Experience

Baxi by MFS Africa
• Chief Technology Officer

  • Jul 2019 - Present


Upperlink Limited

• Nigeria
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head, Technology, Products and Innovation

  • Jan 2017 - Jun 2019

  Nigeria Create and manage development teams assigned to all organisation’s projects Develop strategies for using technological resources Evaluating and implementing new systems and infrastructure Providing technical leadership in all aspects of the company’s business Prepare consolidated reports for Senior Management, management of issues and risks within each team and monitoring of team’s progress Manage budget allocated to projects and manage issues and risk pertaining to each… Show more Create and manage development teams assigned to all organisation’s projects Develop strategies for using technological resources Evaluating and implementing new systems and infrastructure Providing technical leadership in all aspects of the company’s business Prepare consolidated reports for Senior Management, management of issues and risks within each team and monitoring of team’s progress Manage budget allocated to projects and manage issues and risk pertaining to each project Build and maintain relationships with clients and partners to ensure sustained customer satisfaction and product quality Maintain relationships with technology partners Manage enterprise payment system analysis and integrations Developed innovative solutions for the development of the organisation’s products in the payment space including third-party software, stand-alone solutions and core application improvements

• Senior Project Manager & ePayment Specialist

  • Jan 2015 - Dec 2016

  Nigeria Managed the deployment of BranchCollect - Upperlink's payment solution across various financial institutions Managed company’s payment innovative products from conceptualisation to deployment Maintained strategic relationships with service providers and stake holders Designed complex interfaces to support third party systems Prepared technical architecture proposals for enhancements and integration of existing third-party software systems Productive relationships with… Show more Managed the deployment of BranchCollect - Upperlink's payment solution across various financial institutions Managed company’s payment innovative products from conceptualisation to deployment Maintained strategic relationships with service providers and stake holders Designed complex interfaces to support third party systems Prepared technical architecture proposals for enhancements and integration of existing third-party software systems Productive relationships with Nigerian Switches such as NIBSS, Interswitch and Unified Payments

• Quality Assurance Specialist

  • Jan 2013 - Dec 2014

  Nigeria Planned, directed and coordinated Quality Assurance Programmes and formulated Quality Control Policies Reviewed Quality Assurance Manager's statistical data from the production lines to identify quality issues Developed and monitored improvement programs - aiming to reduce the number of defects and improve levels of quality Ensured compliance with quality and industry regulatory requirements Conducted usability test and integrated feedback into revisions Drafted and designed… Show more Planned, directed and coordinated Quality Assurance Programmes and formulated Quality Control Policies Reviewed Quality Assurance Manager's statistical data from the production lines to identify quality issues Developed and monitored improvement programs - aiming to reduce the number of defects and improve levels of quality Ensured compliance with quality and industry regulatory requirements Conducted usability test and integrated feedback into revisions Drafted and designed standards for development while ensuring compliance to standards and best practices Performed automated tests using organisation approved testing tools Kept the organisation updated on the latest technologies needed to avoid security breaches Made recommendations for corrective actions to minimize rate of product defects

• Software Programmer

  • Nov 2011 - Dec 2012

  Nigeria