Senior Systems and Business Analyst with 20 years of experience, since 1994, including project management and consultancy responsibilities in numerous IT projects in banking and finance sector.

1. PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name/Surname : Avni Akdeniz
Telephone : +44-799-0843 372
Address : 84 Boltons Lane, Pyrford-Woking GU22 8TN
E-Mail Address : avniakdeniz@gmail.com
SUMMARY OF WORK EXPERIENCE
Senior Systems and Business Analyst with 20 years of experience until September 2014,
including project management and consultancy responsibilities in numerous IT projects in the
biggest private banks in Turkish finance sector and their subsidiaries in different countries
(i.e. UK, Germany, Nederland, Kosovo, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Iraq).
SKILLS & CORE COMPETENCIES
Engaged in various aspects of system development projects with different roles i.e. senior
business analyst, system development consultant, project manager and analyst lead. Working
as a system and business analyst in numerous and big development projects in finance sectors
in different countries gave me a broader perspective and the ability to cope with difficulties
arising from cultural differences besides a sound knowledge of project management and
systems analysis fields in IT projects. So, throughout the years I have worked, I gained deep
knowledge and experience in the following areas:
 Strong experience in systems and business analysis
 Experience in preparation of Requirement Analysis Documents, Detailed Analysis
Documents, Business Design Documents, Test Case Documents
 Extensive knowledge and experience in project management (planning, budgeting,
scheduling etc.)
 Managing and conducting multiple projects simultaneously and successfully delivered
within deadlines and budgets, ensuring efficient and effective use of resources
 Experience in identifying risk points and planning actions for their mitigation in line
with key performance indicators
 Team management experience; led analyst and test teams in several software development
projects and coordinated development processes between analysts, developers and testers
 Coordinated and managed user acceptance tests

2. WORK EXPERIENCE
Dates : May.2015 – Present
Position : IT & Business Development Consultant
Employer : Akdeniz Ltd.
Projects
* Works as a Contractor in IT & Business Consultancy Projects through his own company
since May 2015 in UK
Dates : Feb.2013 – Sep.2014
Position : Senior System Analyst
Employer : SoftTech A.Ş. - Turkey
Projects
* International Banking Software Development Project for Turkish İş Bank & Its International
Subsidiaries / Completed
- Core Banking Development Project
- Black List and Anti-Money Laundering System Development Project
- Corporate and Retail Credits Project
- SWIFT System Automation Project
- National and International Money Transfers Development Project
- Designing Work Flows and Data Models for the Proposed Banking Modules
Dates : Apr.2004 – Feb.2013
Position : Analyst Lead
Employer : Yapi Kredi Bank A.Ş. / Information Technologies Dept. - Turkey
Projects
* Yapi Kredi Bank of Netherland / Projects Completed:
- Equity Module of YKB Netherland
- SWIFT Messages Automation for YKB Netherland
* Yapi Kredi Bank of Azerbaijan / Projects Completed:
- Credit Cards Integrations Project for YKB Azerbaijan
- SWIFT Messages Automation Project for YKB Azerbaijan
- Blacklist Module Development Project for YKB Azerbaijan
- Cash Operations Module Development Project for YKB Azerbaijan
- Cost of Funds Module for YKB Azerbaijan
- Reserve Funds of Installment Loans Module for YKB Azerbaijan
- Commissions Module Development Project for YKB Azerbaijan
- Fixed Assets Automation for YKB Azerbaijan
* Conducted System Development Project for Yapı Kredi Leasing:
- Requirements Analysis of the Leasing Corp.
- Budgeting and Planning of the Project
- Analysis of the Present System

3. * Conducted System Development Project for Yapı Kredi Faktoring:
- Planning of the Project
- Core Applications Module
- Accounting Module
- Risk Control and Reporting Module
- Customer Profitability and Efficiency Modules
- All Testing and Follow-up Processes
Dates : Jun.2000 – Apr. 2004
Position : Senior Business Analyst
Employer : Tekstilbank A.Ş. / Information Technologies Dept.
Projects
* Participated in New Banking Software Projects Including All Banking Applications:
- Customer Profitability Module Development,
- Core Banking System Development,
- Automatic Payment System Development,
- Cheques and Promissory Notes Module Development,
- End of Day Transactions,
- Cash Management,
* Participated in Decision Support System Project
* Participated in Customer Database Project
Dates : Nov.1998 – Apr.2000
Position : System Analyst
Employer : Pamukbank T.A.Ş. – Research and Development Department
Projects
* Participated in the Reorganization Project conducted by McKinsey
- Design of work flows for corporate and retail banking applications
- Design of work flows for call center applications
- Conducted the Standart Time Project for all banking applications
* Developed and applied a quantitative method for spatial organization of the bank
branches with Fitch Consultancy Co.
Dates : Jan.1997 – Aug. 1997
Position : Software Engineer
Employer : Halici Software Co.
Projects
* Participated in the Telecom Billing System Project
- Responsible for the analysis and design of the proposed billing system
- Participated in the conversion of the Cobol sources of the present system into
IBM-Visual Age Gen. Developer Code

4. Dates : Jul.1994 – Mar. 1996
Position : System Development Consultant
Employer : Texas Instruments Inc. Ankara / Turkey
Projects
* Participated in the Telecom Reengineering Project in South Africa Telecom
- Responsible for the analysis of the present system of South Telecom
- Responsible for the design of the E-R Diagrams for proposed system
Dates : Jul. 1994 – Mar. 1996
Position : System Development Consultant
Employer : Texas Instruments Inc. – ETA Elektronik Tasarım San. Ve Tic. A.Ş.
Projects
* Participated in the Turkish Air Force Personnel System Project
- Responsible for the analysis and design phases of the project
- Participated in the source coding phase in the project
PROFFESSIONAL TRAINING
2010 - “SDLC-System Development Life Cycle Methodology”, Yapi Kredi Bank
2010 - “IBM-RQM-Rational Requirements Composer Training”, Yapi Kredi Bank
2010 - “IBM-RRC-Rational Quality Manager Training”, Yapi Kredi Bank
2010 - “HP-PPM-Project & Portfolio Management Training”, Yapi Kredi Bank
2009 - “CBAP-International Business Analyst Certificate” awarded by IIBA
2008 - “Project Management Training”, Yapi Kredi Bank
EDUCATION
2000 - M.Sc., Political Science and Public Administration, Middle East Technical University, Turkey
1998 - Research Fellowship: Operations Research with Geographical Information Systems, Faculty
of Business, University of Alberta / Canada
1994 - B.Sc., Management, Middle East Technical University, Turkey
FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Turkish : Mother Tongue, English : Fluent, French : Basic