Richard Pitt is an experienced Senior Business Analyst with over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has a proven track record of delivering complex IT projects and systems. His experience includes gathering and documenting business requirements, ensuring IT solutions meet business needs, and managing projects according to PRINCE2 methodology. He is proficient in various programming languages, databases, and software tools.
1. Richard Pitt
15 Blackwood Park
Ongar Chase 087 684 3548
Ongar 01 826 0802
Dublin 15 RichardJPitt@Hotmail.com
Accomplished Senior Business Analyst with proven track record in delivery of complex IT
systems in the Financial Services Industry. Practiced in the development of business
requirements from initial identification through to the delivery of IT solutions, ensuring
that business expectations are fully met and exceeded where possible, designing process
and system improvements to increase productivity and reduce costs. Vastly experienced
with recognized Project Management skills. Excellent delivery, communication and
organizational skills.
Career History
CapGemini Associate
SeniorBusinessAnalyst September2014 to September2016
Ledengagementwiththe businessforkeyelementsof amajor bankdivestment programme tobuildand
deliveranewbankingplatformforamajor financial servicesprovider,ensuringthe alignmentof IT and
businessapproach.
Ledengagementswithbusinessteams gathering,analysing,refininganddocumentingIT
requirementsfordeliveryof the requiredbusinesssolutions.
EngagedwithIT technical specialistsinthe investigationof impactstoIT systemstosupport
businessrequirements.
Preparedbusinesscasestodefine the benefits andidentifythe options,risksandcostsof
deliveryof ITsolutionsof changedITprocesses.
SupportedITtechnical specialistsinunderstandinganddeliveringthe ITsolutions.
Ensuredthat the IT solutionsmetthe businessrequirements.
Engagedwiththe relevantstakeholderstoensure thatthe deliveredITrelatedbusiness
requirementswere signedoff.
WorkedcollaborativelywithITtoensure thatthe proposedITtechnical solutionsdeliveredthe
expectedbusinessoutcomes.
CapGemini Associate
SeniorBusinessAnalyst June 2013 to August 2014
Actedon behalf of the programme ownersinensuringthat mandatory remedieswere deliveredin
accordance withrequirements,foramajor programme of batch resilience improvementsforamajor
financial servicesprovider.
Clarifiedandrefinedrequirementstoensure theywere metthrough ITdelivery.
Reviewedandsignedoff ITdeliverablesonbehalfof the programme.
2. Representedprogramme ownersinProgramme Governance forums.
Workedwithpartiesinboththe UK andIndia on a regularbasis.
Evaluated3rd
party packages fordeliveryof requiredbusinesssolutions.
Workedwithprogramme requirementowners indefiningandclarifyingrequirements, ensuring
that the IT technical specialistdeliveredthe requiredsolutions.
Provideddirectionandguidance inrespectof standards.
CapGemini Associate
SeniorTechnical Specialist July 2011 to May 2013
Deliveredelementsof systemdesign andbuildof keycomponentsandTestandImplementation
managementfornewsystemsupportingthe segregationof dataformajor financial servicesprovider.
Providedin-depthtechnical designforaspectsof the system.
Builtanddeliveredcomplexcomponentsforthe system.
Monitoredsystemdevelopmentprogressandreportedprogresstoprojectmanagement.
Deliveredteststrategy,testplanandbuildof test environment.
Plannedandmanagedthe testingforthe complete system solution.
Providedimplementationstrategiesanddeliveredimplementationplans,successfullydelivering
systemstoproduction.
Royal Bank of Scotland Group
SeniorTechnical Specialist,Core ChargesDublin 2006 to 2010
Led the System Design Team, analyzing business requirements, delivering estimates, design,
planning, and consultancy on a wide range of projects and change programmes.
Workedcloselywithinternalandexternalbusinessstakeholdersinrequirementsanalysis.
and specificationof solutionsforcomplexbusinesschange programmes.
Workedwithdevelopmentprojectsandthe businessthroughsolutiondesign, development
and implementation.
Ledbusinessrequirementsanalysisandtechnical designforanumberof mandatory
regulatoryprogrammes.
Supporteddevelopmentprojectsruninaccordance withPRINCE2 principles.
Ensuredconsistentqualitydesignacross the platform, throughreviewsandmaintenance of
holisticview.
Previousexperience
Royal Bank of Scotland 2001 to 2006
SeniorTechnical Specialist,Dublin 2001 to 2006
National WestminsterBank 1982 to 2001
Consultant,Dublin Promoted 2000 to 2001
Technical TeamLeader,Dublin 1999 to 2000
Technical TeamLeader,London 1996 to 1999
3. Team Leader,London Promoted 1992 to 1996
Lead Programmer,London Promoted 1990 to 1992
SeniorProgrammer,London Promoted 1990 to 1992
Programmer,London Promoted 1986 to 1990
Programmer,London Promoted 1984 to 1986
Trainee Programmer,London 1984
ComputerOperator,London 1982 to 1984
Education and Training (Selected)
Course College/Institution Year
A Levels LowlandsSixthFormCollege,Harrow 1982
LSDM (SystemDevelopment
Methodology)
Learmouth& BurchettManagementSystems 1989
NegotiatingSkills NatWest 1990
AdvancedCOBOL Royal Bank of Scotland 2001
CICSProgramming Royal Bank of Scotland 2002
PeopleSoft–Introduction&HR UK Peoplesoft 2002
Good to Great Leadership Royal Bank of Scotland 2005
C#/Microsoft.NetFoundation QA Training 2010
Prince2FoundationandPractitioner SureSkills 2010
Skillset
Systems: IBM System/370, CICS
Methodologies: PRINCE2 Certified (Practitioner)
Databases: IBM DB2
Languages: IBM 370 Assembler, TSO/ISPF, PL/1, Cobol, SQL, CLIST, MVS JCL
Software: Fully proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
Tools: Endevor, ISPF, CA-7, Connect:Direct, ServiceNow, Strobe
Personal Details
Date of Birth: 15th September 1963
Marital Status: Married
Leisure Interests: Gardening, DIY, Cricket, Ornithology, Music, Conservation and
Archaeology