Patrice - [French & English] Consultant Fonctionnel Principal

EDUCATION:
Adventist University of Central Africa
BBA Major in Information Management, 2004

RELEVANT CERTIFICATES & TRAININGS:
Temenos T24 for MCB and AA core and Lending, by Temenos, July 2012
Executive Public Speaking & Business Presentation, by Dolphins Training & Consultants Ltd. , June2nd, 2016
Temenos AML/FCM Training, by Temenos Belgium, November 16th – 20th , 2015
Arrangement Architecture , by Temenos , February 2016

Skills Area
Business

Analysis

Skills
Business Analysis
Identify and exploit multiple data sources
Elicit and prioritize business requirements
Deliver strategic analysis of the data collected
Supporting departments in the implementation of their strategies
Supervise and coordinate implementation of the targets with all stakeholders
Formulating objectives regarding development prospects of the company
Establish indicators & dashboards relating to business plans and operations to implement
Test Manager

&

Support Leader

Skills
Testing & Tests Coordination, Protocol testing
Analyze and define testing scenarios (unit tests, integration tests, functional tests, recipe tests, performance tests, security tests, OQ, acceptance tests and possibly regression tests ...)
Define, plan and conduct testing activities and make corresponding reporting
Initiate and coordinate testing in UAT, SIT, PREPROD
Develop statistical tests and documents for management
Make up the statutes of tests and find workaround
Coach and manage test teams in local and relocated to different geographical regions
Defining the test strategy covering all aspects functional and non-functional


Project

&

Training
Management

Skills
Project Management, Project Coordination
Identify and analyze Business Requirements and Knowledge Gaps
Feasibility studies and specifications (RFI, RFP, RFO, SLA, ...)
Design solutions and offer alternatives consistent with the objectives
Assess market offerings and negotiate budgets with suppliers and management
Set planning relating to studies and the necessary developments to deploy
Establish decision documents and dashboards for the top management
Ensure IT projects’ follow-up and effective Knowledge Transfer


Patrice ******** MBIZI – ELEVATOR PITCH

Senior Business Consultant – T24 Expert

Hi, I am Patrice ********, a Banking Techno Analyst & Business Consultant by professional with 15 years in Banking Sector and Temenos product with experience at all level as Bank Staff and Senior executive then International Consultant in Business for Running and Changing Bank. Did you know that for a successful implementation; requires not only the budget but resources with track records with a combination of Business, technological and Banking exposure?

I have been in banking for many years and have orchestrated a bespoke set of practices and techniques that ensure that I provide exceptional results and detailed analytics.

I would love to talk more about a highly motivated and dynamic Banking Consultant with you, if that’s something you have time for and you would be interested

Rwanda resident – Flexible to travel thru World


Profession: Overall IT Management Governance; Business and Technical Analyst in banking; BPM (Business Process Management); BPR (Business Process Reengineering; IT Security and Audit; ITIL; T24 Core, Retail and AA Trainer; Project Management and planning; Experienced AA, MCB and Core T24 Technical & Business Analyst; Temenos Implementation Methodology; Strong in GAPs analysis and documentation; Proficiency in Compliance and Benchmarking; Proficient in Business, Functional & Technical specifications’ Definition/Documentation; 1st or 2nd line support; UAT, SIT and Post Implementation Support; Branches Automation & Resilience; Design and Strong Analytical skills in whole Financial sectors via T24 case study (Central banks; Commercial banks and Micro Finances);RFP/RFI development skills; Strong persuasion and training capabilities; Self-Starter and working under pressure; Working against timelines and beyond targets; Strong teamwork and coordination; Methodical in goals achievement; IT Strategy Definition; Change Request Management; Quality Assurance Tester & Processes Quality Control; KYC; AML; CRM; Business Intelligent, Data Analytics, Migration and Cleansing; Proficient in Retail banking; Payment and lending; financial and PL analysis; Excellent Negotiator and fast adaptability; Quick self-learner; Agile & Scrum software developments principles; Temenos’s T24 Globus, AdFinance’s Adbanking & Virmati (VSTL)’s iCBS Core Banking software.


