Denis Nwanshi, MBA

Chief Digital Officer at NetraScale
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Denis has a progressive view of service delivery and the techniques and tools emerging to take advantage for efficient and effective service provision. Importantly he prioritises risk identification and controls and mitigation necessary to ensure services are consistent and compliant to changing compliance requirements

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Denis is a very committed, hard working individual who seeks to align to the strategic goals of the organisation. For those who report into him Denis is very supportive of the team and actively promotes their strengths and successes.

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Credentials

  • Open Knowledge Graph Certified
    EDM Council
    Dec, 2020
    - Nov, 2024
  • Human-Centred Design Foundations
    OCAD U CO
    Apr, 2019
    - Nov, 2024
  • ThinkLab LEAD Certification Program (Design Thinking)
    TD
    Sep, 2018
    - Nov, 2024
  • Cybersecurity: Technology, Application and Policy
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Feb, 2018
    - Nov, 2024
  • Architecture of Complex Systems
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Oct, 2017
    - Nov, 2024
  • Managing at Dell
    Dell Technologies
    Sep, 1999
    - Nov, 2024
  • CSC Catalyst
    Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC)
    Jun, 1997
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • NetraScale
    • Canada
    • Technology, Information and Internet
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Chief Digital Officer
      • Nov 2022 - Present

      Leading a talented team of professionals building data-driven digital platforms, products and financial-grade security. With a proven delivery track record, tactical partnerships and a next-generation tech stack, NetraScale is helping to push the boundaries of innovation, risk and operational resilience. Leading a talented team of professionals building data-driven digital platforms, products and financial-grade security. With a proven delivery track record, tactical partnerships and a next-generation tech stack, NetraScale is helping to push the boundaries of innovation, risk and operational resilience.

  • Bank of England
    • United Kingdom
    • Banking
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Head of Digital Platforms
      • Jan 2022 - Oct 2022

      Provided strategic leadership across the bank's digital platform domains, including Cloud, Data, Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) for RTGS Renewal, Platform Engineering/DevOps, and Enterprise on-prem software. Worked with domain leads to develop a strategic plan and expand the cross-functional platform teams, setup agile-first operating models, and re-organised the domains to optimise overall performance and engineering talent development to meet the long-term needs of the bank. Enhanced operational resilience, governance and regulatory compliance across the division, and managed the delivery of key enterprise capabilities including containerisation, migration of core application workloads and advanced data analytics solutions to the Cloud, self-service automation, vulnerability management, monitoring, observability, ISO20022 delivery, and CBDC proof of concept.

  • Open Risk Lab
    • Canada
    • Technology, Information and Internet
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Chief Technology Officer
      • Aug 2020 - Jan 2022

      Launched NetraDigital and assembled a talented cross-functional team responsible for building a unique data-driven Risk & Compliance MVP. Built on a decentralized and event-driven architecture framework, the platform provided fresh insights into how organisations can address some of the key cyber risks and rapidly-evolving regulatory compliance challenges by leveraging the immutability and transparency of blockchain, smart data streaming, machine learning and cloud elasticity. Launched NetraDigital and assembled a talented cross-functional team responsible for building a unique data-driven Risk & Compliance MVP. Built on a decentralized and event-driven architecture framework, the platform provided fresh insights into how organisations can address some of the key cyber risks and rapidly-evolving regulatory compliance challenges by leveraging the immutability and transparency of blockchain, smart data streaming, machine learning and cloud elasticity.

  • Eastnets
    • United Arab Emirates
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Group Director, Business Software Solutions
      • Feb 2021 - Sep 2021

      Helped scale and optimise geographically distributed agile teams responsible for the design, development, QA testing and support of a broad portfolio of next-generation SWIFT and ISO20022-enabled RegTech and secure payment products used by 750+ financial institutions around the world. Helped scale and optimise geographically distributed agile teams responsible for the design, development, QA testing and support of a broad portfolio of next-generation SWIFT and ISO20022-enabled RegTech and secure payment products used by 750+ financial institutions around the world.

