spoken languages: english

Location I am interested in working: Anywhere

Education And Qualifications
MCP Microsoft Certified Professional (2000)

Masters Business Administration (MBA) (1998)

Masters of Science Applied Mathematics (1996)

Experience
MANAGER / HEAD OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT (Sep 2011 – to date)
Habib Overseas Bank (South Africa)
• Currently working as project lead responsible for handling Head of Online Banking, upgrade of Treasury (conventional) and network modification (MPLS)
• Dealing with the implementation processes, including developing, customising, Unit Testing and UAT / signoff processes
• Playing an instrumental role as Head of a team of three on the PIBAS implementation of Pak Rupees Remittances and Cash Threshold Report (2012) responsible for implementing the remittance / CTR modules
• Personally responsible for the provision of ongoing support and guidance to business and technical consultants in finalising functional specification documents (FSDs) for new development and customisation
• Working in close collaboration with business users, communicating their requirements to systems developers to enable customisation and development of local key business areas based on FSDs
• Gaining understanding and knowledge of legacy system business processes and branch operations

PROJECT MANAGER NDC (Jul 2008 – Jul 2011)
Banking Application TEMNOS (T24)
• Facilitating signoff processes in UAT and branch mitigation by users, Audit and Risk Divisions
• Gaining valuable understanding of working with Finance and General Ledger Books, utilised for finalising COA including mapping of old GL Accounts to T24 Accounts / GL Lines
• Personally responsible for the planning and management of project activities in delivering against challenging timeframes and budgets in close collaboration with project resources, vendors and other stakeholders
• Acting as key point of contact for any issues, accountable for obtaining approvals for change in process, addressing training needs and fixing issues in the system
• Coordinating with Bank Data Mitigation experts when identifying any migration-related issues
• Effective managing successful Mock Runs / UAT before Go-Live, securing verification and authorisation of mitigation processes through Audit and Risk Division

HEAD OF I.T (Branch I.T Operations & Support) (Jun 2006 – Jun 2008)
Oman International Bank Limited
• RTGS – dealing with SBP software for online treasury deals, clearing and swift operations, installation, configuration of routers, BRI circuit and wireless connectivity
• Computerisation of Karachi Bank – installing the PIBASPLUS, hardware and online systems
• Computerisation of Lahore Branch – as above
• Computerisation of Gwadar Branch – as above
• Personally responsible for the management of the team in supporting operations and activities on a daily basis, including the utilisation of Visual Basic with Microsoft SQL platform to develop the system
• Providing valuable support and guidance to members of the Operation and Treasury Department and to Branches for automated operations
• Examining the existence and adequacy of controls and checks necessary to adhere to the strategies, policies and requirements of the Business Processes

IN-CHARGE (IT Operations & Support in Branches) (Jun 2002 – Jun 2006)
PICIC Commercial Bank Ltd
• Supervising and supporting computer and business operations on the banking application PIBAS (Pioneers International Banking Application System) and communication activity
• Analysing, designing, testing and implementing in-house developed software in FoxPro and Visual Basic
• Successfully implementing infrastructure and automation of newly opened branches in various Pakistan cities
• Performing various tests and controls to ensure the security and integrity of data as well as upgrading and maintaining Operation Modules on PIBAS
• Additionally responsible for the management and supervision of the migration of Banking Application Environment Novell 3.12 to Windows 2000 environment