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Patrick AOUN, Part time lecturer

Patrick AOUN

Part time lecturer·Lebanese Canadian University

Lebanon

Diploma, Lebanese banking regulations

Work experience

Total years of experience: 28 years, 0 months

Part time lecturer

January 2019 - Present

Lebanese Canadian University

Beirut, Lebanon

January 2019 - Present

Cryptography and Network Security fundamentals.
Company industry:
Higher Education
Job role:
Teaching and Academics

Senior IT Auditor

October 2018 - Present

JTB Bank S.A.L

Beirut, Lebanon

October 2018 - Present

- Developed Audit programs.
- Improved Auditee’s response to audit recommendations (and their resolution) by 30 %.
- Improved the audit reporting process, thus generating more elaborate (quantitative/qualitative) reports.
- Participated in the improvement of the response reaction time to incidents.
- Provided advise on multiple occasions on topics related to Audit, Governance and Risk management.

IS Audit | ISO 27001 | ISO 27005 | Security | Quality | Governance.
Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Information Technology

Freelance Consultant

January 2001 - Present

Self-Employed

Beirut, Lebanon

January 2001 - Present

LiquidNexxus Ltd. London, United Kingdom (2013-Present)
Freelance Trainer, Strategic Advisor, Lebanon territory.

Steering Committee coordinator and Co-Chair, Beirut Payment Risk Forum 2014.
Contributed in many areas: coordinating events, supporting Training Workshops, providing e-payment and IT security trainings.
Security training | Training program development | consulting | needs assessment | relationship management | Public speaking | Event planning | Content management | speaker recruitment.

Professional Evaluation and Certification Board (PECB) (2013-Present)
ISO examination Proctor

Administer PECB ISO certification exams.

IT Business Analyst (2002-Present)

Consulted and worked on various small projects and assignments, in different IT-related discipline
IT Consultancy | IT Infrastructure design | Project management | Team building | System design | System implementation | Management.
Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Information Technology

Senior MIS officer

March 2015 - October 2018

JTB Bank S.A.L

Beirut, Lebanon

March 2015 - October 2018

- Established the MIS Unit, its structure, its mission, policies, and procedures.
- Trained 20 colleagues in MS EXCEL and assisted them in automating their processes.
- Supported the Finance and HR departments in re-engineering, automating processes and dataflows, while applying risk management principles (based on ISO 31000/27005).

Training | Banking Reporting | Business Analysis | Management Information System | Project Management | Risk management | ISO 31000 | Quality Control | Banking Regulations | Process Automation | Knowledgebase Management.
Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Part time Lecturer

November 2015 - April 2016

Al-Kafaat Foundation University

Beirut, Lebanon

November 2015 - April 2016

Investment portfolio management: Fixed income securities | Understanding financial statements.
Company industry:
Higher Education
Job role:
Teaching and Academics

Senior IT Support and Security coordinator, Business Analyst

April 2009 - February 2015

JTB Bank S.A.L

Beirut, Lebanon

April 2009 - February 2015

- Assessed and participated in optimizing the IT security Risk, BCP and governance frameworks.
- Complemented the IT department’s knowledgebase policies and procedures.
- Participated in many IT Audit assignments (internally), coordinating with external auditors on various missions.
- Moderated multiple (6) IT systems implementations (HRMS - WinForce, AML…etc.), assured daily operations and managed the related databases.
- Supervised the inception of 7 new employees within the department.
- Established the IT department’s IT support framework.

IT Security | Training | IT Governance |ISO 27001/27005| ISO 22301 | IT System Implementation |HRMS | SETS-WinForce 3.0 | Risk Management | Project Management | IT Sourcing Management | Knowledgebase Management | System Integration | Process Re-Engineering | Oracle 11g | SQL Server 2000/2005 | AML | Banking Operations | Core Banking | IT Support Management.
Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Information Technology

POS system Supervisor

September 2002 - March 2008

Credit Card Management S.A.L (C.C.M)

Beirut, Lebanon

September 2002 - March 2008

- Advised on IT strategy topics within the department.
- Assessed working controls and suggested amendments whenever needed.
- Moderated card product certification projects and POS software quality control and deployment.
- Provided training and supervised the inception of 8 new employees.
- Managed authorization switch server, handling 10, 000 POS terminals.

Training | Software testing | IT security | System administration | Bank cards | Software documentation | Support management | IT Solution design | Visual Basic | C/C++ |IT Solution implementation | ISO 8583 | Software development | Oracle 8/8i/9i | SQL Server 2000 | PCI-DSS.
Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Information Technology

Analyst-Programmer

June 2004 - February 2005

Lebanese Army, Ministry of Defense

Beirut, Lebanon

June 2004 - February 2005

- Assessed IT Risks and mitigated them with adequate controls.
- Advised on IT strategy topics within the unit.
- Maintained and administered the department’s data application and data server.
- Provided training and supervised the inception of 22 new conscripts.

Training | Software development | Database Administration| SQL Server 2000 | PowerBuilder.
Company industry:
Military & Defense
Job role:
Information Technology

Senior Operations Specialist, Senior Analyst-Programmer

June 1998 - August 2002

Soft Management S.A.L.

Beirut, Lebanon

June 1998 - August 2002

- Participated in multiple card products certification projects and POS software quality control and deployment.
- Provided training and supervised the inception of 2 new employees.
- Supported Merchants' and Customers' complaints and inquiries.
- Participated in the development of inhouse Backoffice tools.

