Alex Tucker

Alex tucker

bookmark on deepenrich
Followers of Alex Tucker239 followers
  • Timeline

  • About me

    Principal Software Engineer (RPGLE, Equation) at FINASTRA (formerly Misys Banking Systems)

  • Education

    • Colfe's school, london

      1981 - 1988

      Activities and Societies: Played board one for the chess team. Also represented the school in football, rugby and athletics.

    • University of nottingham

      1988 - 1991
      2.1 bsc (hons) physics

      Activities and Societies: Member of the University of Nottingham chess team which won the British Universities Championship in 1991.

  • Experience

    • Midas-kapiti international, later became misys

      Apr 1998 - Dec 2003
      Senior software engineer

      Joined MKI in 1998 as a trainee RPG programmer in the Support department, gaining experience coding and testing fixes on the Equation Banking Server (Retail Banking) solution.Transferred to the development team late in 1998, specialising in Interface developments. Gained extensive knowledge programming and designing within the Equation SWIFT, SWIFT Message Management, Inward Message Manager, Meridian Link, Clean Payments, and FX/MM applications. Also wrote proposals, functional specifications and design solutions for the annual SWIFT November changes. Show less

    • Misys banking systems

      Dec 2003 - now
      Expert software engineer

      Latest projects as at September 2015:SWIFT 2015 - RPGLE changes in Equation, and Java changes in the MMiS repository. Mainly for validation and transmission of the new 59F beneficiary format in both inward and outward payment messages.************************************************************************************************************* Latest projects as at March 2015: FBEQ integration projects using a using a combination of RPG, MQ, Java, Semantic APIs and JMS. • *Digital Channels* – integration with IND Group’s innovative digital channels solutions• *FusionCapital Kondor* - integration with Misys’ best of breed treasury system. ****************************************************************************************************************Transferred to the Misys Manila office in 2003 on a long-term assignment, where I now work on a permanent contract as an Expert Software Engineer/Team Leader in the BankFusion Equation Development department. Successfully delivered RPG projects ranging from 100-1000+ mandays include –• German Bonus Savings• Customer Payment Instructions in Deals• Balance Orders to/from Term Deposits (Sweeps and Reverse Sweeps) • Equation Lending projects• Equation Almonde IAS39 Interface• Chinese Features enhancement• Indonesian Features enhancement• Global Processing enhancements• Documentary Stamp Duty and Insurance• Maker Checker (Four Eyes)• And many more...Acquired experience programming in Java for - • BFEQ Service Composer enhancements• Equation's Java based Semantic APIs. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Alex Tucker
      Employee of the Month for May 2023 Finastra May 2023 For ISO 20022 related enhancements.1 of 5 awardees across the Universal Banking division.
    • Awarded to Alex Tucker
      Kudos Award (jointly with one colleague) Finastra Jul 2017 For resolving SBC upgrade interest calculation issues.
    • Awarded to Alex Tucker
      Kudos Award (jointly with four colleagues) Misys May 2017 Equation IFRS9 Integration project.
    • Awarded to Alex Tucker
      Group Outstanding Achievement Award (jointly with seven colleagues) Misys Dec 2012 ATB Maker Checker project. 'Values demonstrated: Excellence, Results.'
    • Awarded to Alex Tucker
      Group Outstanding Award (jointly with two colleagues) Misys Oct 2012 For contribution to BFEQ4.0 FX507 Service Pack.'Values demonstrated: Leadership, Excellence, Results.'
    • Awarded to Alex Tucker
      Outstanding Award Misys Dec 2011 For outstanding contribution to the FX314 and FX506 Service Pack Releases, i.e. file difference justifications and process improvements. ‘His technical expertise led to a process improvement in the file justification effort which is about 70% of the whole FX project. This process improvement is expected to lessen file justification effort to 30-40% in the future FX releases’.
    • Awarded to Alex Tucker
      Local Hero Award Misys 2008 For significant contribution to the Indusind project and China Developments programme, i.e. ‘dedication and valuable contributions in the successful and timely delivery of two major projects… His high level of professionalism, maturity and reliability influenced the team while his commitment to quality and timely delivery increased the confidence level of customers on the development capability of the location’.
    • Awarded to Alex Tucker
      Local Hero Award Misys 2006 For ‘significant contribution to the completion…on time’ of the Zimbabwe Redenomination project.
    • Awarded to Alex Tucker
      Local Hero Award Misys 2006 For the Customer Payment Instructions in Deals project, for ‘significant contribution to the successful delivery to Honda Bank…instrumental in the delivery within schedule and on budget’.