Head Project Portfolio

• Apr 2021 - Present

Senior Application Projects Manager

• Apr 2012 - Apr 2021

My IT background combined with my card and electronic payment experience facilitated my engagement with Ecobank Group as project / application delivery manager at eProcess International. Within the past years, we have worked and delivered ambitious card issuing, acquiring and collections projects using multiple acquiring channels (ATM, e-commerce, mPOS, POS, mobile money) in a fully PCI-DSS compliance environment. This experience provided me with more management skills (with wider team and larger project budget) and knowledge on card regulators across various countries and different geographies - Visa card issuing for Ecobank Group - MasterCard Cards issuing for Ecobank Group - Instant card issuing - Visa Fast Fund implementation - Prepaid card issuance for Ecobank Group through GTP - Group Teller POS system Implementation and Rollout - Group Merchant Acquiring platform (PRIME4) implementation and rollout - Instant Cards Issuance delivery for EGH as pilot - MasterCard cards acquiring on Ecobank Group ATM and POS - Group Web Acquiring Platform (MasterCard MIGS) implementation and rollout - VISA cards acquiring on Ecobank Group Group ATMs and POS - CHINA UNIONPAY cards acquiring on Ecobank Group ATM and POS - Cardless transactions acquiring on ATMs with AIRTEL and MTN - Integration with GHIPS for e-zwich card acceptance on EGH ATM - Dormant accounts activation on ATM - Rapid transfer Online (Integration with MIGS) - ATM surcharge setup for fees collection on ATUS Visa transactions - Regional / National Switches integration: o Rwanda - RSWITCH, o Ghana GHIPS o Cape Verde – SISPS o Kenya KENSWITCH, o Sao Tome – SPAUT, o UEMOA Region - GIM-UEMOA) Show less

Head of GIM-UEMOA Card Switch

• Jan 2012 - Apr 2012

GIM-UEMAO is the regional Switch for West African countries using XOF currency. GIM interconnects over hundred (100) banks across 8 countries. Beside its Regional Switch activities, GIM hosts more than 40 banks cards platformAs head of the switch I was in charge of: - New members integration to the regional Switch - System and service availability - Switch resources management - Enhancements management and new features implementation - Training on card business - Business Processes documentation - Integration and certification with Payment schemes (Visa, MasterCard) and other Local Switches - Members’ connection to VISA and MasterCard through GIM as master partner - UEMOA Regional e-commerce platform (GIM ONLINE) implementation and rollout Show less

Head of CTMI-UEMOA Certification and implementation Department

• Sep 2006 - Jan 2012

GIM-UEMAO is the regional Switch for West African countries using XOF currency. GIM interconnects over hundred (100) banks across 8 countries. Beside its Regional Switch activities, GIM hosts more than 40 banks cards platformAs head of CTMI / GIM-UEMOA Head of Certification and implementation deplartment I was in charge of: - Visa cards and MasterCard cards issuing for over 40 banks whose card platforms is outsourced to GIM-UEMOA - Visa and MasterCard cards issuance for over 60 banks running their in-house card management system but issuing through GIM-UEMOA registered in Visa and MasterCard as processor with a principal member license - Visa and MasterCard certification process and new GIM-UEMOA member connections to the regional switch - Compliance to GIM specificationand - Compliance to payment schemes (Visa and MasterCard) requirements - In charge of the Implementation department and new project management when CTMI-UEMOA merges to GIM-UEMOA at December 2009 Show less

Information System Deputy Manager

• Jan 2006 - Aug 2006

- Core Banking system built at ATTIJARIWAFA BANK head office in Morocco - GLOBUS knowledge acquiring and parameters setting - Branches connection and equipment configuration and deployment (Network, Host servers, Lotus Notes server, Tivoli Server and stations) - GLOBUS server configuration and installations - Domain controller installation and Administrations - AIX administration - Core Banking system built at ATTIJARIWAFA BANK head office in Morocco - GLOBUS knowledge acquiring and parameters setting - Branches connection and equipment configuration and deployment (Network, Host servers, Lotus Notes server, Tivoli Server and stations) - GLOBUS server configuration and installations - Domain controller installation and Administrations - AIX administration

Core Banking and Card managemnet application support

• Aug 2002 - Dec 2005

- Technical support for the Electronic Payment System application Administration - Interface building for online communication between the Bank host DELTA and the Electronic Payment System POWERCARD for authorization request real time approval - Administration of e-banking server and services (SogeBase, Vocalia, Messalia) - Technical support in the Electronic Payment System migration project initiated by Societe Generale Group and where SGBS was designated as pilot The target of this project was to replace the in house system by a delegating system owned by EFunds Processing System in USA - Technical assistant with onsite support on Powercard migration to EFunds for Societe General Subsidiaries in Madagascar, Benin, Burkina Faso - In charge of Visa and MasterCard migration and enhancements - Responsible of the Electronic Document Management solution acquiring project also initiated by Societe General Group - Development of specific Informix programs for internal needs and requirements Show less

IT Support Technician

• Dec 1998 - Jan 2000

- CBA infrastructure Migration DPS-7000 to HP9000 - In charge of 2000 bug committee for non CBA business applications (SWIFT, WESTERN-UNION) certification and compliance - Development of a teller application module for CBIP (CBAO affiliate at - PARIS) - IT support and user assistance and training to the new host system - CBA infrastructure Migration DPS-7000 to HP9000 - In charge of 2000 bug committee for non CBA business applications (SWIFT, WESTERN-UNION) certification and compliance - Development of a teller application module for CBIP (CBAO affiliate at - PARIS) - IT support and user assistance and training to the new host system