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Wafula

Wafula

Summary

Professional with over twelve (12+) years’ experience in managing ICT, Business Intelligence Operations, Projects management, Digitizationof banks operations, strategy formulation and implementation, network and infrastructure setup and management, Applications and databases implementations ,Cyber security systems implementations, systems end users trainings along with broad & deep understanding of solutions architecture, project management, technology consulting and business analysis in digital transformation on large-scale implementations. ACCOMPLISHMENTS Key Strategic thinking that resulted in saving operation Cost, Time and Branches Expansion. Applied Project Management methodologies i.e. SDLC & AGILE based methodology on various projects. Problem Solving & Analytical Thinking Planning in line with Business process management (BPM). Supported Section Head in achieving top spot for Employee Engagement for 2 consecutive years; improved employee satisfaction by reducing batch defects and night time on-site support incidents by

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work History

HEAD OF ICT & INNOVATIONS

INTERNATIONAL BANK OF SOMALIA, IBS
01.2018 - Current
  • Developing and implementing strategies for development of Management
  • Information with technology in line with Banks strategic plan through technology to drive organization change
  • Work with the CEOand appropriate staff on proposing Bank’s ICT strategy and annual operational plan, ensuring synergy with organizational strategy and direction
  • Oversee the development and delivery of ICT products and services, in accordance with agreed service and performance standards, industry best practice and in alignment with Bank objectives and strategic initiatives
  • Influenced growth strategy focusing both on financial gain and customer satisfaction that will continuously grow the business
  • Liaising with HR and advice on staff development, management including promoting capacity building, effective performance management and employee engagement
  • Monitoring ICT/business performance, new or existing regulatory requirements and their impact on the Bank’s operations, market competitor analysis, and business risks
  • Providing strategic leadership and expertise in the development of revenue generating strategies for the business
  • Lead a team of IT and communications professionals to implement the ICT strategy andother policy documents, RevampedICT business change program and deliver various business critical and support systems to a range of users across the Bank all the time
  • Key Successes & projects Collaborated
  • Prepared and conducted both annual ICT budget, expenditure, cost reduction and ensured value for money is achieved
  • Under the Digitization & Innovation Strategic objective; Led in delivery of projects to achieve business goals
  • Implementation of finance & Regulatory – MIS Reporting, AML, Retail payment
  • Statistics using PowerBI software tool
  • Proposed prepaid implementation projects for MASTERCARD with support of
  • Prepaid Issuers and Third party Program Managers
  • Assessed all electronic banking integrations activities along MOBILE MONEY
  • TRANSFER & AGENCY BANKING on both USSD & APP (iOS/Android)
  • Introduced and managedthe mobile banking technology project management lifecycle through the entire design, planning, development, execution, testing, and implementation
  • Administered online debit card (VISA/MASTERCARD) along with ATM processing system changes, implementations and problem resolution with either Dual Messaging (SMS) or Single Messaging (DMS)
  • Directedall project engagements as the SPS subject matter technical expert in conjunction with participant’s technical leads, the Somalia payment systems project on (ACH/RTGS/EFT) along with World Bank project lead, Central Bank
  • Somalia and vendors
  • Designed the end-to-end implementation process on INTERNET BANKING (with both RETAIL & CORPORATE) customers and provide product training to support teams
  • Developed, designed and implemented Bank’s information security strategy that ensures controls, procedures, and policies meet regulatory requirements for the management on fundamental organizational processes such as cyber risk management, change management, disaster recovery, and information security.

TECHNICAL PROJECT LEAD

NATIONAL BANK OF KENYA
01.2013 - 12.2017
  • Appointed as IT Relationship Manager for Business Risk Management; ensured two-way communication between IT function and C-level executives for overall alignment; coordinated and liaised with key management and partners; prioritized IT Projects accordingly whilst measuring KPI’s and outlining recommendations in quarterly reports
  • Project Leader and responsible for leading all the projects related to new module implementations in ERP (including Third-party products), and Support using ORACLE Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) (ORACLE APPS DBA)
  • ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AML TECHNICAL PROJECT LEAD with integration on various core systems i.e
  • Core banking MYSIS/BFUB/Mobile Banking platforms
  • ICT TECHNICAL PROJECT TEAM LEAD on SWIFT/RTGS/EFT PAYMENTS that authored to seamless communication with all licensed banks in Kenya along with the solution supplier
  • Digitization EDMS (ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM) ICT
  • TECHNICALPROJECT LEAD Development of two complex workflows including
  • Account Opening and Credit Applications from the branch with Integration to various system internet banking,cheque book system,BFUB,SIGCAP,MOBILE
  • BANKING,IPRS,ERP systems
  • Lead project management for TAB BANKING MOBILE CHANNEL for quick account opening process and loan origination process with Integration to various system internet banking, cheque book, BFUB, SIGCAP, MOBILE
  • BANKING, IPRS systems

SYSTEMS ENGINEER

RAMS YSTEMS LIMITED
03.2012 - 12.2012
  • Execute of multiple tasks in a dynamic high volume environment where meeting customer delivery requirements create urgency in Business
  • Intelligence i.e
  • BPM, CRM, CMS and Server Hardware performance
  • Business Development and Analysis of all company products and services and manage of associate Consultants with Business development team
  • Project Manager in Planning, Master Scheduling, Purchasing, Production
  • Control and Inventory Planning to facilitate setup
  • Demo for both Hardware or Software environments and 2nd line support
  • Liaison with the key service delivery partners in Both Hardware and Software i.e
  • IBM, ITAZ, KODAK, FUJITSU, NETGEAR, GUNNEBO.

