Elize Jackson is an information technology professional who is passionate about enabling her clients to realise their envisioned benefits by ensuring that business and IT are aligned when embarking on projects/initiatives, and that the solution is fit for purpose. She does this by drawing on her extensive experience in Payment Systems and Information Technology.Elize started her career in Information Technology and has fulfilled a number of different roles across the traditional IT landscape, with the emphasis during the last 23 years being on payment systems and financial market infrastructure. This experience provides her with unique insights to effectively analyse failing initiatives, identify root causes and then lead the process of implementing the corrective actions. Elize has been involved in Payment Systems and specifically High and Low Value Payment systems and Custody systems since 1995. Her time before this was spent in the financial sector and in Banking institutions. She has been involved in the turnaround of many projects, functions and in the establishment and operationalisation of new functions.Specialities: Payment Systems and solution delivery, quality improvement, SDLC, process improvement as it relates to the SDLC (including secure SDLC) and solution delivery. Ability to bridge the gap between business and technical teams. Analyse failing projects and/or functional areas to identify areas of improvement and create implementation plan.Elize’s work roles have included: Operator, programmer, application integrator, project manager, project management office manager, solutions delivery manager, multiple senior management and executive management positions, and participating as steering committee member on multiple complex international projects.