Melhem Nicolas, Freelance Consultant

Melhem Nicolas

Freelance Consultant

Freelance

البلد
الإمارات العربية المتحدة
التعليم
ماجستير, Business Administration
الخبرات
10 years, 3 أشهر

مشاركة سيرتي الذاتية

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الخبرة العملية

مجموع سنوات الخبرة :10 years, 3 أشهر

Freelance Consultant في Freelance
  • لبنان - بيروت
  • يوليو 2012 إلى مارس 2015

Selected assignments
- Saudi Electricity Company Cyber Security Awareness Training across all KSA.
- Automation of accounting operations for Kuwait MOFA with Baker Tilly Kuwait.
- Internal Audit reviews for financial and retail businesses - Lebanon and Region.
- ITIL implementation (service and configuration management) - KFH Bank, Kuwait.
- Cobit 5 IT (ISO 15000) governance framework setup - KFH and Burgan Banks, Kuwait.
- ISO 27001, ISO/IEC 20000, reviews and consulting - Semi Government, Kuwait Fund.
- Accounting Design for the operations of a reinsurance broker - Lebanon and Gulf.
- Design technical financial controls and reporting as per IFRIS - Lebanon and Gulf.
- Conducted economic studies on the effect of employments - MOI, Saudi Arabia.
- Anti-Money Laundry systems advisor - First National Bank, Lebanon.
- Advised and project managed ERP system implementation - Major Retail, UAE.
- Tadawal review based on CMA requirements - Rajhi, Saudi Fransi, Ahli Banks, Saudi.
- Review of business controls for Reinsurance Company in London.
- Design and implementation of Chart of Account for financial institutions.
- IT Audit for most Lebanese banks in Lebanon.

System and Workflow Manager في Chedid Re
  • لبنان
  • يونيو 2010 إلى يونيو 2012

Managed and organized the reinsurance brokerage end-to-end business processes for direct, facultative, and treaty operations.
•Completed a full configuration of IT and business controls for the reinsurance broker application and integration requirements with ERP system.

June 2006-June 2010 - PriceWaterhouseCoopers Beirut, Lebanon
Manager in IT Management and Advisory Services
•Performed IT Management advisory and consulting services for IT Governance, IT Change management and transformation management, IT policies and procedures, IT controls and IT Strategy formulation.
•Clients included Major local banks and financial institutions in Lebanon, Saudi, and UAE, in addition to the Lebanese Stock Exchange Company.
•Conducted IT management services based on ISO, ITIL, and CobiT.
•Conducted Business controls assessment including accounting and financial reporting.
•Trained teams of internal auditors in managing the internal audit and reporting cycle.

Chief Information Officer في KPMG
  • لبنان
  • فبراير 2001 إلى يونيو 2006

Project manager for the implementation of KPMG global IT strategy in Beirut office and management of the IT operations, IT budgeting, network design and configuration, user administration, infrastructure design, and IT reporting.
•Implemented and managed standard KPMG Active Directory, Mail Exchange system, SMTP Controllers, Anti-Virus, network firewalls, routers, and intranet services.
•IT audit projects manager supporting the team of financial auditors in ensuring that data produced by clients systems properly maintain integrity, consistency and accuracy.
•Performed ISO 27001, BS 7799, ISO 15000 controls review for major Lebanese banks.
•Preformed financial audit for major Lebanese banks such as HSBC, Standard Chartered, Audi, Byblos, MEAB, Central Bank, and other local banks.

الخلفية التعليمية

ماجستير, Business Administration
  • في Lebanese American University
  • يناير 2010
دبلوم, Information Security
  • في ISACA
  • يناير 2003

Summer – Information Systems Audit and Control Association

بكالوريوس, Business Computer and Accounting
  • في Lebanese American University
  • يناير 2001

Specialties & Skills

Management
Project Management
Training
Finance
ACTIVE DIRECTORY
ANTI VIRUS
BUDGETING
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
FINANCIAL
FIREWALLS
IT STRATEGY
MICROSOFT EXCHANGE
REPORTS

اللغات

العربية
متمرّس
الانجليزية
متمرّس
الفرنسية
متمرّس