Dinos Nicolaides

Project Manager / Business Analyst at Alpha Bank

Requirements analysis, functional specifications, planning and QA of payment systems; integration with financial processes; pilot transformation from manual hard-copy client notifications to digital equivalents; planning, project tracking, QA coordination, incidents management and change management.

Project Manager at TSYS

• Managed large and medium-sized client-facing business-critical complex projects (complete life-cycles) within the banking (payments) sector, operating in a fast-paced matrix management environment. • Led the delivery of S.O.R. and implementation projects, ensuring full compliance with industry standards throughout the entire project life-cycles. • Delivered multiple concurrent projects to clients in complex business environments, collaborating closely with multi-functional development, compliance and operational (both local and remote) teams. • Managed concurrent projects with focus on scope, budget and timeline adherence, ensuring project success. • Applied PMI methodologies, including change management, RAID and Action logs, for comprehensive project management. • Proficiently reported project statuses to stakeholders, maintaining clear communication channels and facilitating effective decision-making and stakeholder management. • Responsible for stakeholder management, planning, budgeting & tracking, release management, rollouts, management of post-go-live support & handovers to production support teams. • Demonstrated expertise in managing projects involving business analysis, software development, data conversions, migrations and payment scheme certifications, ensuring seamless execution and adherence to project requirements.

Project Manager at TSYS (Global Payments)

Managed large and medium-sized client-facing banking projects through full life cycles, including S.O.R. and implementation projects, ensuring compliance with industry standards; stakeholder management, budgeting, release management and post-go-live support.

IT Consultant / Technical Architect at European Commission / Cyprus Tax Department (Contract)

Provided IT consultancy and technical architecture; reviewed integration approaches; guided IT governance, 3rd-party SLAs and vendor management; designed enterprise architecture and IT roadmaps; conducted workshops and trained client staff.

Integration Consultant / Middleware Projects Manager at Nokia Corporation (Contract)

Delivered ERP requirements analysis, middleware integrations, migrations, and 24/7 production support for global-scale transactional systems; led datacentre transitions and managed SLA-based delivery.

Technical Architect / Middleware Integration Consultant at Barclays Bank (Contract)

Implemented SEPA and FPS payment middleware using Fundtech GPP, Oracle, WebSphere and TUXEDO; designed high-availability clustering and guided vendor evaluation and knowledge transfer.

Senior Consultant On-site Consultant at BEA Systems (now Oracle), KBC Bank, Fortis Bank (Contract) Brussels

Managed full lifecycle of complex integration projects with SWIFT, Reuters, Euronext interfaces; defined SOA solutions, high-availability clustering, and migration roadmaps; mentored client and vendor staff.

Managing Consultant / Integration Projects Manager at Capgemini, Ceska Sporitelna (Contract) Prague

Led middleware/integration and data migration for large-scale CRM/Data Warehouse programs; delivered POC, architecture design and project management; oversaw third-party vendors and production handovers.