English
Eldar Gaifullin
IT Project Manager, Business Analyst
Germany
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
6
6
Languages
- 8 years of experience in the banking industry, banking software, payment systems
- 12 years of experience in the IT field, web development, IT project management
- 2 years as a Deputy Head of banking unit, overseeing integration projects
- Fluent in English, French and Russian; basic knowledge of German, Spanish, Kyrgyz
- Proficient in PHP, JS, SQL, HTML, CSS and Smarty web-programming
- Hold an MSc in Economic Development, Statistical Data Analysis
Timeline
Bachelor of Arts - Health Informatics
Deggendorf Institute of Technology
2021.10 - 2024.03
Evaluations of AI Applications in Healthcare
2023-12
Scrum Master Certification
2023-12
Agile Project Management
2023-12
Volunteer
Healthcare Information And Management Systems Society
2023.06 - 2023.06
Volunteer
Biohof Kuttenreich
2023.02 - 2023.03
Erasmus Scholarship Program, Exchange Semester - Engineering
Southern Denmark University
2022.09 - 2023.01
Project manager, business developer
Ellipsys (Kyrgyzstan), Afry (Finland)
2020.09 - 2023.02
Business analyst, Project manager
Bakai Bank OJSC
2019.11 - 2020.01
Technical director
LLC Golden Pay Central Asia
2019.02 - 2021.02
IT Project Manager
Iressources
2018.01 - 2022.12
Deputy head of payment cards department
Optima Bank OJSC
2016.04 - 2018.01
Business analyst
National payment system Elcart (CJSC 'Interbank Processing Center')
2014.05 - 2016.04
PHP developer full stack
Journalismnext
2012.04 - 2023.06
Intern, economist
Ministry of Tourism SERNATUR
2012.04 - 2012.10
Master of Arts - Development Economics
Montesquieu University of Bordeaux
2011.09 - 2012.10
OSF Scholarship Program, Summer School -
Istanbul Bilgi University
2011.07 - 2011.08
Project manager
Smart Home
2011.04 - 2014.04
Project Manager
Keen Steps
2010.08 - 2011.04
Project Manager
IBF International Consulting
2009.06 - 2010.08
Bachelor of Arts - Economics of Finances And Banking
American University in Central Asia
2005.08 - 2009.06
Minor Degree - Software Engineering
American University in Central Asia
2005.08 - 2009.06
Work History
PHP developer full stack
Journalismnext (USA)
2012.04 - 2023.06
- Development of recruitment websites: Aajacareers.org, Nabjcareers.org, Nahjcareers.org, Mvjcareers.org: front-end, back-end modifications, creating SSO plugin, integrating payment gateways, VPS administration.
- Reviewed code, debugged problems, and corrected issues
- Discussed project progress with customers, collected feedback on different stages and directly addressed concerns
- Tested troubleshooting methods and documented resolutions for inclusion in knowledge base for support team use
Volunteer
Healthcare Information And Management Systems Society (Portugal, USA)
2023.06 - 2023.06
- Contributed as a vital member of the HIMSS TV team during the conference, supporting the filming of interviews with renowned healthcare experts from diverse geographical backgrounds. Responsibilities included meticulous scene preparation, equipment setup, and diligent oversight of the video recording process, ensuring the seamless execution of high-quality content.
Volunteer
Biohof Kuttenreich (Germany)
2023.02 - 2023.03
- Created the website Biohof-kuttenreich.de, including design, markup, and programming
- Filmed and edited promotional videos, designed promotional materials.
Project manager, business developer
Ellipsys (Kyrgyzstan), Afry (Finland)
2020.09 - 2023.02
- Managed technical support for the water quality information and analysis management system, including debugging, customization, integration with laboratories, import of analysis results
- Organized and supervised the project team, conducted weekly online meetings with customers, and ensured effective working control
- Developed a business development strategy, promoted the company at business events, and successfully sought and attracted new clients.
IT Project Manager
Iressources (France)
2018.01 - 2022.12
- Managed development of the e-learning platform with video-conference and other features for online education, web-based, iOS, and Android applications, online stores
- Writing technical specifications, collaborating with customers, implementing client's ideas and requests, assisted end-users with resolution of issues
- Supervised team of developers, managed daily workloads, planned tasks, and resolved organizational issues.
