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IT Consultant

IT Consultant

Work Experience

2008 – 2009: Dexia Bank
2008-09
Functional specification
Credit origination
The credit origination IT department is responsible for the development and support of several front office, back office and pc-banking applications, to support credit simulations and attributions. A new Basel 2 credit risk segmentation scheme was introduced for small and medium sized companies, based on market segment, total of credit commitments, and several financial statement data. Was responsible for the functional and test specifications of segment evaluation and dossier workflow determination, for credit attributions to small corporations.
Technical environment: business services on mainframe CICS and DB2, analysis and development in TSO environment, presentation layer based on java and guiml, data modelling in MEGA, flow diagrams in Visio.
[duration: 4 months]
2006 – 2008: FORTIS
2006-08
Functional specification
Corporate Reporting Warehouse
The Corporate Reporting Warehouse (CREW) collects monthly financial and risk reporting data from the most important legal entities of the FORTIS group. After reception of submitted files, data is validated and checked for coherence. Data quality is monitored and feedback is returned to delivering entities. Specific key performance indicators are used to monitor the quality of credit risk related data in the Basel 2 context. Additional correction messages are received or completely corrected files are re-submitted. Detailed positions are reconciled with their corresponding GL amounts, and where necessary, balancing positions are created. Finally, data is transformed and dispatched to three major corporate reporting applications: (1) the Magnitude consolidation application for IFRS reporting, (2) the Fermat calculator for Basel 2 reporting, and (3) the Credit Risk Reporting application. All data is exported to a separate data warehouse. Assisted FORTIS with functional and technical analysis work, for the extension and improvement of various parts of the application (3 releases per year).
Technical environment: mainframe TSO, DB2, batch processing, data modelling in Erwin, data analysis in Business Objects, flow diagrams in Visio.
[duration: 33 months]
2004 – 2005: De Post
2005
Data base audit
National mandates data base audit
During the analysis of national mandates systems and procedures, a discrepancy between GL balances and aging lists in current and legacy systems was ascertained. Made an in-depth analysis of historical data in current and legacy systems, in order to determine an accurate aging list and to provide exception lists for the justification of corrective entries.
Technical environment: data analysis using Business Objects, Microsoft Access and Excel.
[duration: 6 months]
2005
Requirements Analysis & Development


