Systems Development Executive
Shalina Healthcare Limited
Total years of experience :14 years, 7 months
Feb '12 - Till date Shalina Healthcare Limited
Systems Development Executive (Dubai, UAE; Accra, Ghana; Lusaka, Zambia; Lagos, Nigeria)
* Play major roles in the definition, planning, monitoring and control, and review of the organisation-wide Oracle E-Business Suite implementation projects; developing solution designs and mapped To-Be process.
* Carry out pilot and user acceptance tests on enterprise solutions to ensure satisfaction of organisation requirements. Raise and update Service Requests when necessary.
* Interface with technical and functional consultants to deliver expected results.
* Train users, create user manuals for reference, and provide constant support to users of the ERP system.
* Charged with the responsibility of resolving the year-long Network Connection and Power setup issues at the Accra office. Got it all resolved in one week.
* Monitor users to ensure that business processes and operating procedures are adhered to while using the Oracle EBS.
* Ensure managers' buy-in and support for projects by maintaining regularly communication and providing necessary assistance.
* Gathered business requirements from managers and accountants; performed preliminary As-Is analysis; and sensitized would-be users on systems and business processes.
* Manage the systems and network at the office, making sure business activities stay uninterrupted.
Aug '11 - Jan '12 Shalina Healthcare Limited
International Management Trainee (Mumbai, India; Dubai, UAE; Accra, Ghana; Lagos, Nigeria)
* Actively participated in the project planning process for the rollout of the organisation's Oracle ERP system in the Ghana office; drafted the Project Plan; and was in charge of correspondence with the managers in the office, gathering business processes information.
* Learnt and mastered the use and management of IBM Cognos Xcelerator for budgeting and reporting in the Finance department.
* Developed and applied skills in advanced Microsoft Excel and Excel VBA for automating and generating report dashboards.
* Remotely coordinated the implementation of the new budgeting system in the offices in Nigeria, Ghana, Zambia and Central African Republic; and also supported the user adaptation to the same in these locations.
* Discovered a technique to enhance the user performance, and hence the budgeting process, by as much as 20 times; and also succeeded in convincing Management to accept it.
* Monitored and supported the network installation project to ensure collaboration between the users and the networking team. Also oversaw the transition of user and migration of systems into the new Oracle Applications system.
* Facilitated the budgeting process by providing significant guidance and assistance to managers; generated reports for analysis. Supervise and coordinate all IT-related initiatives at the office.
* Volunteered to assist the managers in executing major tasks in the budgeting process, and consequently speeding up the entire process, drastically.
Jul '10 - Sept '10 Kakawa Discount House Limited Lagos, Nigeria
Equities Analyst (Internship)
* Analysed the economic environment of businesses (national and global), firm industry, statistics and competition.
* Performed company analysis: middle and top management, and corporate governance; strategy; SWOT and PEST analyses, capital market performance; financials analysis.
* Carried out the financial valuation of different firms, using various valuation methods and building financial models.
Mar '09 - Aug '09 Capitaltrust Investment Limited Lagos, Nigeria
IT Administrator
* Single-handedly and effectively managed company's network and provided support for 19 network systems and users; Increased efficiency in the Finance and Control Department by about 20% by integrating the 3 Peachtree accounting software services unto a single server; Successfully designed and operationalized routine for systems (data) backup and update.
* Increased efficiency in the Finance and Control Department by about 20% by integrating the 3 Peachtree accounting software services unto a single server.
* Successfully designed and operationalized routine for systems (data) backup and update.
Dec '08 - Feb '09 IISYS Nigeria Limited Lagos, Nigeria
Web Designer
* Designed, with a team of other designers
Oct '07 - Sept '08 Southern-Ijaw Local Government Council Bayelsa, Nigeria
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)
* Provided support for the computer users.
Oct '09 - Jul '11 Lagos Business School, Pan-African University Lagos, Nigeria Masters of Business Administration - General Management
Feb '01 - Mar '07 Lagos State University Lagos, Nigeria Bachelor of Science - Electronic & Computer Engineering [Second Class Upper Division]