Samuel Ifere

Samuel Ifere

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Management Consultant at IBM | Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence

  • Education

    • UCL

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      MSc Health Informatics Merit
    • Loughborough University

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      MSc Information Technology Distinction
    • Federal University of Technology Minna

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      BEng Civil Engineering
  • Experience

    • Diamond Bank Plc

      Apr 2005 - Aug 2007
      Banking Associate

      Retail Banking Analyst:• Collected, analysed and maintained branch performance data. Liaised with departmental leads for improvement on key operational metrics• Maintained Business Intelligence dashboard, developed and ran reports off MS SQL DB for management reportingBusiness Analyst:• Developed plans for user testing of all branch banking software upgrades.• Validated requirements and staged roll-out at all levels within branch to ensure banking software implementation fulfilling user expectations and business needs. Show less

    • British Gas

      Oct 2009 - Aug 2010
      Business Analyst

      • Identified information sources on customer service transformation project. Gathered, interpreted and translated data. Provided meaningful insights and recommendations for delivered solutions.

    • NHS Western Cheshire

      Sept 2010 - Aug 2011
      Information Analyst

      • Continuous improvement lead ensuring data quality in support of Patient Care, national and local performance monitoring and reporting • Project Manager working for the Primary Care Trust and the Countess of Chester NHS Foundation Trust successfully delivering a Case for change aimed at reducing the number of alcohol related admissions.• Developed SQL queries and reports using the local shared care record SQL Server 2008 R2 database.• Developed an audit tool using Excel VBA, extracting data from GP shared records database and measuring GP’s against the national Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF). Show less

    • NHS Leadership Academy

      Sept 2010 - Aug 2012
      Management Trainee (Health Informatics)

      Completed the NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme where I undertook job rotations and received extensive leadership and specialist Informatics training .

    • Atos

      Sept 2011 - Oct 2011
      Health Intelligence Analyst

      • Investigated and developed specifications for Data Quality Audit of GP Records using data extracted into the NHS Stoke-on-Trent Primary Care data warehouse .• Developed and documented specifications for tracking patients with specific chronic conditions using data extracts from Primary and Secondary care systems.

    • Wirral University Teaching Hospital

      Nov 2011 - Aug 2012
      Business Information Analyst

      • Lead Analyst for Surgery and Women and Children’s division. Developed modules using SAP Business Objects to output statutory and ad hoc reports for Management. Liaised with division leads to ensure accurate capture of requirements.• Project representative for Information department during the implementation of the Cerner Millennium Electronic medical system. • Designed the first Theatre Utilisation reports for the Surgery division which was subsequently used for management and clinical performance measurement. Show less

    • Atos

      Sept 2012 - Feb 2014
      Management Consultant

      As part of the Technology Analytics consulting practice, provided detailed insight based analysis of current states and implemented outcome focused solutions. Used established data driven methodology to develop future state views and led implementation on client engagements.• Lead consultant, delivering a successful Proof of Concept on an analytics driven approach for consulting engagements. Led a team of 4 analysts and developers. Outlined detailed use cases, gathered requirements, evaluated applicable business discovery and statistical analysis packages, liaised with vendors and developed a user tested solution using sample data to produce a set of customisable discovery and statistical reports using a suite of tools• Analytics consultant on a workforce business process transformation project with the National Savings and Investment Bank, Glasgow. Redesigned timesheet capture and submission process and managed the implementation of a new tool to aid performance information monitoring.• Produced Strategic Review on Global Information Management for the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) for Executive Board and ran a series of Change workshops • Work stream lead on service transformation with the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, Milton Keynes. Delivered successful change program on schedule and within budget Show less

    • Kingston Hospital NHS Trust

      Feb 2014 - Sept 2014
      Lead Business Analyst

      • Information Lead for Ophthalmology, Trauma and Orthopaedics, General Surgery and Urology divisions. Developed operational service management Scorecards, worked with key stakeholders across to define agreed Key Performance Indicators for measurement. • Demand and Capacity Management lead, established data driven service benchmarks and supported planning. Developed automated capacity management tool subsequently used for all divisional performance planning. Achieved a 2 week reduction in patient wait times for Trauma and Orthopaedics divisions.• Overall responsibility for the production, validation and submission of mandatory Department of Health data submissions• Defined technical specifications for the Business Systems team to develop online reporting dashboards. Provided advanced analytical business support for Trust operational and corporate functions. Show less

    • Deloitte UK

      Oct 2014 - Feb 2018
      Management Consultant

      Management Consultant in Cognitive Data Science, Analytics and Information Management covering strategy, planning and implementation. Successful track record on client projects using an ability to build key relationships. Industry experience covering Healthcare, Local Government, TMT and Financial Services.• Led a project to embed data mining methodology and build statistical models on SAP HANA PALS using historical data to predict 5 year demand and spend in Adult Health and Care for a County Council. • Applied sound understanding of Predictive Analytics tools and methodologies to business challenges as work stream and development lead on initiative to create the first ever predictive model with SPSS Modeller for an NHS Hospital .• Analytics SME for the Lord Carter Department of Health review of National Health Service operational productivity and performance. Provided validation of the analytics methodologies used, data collection, analysis and reporting covering staff, property and finance information. Show less

    • FTI Consulting

      Feb 2018 - Apr 2019
      Senior Consultant
    • Moorhouse

      May 2019 - Jun 2019
      Manager
    • PwC

      Jul 2019 - Jun 2021
      Manager
    • Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc.

      Jul 2021 - Sept 2022
      Technical Advisor
    • IBM

      Jul 2022 - now
      Managing Consultant
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Prince 2 Foundation

      Dec 2011
    • ITIL Foundation

      Nov 2011
    • Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner

      IBM
      Nov 2024
      View certificate certificate
    • IBM Blockchain Essentials V2

      IBM
      Oct 2022
      View certificate certificate
    • TrakCare DeepSee Analytics

      InterSystems
      Aug 2017
    • AWS Partner: Generative AI Essentials

      Amazon Web Services (AWS)
      Aug 2024
      View certificate certificate
    • IBM Certified Associate - SPSS Modeler Data Mining v2

      IBM
      Jan 2016
      View certificate certificate
    • IBM Microsoft Copilot Summit

      Microsoft
      Oct 2024
      View certificate certificate
    • Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals

      Microsoft
      Apr 2020
      View certificate certificate