Banking transactions follow up
Banking transactions at De Post include deposits, withdrawals, cheques, national and international transfers, and national and international post mandates. Proposed and developed Business Objects reports to support daily and monthly follow up of all banking transactions. To support daily reconciliations between GL and banking transactions statistics, assisted in the requirements definition and acceptance testing of a reconciliation tool.
Technical environment: data analysis using Business Objects, Microsoft Access and Excel; GL inquiries in Oracle Financials.
[duration: 6 months]
2004
Requirements Analysis & Testing
Bank accounts movements reporting to General Ledger (GL)
De Post is using Thaler to operate its postal bank accounts, and Oracle Financials to operate its central accounting system. Assisted De Post to define business requirements for the daily extraction and aggregation of bank movements, the transfer to GL, and the mapping of aggregated data into accounting flexible keys. Was responsible for acceptance testing.
Technical environment: Test harness in Microsoft Access, postings and account inquiries in Oracle Financials, analysis with Business Objects.
[duration: 6 months]
2004
Testing
Front office transactions reporting to accounts receivables (AR) and general ledger (GL)
De Post operates a network of over 1400 agencies to offer postal, banking and third party products to clients. Assisted De Post to test the daily reporting to AR and GL of all front office transactions. During three months of parallel run, used an Access database to prove daily equivalence of old and new accounting systems results.
Technical environment: Test harness based on Microsoft Access and Excel.
[duration: 6 months]
2002 – 2003: Dexia Bank
2002 - 03
Functional Analysis
Development of an integrated international payments application
Following the acquisition of Artesia Banking Corporation (ABC) by Dexia Bank, participated in the analysis, design and development of one single integrated international payments application, to replace the three original applications from Dexia, ex-Bacob (ABC) and ex-Paribas (ABC). The new application was developed by transformation and extension of Dexia’s existing custom made mainframe based application, so as to include required additional functionalities from ABC. The new application covers incoming as well as outgoing payments, cheques, and bank-to-bank transfers. It interfaces with various national and international settlement systems such as UCV, ELLIPS, TARGET and EBA.
Technical environment: business services on mainframe CICS and DB2, analysis and development in TSO environment, presentation layer based on java and guiml, data modelling in MEGA, flow diagrams in Visio.
[duration: 21 months]
2002
Requirements Analysis
Feasibility study
Following the acquisition of Artesia Banking Corporation (ABC) by Dexia Bank, participated in a comparative study of two international payments software packages, i.e. Global PayPlus from FundTech and Money Transfer System from IntraNet. The purpose of the study was to decide whether to develop a new integrated application from one of these software packages, or, from Dexia’s own existing custom made application.
[duration: 3 months]
1998 – 2001: PARIBAS Bank – ARTESIA Banking Corporation
Artesia Banking Corporation was founded from the merger of Bacob Bank and Paribas Bank.
2001
Project Mgmt.
XML-based front office framework: proof of concept
Managed a development project to produce a proof of concept for an XML-based front office framework.
[duration: 3 months]
2000-01
Functional Analysis & Project Mgmt.
Analysis and design of a generalised Financial Transaction Motor
Was responsible for the object-oriented analysis, using UML standards, of a generic subsystem to handle all types of financial transactions. The analysis included order intake from channels, order control, generation of postings to accounting, and messaging. Project management using Intelligent Planner.
[duration: 4 months]
2000
Functional Analysis
Value dates and fee calculation
Analysis and design of a general data- and process model for the calculation of value dates and fees related to domestic and international payment operations. [duration: 4 months]
1999-2000
Functional Analysis
Processing of domestic and international cheques to debit: functional analysis
Wrote the functional specification for all processing steps of all domestic and international cheques to debit: data acquisition, control and enrichment of debit orders, generation of postings for accounting, messaging and client profitability. [duration: 6 months]
1998-99
Functional Analysis & Project Mgmt.
Cheque truncation processing
Was responsible for the functional specification and subsequent implementation of a cheque truncation application, to process debit orders received from the Belgian inter-bank compensation room (UCV-CEC). The application processes all debit orders resulting from various types of domestic and international cheques, ATM, POS and credit card operations. The application was designed and built so as to allow operation before as well as after the introduction of the EURO. Subsequently, it was extended to include scanned and ocr-processed cheques coming from the CEMUC. [duration: 24 months]
1995 – 1998: Janssen Pharmaceutica
1996-97
Requirements & Functional Analysis
