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Okafor, Chukwuka

Profile

Chukwuka is a value-focused IT Projects/Products Leader with over 50,000 hours of project work and a combined total worth of successfully completed projects in excess of $20m over a period of 15 years.

He currently works as a Senior Project/Products Manager and heads the software Project Management unit. Chukwuka holds a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A) degree from the Business School Netherlands (renowned for Action Learning) and holds PRINCE 2 project management qualifications. He is a great influencer and possesses a demonstrable track record of harnessing and maximizing team potentials in order to achieve outstanding results.

Multi-solution infrastructure and software projects successfully completed cut across different industry verticals - Financial Services, IT/Telecom, Manufacturing, Public Sector and Oil & Gas. Some of the specific solutions deployed include but not limited to implementation of mobile and internet financial software products, deployment of Enterprise Data Centre Infrastructure Solutions, Remote Surveillance and Monitoring solutions, SAS Anti- Money Laundry (AML) Solutions and the deployment of Enterprise Security Software solutions HP ArcSight - a best-in-class Gartner-rated security solution.

Some of the prominent clients worked for include: AIRTEL, ETISALAT, MTN, First Bank Plc, UBA and Chukwuka has international project management experience (Slovakia, Liberia & Ghana) with professional workshops attended in the UAE (Dubai & Al-Fujairah).

An avid change leader, his interests lie in Leadership Development and Organizational Digital Transformation; and is inspired by new challenges and learning opportunities.

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

HIGHLIGHTS

Mentoring and coaching project managers and development teams

Responsible for enterprise project governance and leadership

Implemented the largest (in terms of cost and complexity) Core Insurance Software application - StarINS™ for a major insurance Company in Nigeria

Performed project governance and oversight functions in the delivery of Data Centres for Huawei

Managed the implementation of ArcSight (a software Security Information and Event Monitoring) solution for UBA

Implemented Agency Banking solution for Accion Microfinance Bank

Implemented Mobile and Internet Payment application for Accion Bank

SUMMARY OF MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS

1.Implemented the largest (in terms of cost and complexity) Core Insurance Software application - StarINS™ for WAPIC Insurance Plc (Nigeria & Ghana)

2.Mobile and Internet payment applications for Accion Bank

3.Implementation of Agency Banking Solution for UBA (Nigeria & Uganda)

4.Supervised development of software application which enables POS payments of Utilities bills –

Ikeja Electric DC, Eko Electric DC, Enugu Electric DC

5.Implementation and integration of ITEX VAS products (Airtime, Data, Utility Bills & Cable TV Subscriptions) to Agents, Merchants & TELCOs

6.Managed MTN MPLS Network PE Upgrade & Migration to Cisco ASR9K Routers in 12 Switch Centres across the country

7.Managed the implementation of pre-terminated dual-homed (Copper and Fibre) Data Centre for Airtel Nigeria (first of its kind in Africa)

8.Infrastructure Project for Central Bank Liberia – involving design and construction of enterprise data centre with power solutions

9.Managed the delivery Data Centre solution for GCNET Accra

10.Provided Project Governance for Union Bank Plc multi-solution implementation involving deployment of V-Block infrastructure, Network (Cisco N7k & ASA Firewall) & CheckPoint Security solution.

11.Reduced overall project implementation costs by 20% via thorough inspection and search for alternatives

12.Project-managed the end to end delivery of complex multi-solution enterprise network infrastructure project for LM Ericsson (included network data centre, structured cabling physical security solutions). 2014 (N160m)

13.Managed the implementation of HP ArcSight (a Security Information and Event Monitoring) solution for Zenith Bank, Fidelity Bank and MTN - 2012 (Combined value N680m)

ITEX INTEGRATED SERVICES

(April 2017)

Designation: Group Head, Projects & Software Products Development

Accomplishment: 1) Implementation of POS Contactless Card Transactions for Access Bank.

