Iain Coles, Mba Email & Phone Number

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

iBoost is a rapidly developing company with offices in Dubai, Manila & Nicosia strongly but not exclusively focused on Finastra Equation core banking users. The company has three main areas of operation:i. Sales, implementation and support of its unique optimisation software solution for IBMi (AS/400) applications. This solution has been proven to dramatically reduce batch runtimes for applications as well as allowing a number of other utilisation economies through the implementation of advanced parallelisation without the need to maintain application source codes. With a number of prestigious users in the Financial community worldwide, the benefits are proven and referenceable.ii. As a Finastra Infusion partner iBoost is the partner of choice in the Gulf region for the implementation of upgrades to FB Equation v4.3. Having carried out a number of highly successful upgrade projects we are considered experts in this field and are regularly subcontracted by Finastra to deliver their upgrades.In addition our team of ex-Finastra 'Champions' (all over 10 years experience) are regularly engaged to carry out other tasks such as: * Security audits * Lending health checks * Service composer developments * System customisations * Masterclass trainings and workshops * Additional module implementations (including Islamic Banking modules)iii. Our newly opened office in Manila has been designed to support development offshoring for companies worldwide looking for a cost effective and professional team to support their projects on IBMi (AS/400) technology.

21St Century Business Run Internationally

Was responsible for startup of this popular online store selling luxury lighting products from Murano and Veneto area of Italy. Achievements included: - Company registration and establishment, domain selection and registration - Creating and formalising supplier relationships - Assisting with design and managing website creation - Design & specification of site e-commerce workflow automation - SEO optimisation and online marketing setup and monitoring (adwords & analytics) - Selection & implementation of payment channel partners and bankers - Business and local partner development for Arab Gulf region

Uk, Moscow, Riga

Founding Director of Software and Services Company in the financial sector providing software for data warehousing, integration, mobile financial apps, treasury & payments systems as well as consultancy services to banks implementing major core and departmental solutions from especially Misys but also Temenos, Oracle (i-Flex), Infosys &c.Specific responsibilities included: - New business development for software and PS sales - Upstream and downstream partnership establishment and maintenance - Establishment of budgets and effective budget monitoring & control - Evaluating and approving prospective PS deals - Client relationship management for project delivery of software and services - Management of up to 60 developers, technicians and team leaders - Design, development and operation of PS and software sales and subcontractor agreements

Warsaw, Istanbul, Dubai

Delivering consultancy and development to Misys on sub-contract basis and directly to bank clients.Testing the water.

London & Moscow

Implementing banking systems all over the world but especially in Eastern Europe & Arab Gulf.Specific responsibilities included: - Authoring and delivering training to new user clients - Technical consultancy - Business consultancy - Project Management - Development design both for core system customisation and newbuild projectsProjects succesfully delivered in countries including: Bahrain, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Estonia, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Poland, Qatar, Russia, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, Ukraine & UK.

City Of London

Management of all accounting and IT systems within the bank. Specific achievements included: - Design, creation and implementation of new automated accounts generation applications on PC platform - Implementation of SWIFT ST200 terminal to replace tested telex as well as new payments, bank reconciliation and confirmation matching workflows and procedures - Negotiation & Implementation of new Reuters and Telerate dealer trading and information systems - Migration of IBM midrange System/38 to AS/400 platform

City Of London

Producing Marine Reinsurance Financial Data. Credit control of premium and claim accounts. Assisting with running System/38 based IT systems. Learning and pioneering the use of IBM PC technology. Automating the production of Financial Accounts using 'new' PC technology.

Emba, Executive Mba

Executive MBA with Globalisation Theme - joint degree awarded with the above. Program was run by WU in Vienna.

Emba, Globalisation & Internationalisation, Carlson Scholar Award (Top 10%)

Executive MBA is intended as a broad business educational program as preparation for General Management. The subjects covered.

Business Studies, Industrial Psychology, Change Management, Organisations, Hr, Pass With Distinction

Business Studies HND with Distinction

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