Training | Software testing | Bank cards | Software documentation | Support management | Visual Basic | C/C++ |ISO 8583 | Software development | Oracle 8/8i/9i | SQL Server 2000.
Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Information Technology

Education

Ecole Supérieure des Affaires

June 2015

June 2015

Diploma, Lebanese banking regulations

Lebanon

Conservatoire National des Arts et des Métiers

January 2015

January 2015

Master's degree, IT Engineering

Lebanon

Thesis title: How to Integrate the IT audit function into a Bank.

ISACA

June 2014

June 2014

Higher diploma, CISA

Lebanon

Center for Banking Studies

June 2012

June 2012

Diploma, Specialized banking studies

Lebanon

Institut des Sciences Appliquées et Economiques / Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers

September 2005

September 2005

Master's degree, Computer Sciences

Lebanon

Performed multiple case studies and projects covering, technology studies and software solutions. Obtained Bulat score equivalent to C2 (94/100) as part of the academic curriculum.

Institut Universitaire de Technologie, Université Saint Joseph

June 2001

June 2001

Bachelor's degree, Business Computer

Lebanon

Performed multiple projects/case studies on software solutions, coupled with a mandatory in-company professional training tour as part of the academic curriculum.

Collège Mariste Champville, Dick El Mehdi

May 1996

May 1996

High school or equivalent, Experimental Sciences

Lebanon

Skills

Credit Card Processing
Expert
Credit Card Processing
Expert
Core Banking
Expert
Core Banking
Expert
Outsourcing Management
Expert
Outsourcing Management
Expert
Information Security Management
Expert
Information Security Management
Expert
Coaching Staff
Expert
Coaching Staff
Expert
IT Security
Intermediate
IT Security
Intermediate
COBIT 5.0
Intermediate
COBIT 5.0
Intermediate
SQL
Intermediate
SQL
Intermediate
Core-Banking systems
Intermediate
Core-Banking systems
Intermediate
Bank Cards
Expert
Bank Cards
Expert
IT Solutions implementation
Intermediate
IT Solutions implementation
Intermediate
Human Resources Management Systems (HRMS)
Intermediate
Human Resources Management Systems (HRMS)
Intermediate
MS Active Directory
Intermediate
MS Active Directory
Intermediate
Business Analysis
Expert
Business Analysis
Expert
SCO-UNIX
Intermediate
SCO-UNIX
Intermediate
Visual Basic
Intermediate
Visual Basic
Intermediate
TCP/IP
Intermediate
TCP/IP
Intermediate
People management and development
Intermediate
People management and development
Intermediate
Disaster Recovery
Intermediate
Disaster Recovery
Intermediate
Information Security Management
Intermediate
Information Security Management
Intermediate
Risk Management
Intermediate
Risk Management
Intermediate
Winforce 3.0
Expert
Winforce 3.0
Expert
Quality Assurance
Intermediate
Quality Assurance
Intermediate
C/C++ Programming Language
Intermediate
C/C++ Programming Language
Intermediate
ISO 8583
Intermediate
ISO 8583
Intermediate
IT Sourcing Management
Intermediate
IT Sourcing Management
Intermediate
Oracle 11g
Intermediate
Oracle 11g
Intermediate
Team Building
Expert
Team Building
Expert
IT Governance
Intermediate
IT Governance
Intermediate
Project Management
Intermediate
Project Management
Intermediate
Database design
Intermediate
Database design
Intermediate
Problem solving
Expert
Problem solving
Expert
IT Service delivery
Intermediate
IT Service delivery
Intermediate
IT Operations
Expert
IT Operations
Expert
System Integration
Intermediate
System Integration
Intermediate
Information Systems
Intermediate
Information Systems
Intermediate
Enterprise Resource Planning
Intermediate
Enterprise Resource Planning
Intermediate
Business Continuity Planning
Intermediate
Business Continuity Planning
Intermediate
LINUX
Intermediate
LINUX
Intermediate
ISO 27001
Intermediate
ISO 27001
Intermediate
Banking Regulations
Expert
Banking Regulations
Expert
ISO 27005
Expert
ISO 27005
Expert
IT Audit
Intermediate
IT Audit
Intermediate
SAP Business Objects
Beginner
SAP Business Objects
Beginner
Credit Card Processing
Expert
Credit Card Processing
Expert
Core Banking
Expert
Core Banking
Expert
Outsourcing Management
Expert
Outsourcing Management
Expert
Coaching Staff
Expert
Coaching Staff
Expert

Languages

Arabic

Expert

English

Expert

French

Expert

Memberships

ISACA - Lebanon Chapter

Silver Member, Board of directors

October 2012

PECB

Examination Proctor

September 2013

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Certified IT Risk Management ISO 27005
Dec 2014 - Dec 2017
Lebanese Financial and Banking Regulations
Jul 2015
Certified Information System Auditor
Jul 2014 - Dec 2017
Training
Leadership and Change management - Organizational Behavior
Haigazian - Continuing Center for Education
May 2013
Business Continuity Planning
ISACA - Lebanon chapter
Jun 2013
Balanced Score Cards methodology
ISACA - Lebanon chapter
Nov 2013
Mobile Payments
ISACA - Lebanon chapter
Mar 2014
COBIT 5.0 framework
ISACA - Lebanon chapter
Jan 2014
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - Implementation + Passed Exam
Formatech
Nov 2008
Winforce 3.0 - WinPay Advanced level
SETS SARL
Apr 2014
WinForce 3.0 - WinTime Advanced level
SETS SARL
Apr 2014
Oracle 11g
Formatech
Oct 2013