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George Beecroft

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Last update: 29.08.2014

IT Consultant

Graduation: not provided
Hourly-/Daily rates: show
Languages: English (Native or Bilingual)

Skills

An experienced project manager, requirements analyst, solutions consultant and designer having excellent knowledge of banking operations. At ease at all levels of an organization with excellent people and communication skills. Has worked in a number of challenging international environments. Rare blend of management, development, risk assessment, auditing and banking operation skills.

Prince 2 Methodology.
Unified Modeling Language.
Software Engineering Diploma from Open University.
Project Management Diploma from Open University.

Project history

System Access PTE Ltd. – January 1998 till March 2006

System Access is a software vendor based in Singapore specializing only in a universal banking system solution. The flagship system is Symbols which operates with Oracle DB and Java. The company employs over 400 staff worldwide.

Consultancy Practice Manager

- Project Managed Tunisian installation.
- Performed Pre Sales requirements analysis of Treasury modules in Pakistan.
- Project Managed Treasury module upgrade with Kondor Plus interface in Kuwait.

Pre Sales Solutions Consultant Manager

- Managed functional requirement analysis study for major European Bank with over eight hundred retail branch network resulting in initial 15 million dollar contract
- Project Managed a major Middle Eastern project
- Planning and coordinating requirement studies for several clients
- Internal consultancy on the strategic direction of the software product
- Numerous pre-sales demonstrations in a wide variety of locations throughout the world.

The Gulf Bank K.S.C. - Jan 1993 to Jan 1998

Leading Kuwaiti Bank with large market share mainly retail with lending and treasury systems.

Systems Manager

- Primarily responsible for delivering solutions and support for the Treasury and Investment business areas.
- Responsible for implementing a complete automated solution for Treasury and Commercial Lending.
- Performed systems evaluation and selection, produced project methodology, policy, standards and procedures.
- Implemented third party solution to support Treasury, Investment and Commercial Lending.

Royal Insurance PLC - Oct 90 to Dec 92.

IT Audit Manager at group level

Responsible for auditing applications at Group, International, Reinsurance, Life Estates, Global (Multinational Worldwide Insurance), Investment and Asset Management applications.


Early career

Kuwait Foreign Trading Contracting and Investment Company - Jun 89 to Aug 90.

Senior Analyst

Supported Commercial lending module, ALCO reporting and Treasury systems. Employment was interrupted by the Gulf War.


The Gulf Bank K.S.C. - Mar 84 to Jun 89.

Senior Analyst

Chase Manhattan Bank N.A. - Nov 79 to Dec 83.

IT Auditor

Chemical Bank of New York - Aug 74 to Nov 79.

Senior Analyst

Midland Bank PLC - Aug 72 to Aug 74.

Bank Clerk.

Local Availability

Only available in these countries: United Kingdom
Available for contracts.
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