Alexander Christ, Project Manager (Deputy Head of Project Management)

Alexander Christ

Project Manager (Deputy Head of Project Management)

Giesecke & Devrient FZE

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Masters of Business Administration
Experience
25 years, 9 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :25 years, 9 Months

Project Manager (Deputy Head of Project Management) at Giesecke & Devrient FZE
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since June 2011

Project managing the pre-sales, design and implementation of Banknote Processing systems, cash center solutions and consulting for cash cycle management at central and commercial Banks in all of Africa and the middle east.

Project Manager at Lloyds Banking Group / Bank of Scotland
  • Germany
  • January 2008 to May 2011

Managed the implementation of the EUSTD change for all offshore accounts on the channel islands.
Successfully managed the project of implementing a newly established Online direct Bank for local and offshore saving products in the Japanese Market.
Managed a large strategic marketing initiatives Project to launch a newly formed online direct savings bank in Germany and the Netherlands.

Technical Sales Director at Luceo Technologies GmbH (Business closed)
  • Germany
  • January 2007 to December 2007

Successfully formulated and developed the complete Marketing and advertising campaign for a start-up fiber optic technology firm and executed international B2B campaign with increase in global awareness and sales as a result.

Regional Technical Manager at IBM
  • Botswana
  • April 2001 to December 2006

Managed a large Project Team for complex IT Implementations at government Institutes in various African countries as well as organized Business Partner Training and sales programs, incl. all after sales support and maintenance activities and general internal operations management.

Product Technical Team Leader at IBM
  • United Kingdom
  • September 2000 to April 2001

Managed a small team of technical service specialists for IBM Lotus products across Europe, Middle East and Africa as well as led training courses and presentations for Business partners and customers within EMEA

Technical Service Specialist at IBM
  • United Kingdom
  • September 1998 to August 2000

Part of a global trainee Services Team program to assist in the implementation of Lotus software Products within Continental Europe, East-USA and the Caribbean’s

Education

Master's degree, Masters of Business Administration
  • at New York Institute of Technology
  • September 2006
Bachelor's degree, Business Management
  • at University of Essex
  • August 1998

Specialties & Skills

Leadership
Project Execution
Banking Operations
Budget Management
Strategic Planning
IBM Lotus Notes
MS Office
MS Project

Languages

English
Expert
German
Expert
French
Beginner

Memberships

German Business Council
  • Member
  • September 2011

Training and Certifications

Gulf-Project Management Consortium - Certified Project Management Expert (Certificate)
American Academy of Project Management - Certified international Project Manager (Certificate)
IBM - Certified Advanced Technical Expert (Certificate)
IBM - Certified Application Developer (Certificate)
IBM - Certified Solutions Designer for e-business (Certificate)
IBM - Certified Sales Specialist (Certificate)
American Academy of Project Management – Master Project Manager (Certificate)