- Led and managed staff of 5 team members engaged in administering complex IT infrastructure
- Outlined work plans, determined resources, wrote timelines, and generated initial budgets as part of project scope determination
- Developed project management roadmap to define project objectives, timelines and milestones
- Led technical upgrade projects for clients by working and coordinating with consultants and developers for integrations
- Organized internal audits and led efforts to determine and remedy deficiencies
- Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects
- Prepared and submitted project invoices for review and approval
- Drafted project reports to identify successful outcomes, insights and future recommendations
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks
Technical director
LLC Golden Pay Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan, China)
2019.02 - 2021.02
- Managed technical aspects of a new payment system in collaboration with Chinese developers
- Oversaw the creation of a mobile banking application and handled the integration with external systems
- Developed the company development strategy, internal regulations, created the project budget and technical specifications.
- Oversaw product pipeline development, reducing production times by 50%
Business analyst, Project manager
Bakai Bank OJSC (Kyrgyzstan)
2019.11 - 2020.01
- Managed the development of a new online banking system, coordinated the working group, conduced meetings, organized sprints, planned tasks planning, and ensured control of deadlines
- Planned system architecture, wrote technical specifications, created user stories, designed UI mockups, documented business processes.
Deputy head of payment cards department
Optima Bank OJSC (Kyrgyzstan)
2016.04 - 2018.01
- Managed the Payment Cards department at one of the largest banks in Kyrgyzstan, responsible for the overall organization, accounting, system administration, payment system support, and fraud monitoring operations
- Process management work, improvement of business processes in the department, elaboration of technical specifications, methodologies and other internal regulations
- Managing the annual budget of the department, composing business, financial plans and development strategy of the department.
- Collaboration with the regulator (The National Bank of Kyrgyz Republic, ensuring compliance of processes with the banking legislative base
- Discussing/presenting projects/questions in sectorial committees and The Board sessions
- Development and support of Visa and UnionPay payment cards functionality, maintenance of banking infrastructure (ATM, POS, cash-in terminals)
- Integration of new features for payment cards system in collaboration with developers' team and processing center (3D Secure, PayWave, Ecommerce, instant cards).
- Identifying and planning systems customizations, integration with existing business processes
- Automation of business processes in the department (accounting, clearing, paments control etc.) in order to eliminate errors related to the human factor;
- Administered card management systems such as OpenWay (Way4), Tieto Transmaster, ERP ABS RS-bank
- IT projects management: responsible for the overall organization, implementation, processes control, interaction with stakeholders; planning system flow from the ground up including staffing, milestones, cost management, and deliverables, system analysis, technical and business requirements, writing functional requirements, use cases, data-flow diagrams, designing components, providing information to developers team, testing, implementation, operations and maintenance.
- Designed components, provided information to the development team, managed testing, implementation, and maintenance
- Completed projects:
- Integration with The National Payment System Elcart: Team leader of the National Payment cards Elcart integration project. General organization of project work (15 participants) with the Interbank processing center (Kyrgyzstan), planning and control of the team work, organizational tasks. Organization of business processes with the new payment system: the whole operational cycle from cards issuance to delivery to clients as well as financial and non-financial operations, resolution of legal questions. ABS (RS-bank) customizations, integration of automatic banking system with Elcart processing system, software customizations, testing: elaboration of banking accounting model, technical assignments, organization of developers work. Online integration of ABS with processing software Tieto Transmaster (using XML, SOAP protocols). Processing back-office administration, configuration of payments processing software (Tieto), emission modules, writing custom scripts, database queries for minor tasks. Assistance to front-office staff, training, organization of work with the new processing software
- Multicurrency cards VISA Inc and UnionPay Int.: general organization of project work with ATF processing center (Kazakstan) and VISA/Unionpay, resolution of organizational and legal matters, management and control of works (software updates and configuration, elaboration of test cases, testing online and offline transactions etc.)
- Visa Paywave - (04/2016 – 09/2016) – general organization of project work with VISA Inc. and OpenWay: upgrade of card issuing module, online tests.
- Verified by Visa – (04/2016 – 08/2016) - general organization of project work: modifications in the banking system, processing center, online tests of 3D Secure transactions.
- PCI DSS certification – finding auditors, arranging contracts, organization of pre-audit works onsite.
- E-commerce Visa – e-commerce certification in VISA, composing project plan, arranging contracts, organization and control of integration process (integrator, merchants, processing center, bank), testing.
- E-mone:y Joint project with a local mobile operator: elaboration of internal regulations related to e-money procedures, arranging contracts with mobile operator and other agents, licensing e-money emission activity with the regulator (The National Bank), control of integration works.
