Experience

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  Caf -banco de desarrollo de américa latina-

  Jul 1993 - Sept 1994

  * Developed a Methodology for Automation of Administrative Processes* Re-engineered of the administrative process of the CAF’s Administrative area* Automated this process using the developed methodology and workflow tools, reducing the number of processes by 60% and process time by 80% * Analyzed all income sources of IBM Venezuela* Developed a Management Consulting System of IBM’s revenues by sources and products

  • Consultant - Thesis

    Nov 1993 - Sept 1994

  • System Analyst – Academic internship

    Jul 1993 - Oct 1993
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  Consorcio credicard

  Aug 1996 - Jun 2013

  Coordinated and led the construction of the new database structures for Consorcio Credicard's Credit and Debit Cards Core Modernization project, following established standards and best practices (data modeling). Ensured data migration/synchronization from the old database structures to the new ones.* Led the analysis, development and implementation of the prepaid platform (PHASE I: prepaid with debit cards), allowing Consorcio Credicard to offer a large amount of prepaid products with debit cards to Banks and Companies* Managed the documentation of all database structures of the current Consorcio Credicard's credit cards core, allowing Consorcio Credicard to have the first documentation of almost its entire production database: its tables, relationships between them and their attributes* Created the standards for new databases (taxonomy), established the first database standards in Consorcio Credicard* Designed the new database structures for customers, accounts/cards, cardholder billing, new accounts system, card distribution system and merchant affiliate modules for Phase I of the Core Modernization project, following established standards* Defined the data migration and data synchronization strategies between the old database structures and the new structures (general strategies and strategies for each table)* Led the performance of technical specifications of the data migration/synchronization for tables that belong to defined modules, as well as certified these technical specifications Show less Ensured the proper operation of all credit cards issuance, embossing and printing, distribution, billing, authorizations, risk, fraud, clearing and information systems; as well as cardholder care, accounting, debit cards embossing and printing, CADIVI (Venezuelan exchange control) and WEB systems.Evaluation, execution, control and monitoring of continuous improvement projects, as well as development and implementation of new products.* Led the successful migration of BFC Bank cards from the EVERTEC processor to the Consorcio Credicard* Coordinated the Venezuela Currency Redenomination Project (adapted systems to work with Bolivares Fuertes instead of Bolivares), successfully implemented all changes before the new currency entered into force on January 1st, 2008.* Directed the analysis, development and implementation of all issuer-systems changes that guaranteed the SUDEBAN 129.08 Resolution compliance (SUDEBAN 129.08 Resolution project)* Managed the analysis, development and implementation of all issuer-systems changes that guaranteed the new Credit Cards and Debit Cards Law compliance (New Credit Cards and Debit Cards Law Project) Show less Ensured the proper operation of Authorizations and Risk Management systems, carrying out their continuous improvement and development.* Managed re-engineering of authorization systems,improved information management* Coordinated and participated in the migration of communication systems between MASTERCARD/VISA equipment and Credicard’s host from BSC to TCP/IP protocols* Directed the analysis,development and implementation of a communication system between Credicard’s host and theCredicard’s IST Switch (OASIS Technology) to process all Credicard’s transactions coming from Credicard’s POS* Led the analysis,development and implementation of a local ON-LINE risk system, which checks all incomingtransactions from Credicard’s cardholders and alerts of potential fraud transactions* Integrated the authorization,communication and risk systems with MASTERCARD RiskFinder to check MASTERCARD transactions* Migrated the generation of security card information from software to hardware* Led the analysis,development and implementation of a local ON-LINE risk system, which checks all incoming transactions from Credicard’s merchants and alerts of potential fraud transactions* Managed the Y2K compliance efforts in authorization and risk systems, and coordinated development of Y2K contingency plans with other Project Leads* Developed and maintained of a Credit Reference System (references from Credicard’s associated banks and all Venezuela’s banks)* Developed systems for the maintenance,via ON-LINE and batch,of the Account File (MASTERCARD) and Exceptions file (VISA) to block lost,stolen and canceled credit cards, dilatory clients and over limit accounts* Attended the authorization/risk requirements from 19 banks and 2 Credicard’s departments, supporting 50+ users.* Development,testing,certification and implementation of different MASTERCARD/VISA requirements due to annual MASTERCARD and VISA improvement in their systems (BankNet and BASE I) Show less

  • Project Manager - Database Architect of Core Modernization Project

    Aug 2009 - Jun 2013

  • Issuer Development Manager

    Jan 2007 - Jul 2009

  • Project Leader - Credit Authorization and Risk Management Systems

    Aug 1996 - Dec 2006
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  Banco occidental de descuento banco universal

  Dec 2013 - May 2014

  Project leader

  Coordinated the integration proofs between the new credit card system (Bankbu – OpenCard) acquired by the bank and its core system (Phase I: Amex credit cards).