Ricardo Pimenta Email & Phone Number

Palmela, Pt

Lisbon, Portugal

<<< Software Requirements & Testing >>>Key responsibilities included:• Coordinate the testing team's activities, set priorities, and ensure the quality and timely delivery of deliverables.• Ensure the availability of resources and identify training needs to promote the continuous development of team skills.• Develop test plans based on project requirements and specifications. Estimate the effort required for test creation, execution, and defect management.• Design and execute tests, including evidence capture, defect logging and analysis, and documentation of results.• Create and update documentation for developed solutions and perform handovers to internal teams.• Oversee and manage testing execution with external systems, including issuers and central banks across various regions, such as Portugal, Angola, Cape Verde, Mozambique, among others.• Ensure the proper functioning and performance of test databases.

Lisbon Metropolitan Area

<<< Software Requirements & Testing >>>Key responsibilities included:• Develop test plans based on project requirements and specifications. Estimate the effort required for test creation, execution, and defect management.• Design and execute tests, including evidence capture, defect logging and analysis, and documentation of results.• Create and update documentation for developed solutions and perform handovers to internal teams.• Oversee and manage testing execution with external systems, including issuers and central banks across various regions, such as Portugal, Angola, Cape Verde, Mozambique, among others.• Ensure the proper functioning and performance of test databases.

Lisbon, Portugal

<<< Information Technology and Logistics Department >>>Providing services in: BPN - Banco Português de Negócios S.A.- Oversaw and implement changes to operational manuals published by SIBS, impacting application-level processes.- Analysed and specified functional requirements, designed process architecture for evolutionary, corrective, or integration interventions across various applications.- Developed and executed test plans and test cases according to requirements.- Conducted functional and regression testing, ensuring compliance with specified requirements.

Lisbon, Portugal

<<< Information Systems Department >>>- Representing the institution at the central bank (Banco de Portugal) and network processor (SIBS) for payment systems, including Credit Transfers, Direct Debit Systems and others.- Monitoring and implementing changes arising from new versions of rule books published by the network processor (SIBS) or directives issued by the central bank (Banco de Portugal), both at the central application level (BANKA) and across other applications.- Analyzing and specifying functional requirements for both evolutionary and corrective maintenance of institutional systems.- Supporting business units by analyzing and defining requirements for implementing new tools and platforms based on operational needs.- Performing functional and regression tests on the implemented changes and new processes to ensure they meet all specified requirements.- Performing technical monitoring of multiple interconnection circuits with external entities (SIBS, institutional clients, government agencies, and others) to ensure their proper functioning. Clients, Government Agencies, and Others), ensuring their maintenance and proper functioning.

Lisbon, Portugal

<<< Clearing and Treasury Department >>>Key responsibilities included:- Perform tasks related to the check clearing process, including processing checks received from other institutions for deposit, archiving documents both physically and digitally, communicating values to the network processor (SIBS), and handling returns and adjustments.- Managed tasks related to the clearing of checks deposited at other institutions, including verifying related elements, handling returns and adjustments, and maintaining both physical and digital archives of documents.- Track financial movements during the settlement process conducted by the central bank (Banco de Portugal), ensuring accuracy and confirming all values related to clearing.- Perform treasury management tasks (cash in national and foreign currency), including controlling inventories, cash inflows and outflows, and ensuring the necessary fund movements with the Bank of Portugal due to excess or shortage of liquidity.- Coordinate branch requests related to cash, coins, medals, and precious metals, centralizing these requests and coordinating with the carrier company for collection or delivery according to inventory levels.- Ensured control of ATMs (accounting and settlement), following the directives of the external maintenance company.

Lisbon, Portugal

Providing services in: BCP - Banco Comercial Portugues - Managed tasks related to the check clearing process, including processing checks received from other institutions for deposit, archiving documents both physically and digitally, and handling returns and adjustments.- Oversaw the clearing of checks deposited at other institutions, ensuring the accuracy of related elements, managing returns and adjustments, and maintaining both physical and digital archives of documents.

Santo António Da Charneca, Setúbal, Portugal

- Conducting research on properties, neighbourhoods, and market trends.- Meeting with clients to understand their needs and preferences.- Handling contracts, agreements, and other legal documents.- Identifying and contacting potential clients through various methods.- Scheduling and conducting property tours for potential buyers.- Maintaining and updating client and property databases.