  • TD
    • Canada
    • Banking
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Technology Delivery & Partner Manager
      • Jul 2018 - Feb 2021

      Managed multi-functional agile teams in the planning and execution of key programs including public and private cloud migration/DevOps capability enhancements, regulatory compliance, Alteryx Server data analytics platform, MBNA data pipeline resiliency/DR, key MVPs for Salesforce/SaaS based Home Owners Journey program, and enterprise middleware infrastructure currency upgrades. Strong focus on fintech innovation, Agile, SDLC best practices, resilient architecture frameworks, risk management and ROI.

  • ConverseLink - Virtual Training by Digital Leaders
    • Canada
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Chief Technology Officer
      • Oct 2015 - Dec 2020

      Co-founded ConverseLink with the aim of making practical Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) based digital skills development accessible to a wider audience. Assembled a cross-industry advisory board, built a multi-channel platform for delivering interactive content, and collaborated with some of the smartest minds from academia, banking, ecommerce, marketing, insurance and other sectors to create a diverse portfolio of in-demand digital courses. Co-founded ConverseLink with the aim of making practical Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) based digital skills development accessible to a wider audience. Assembled a cross-industry advisory board, built a multi-channel platform for delivering interactive content, and collaborated with some of the smartest minds from academia, banking, ecommerce, marketing, insurance and other sectors to create a diverse portfolio of in-demand digital courses.

  • NetraScale
    • Canada
    • Technology, Information and Internet
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Director & Managing Consultant
      • Jun 2011 - Sep 2020

      Performed a variety of consulting roles using a wide range of industry standard frameworks and next-generation technologies such as API and Data strategy development, launching CoE, cloud migration (AWS, Azure, GCP), global payments modernisation (ISO20022, real-time payments/settlement, compliance), enterprise architecture design (TOGAF, Zachman), AIOps, DevOps, software engineering, blockchain (, automated build & deployment, security architecture design, KYC, IDM, IAM, SIEM, data analytics, ETL, vulnerability management, supply chain optimisation, omnichannel, BI, business continuity & disaster recovery, asset migration for merger, acquisition/divestiture/consolidation, Salesforce, Dynamics, ERP, COTS, risk management, and 3rd level production-level support. Consulting roles included: - Sen. Payments Architect/Wellington Consulting, Prairies Payments Joint Venture (Toronto) - Lead Integration Architect, Payments Modernization, Payments Canada (Ottawa, Toronto) - Enterprise IT Solutions Architect, Legislative Assembly of Ontario (Toronto) - Managing Consultant, Omnichannel, Ontario Min. of Government and Consumer Services (Toronto) - Infrastructure Solution Delivery Lead, Omni-Channel & BI, Shoppers Drug Mart (Toronto) - Web Infrastructure Security Architect, BNP Paribas Fortis (Brussels) - Senior Integration Architect, Royal Bank of Canada (Toronto) - Infrastructure Architect, Shoppers Drug Mart (Toronto) - SOA Security Architect, Manulife Financial/IBM (Toronto, Waterloo) - Middleware Consultant, Shared Platforms, Ontario Min. of Government and Consumer Services (Toronto)

  • Euroclear
    • Belgium
    • Financial Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • WebSphere Architect (Contract)
      • May 2007 - Jun 2011

      - Played a lead role in the architecture design, implementation, QA testing, APM, and third level production support of the highly secure, ISO-compliant cross-border middleware technology stack for Euroclear's Common Communications Interface (CCI), including WebSphere ND, Fix, EMX, AIX etc. - Consolidated transaction-processing platform for the Belgian, Dutch and French markets ESES (Euroclear Settlement of Euronext-zone Securities), UK & Ireland accessible via SWIFT and other network providers. CCI now serves as the single access point for financial institutions around the globe to interface with Euroclear to transmit and intercept transaction settlement, collateral management, safekeeping and value-added information, and supports 300+ different securities across global financial markets.

Education

  • Ivey Business School at Western University
    Executive MBA
    2014 - 2015
  • Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
    Professional Certificate, Oxford Leading Through Uncertainty and Disruption: Building Resilient Organisations Programme
    2022 - 2022
  • London South Bank University
    BSc Honours, Computer Science
    1987 - 1990

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