Ali - Chef de projet MERISE

1. Management
As Manager (different positions)
• Implement the strategic goals and objectives of the department
• Help giving direction and leadership towards the achievement of the department's missions, strategy, and its annual goals and objectives
• Oversee design, marketing, promotion, delivery and quality of projects, products and services
• Financial, tax, risk and facilities management -- Recommend yearly budget for Board approval and manage department's resources within those budget guidelines
• Human resource management - Communication and public relations
As Business Solutions Director

• Design of different frameworks and approaches to help companies streamline and achieve their projects successfully :
Solvency II : IT implementation Framework based on my Basel II experience (3 years)
Master Data Management : A practical implementation approach
Event Driven BI : How to implement it using Complex Event Processing (CEP)
BI & BPM : Practical approach to turn insights/alerts to actions
• RFI, RFP drafting, engagement follow up and consultants coaching

2. Business, Process, Operations and Information Technology
• Solvency Program Enabler/Data Integration/IT Subject Matter Expert (from 01/2009 to Present)
« End-to-End » approach definition for implementing Solvency II program from risk data gathering, risks calculations up to reporting (legal & internal).
Risk types classification and categorization based on risk nature (life, non-life, reinsurance, captives …) to bridge the gap between actuaries and IT teams for VaRs calculations purposes.
Change management team coaching (How-To) for inter-functional teams (Business analyst, actuaries & IT)
Solvency Methodology for implementing the entire project (Based on 3 years spent in Basel II project)
Risk Mitigation plan and best practices on Data volumes handling (Specifically for Risk Data Warehouse purpose – Experience based on Basel II real case).
Advisory & implementation of stress tests per risk type
Test cases scenarios creation and implementation (unit tests, integration and system tests)
Test results gathering, interpretation
Lead and follow up of Risk project management with coordination with Program manager.

• Fortis Group : Basle II – Program (from 04/2006 to 11/2008)
Business analysis for rules data integration of financial products whether they are standards or derivatives (Loan/deposit, CDO, CDS, REPO, Facility, ...)
Data errors and rejections handling (via Correction tool)
Data reconciliation with accounting management
Assist, train and advice different Basel internal departments (IT, Accounting (PCA) and Risk (FCRM)) on Basel II reporting (regulatory & Internal).
Management of Fermat tool (Module CAD-BII) upgrade

• Banque De Luxembourg : Implementation of an anti-money laundering module of Olympic (02/2006 – 03/2007 (part-time))
Customer Segmentation and customer range scoring
Define criteria to determine whether a customer is AML compliant.
Design and implement rules to identify money laundering patterns.
Design the workflow for compliance validation
Provide advisory & support for unexpected AML Cases

• ABN AMRO Asset Management Netherlands : Large Management Information System (MIS) program (from 09/2004 to 01/2006)
Definition of the target profitability data mart architecture,
Management of the financial
Planning and coordinating the roll out and maintenance of the reporting platform,
Management of a BI team with 6 BI project members

• HP EMEA : Off shoring BI process definition and implementation (from 10/2003 to 04/2004)
Design of the BI competency centre structure, development and delivery processes,
Quality plan validation,
Coaching of local Mauritius BI teams

• ABBL – IFBL : BPMS (Business Process Management System) design and implementation (from 03/2002 to 09/2003)
Selection and Benchmark of the BPMS solution.
developers’ team management.
target architecture definition and solution implementation including the users training and the change management accompaniment.

• Business Objects: Advisory, presales and audit missions at Statec, RTL Group, BGL, EFA, Fastnet, Kredietbank, Luxair, CAIL (from 2000 to 2002)
Advisory and architectures design, implementation, solutions integration in large scale companies environments
Presales operations
BI integration with ERP, portals, …
Business Objects product suite implementation
Competitive and comparative analysis on BI markets trends.

3. Other Capabilities
Program/Project management and quality assurance of large implementation projects,
SOA program management, Governance assessment and implementation,
Business Process Management oriented with strong experience on BPMS implementation, benchmarking and clients maturity assessment
Contract negotiations for large projects and software implementations,
Engagement and delivery management,
Recruitment of consulting professionals,
Development of service offerings: Data warehousing & Business Intelligence including EPM (Enterprise Performance Management) and BI analytics,
Development of product offerings: Portfolio Performance attribution, Asset Management CRM, Billing and Revenue Management for fund administrators and Asset Managers.

Some References*
Fortis Group Bruxelles, BGL (ex-Fortis Luxembourg), ABN AMRO Asset Management Netherlands, Banque de Luxembourg, HP EMEA, ABBL, Dexia-BIL, Banque Commerciale du Maroc

* I can provide you with Customer program/Project responsible names and phone numbers upon request.

Behavioral Characteristics
Diplomatic approach and management relations,
Project management, strategic planning and business development,
Analytic, Focused and Quality oriented,
Strong initiative and flexible approach to working hours on occasion