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IT Consultant Information Technology Industry WizzLizz Business Systems Ltd Current IT Consultant at Self-employed Edit + Add a current position Past Business Process Analyst at Newmont Ghana Gold Ltd Managing Consultant at Gigabyte Information Systems Ltd Principal Consultant at Harmony Systems Ltd see all Education Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science & Technology Bishop Herman College Recommendations + Ask for a recommendation Connections 151 connections Websites + Add a website Twitter + Add a Twitter account Public Profile http://gh.linkedin.com/pub/wisdom-kwasi-asare-amegashie/27/628/349 Edit Share PDF Print NEW Add sections Add sections to reflect achievements and experiences on your profile. Summary Edit Customer (client) satisfaction is my primary goal/objective in all I do. In a modest way, I can say I possess the following Skills/capabilities: • Thorough understanding of software development lifecycle, test processes and methodology • Ability to perform requirement analysis and create test products (test plans, scripts, reports) • Strong problem analysis, troubleshooting, and resolution skills • Strong oral and written communication skills • Ability to work independently and as part of a team following established guidelines • Ability to review project technical documents and provide input as required. • Ability to compensate for changing priorities and short deadlines • Teaching/Training aptitudes Business Process Analysis Furthermore, I wish to state that I am a highly motivated, goal-oriented individual with flexible and pleasant disposition. Hard work and tenacity of purpose add to my strengths. Maturity and experience are also on my side Experience + Add a position IT Consultant Edit Self-employed May 2008 – Present (4 years 4 months) Accra Application Software development (analysis, design, coding,testing, implementation & maintenance) IT training Project Coordination and Management Company representative Ask for recommendations Business Process Analyst Edit Newmont Ghana Gold Ltd April 2006 – April 2008 (2 years 1 month) Kenyasi, Ahafo, Ghana o Responsible for ensuring Newmont Business processes were adhered to, by monitoring compliance and generating exception reports. o Reviewing all business processes and recommending to/advising management on improvements on an on-going basis. o Assisting IT Manager in preparation and administration of CAPEX and OPEX budgets for the Department. Revising on a monthly basis, the variance reports. Run budget so efficiently that variances were within 5% variance 99% of the time. o Handling of all administrative and project management processes for the department –Department Document Control Management which included creation of Project folders and files, amendment and/or maintenance of same under very strict guidelines ensuring only valid and legal access was available to users, travel booking and reservations (flight and accommodation), health, safety and environmental inspections and seminars, management and project meeting organization; Raising Purchase Requisitions (PRs), inventory control, writing of all minutes of meetings, etc. Received praise/commendation most of the time for excellent work done, albeit verbally. o As the Ellipse Coordinator, liaised with all users – old & new to assign user-ids, passwords and access (permissions); thus responsible for Ellipse governance, risk and compliance issues. Excellently executed having taken over from an outgoing expatriate o Also ensured SOx expectations were met by monitoring on daily and monthly basis, all critical batch reports and activities as far as IT was concerned. In addition, played an integral role in Change Management processes by testing all system changes for proper functioning before live implementation (i.e. production) after migration from development o Besides, monitored and produced on weekly basis, Helpdesk activities/reports detailing how many help requests were made, resolved and outstanding. Ensured problem resolution attained 90 %.mark Ask for recommendations Managing Consultant Edit Gigabyte Information Systems Ltd January 1998 – March 2006 (8 years 3 months) Accra, Ghana o Managing Consultant, Gigabyte Information Systems, Accra o Responsible for company’s consultancy services which included sourcing, planning and execution of IT projects involving training, systems development and implementation and post implementation support. Clients included Coca-Cola, Aluworks, Cocoa Marketing Company, Ghana Civil Aviation Authority, Nestle, Ghacem, GTP, First Ghana Building Society, etc, Put company finances on very sound footing. Ask for recommendations Principal Consultant Edit Harmony Systems Ltd 1990 – 1997 (7 years) Accra, Ghana o Responsible for systems development and the maintenance of clients’ systems .Successfully implemented SUN accounting package for GHACEM o Accomplished CEPS Payroll System and Billing system for Ghana Telecom External Services o Teamed up with other consultants from AFRITEC to successfully undertake a data collection and analysis for the World Bank URBAN III project Ask for recommendations SYSTEMS ADVISER Edit REISS & CO (ICL GHANA, LTD.) 1987 – 1989 (2 years) Developed several bespoke application software like payroll, stock/inventory, etc. Handled Corporate and Individual software Training Did a lot of spreadsheet jobs using LOGIXTIX Implemented DBFLEX accounting software for several clients Ask for recommendations Analyst / Programmer Edit State Gold Mining Corporation September 1986 – March 1987 (7 months) o Responsible for systems analysis, Development, design, implementation and training for the head office (Accra) and all the mine sites – Dunkwa, Tarkwa and Prestea. o Successfully developed and implemented a single user Payroll System for the Corporation as well as a Procurement Document Control System for the Procurement Outfit then run by the Canada Ghana Mining Group (CGM) Ask for recommendations Programmer/Analyst Edit NCR Ghana Ltd. 1984 – 1986 (2 years) Developed and implemented besspoke applications (General Ledger accounting, sales & purchases, Budgeting, etc.) for several clients Corporate and Individual Training System support and implementation Client support Ask for recommendations Programmer Edit INTRECONTRACTORS NIGERIA LTD. October 1982 – March 1984 (1 year 6 months) Lagos, Nigeria Programmer, Intercontractors Nigeria Ltd., Lagos, Nigeria. Responsible for developing and implementing bespoke application systems – which included mainly Inventory Control and payroll Ask for recommendations National Service Personnel Edit Boso Secondary School September 1981 – August 1982 (1 year) Boso, Eastern Region, Ghana Taught Mathematics, General Science and English Ask for recommendations Skills & Expertise Edit + Add a skill HTML SQL SQL Server Programming in COBOL, VB, FoxPlus, Dbase, FoxBase Business Process IT Governance IT Governance, Risk & Compliance Software Project Management Project Coordination MS Project Software Development SLDC Education + Add a school Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science & Technology Edit 1978 – 1981 You can add activities and societies you participated in at this school. 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