Business Analyst, Project manager, Business analyst

* Data migration of business insurance clients and policies to a new software platform.
* Coaching the business analysts in the delivery of requirements for the integration of updated business
insurance products in a new software platform (Axon).
* Implementation of a new core banking system using modern concepts of open database, API, Java and
Webviewer for an asset management company in the Benelux . Close collaboration with the development
team and with the business people in charge of taxes (QI, Relibi, TOB, ...) and regulatory reporting (FATCA,
CRS, EMIR, MiFIR...) in order to translate business requirements into technical requirements.
* Pilot implementation of a core-banking software at ABN Amro Private Banking for Belgium. Close
collaboration with bank office, IT, ... in order to assure correct bookings of retrocessions and product costs.
Testing the investment report to verify for example if all deposits and withdrawns are correctly calculated
and reported. Checking if all taxes and (periodical and transactional) fees are correctly calculated and
registered for the bank and third parties. Managing a testing team to evaluate the readiness of Go-Live
* Guiding the data migration to the new Triple'A platform of ABN Amro by preparing the test scenario's of
the different types of data, analyzing the testing results and optimizing the definite test strategy. Other
related activities: setup of a data migration test team, follow up of the actions coming out the data
migration tests, ...
* Gather business requirements for the MiFID II evolution plan at Argenta and translate these into high
level solution proposition together with business and IT architects. Consolidation of business and ICT
estimations in order to build a complete evolution plan that covers all requirements for minimum valuable
tool to cover the MiFID II regulation
* In a context of core banking system migration, define business requirements for the taxes
(Belgium/Luxembourg) at CapitalatWork, including taxes on transactions, taxes on revenues and taxes
on portfolio. As business analyst, my role consisted in collecting business requirements from the tax
department and from the back-office, in structuring and formalizing the requirements, then in providing
and explaining the requirements to the development team (supplier of the core banking application). I also
worked on tax at ABN Amro (mainly testing)
* Lead a test team and double check the discovered defects . Close collaboration with development team to
discuss the necessary requirements to deliver (ABN Amro)
* Agile planning preparation, facilitation of workshops and organizing core team meetings during a business
process modeling project at KBC Bank
* Being familiar with basic analytics software due to my business development role at IBM Business
Analytics (covered IBM Cognos, IBM SPSS, ...). Built a balanced scorecard for Bank Nagelmackers




(Corporate, Front-office, Back-office and all other departments such as Risk, Compliance, ICT, ...) and
Ryadth Bank
* Project management skills (KBC, Argenta) necessary to ensure a good follow-up of open risks, issues,
actions and registration of decision, lessons learned. Solid analytical skills essential to ensure the
consistency and accuracy of all these elements
* A proactive mindset, helicopter-view and easily dealing with personal sensitivities are core skills to support
a project in the right direction



Business Insurance: 10 years

* Coaching the business analysts in the delivery of requirements for the integration of updated business
insurance products in a new software platform (Axon).
* Discuss the test scenario's and evaluate the test results of the data migration to the new insurance
platform.
* Ownership in the revision of important Product management topics such as the revision of business
insurance discount policy, business insurance processes, profitability measurement and evaluation, ...
* Deep front office experience as specialist in business insurances with FSMA (Belgian Financial Services and
Markets Authority ) certification (FSMA nr. 103835) with the permission to setup business insurance
contracts:
o Strong overview of all business insurance processes and related stakeholders
o Intensive experience in the total lifecycle of a business insurance contract


Financial market/securities industry: 10 years

* Implementation of a balanced scorecard project for the whole Delta Lloyd Group (now Nagelmackers Bank
- from the board strategy to all department KPI's). All banking processes (such as Cash and Credit
management) related strategies were written down
* A process description of the sales processes (and related applications) as part of the Rabobank CRM
project
* Execution of real banking transactions and utilization of MS Dynamics as branch holder of BKCP Bank (PCP
of the BKCP branch of my wife). The PCP status required me to follow yearly the necessary education in
order to have enough "education points"
* Presentation of insurance apps (Pronto - AG insurance) as PCP to customers
* Testing a new advising tool at Argenta to enable branch holders to give the right (MiFID II compliant)
advice to customers

* Guiding the data migration to the new Triple'A platform of ABN Amro by preparing the test
scenario's of the different types of data, analyzing the testing results and optimizing the
definite test strategy.
* Leading a team of key users in testing activities. Defining the test and launch strategy.
Monitoring, reporting and adapting the testing activities to meet the project planning and
budget for the migration from Olympic to Temenos
* Checking the user readiness of the new core-banking system TAP/T24 (Temenos) such as the
fees, taxes, processes, the legal constraints, ... Close collaboration with all departments to
analyse the root cause of defects. Intensive cooperation with the development team in
order to discuss the requirements to deliver
* Advice the board about the readiness of Go-Live

o Argenta Bank: PMO - MiFID II project (Antwerp) (Q4 2017)
* PMO
* Consistently demonstrated solid project management skills, led by influence and practiced
excellent change management skills
* Supported all PMO activities to ensure project administration tasks are completed in
accordance with guidelines and documentation requirements
* Supported daily scrum (stand-up) meetings and developed effective charts, reports, analysis,
KPIs, metrics, etc.

o The upset of a financial performance management unit to improve the consolidation, forecasting,
budgeting and other financial processes in the office of finance with a focus on IBM technology
(Cognos TM1). I agreed contracts with new customers such as Picanol and Exmar. We refreshed
the consolidation process for Picanol and created a budgeting and forecasting process at Exmar.
o Next to the Cognos deals, I initiated and closed several business intelligence and ERP projects for
new customers (E5-Mode, Smarterphoto), Donaldson Europe, ...