Ibude Guobadia
Address: **** ******** *****, *********, ******* USA
Phone: 469-***-**** Email: *************@*****.***
Management Consultant
Management Consultant with robust experience acquired over the years in delivering optimal results and business value in high-growth environments. Excels at core strategy development, large scale implementation, process optimization, change management, and new technology introduction; proficient in extracting strategic insights to forecast and develop sustainable business models from scratch. Good working knowledge of Python language to analyze Data sets for analytics, identify trends, build predictive models and address concerns by clients. An inherent sense of leadership and task prioritization enables effortless collaboration with cross-functional teams; empowers organizations to achieve common goals, short- and long-term plans.
Skill Areas: Management Consulting Data Mining & Analysis Python Programming Business Development Microsoft Office Business Statistics Linear Regression Logistic Regression Model Tuning Data Visualization Problem-Solving
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
IESG TEXAS - Dallas, TX (December 2018 – Present)
Consultant
Leverage attention to detail to extract tactical insights and formulate data-driven models to sustain business growth.
Effectively consolidate and report findings from the analysis of insights to the client.
Instrumental in developing the business plan and outline to support Transaction Banking solutions First Bank of Nigeria Ltd subsidiaries in Ghana, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Senegal, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Utilize domain expertise in Cash Management, Trade products, and Electronic Banking to offer sustainable recommendations to support the client’s changing business needs.
Combine vision, ingenuity, and strong business acumen with extensive operations management and leadership skills to support organizational effectiveness, reach, and overall expansion.
Maneng Services Limited - Lagos, Nigeria (January 2016 – December 2018)
Business Analyst
Led the renovation and remodeling of General Hospital’s building facilities in Orile-Agege, Lagos.
Conducted quantitative and qualitative analysis of the existing infrastructure to enable the provision of a system to allow patient payments to be viewed and reconciled centrally by the State Hospital Management Board.
Applied out-of-the-box thinking and problem-solving aptitude to develop new approaches to accomplish a goal – successfully created and realigned processes for the Transaction Banking Group of First Bank of Nigeria Ltd.
Accelerated business growth by building a high-performance leadership team, developing the strategic vision.
Supported organizational capability through ownership of specific talent management processes, including the hire of the Business Group Head of a Unit and authoring realistic job descriptions to drive employee retention.
Standard Chartered Bank - Lagos, Nigeria (August 2013- December 2015)
Cash and Trade Product Banking Sales
Supervised the sales personnel in delivering Cash Management, Trade Services, and Electronic Banking products to leading multinational and local corporations with a minimum annual turnover of $25 million.
Developed customized banking solutions to drive Request for Proposal (RFP) solutions to UN agencies in Nigeria and West Africa, Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission, Unilever Nigeria, and Exxon Mobil Nigeria.
Established record of applying technology and developing projects that improve systems and processes, enhance safety, reduce expense, ensure compliance, and exceed goals.
Citibank - Lagos, Nigeria, and Casablanca, Morocco (August 1990- December 2011)
Senior Banker /Senior Relationship Manager
Demonstrated proven ability in managing ambiguity, applying problem-solving skills, employing research, and analytical thinking to achieve success on numerous projects in varying capacities, from a Management Associate to Senior Relationship Manager.
Facilitated end-to-end franchise operations as Branch/Regional Manager Warri, Nigeria, and Port Harcourt.
Served as a seasoned Relationship Manager developing, building, and managing a highly valuable portfolio of prospective clients to meet annual revenue goals.
Responsible for fostering associations with local and global clients with an annual turnover of $30 million and more.
Streamlined loan requests, providing electronic solutions to meet the working capital needs of these clients.
Effectively facilitated full banking services to top American, European and Asian clients with operations in Morocco.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & CREDENTIALS
Post Graduate Program; Data Science and Business Analytics May 2021
The University of Texas at Austin (McCombs School of Business) - Austin, Texas
Masters in Business Administration (MBA) June 1990 University of Benin- Benin City, Nigeria
Bachelors of Science (Honors) Electrical Engineering June 1984 University of Lagos-Lagos, Nigeria
Training and Certifications:
Standard Chartered Bank- Singapore, Singapore
Credit for Transaction Banking - September 2014
Leading the Way (Executive Management Seminar) - March 2014
Euromoney - New York, USA (Project Finance Workshop)- January 2010
Citibank - London, UK (Senior Leadership Seminar)– February 2006
Affiliations:
Senior Member, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria
Member, Institute of Management Consultants, USA