Irfan Ahmed

Experience

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  NP Services

  Aug 2000 - Oct 2001

  Software Engineer

  Designed and developed automation tools for print mailer jobs. Worked on the beta release of web based content management tool Infovine.

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  Wavetec

  Nov 2001 - Apr 2002

  Software Engineer

  Developed applications for Bahrain Stock Market Ticker display

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  TPS Worldwide

  Dec 2002 - Mar 2018

  Responsible for large scale Payment switch migration projects from inception to go-live. This includes playing a lead role in:i) Requirement gathering and Gap analysisii) Providing feedback to development lead on customizations in the productiii) Ensuring that the development lead has complete knowledge of the task assign and having a close follow up on their progressiv) Ensuring that the implementation team has complete knowledge of task assigned and areas to be testedv) Following up on the completion of test area and ensuring that they have been followed correctlyvi) Giving timely feedback to PMO on risks identified during project executionvii) Overseeing data migration tasks and reviewing team progressviii) Assisting PMO in providing project progress review to client Show less Responsible for leading product team Phoenix, which include:i) Defined product roadmap of an year and developed yearly targets for Product Consultantsii) Performed impact analysis on implementing PADSS (Payment Application Data Security Standards)iii) Designed ISO8583-1993 message specifications for Omnibus national shared switch of Bangladeshiv) Modified and improved upon ISO8583-1987 message specifications of 1LINK, the national shared ATM network of Pakistanv) Analyzed and implemented payment scheme (VISA, MasterCard) mandates in card payment switch Phoenix and Irisvi) Provided pre-sales consultancy and performed system analysis of various project undertaking on Phoenix switch Show less

  • Senior Manager Product Strategy and Innovation

    Sept 2016 - Mar 2018

  • Head Product Management - Switching Technology

    Jul 2014 - Sept 2016

  • Senior Product Manager

    Jul 2011 - Jun 2014

  • Product Manager

    Jul 2007 - Jun 2011

  • Product Consultant

    Jul 2006 - Jun 2007

  • System Consultant

    Jul 2004 - Jun 2006

  • Software Engineer

    Dec 2002 - Jun 2004
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  BPC Banking Technologies

  Apr 2018 - now

  Regional Business Solutions Director