Dr Ola-Olalekan Olajide Olasiyan Email & Phone Number

Nigeria

• Accountable for the day-to-day management of the Country Office and assumed overall responsibility for DERMALOG Nigeria and West Africa operations to ensure coherence and strategic direction of the company.
• Accountable for recruiting and managing staff, including performance monitoring, mentoring and training.
• As the Country Director I am responsible for managing all operations within Nigeria and West Africa. This involves taking responsibility for Sales, profit, revenue, People, IT and quality targets.Key Achievements:
• Won a leadership Award for delivering the BVN project in Nigeria
• Negotiated and won the award for installing biometric Scanners on all NCR ATMs (5000) Machines in the Federation.

Nigeria

As the Chief Operating Officer/Chief Service Officer, I drive results by unleashing creativity and accountability in a performance oriented culture among a group of diverse and talented individuals. Responsible for crafting efficient and effective systems for the organization while taking direct responsibility for Technology; Operations, Project Management.

Engagement Director and advisor to the Banking Industry of Nigeria (Bankers’ Committee) in regards to the $61M biometric solution initiative Project. The objective of this project is to provide a centralized platform through which banks may enrol and uniquely verify the identity of each customer for ‘know your customer’ or (KYC) purposes, perform credit.

Program Manager and advisor to the Banking Industry of Nigeria (Bankers’ Committee) in regards to the $61M biometric solution initiative Project. The objective of this project is to provide a centralized platform through which banks may enrol and uniquely verify the identity of each customer for ‘know your customer’ or (KYC) purposes, perform credit.

Advisory Work

 Assisted in SAS 70 compliance, SOX compliance and financial audit support procedures for a leading health benefits management company. Area of focus included the testing the disparate Program Change processes across the entire organization. Assisted in SAS 70 compliance for IT controls and business process controls for multiple Oil and Gas management.

Transitioned the IT Department’s ineffective governance process into an advanced, repeatable, and consistent process, using the audit findings as a base.Significantly reduced system downtime and generated cost-effective operations while enhancing Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and building business partner relationships through implementing process.

Function as team lead for a staff of three, ensuring project teams accurately adhere to compliance. Carry out several internal audits and render process improvement solutions to effectively support the management in attaining goals and control objectives. Lead and mentor other staff members and internal audit trainees. Document audit findings in work.

Doctorate, Business And Leadership

Mba, Project Management

Bsc, Information Technology With Business Information Systems