Financial solutions specialist with over thirty years experience in retail, wholesale, treasury and trade finance solutions for both Conventional & Islamic banking. Projects have been both private sector and donor agency commissioned and have covered the following functional areas:Deposit Accounts • Commercial/Retail Lending • Trade Finance • Cash Management • CIF / CRM • General Ledger • Foreign Exchange • Money Market • Securities • Branch Automation • E-Banking • Islamic BankingSpecialties: • Deep knowledge of multi-country banking industry functional requirements (products / services)• Vast experience with multiple vendors' banking solutions, including: CBS, Treasury, Trade Finance, Cash Management, Islamic • Involved in all aspects and activities of system selection / implementation projects including: - RFP generation and response analysis - Proof of Concept (POC) and Gap analysis - UAT • Very strong client engagement, communication, business analysis and accounting skills• IT strategy review and developmentExtensive international experience has included the following countries: England • Switzerland • Italy • Netherlands • Spain • France • Panama • Canada • USA • Singapore • Brunei • Thailand • Peoples Republic of China • Viet Nam