safwan kaskas, Deputy Manager, IT Dept

safwan kaskas

Deputy Manager, IT Dept

Lebanese Islamic Bank (Credit Libanais Group).

Location
Lebanon - Beirut
Education
Diploma, RPA Developer Foundation -UiPath Certified RPA Associate (UiRPA)
Experience
35 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :35 years, 2 Months

Deputy Manager, IT Dept at Lebanese Islamic Bank (Credit Libanais Group).
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • July 2005 to April 2024

• Started learning AS400 and RPGLE IV
• Planned and executed migration of customer accounts and related data from LIB to Credit Lebanais, after the closure of LIB using AS400 journal files, Db2, SQL, and ColdFusion
• Management Roles: Purchasing equipment, maintenance contracts, liaison with upper management and handle Central Bank IT Audit, and AML Audit, Compliance.
• MISYS Equation database and reports, MISYS EBA (Branch Automation) database, forms, slips, and events.
• Designed and Developed Promissory Notes/Murabaha (Retail/Commercial), Credit/Debit Card Transactions, Outward/Inward Transfers, Letter of Guarantee, Proxy, and Full Payroll System in accordance with Lebanese government regulations.
• Profitability Analysis, Asset Control, Insurance, Investment, SSNF Medical Expenses, and related reports, some of which are automatically generated and emailed to concerned parties.
• In the process of migrating data and programs to SQL 2008 and ColdFusion.
• Used Coldfusion in conjunction with AS400 and SQL to produce financial and other reports.
• Designed, developed, and installed a POS Retail Loan System at various retailers sites to perform Murabaha Calculation and Bills printing.
• Worked on Misys-Equation and EBA banking systems, familiar with Equation and EBA database.
• Employee support and Training.
• Environment: MS Windows, Visual FoxPro 9.0, SQL 2005, SQL 2008, ColdFusion 9.0, AS400.

Consultant/Project Leader at Kasco Consulting.
  • Canada - Windsor
  • August 2000 to July 2005

• Purchasing and Analysis Reports for a Supermarket (Bsat Supermarket - Saida, Lebanon).
• Designed and Developed Distribution System for mobile/van sales, Integrated Jewelry System for medium sized factory, and Strategic Asset Control and Maintenance System using VB.NET, ADO.NET, SQL 2000, Crystal Reports, Windows 2000 and Visual Source Safe (Organizer Limited).
• Managed the migration of FoxPro 2.6 programs and data to Visual FoxPro 6.0 for a temporary staffing company (Ammons Temp Staffers).
• Developed various business programs using VS.Net, FoxPro 2.6, Visual Basic, and Visual FoxPro 7.0 for a DVD rental store and a local community library.
• Worked on several web sites: Real Estate, Beauty Pageant, and Dental Clinic.
• Environment: MS Windows, VB.Net, Visual FoxPro 7.0/8.0/9.0, FoxPro 2.6, JavaScript, MS FrontPage, MS Visual InterDev 6.0, HTML, ASP.

IT Manager at Chaar Le Joaillier.
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • May 1997 to August 2000

• Developed and designed a complete Integrated Jewelry System using FoxPro 2.6.
• Installed and tested a Purchasing, Manufacturing, Payroll, Stock, Sales (POS), Inventory and Accounting system using FoxPro 2.6 in a Novell environment.
• Developed and designed Sales and Accounting systems for company branches in Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates using FoxPro 2.6.
• Designed all paper forms necessary for work flow.
• Supported staff in a FoxPro 2.6 environment and Windows 98.
• Trained staff Windows 98, MS Office and Internet fundamentals.
• Responsible for hardware and software maintenance.
• Involved in the design and maintenance of the companys web site.
• Managed and executed company/factory wide inventories.
• Environment: MS Windows, Novell, FoxPro 2.6.

Consultant/Programmer at Megawats-Lebanon
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • October 1996 to May 1999

International Long Distance Service, Beirut, Lebanon.
• Designed, developed, and maintained a Billing application using FoxPro 2.6 for MS DOS.
• Installed and modified billing system for Egypt branch using FoxPro 2.6.
• Issued invoices and tracked customer records on FoxPro 2.6 for MS DOS.
• Environment: MS DOS, FoxPro 2.6.

Programmer at Mouawad National Company for Jewelry and Watches
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • April 1994 to May 1996

• Developed various applications and solutions using FoxPro 2.6.
• Developed and designed different stock and inventory systems using Clipper 5.0 and Visual Basic 4.0 for a company branch in France.
• Supervisor and operator on an IBM AS/400 F35 system.
• Responsible for hardware maintenance and employee support.
• Environment: IBM AS/400, FoxPro 2.6, Clipper 5.0, Visual Basic 4.0.

Consultant/Programmer at Megawats International Long Distance Service
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • June 1994 to April 1996

• Developed and designed a billing system using FoxPro 2.6 for MS DOS.
• Issued invoices and tracked customer records on FoxPro 2.6 for MS DOS.
• Trained staff on FoxPro 2.6, MS Windows and MS Office.
• Environment: MS DOS, FoxPro 2.6.

Programmer/Instructor at Ultimate Com. S.A.R.L Training and Consulting
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • August 1992 to April 1994

• Responsible for system development and the design of Payroll, Invoicing, and Stock applications in addition to complete school system using dBase III and Clipper 4.0.
• Computer Instructor responsible for training students of various age groups in MS Office, MS DOS, MS Windows 3.11 and programming fundamentals using dBase IV.
• Environment: MS Windows, dBase III, dBase IV, Clipper 4.0, MS Excel, MS Word.

Education

Diploma, RPA Developer Foundation -UiPath Certified RPA Associate (UiRPA)
  • at UI path Academy
  • January 2025
Diploma, E-Commerce Systems Developer,
  • at riOS College of Information Technology
  • January 2003
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science
  • at Lebanese American University
  • February 1992

Specialties & Skills

JavaScript
ColdFusion
AUTOMATION
ADOBE COLDFUSION
CONSULTING
IBM DB2
MANAGEMENT
MICROSOFT WINDOWS
PURCHASING
VISUAL FOXPRO
C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE)
javascript

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Native Speaker

Hobbies

  • Fishing