Business analyst
National payment system Elcart / CJSC 'Interbank Processing Center' (Kyrgyzstan)
2014.05 - 2016.04
- Budgeting: building and consolidating budgets for all departments of the company; preparing budget scenarios, modeling forecasts, performing budget analysis, prepare various ad-hoc financial reports for management.
- Conducted analysis of the company performance, assessed the payment systems market, and designed tariffs and discount systems.
- Elaboration of Company Business plan and Development Strategy in cooperation with National Bank experts.
- Project work: elaboration of new functionality for Elcart payment system: system and business analysis, design of modifications, writing technical assignments, testing works;
- Implementation of integration projects with commercial banks and public institutions of Kyrgyz Republic: elaboration of project documents, technical specifications, data and financial flows diagrams, designing system architecture, communication with project stakeholders, conducting meetings, negotiations.
- Events management, conducting trainings, seminars, presentations
- Business correspondence, meetings, negotiations with all-level managers, collaboration with public sector and institutions (Tax, Customs service, State Treasury, National Bank) under the project work
- Legal drafting, translation of contracts, drafting of technical regulations, description of procedures etc.
- Corporate web site support, procurement management tasks
- Completed Projects:Visa Approved Personaliser, Visa Third Party Processor, Pin Security certification, E-commerce, PCI DSS certification
Project manager
Smart Home (Kyrgyzstan)
2011.04 - 2014.04
- Responsible for project work: searching contractors, composition of technical assignments, financial plans and other documentation; communication with clients and international partners (China, Poland), organizational tasks, negotiations, business correspondence;
- Purchases and supply of equipment and hardware, organization and management of tender procedures
- budget planning and financial management
- Preparing text, graphic, video advertisement content, posting on the corporate website, press releases, translating, miscellaneous tasks
- Designing and programming of smart home information systems based on x10 and z-wave protocols, using Lua script language
- Development of the corporate website, integration of online shop functionality, design and programming works.
Intern, economist
Ministry of Tourism SERNATUR (Chile)
2012.04 - 2012.10
- Conducted a socio-economic study of tourism sector in Araucania
- Elaboration of research methodology and technical part with the use of Geographical Information Systems
- Elaboration of survey forms, conducting surveys in rural regions, interviewing local entrepreneurs, statistical analysis of survey results in SPSS
- Elaboration of poverty reduction strategy through the development of touristic SME and informal entrepreneurship in poorest regions of Chile
- Drafting report for local government with recommendations for regional development plan
- Organization and management of the project, searching of financial sources, attracting partners, work with local institutions
Project Manager
Keen Steps (Kyrgyzstan)
2010.08 - 2011.04
- Client technical support 1st and 2nd level, tickets and tasks management (JIRA, Kayako), resolution of technical problems of the SmartJobBoard CMS (smartjobboard.com), performing FE customizations of SmartJobBoard based websites, maintenance of hosting servers;
- Designing and programming of websites design and functionality minor customizations, bugs fixing
- Project management, writing specification, management of system customization tasks, debugging, testing of results
Project Manager
IBF International Consulting (Kyrgyzstan, Belgium)
2009.06 - 2010.08
- Search and recruitment of international experts for EC-funded projects
- Experts database management
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Health Informatics
Deggendorf Institute of Technology
Pfarrkirchen, Germany
2021.10 - 2024.03
Erasmus Scholarship Program, Exchange Semester - Engineering
Southern Denmark University
Denmark, Odense
2022.09 - 2023.01
Master of Arts - Development Economics
Montesquieu University of Bordeaux
France, Bordeaux
2011.09 - 2012.10
OSF Scholarship Program, Summer School -
Istanbul Bilgi University
Turkey, Istanbul
2011.07 - 2011.08
Bachelor of Arts - Economics of Finances And Banking
American University in Central Asia
Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek
2005.08 - 2009.06
Minor Degree - Software Engineering
American University in Central Asia
Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek
2005.08 - 2009.06
Certification
Scrum Master Certification
Coursera
Dec 2023
- Scrum Methodologies
Agile Project Management
Google
Dec 2023
- Google Project Management Certificate program.
- History, approach, and philosophy of Agile project management, including the Scrum framework.
Evaluations of AI Applications in Healthcare
Stanford University
Dec 2023
- Principles of AI deployment in healthcare and the framework used to evaluate downstream effects of AI healthcare solutions
- Jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 07/06/87
- Marital Status: Single
Languages
French
Russian
German
Spanish
Kyrgyz