2)Managed the deployment of Android POS Terminals – (a disruptive solution in the Fintech space)

Duties:

Provide guidance and supervision of Fintech & VAS integration projects

Entrench use of software collaboration tools and Agile practices within the development team

Prioritize product and sprint backlogs

Plan and establish sprint goals and facilitate daily stand-ups

Enable product life cycle management via iterative development

Facilitate sprint review meetings

Conduct code reviews and period feedback sessions with development team for continuous process improvement

Interpreting complex data to derive useful business insights

Workflow management with JIRA (software and service desk)

RESOURCERY PLC (November 2011 – March 2017)

Designation: Head, Projects

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES IN RESOURCERY

•Responsible for assuring company revenue through completed and signed off projects

(N7bn in 2014)

•Work closely with Top Management as a member of the Revenue Assurance Team, to identify and resolve key issues that might negatively impact Top line, Bottom line, Cost line, Cash inflow and outflow.

•Responsible for formulating project delivery strategies required to achieve set business benefits.

•Offer business and technical insights during the design and delivery of solutions during meetings through collaboration and information sharing.

•Author strategic project process documents

•Ensuring that Project Managers adhere to standard project processes, policies and procedures

•Responsible for managing high level project communications among internal and external stakeholders

•High level project ownership and managing deliverables by exception.

•Responsible for providing high level project scope and management

•Ensuring team motivation by encouraging positive attitudes and resolving any conflict among team members.

•Supervise post project Lessons Learned sessions

•Coaching and mentoring subordinates

•Intervene in Service Level Agreements (SLAs) disagreements

CWG LTD

(NOVEMBER 2007 – OCTOBER 2011)

Designation: Senior Project Manager

PROJECTS ACHIEVEMENTS IN DCC LTD

1.Delivery of ATM connectivity to the financial services sector totalling over N420m

2.Deployed a Call Centre for ETISALAT Nigeria at Kano office

3.Managed full Network Infrastructure solutions (Core Switch, Unified Communications and Enterprise Wireless Network) deployment for TOTAL’s new building infrastructure at Eko Towers 2011

SOCKETWORKS LTD

(JULY 2004 – OCTOBER 2007)

Designation: Software Project Manager

PROJECTS HANDLED IN SOCKETWORKS LTD PROJECTS

1.Automation of Students’ Registration process in the University of Benin

2.Digital Centre project in Igbinedion University, Okada involving 200 thin client computers all networked

3.cPortal (TM) Software Implementation Project in University of Abuja

4.Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka Software Implementation CollegePortal Project.

5.Infrastructure Deployment Project in Yaba College of Technology, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi and Benue State University respectively (1,200 fully networked computers in total)

6.Information & Communications Technology (ICT) Project for 17 Federal Polytechnics across the country (worth N520m). A project sponsored by the Investment & Finance Corporation (IFC), the investment arm of the World Bank. (Involved bundled procurement, deployment and networking of 150 computers per Polytechnic including VSAT and Broadband Internet provisioning)

SKILLS SET

Soft Skills: Excellent communication, Negotiation, Situational leadership, Emotional intelligence

Other skills: Agile Project Management, ITILv3 (Foundation training)

EDUCATION

Business School Netherlands (BSN)

•Master of Business Administration (M.B.A) 2010 Federal University of Technology, Owerri

•B.Tech 2000

•Second Class Honours Upper Division

•Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) 4.10

CERTIFICATIONS/TRAININGS

•ISO 9001:2015 Internal Auditor

•Leadership Competence and Effectiveness – Tom Associates, Nigeria

•Executive Management Development Training (Critical Organisational Analysis) – Business School Netherlands

•PRINCE 2 Professional Project Management (Practitioner) – APMG, UK

•Business Communication Proficiency Training and Certification - Nigeria SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS/EXHIBITIONS ATTENDED

•Participant: 2nd Digital Business Channel (DBC) Conference for Middle East & Africa (DBC 2006) Dubai UAE.

•Participated in the 5th & 8TH West African Telecommunications and Information Communication Technology Workshop and Exhibition (WAFRITEL) Lagos.

AWARDS

NAT-ESHET AND EME – ILOEJE” AWARD FOR THE BEST GRADUATING STUDENT OF THE DEPARTMENT

1999/2000 ACADEMIC SESSION.

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