Professional Background and Skills Overview

Over 13+ years of overall experience in:
Project Management and Leadership, Planning, Business & Functional development;
Globus and T24 Training (Insight training and Workshops);
Built for TAM (Temenos Application Management Team) 25+ specifications document in a one project :Function and Technical specifications via BRD (Business Requirement Documents), BSDD (Business Solutions Design Document), FSD (Functional Specifications Documents), IRD (Interface Requirement Documents), RRD (Report Requirement Documents) and TSD (Technical Specifications Documents);
Business Processes Management, Business Process Redesigning and Reengineering (Through both Run Bank & Change Bank processes);
Hands on Implementation and Maintenance of new processes (“AS IS” to “TO BE” processes;
Requirement Gathering, Gaps Documentation, Analysis and Design;
SDLC with Software Development, Testing and Implementation;
Overall IT Management, Restructuring, targets and Strategy development,
As Starter or/and Work well both independently and as part of a
team, including interfacing with members of senior management;
Build and Maintaining trust and good customer relationship via Critical thinking and problem solving;
Statistical analysis, Business intelligence and data aggregation and analysis;
Banking software system administration, troubleshooting and optimization;
Working experience in Finance and Banking environment.

Support in banking sector, with international experience in Africa and Asia. This comprised Business development, Requirement “Business and Technical” specification build, Software optimization against Hardware Performance monitoring, Business and Technical team support and training;

I have in-depth:
Business Definition, flow definition, documentation and reengineering;
Professional Oral and written communication English and French skills with presentation skills with a focus on informing and influencing along the relationship build;
Quick adaptability and learning on/of new system, architecture and platform;
Ability to work across geos in a multicultural environment;
Excellent Leadership, Project and Tracking record in project management with proficiency in Communication;
Strong organizational skills with proven ability to meet
deadlines, prioritize assignments and manage multiple
projects and tasks;
I hold much experience working with both Senior Business Management and end-users to ensure that recommended solutions are appropriate to each specific project, and
I have extensive experience in providing go-live, business and technical support to resolve migration and mismatch issues.
T24 & Business streams and modules working experience:
Banking Framework : Customer, Account, Arrangement Architecture, AA Accounts, AA Deposits, AA Lending, AA Rewards, AA Relationship Pricing, AA Agents, Transaction Cycler, Interest and Charges, Financial setup and consolidation (Multi Company setup or Multi Book), Overdraft & Limit;
Retail banking: Loans simulation, Loan Origination, Cheque Issue and Management, Loans and Deposits, Mortgages, Limit Past Due Processing;
Payments : Confirmation Matching, Data Capture, Delivery, Direct Debits, Expected Receipts, Funds Transfer, Teller, ARC suite CRM, Delivery, Local Clearing, Nostro Reconciliation;
Treasury : Forex Exchange, Forward Rates Agreement, Money Market, Interest Rate Swaps;
Corporate : Letter or Credit, Miscellaneous Deal;
Others: MIS, Business Event Management, Non-stop processing, Security Management System, Teller, Helpdesk & User Support and Training. Overview on Securities and Trade Finance.
T24 for MCB – Microfinance Suites
T24 & Technical working experience on:
Databases : Jbase Administration, Archiving and Backups, Automated Testing, Branch Resilience, COB, Data Cleansing and Migration,
Database : jBASE, Ms SQL and General RDBMS;
User Experience: User Acceptance Testing, Business Requirement Documentation, Test Scripts Development, Knowledge Transfer, Team Building, Business Processes Reengineering, Processes and Policies Harmonization, Systems Ownership, End to End flow management, Functional Specification Documentation, Technical Specifications Document, Business Team Management, Technical Team Management
Ms Server, Linux and Unix OS, System Health check and Maintenance and Performance, Software Test Management/QA, SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle), Testing Methodology and Documentation; Understanding of Financial business interfaces e.g. – Reuters, SWIFT, RTGS Design specifications for Developers;.
General Business Analytics and capabilities :
RFP/RFI development skills, SOW, Excellent Documentation and Reporting skills, Critical thinking & Problem solving; User training; Documentation; Business Functional advise on Development; Problem definition & solution recommendation; IT systems trouble shooting; Customer support; Business & technical requirements definition; Feasibility studying; Planning; Strategy formulation; Decision Making; Teamwork, Management and coordination; Methodical in goals achievement; Business Transformation Design :"Solution Architecture & Application Design; Basics in Assets, Securities and Investment; Software Delivery; System Implementation and Upgrading; Requirement Gathering; SDLC; Agile Scrum and Waterfall development Framework & methodologies"


SKILLS : ABILITIES AND EXPERTISE

Project Management, Business and Technical Analytics;
Requirement and change request definition, and related monitoring against the scope and priorities;
Proficient in identification the documentation of GAPs, work around solutions and business special needs out of the core package;
Proficient in tailored solution against requirement and conceptual solutions;
Ability to create high quality executive reports and presentation with excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skill;
Banking Framework, Accounting Retail, Front Office, Payment and lending strong experience;
Agile & Scrum software developments principles;
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and fluency in French and English. Ability to communicate well with all levels; from Top Management to Ordinary staff; including technical as well as non-technical stakeholders.