Kris Michalski

Experience

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  Credit Agricole

  Nov 2007 - May 2010

  Played a key role in the delivery of multiple implementations, and also acted as the PMO for a major compliance programme. - Successfully implemented changes related with the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MIFID).- As a result of changes in Polish Law, delivered changes and new rules for Anti-Money Laundering affecting most of the sales and compliance (security) processes in within the Bank.- Due to change of system in Polish National Depository of Securities, Credit Agricole chose to implement a new solution that communicated with the new system. - Project-managed requirements gathering for EU citizen identification project, which had change due to the possible use of European local identity documents for the handling of EU citizens. - Acted as PMO for Compliance Program in the bank and reported to VP on the board of Directors, led the review of other Project Managers updates and managed stakeholder communications. - Fircosoft Implementation: Handled the tailoring of the standardised solution to fulfil a law requirement of gathering/matching customer data against EU and local Freeze List Show less

  • Junior Quality Project Manager

    Feb 2009 - May 2010

  • Quality / Business Process Analyst

    Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
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  IBM

  Jun 2010 - Sept 2014

  IBM’s network of Global Delivery Centres enables the standardisation and innovation of client’s business processes, operated on various client-facing $multi-million IT transformation programmes involving comprehensive IT infrastructures using AIX, Wintel and SCCM technologies. - Operated as Wave Migration Project Manager on a major data centre migration for Mearsk Global, coordinated server build, application/database migrations and supported business during system & functional testing cycles which safeguarded a smooth production deployment. - Appointed as Project Planner/Technical Project Coordinator on a critical $5m transformation programme for Astellas. Led IT infrastructure workstream and delivered over 80 separate changes. Show less Operated within the Delivery Excellence COE, directed 10 project coordinators on country specific rollouts and took charge of multiple application-based project lifecycles, aligned with best practice. - Led a team of architects and engineering on the development of a new software solution from initiation, global requirements, design and proof of concept phases.- Project-managed an EMEA deployment project for a workload management tool that supported 2000 users located in service delivery teams throughout IBM Europe, engaged with senior level stakeholders. Show less During this period, I drove forward IT transformation projects Subsystem Revalidation, and spearheaded the entire lifecycle delivery including the establishment of a Polish IT Security IAM team. - Led a successful IT transformation project for the rollout of an identity and access management process & tools for UK IBM Accounts involving the IT Security Services team. - Championed the creation of an IT Security IAM team and migrated all processes to a Polish Delivery Centre, including the transfer of over 30 FTEs and a UK portfolio of accounts. Show less

  • Advisory Project Manager

    May 2013 - Sept 2014

  • Project Manager

    Jan 2012 - Apr 2013

  • Junior Project Manager

    Jun 2010 - Dec 2011
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  EY

  Sept 2014 - now

  Entrusted to manage the end-to-end project delivery for various transformation, infrastructure and Software Development Life-cycle projects, handled all risk management, resourcing and status reporting. - Took ownership for the management of the RFP and POC for a document automation & assembly product for the EY Global Law Practice. - Directed the development, supplier management and integration for a SharePoint based document management system that was rolled out across 1700 users worldwide. - Managed the build-out of a three-tier environment and the subsequent deployment of a secure client-facing liquidity reporting platform for a leading UK financial services client.- Controlled $1.5m budget and led the development roadmap for an innovative application for the German Tax Advisory, which involved a development team, supplier and the deployment of a new infrastructure. - Coordinated the study that assessed and delivered the optimum solution for insurance premium tax calculation and compliance, advised UK business and oversaw IT security/architecture.- Managed an InfoSec audit on a client’s highly sensitive financial processing application, negotiated findings and developed/implemented a remediation plan in conjunction with external supplier. - Partnered with business as IT Project Manager, to develop and deploy a bespoke BI tool that analysed/advised on Transaction Tax due diligence. - Project-managed an extended infrastructure project which involved a critical application for German practice, directed IT teams who designed/deployed new Windows/Citrix physical & virtual equipment. Show less

  • Senior Manager

    Dec 2021 - now

  • Associate Director, IT Product Delivery Manager

    Oct 2018 - Nov 2021

  • Assistant Director, IT Service Portfolio Manager

    Apr 2017 - Sept 2018

  • Assistant Director / Service Delivery Manager

    Oct 2016 - Apr 2017

  • Supervising Associate / IT Project Manager

    Sept 2014 - Sept 2016