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Nafaiz Mohamed

Mount Prospect,IL

Summary

Strategy-focused and business-oriented Senior Manager/Software Development Manager with over 25 years of experience in Debt Collection and Call Center technology. Proficient in leveraging cutting-edge technologies to deliver scalable, efficient, and enterprising solutions. Demonstrates strong analytical and technical skills to provide simple and pragmatic solutions for complex application requirements. Expertise in coaching, mentoring, and leading organizational teams to implement best practices for creating maintainable solutions. Accomplished professional with a proven record of applying agile methodologies in software development, emphasizing the delivery of quantifiable results.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience

Work History

APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

CEANNATE CORP
01.2014 - Current
  • Managing development and maintenance of products that leverage Ceannate Corp's applications and reporting platform with Microsoft azure Managed SQL instance and IBM I
  • Guided cross-functional teams, collaborated with product managers and teams across different geographies to build new product capabilities, optimized infrastructure cost, and drove technical best practices
  • Led a team of 10 engineers consist of IBMI, .Net and SQL developers to deliver products with high efficiency and low infrastructure cost, resulting in increased revenue and client satisfaction
  • Implemented a system using SQL Server Integrated Services to automate and streamline the process of data file loads from clients
  • Simplified operations to the extent that operations personnel only need to place a text file in a designated folder
  • The system automatically processes and loads the data into the correct tables and generates corresponding reports
  • Introduced Automation for processing of data from different sources which reduced day to day operations cost by over 60%
  • Collaborated with vendors to streamline workflows such as Emails, Texting, Call recording analytics (Provana)
  • Maintained technical knowledge to support rapidly changing technology and identified new technologies that improved product quality and performance
  • Migrated on premise IBM I over to Cloud
  • Migrated on premise SQL Servers over to Azure managed SQL Server instances.

PRE-SALES MANAGER/SOLUTION ARCHITECT

SYTEL LIMITED
01.2008 - 01.2014
  • Supported the sales team while assuming responsibility for customer implementation
  • Responded to Requests for Proposal/Requests for Information (RFP/RFI) and provided solutions as per requirements
  • Gave presentations and product demos to prospective clients
  • Built and demonstrated conceptual prototypes to highlight the software’s strengths
  • Developed the Soft-Dial Scripter Bridge application using the C# .Net, Web Service Interface and TCP Socket Interface technology, which enabled third-party dialer to use scripting solution
  • Designed Soft-Dial Workflow Server with the C# .Net, Web Service Interface and TCP Socket Interface as well as late binding technology to accommodate the requirements of different customers
  • Designed interface for third-party skill-based routing applications (SATMAP) using C# .Net and TCP Socket Interface, which enabled easy integration of other skill-based routing solutions in the marketplace
  • Produced a reporting solution for Sytel and designed a module using C# .Net, PHP, Apache, MongoDB and TCP Socket Interface; it processed messages and stored them in any type of relational database as per customer’s choice with any schema.

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT

01.2007 - 01.2008
  • Developed a library of steps to be operated with Sytel Scripter, which helped script writers to design the scripts (send email, fax and process credit card payments)
  • Designed an administrative console to enable customers to manage their campaign scripts and agents.

PROJECT MANAGER/SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

QUANTRAX CORPERATION INC.
01.1995 - 01.2007
  • Managed projects from planning to execution
  • Developed software for different industries while coordinating with customer service.

Education

HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA (LEVEL 5) -

City of London Academy
London UK
01.2013

DIPLOMA IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (E-COMMERCE) -

ESoft Computer Studies (Pvt) Ltd.
Colombo Sri Lanka
08.1996

DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN -

National Institute of Business Management
Colombo Sri Lanka
05.1994

Doctorate of Business Administration -

College De Paris
Online
01.2026

MBA in Data Science -

College De Paris
Online
09.2024

Skills

  • Software Development: Python, R Programming, RPG400, ILE RPG, CL400, ILE C, C# NET, T-SQL, ASPNET and Java 400
  • Contact Center Technologies:

Softdial Contact Center (Sytel), TCN, Dial Connection, LiveVox
Database:

MSSQL, MySQL, DB2 400
ETL:

SQL Server Integrated Services (SSIS)
Reporting: PowerBI, Tableau, SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), Sequel ViewPoint
Tracking System:

Jira, FogBugz, Community Manager,
Methodology:

Agile/Scrum, Waterfall

Other:

Confluence (SDLC), Software Testing Lifecycle (STLC)

Accomplishments

  • Achieved a 5% productivity increase by creating WorkMap, enabling department managers to establish hierarchical workflows for account handling. Ensured adherence to priority criteria such as NSF accounts, dated follow-ups, large balances, and account scoring from n to nnn.
  • Designed and implemented an account scoring model to optimize resource allocation across different business lines including collections, lead management (University Enrollments), and GradStat Surveys.
  • Designed and implemented a workflow for Phone Numbers maintenance. Treat phone numbers based on source of the phone number (received in placement vs Outsourced), Number of attempts with no contacts, Attempts on previously contacted phone numbers. Best time to call (Utilized 3rd party data)
  • Developed Emailer, an ASP .NET application, to automate email dispatch triggered by API calls from I-Series system. Managed multiple templates with dynamic customer-specific information (name, date, balance, etc.). Tracked email interactions including opens and clicks.
  • Streamlined operations by automating Weekly Client File Loads, Monthly Invoicing, and New Client Implementation processes, reducing time-intensive tasks.
  • Engineered an I-Series (RPGLE) application to automate email and letter series based on client Statements of Work (SOW). Facilitated setup and automatic processing of client communications through defined media.
  • Enhanced efficiency by replacing manual reporting processes with automated solutions using SQL Server Integrated Services and SQL Server Reporting Services.
  • Integrated speech analytics with Provana (CallMiner) and SnowFly.
  • Integrated credit card and Direct Check payments with payment processing providers
  • Established real-time integrations between debt collection applications and dialing platforms (LiveVox, TCN, Softdial).
  • Created API bridges for integrating Sytel dialer with other market research software (Ingress, Nebu).
  • Integrated with ClearAPI for Skip tracing

Legalstatus

U.S. Permanent Resident/British Citizen – Authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.

Timeline

APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

CEANNATE CORP
01.2014 - Current

PRE-SALES MANAGER/SOLUTION ARCHITECT

SYTEL LIMITED
01.2008 - 01.2014

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT

01.2007 - 01.2008

PROJECT MANAGER/SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

QUANTRAX CORPERATION INC.
01.1995 - 01.2007

HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA (LEVEL 5) -

City of London Academy

DIPLOMA IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (E-COMMERCE) -

ESoft Computer Studies (Pvt) Ltd.

DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN -

National Institute of Business Management

Doctorate of Business Administration -

College De Paris

MBA in Data Science -

College De Paris
Nafaiz Mohamed