SYSTEMS SUPPORT ENGINEER

COSEKE LIMITED, UGANDA
06.2010 - 02.2012
  • KAMPALA, UGANDA
  • KIGALI , RWANDA
  • Design, Development, Deployment/installation and Testing associated software for use with Hardware and OS patch level check to servers and virtualization
  • Conversion and compression of Tiff, JPG, PDF, picture formats to XML
  • Offering support in Windows/Linux/Unix Operating system to clients i.e
  • REDHAT for both Network and Jboss-configuration on VSPHERE
  • Proficiency in Kodak / Fujitsu scanners sold by the Employer
  • Database systems development and BACKUPusing MS SQL and ORACLE with our product and Troubleshooting
  • Training users for the new system that has been implemented to client
  • System design, development analysis (BPM) and deployment using JavaScript application software to the client running either on WEBLOGIC, JBOSS OR
  • WEBSPHERE
  • QUEUE managementsystem training and Implementations (DORA SMATIK) for
  • Both Uganda and Rwanda.

NETWORK SUPPORT ANALYST

Development, Uganda
01.2010 - 05.2010
  • DFCU) BANK
  • KAMPALA,UGANDA, Software installation to both brand new computers and performing upgrades to the older machines
  • Management of IP static addressing and monitoring to prevent conflict within the bank
  • Deployment of Symantec Corporate Anti-virus software to servers and client
  • Bank computers
  • Bank Network configuration and administration (IP addressing, Active
  • Directory Services, Troubleshooting) set up DNS, DHCP, new Domains, secondary Domains, Replication for DNS with assistance from the network administrator
  • ICT Banks equipment inventory and network sharedresources optimization in case of any failure.

Education

BACHELOR'S DEGREE - COMPUTER ENGINEERING

KAMPALA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
01.2008 - 07.2011

Oracle Database Administration (OCA) -

Oracle University
01.2017 - 01.2017

Administration Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) -

CISCO UNIVERSITY
01.2014 - 06.2014

Oracle PL/SQL Developer -

Oracle University
01.2017 - 03.2017

Oracle SQL Developer -

Oracle University
10.2016 - 01.2017

Oracle ERP Essentials for Implementers - undefined

IT Information Library (ITIL) - undefined

LINUX Administration - undefined

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) - undefined

Certificate in Computer Application - undefined

MBA - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON
01.2022 - 09.2023

Skills

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Accomplishments

  • Oracle ERP Essentials for Implementers 2017 IT Information Library (ITIL) 2016

Additional Information

  • 80%. Delivery of key foundational projects to achieve business scalability, architecture along with System upgrades. Project Manager SWIFT/RTGS/EFT interbank payment system Project Manager POS/ECOMMERCE/ATM's (VISA and MasterCard) ISO 8583 PCI Standards. Created and lead teams across multiple departments to ensure forecasted objectives were met and overall desired outcomes achieved. Provided Proof of Concepts on Enterprise Data Warehouse capabilities that resulted in realization of business capabilities in Early Warning, Dashboard and Global MIS Project Manager Mobile Banking transfer, USSD ,Core banking system and ATM card-less Withdrawal Project manager network MPLS and penetration testing for both PROD and DR sites Successfully implemented ERP -Oracle EBS R 12, OAF, Forms, Reports Customizations & Workflows Development in a leading local bank that improved to effective supply chain management process, tracking and monitoring of all bank expenses. Demonstrated skills in API JSON, XSLT, SOAP/HTTP, REST and JMS/MQ protocol standards. Oracle Database 11g/12C, SQL 2005/8 server, installation and configuration with dependencies. Windows Server, Linux and Developer (JavaScript, SOAP, WEBLOGIC, and JBOSS).

Timeline

MBA - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON
01.2022 - 09.2023

HEAD OF ICT & INNOVATIONS

INTERNATIONAL BANK OF SOMALIA, IBS
01.2018 - Current

Oracle Database Administration (OCA) -

Oracle University
01.2017 - 01.2017

Oracle PL/SQL Developer -

Oracle University
01.2017 - 03.2017

Oracle SQL Developer -

Oracle University
10.2016 - 01.2017

Administration Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) -

CISCO UNIVERSITY
01.2014 - 06.2014

TECHNICAL PROJECT LEAD

NATIONAL BANK OF KENYA
01.2013 - 12.2017

SYSTEMS ENGINEER

RAMS YSTEMS LIMITED
03.2012 - 12.2012

SYSTEMS SUPPORT ENGINEER

COSEKE LIMITED, UGANDA
06.2010 - 02.2012

NETWORK SUPPORT ANALYST

Development, Uganda
01.2010 - 05.2010

BACHELOR'S DEGREE - COMPUTER ENGINEERING

KAMPALA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
01.2008 - 07.2011

Oracle ERP Essentials for Implementers - undefined

IT Information Library (ITIL) - undefined

LINUX Administration - undefined

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) - undefined

Certificate in Computer Application - undefined

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