NAJEEB N. BUYABIS

Multi-talent Management Executive with a quality-driven and disciplined approach to completing project deliverables. Decisive leader, strategic planner and complex problem-solver with 23 years of Financial and non-financial experience. Pursuing new professional challenges with a growth-oriented organization.

A resourceful big-picture thinker who confidently champions business objectives through tactical leadership.

• H SIGNIFICANT HIGHLIGHTS hq Worked within PMO for the new NASDAQ-OMX project in restructuring the Kuwait Stock Exchangeq Involved in: Post Trade and Derivatives requirements for the New Capital Market Authority Risk Management System Analysis with NASDAQ-OMX for Equities and Derivativesq Developed Business Operations Manuals and Standards in collaboration with NASDAQ-OMX for KSEq Team Member KSE Risk Management and Compliance
• Manager, Systems Development Department, Information Technology
• Al-Ahli Bank of Kuwait KW (Mar 2009 to Apr 2011)h SIGNIFICANT HIGHLIGHTS hq Taught sessions for ABK Academy Trainees programq Administered the Bank Treasury Deal System – (OPICS+) Project and aided in initiating and closing Direct Debit/Credit for KCCsettlement Transactionsq Served as KBA subcommittee member in e-IPO (electronic Initial Public Offering) development with KCC and KSE
• Assistant Manager - Information Technology
• Kuwait Clearing Company KW ( 2007 to Feb 2009)h SIGNIFICANT HIGHLIGHTS hq Development of a Settlement/Reconciliation system utilizing Security Messaging using SWIFT MT5XX and MT9XX
• Assistant Manager - Projects and Development Department
• Kuwait Clearing Company, KW (2007 to 2009)h SIGNIFICANT HIGHLIGHTS hq Provided leadership and mentored a team of 12 employees within 3 different teams for support, software development andproject managementq Automated: Clearing and settlement process by utilizing business intelligence methods for a better business process Fax messaging by integrating Fax Servers with Lotus Domino serverq Designed, implemented and deployed auto-reconciliation of KCC issued checks through automating MT950 upload and clearingwith back office applicationq Designed and deployed K-NET electronic settlement through maqasa.comq Brain behind introducing higher levels of straight through processing (STP) enabling the company to reduce cost, operationalrisk and improving customer serviceq Structured a department that integrates entities like the Core Depository System, S.W.I.F.T., investment companies and harmonizecommunication between them and allow for further enhancements to the business and functional process
• Supervisor / Network Engineer„ Kuwait Clearing Company, KW (2002 to 2007)h SIGNIFICANT HIGHLIGHTS hq Enriched knowledge of Options and Future derivatives Trading in the Kuwait Stock Exchangeq Worked with TATA Consultancy on the Kuwait Clearing Depository System integration with the previous depository platformq Played an imperative role in: Management, Installation and maintenance of SWIFT R4.0, R5.0, R6.0 Operations on the SWIFTNETF in Network Providing continuous, controlled, and efficient end user software and hardware support Support and management of Trust Fund Management System and Share Registrar and Custody Department Planning and deploying DRS (Disaster Recovery Site) for Kuwait Clearing Company using HAGEO (High Availability
• Geographic Cluster)q Provided management and support of Initial Public Offering subscriptions, merger and transfer of ownership between KCC andthe Kuwait Stock Exchangeq Supervised and automated Annual General Meetings for Boubayan Bank, AlOula Company for Fuel Marketingq Effectively planned and deployed HACMP (High Availability Cluster Multi Processing) for DRS and KCC Headquarters to reducethe tolerable downtime and economic loss of unavailability to less than 0.01%q Planned, initiated and deployed Trader online check and due payment facility with all Kuwaiti banksh EARLY CAREER GLIMPSE h
• The Shared Electronic Banking Services Co., KW (2000 to 2002)„ Programmer/System Analyst
• Burgan Bank KW (1999 to 2000)„ Programmer/System Analyst

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