Carried out a requirements analysis for Laboratory Information Management in a number of labs, related to chemical process development, chemical product and process safety assessment, structure identification, physico-chemical product characterisation, and pharmaceutical formulation development. The study covered the long-term development programme activities as well as the short term service activities of each lab. It included the definition of the project scope and business objectives, the specification of as-is and to-be business process diagrams, and the detailed analysis of functional and non-functional requirements. The major functional areas included recording and analysis of chemical experiment recipes and results (Electronic Lab Notebook), analytical laboratory information management (LIMS), analytical methods documentation, work management, and project management. The requirements document was prepared for subsequent criticality analysis according to GXP and validation regulations. [duration: 21 months]
1995-96
Project Management
Conducted the development of a prototype change request management application, based on the DOCUMENTUM document management environment. Next, conducted a pilot project to evaluate the new way of operation with a limited number of users. [duration: 6 months]
1995-96
Requirements & Functional Analysis
Conducted a functional analysis for the specification of a prototype application intended to try out the re-engineered change request management process. The specification included groupware functions to support the collaborative planning, preparation, evaluation and implementation follow-up of change requests by work groups in a wide area network. [duration: 4 months]
1995-96
Requirements & Functional Analysis
Conducted a requirements analysis for the improvement of change request management in the chemical and pharmaceutical development and production domains. The study covered changes to product specifications, analytical methods, and manufacturing processes. It covered the planning, preparation, evaluation and implementation follow-up of change requests. [duration: 4 months]
Subsequently, specified and developed a provisional client-server application, based on Access 2.0, allowing easy follow up of regulatory implementation of approved changes. [duration: 3 months]
1994 – 1995: SAIT-RadioHolland
1994-95
Management Consulting
SAIT-RadioHolland is a major supplier of radio communications equipment and services for marine, space and defence. Conducted a feasibility study for corporate management, the goal of which was to define and plan organisational and technical measures to improve the effectiveness and responsiveness of management reporting. The study addressed issues related to management control, cash management and legal accounting in a multinational environment. On the technical level, it addressed issues related to systems and network architecture. [duration: 4 months]
1993 – 1994: Polish Ministry of Finance
1993-94
Requirements & Functional Analysis
BULL Europe has developed a tax administration system (POLTAX) for the Polish Ministry of Finance. The system handles all person income tax, corporate income tax and value added tax, and integrates all functions of tax payer registrations, tax payer declarations, and receipts and distribution accounting. Was responsible for the detailed analysis of Fiscal Control and Management Reporting. Subsequently lead a team of up to 10 members, to develop the migration from Windows/Paradox to Unix/Oracle in over 300 tax offices. [duration: 9 months]
1992 – 1993: European Commission
1993
Management Consulting
Conducted an audit at the European Commission, to evaluate the results of a pilot project, to draw conclusions and to define a new orientation for further operation. The pilot project aimed at reducing data re-input at multiple stages in the institutional acts generation process, by introducing electronic mail as a tool to exchange text in revisable format. [duration: 7 months]
1992
Management Consulting
Assisted the European Commission to prepare the 93-95 IT Master Plan for the Secretariat General and the Cabinets. An inventory was made of operational projects, development projects and planned projects on the one hand, and available budgets on the other hand. General strategic options were reviewed, and an order of priority was defined on the projects portfolio. The impact on organisation was evaluated. A proposal was prepared and finally approved by the steering committee. [duration: 4 months]
1992: Cegelec
1992
Project Management
Assisted Cegelec (Paris) with project management and QA, in a large project to automate the supervision and control of a 2000 km crude oil pipe-line with associated maritime tank farm. The system, worth over 250 MBEF, was developed with a team of over 25 people. The architecture includes a PLC network, fault-tolerant VAXes and workstations, and monitors over 15000 measurement and control points. [duration: 5 months]
1991 - 1992 : Cognita
Joined Cognita on 1 November 1991 as director responsible for business development in industry.
Project Management
For Ethyl SA, participated in the management of a major project which aimed at achieving three related goals: (1) implementation of JDEdwards’ ERP application running on AS400; (2) implementation of LAN based office-automation functions; and (3) implementation of procedures and responsibilities for obtaining the ISO9002 certificate. Was responsible for drawing up an overall project plan. [duration: 4 months]
EDP Auditing
For Ethyl SA, performed an audit of EDP budgeting and staffing, and issued some recommendations regarding recruitment.
1986 - 1991 : LOGICA
Joined Logica on 16 April 1986.
Consulting
Assumed the roles of Consultant and Project Manager in several consulting projects for the European Commission and the European Parliament, in the areas of office automation and networking. These projects included activities such as defining requirements, analysing costs and benefits, defining implementation strategies and high level technical solutions, and defining pilot projects, project organisations and project plans.
Implementation Project Management
Assisted Unisys in the development of a MRP II system (TTMS) for a carpet manufacturer. Managed a team of up to 4 people to implement the Production and Inventory Control functions. [duration: 3 months]
