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Sameh H. Aloul

 Professional Experience Highlights
 
- 1978 – 1981 Petra Bank, Amman – Jordan
Programmer
System Analyst
Head of Computer Department
 *Part of the team to construct, develop and implement Petra Bank first online demand-deposit system in three months to be ready for the grand opening of the bank (System stayed in production for one year).
 *Head of Computer Department responsible to construct, develop and implement core banking online system in nine months (System stayed in production for six years).
 
- 1981 – 1991 Jordan-Gulf Bank, Amman – Jordan
Computer Department Manager
Responsible for the following:
 *Resource allocation of department team and support staff
 *Testing and accepting core banking system from a third party
 *Develop and review budget for the department
 *Manage IT staff (recruitment, supervision, development, evaluation and disciplinary actions)
 *Develop and maintain department information security procedures.
 *In charge of 17 technical employees to maintain the core banking system for 23 branches
 
- 1991 – 1995 Industrial Development Bank , Amman – Jordan
Head of Information Systems Department
Responsible for the following:
 *Resource allocation of department team and support staff
 *Responsible for day to day of the department and its staff (recruitment, supervision, development, evaluation and disciplinary actions)
 *Develop and review budget for the department
 *Develop, implement and maintain department information security procedures
 *Provide guidance to personnel with responsibilities for information security
 *Establishing policies and procedures in compliance with bank guidelines
 *Authorize and oversee the deployment, maintenance, development and support of all hardware and software in the bank to meet its needs
 
- 1991 – 1995 Jordan Institute of Management, Amman – Jordan
 *Part time IT instructor
 
- 1985 – 1995 Part time freelancers
 *Construct, build and implement the following systems:
         - Brokerage Management System
         - Shareholders System (Shares Registrar)
 *Consultant to brokerage firms in Jordan
   Above systems where the first in the region to cover the direct needs of brokerage firms and public listed companies.
 
- 1995 – Now ManafSoft LLC Amman – Jordan
Partner & CEO
In charge of all in-house Software development covering the following
areas:
 *Brokerage suite (Back, Mid and Front Office)
 *Brokerage suite (Regional & International Markets)
 *Internet Trading (e-Trading)
 *Order Management System (OMS)
 *Portfolio Management
 *Margin Trading
 *Futures
 *Options
 *Short Selling
 *Forward
 *Bonds
 *Shareholder Registrar (for Public Listed Companies)
 *Online Archiving
 *Accounting System for Holding Companies
 *Solvency and Risk Management System for Security Commissions to monitor Brokerage firms
 *Funds
 *Sukuk
 *Fund Management
 *Asset Management
 *Technical & Fundamental Analysis
 *Ticker Screens
 *Procurement
 *AML
 *FATCA
 
- 1990 - Now Consultant to Banks, Authorities and Companies in the MENA region covering by-laws, operational processes and procedures of:
 *Brokerage firms daily trading process covering:
         - Back, Mid and Front office
         - Order Management System (OMS)
         - Internet trading (e-Trading)
 *Initial Public Offering (IPO)
 *Public listed companies’ Shareholders Registrar
 *Securities Depository Center (SDC) clearing and settlement
 *Trading Directives
 *Disclosure Directives
 *Insider Trading Directives
 
Education
 
1977 University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
BA Computer Science
 
Languages
Arabic & English