For a fabric weaver, managed a team of 3 people to implement the conversion of a business administration system from an ICL environment to a microVAX system. [duration: 4 months]
Project Auditing
For the Société du Pipeline Sud Européen, performed an audit of an ongoing implementation project worth over 200 MBEF. As Audit Manager, lead the inquiries, identified the fundamental problems and issued a set of managerial recommendations towards the supplier. [duration: 2 months]
Requirements Analysis
The Sociéte du Pipeline Sud-Européen operates a crude oil maritime terminal with associated tank farm in the south of France, and several pipelines connecting with oil refineries in France and Germany. Was involved in the requirements analysis and invitation to tender writing for a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system, to control all operations of the maritime terminal and the pipelines. [duration: 5 months]
Functional Analysis
Distrigas is responsible for the purchase, transport and sale of natural gas in Belgium. It operates a central dispatching and an alternate secure backup dispatching, to control and supervise movements throughout the Belgian gas network. As Technical Manager in a 5 people team, co-ordinated the writing of the functional specification of a large Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system. [duration: 7 months]
Assisted Unisys in the development of a MRP II system for a carpet manufacturer. Was responsible for the analysis of specific functions for Production and Logistics. [duration: 5 months]
Johnson Matthey produces autocatalysts. Analysed logistics and inventory procedures, in order to match them with the functionality of a legacy quality and inventory management system. [duration: 4 months]
Proposal Preparation
As Bid Manager for many bid preparation projects, managed teams of up to 5 people to prepare fixed price bids worth up to 200 MBEF. Conducted all aspects of proposal preparation: requirements and solution analysis, cost estimation and cash flow analysis, project staffing and planning, bid team management and client interfacing.
Project planning using Microsoft Project
[duration: 3 years]
Business Development
Was responsible for business development in industry sector. [duration: 1 year]
1984 - 1986 : AGFA-GEVAERT
Joined Agfa-Gevaert on 3 September 1984.
R&D Projects
In the Electronic Picture Systems Division, was responsible for various small R&D projects dealing with real time system design, implementation and documentation. Designed and developed a real time multi-tasking operating system kernel for the Motorola 6809 processor.
1981 - 1984 : WTCM - CRIF (Scientific and Technical Centre of the Metalworking Industry)
Joined WTCM on 1 September 1981. Within WTCM, various research teams were developing prototype systems in the areas of shop floor control, robotics, and artificial intelligence. Was responsible for in-house consulting and assistance in the areas of programming and operating systems. Was also responsible for system management of the VAX-750 development system.
Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
An experimental system was developed allowing to control an industrial robot by using high-level commands such as "Move Piece A to Table X". An ASEA articulated robot is controlled by a SBC 86/12A single board computer. Co-ordinate transformations are performed on a PDP 11/44, which receives move instructions in the Cartesian space from a VAX-750 system. On this VAX-750, collision-free trajectories are generated with the help of a data base model of the 3-dimensional environment. Was responsible for the analysis, design and implementation of the environment model, and participated in the design and implementation of a collision-free trajectory generator.
1980 - 1981 : Military service
Joined the army for military service on 1 November 1980.
Requirements Analysis and Proposals Evaluation
Participated in the requirements analysis and proposals evaluation for a score processing and analysis system for a military school.
1979 - 1980 : WTCM – CRIF:
Joined WTCM on 1 September 1979.
Automatic Gauging Unit
With a probe held in the spindle of a tool machine, the three-dimensional co-ordinates of a work piece are probed. With an SBC86/12A embedded computer and a library of QC modules, quality control tasks are first configured and next executed, allowing to check co-linearity, co-circularity and co-planarity of probed points. Was responsible for design, implementation, testing, documentation writing and user training.


Education

• Licentiaat in Management (Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School, R.U.G., 1990 - 1993)
• Licencié en Informatique (Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1977 - 1980)
• Industrieel Ingenieur Elektronica (NARAFI, 1973 - 1977)


Skills

Business Process Analysis
Lean Project Management

Languages

Fluency in Dutch, English and French

Other

General Areas of Experience
• Application software analysis and development (over 25 years)
• Business process analysis and re-design (10 years)
• Domestic and international payment systems (5 years)
• Enterprise accounting and financial reporting (4 years)
• Integrated business administration systems and MRP (1 year)
• Document management and work flow (2 years)
• Laboratory information management (2 years)
• Supervisory control and data acquisition systems (4 years)
• Embedded micro processor systems (4 years)
Recent Systems & Tools Experience
• Client environments and office tools: MS Windows, MS Office, MS Access, MS Visio
• Server environments: MS Windows, Unix, Oracle, TSO, CICS, DB2, MQM
• Business Intelligence tool: Business Objects
• Data modelling: MEGA, Erwin
Recent training
• Business Process Management Workshop (Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School)


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