Augustus Mutua

I am an experienced SCRUM MASTER/PRINCE2 technical projects’ manager with 10+ years’ experience in banking and managing ICT projects for a Tier 1 bank in Kenya. Seeking to leverage project/product management expertise as a PM/Scrum master/Product manager. I have outstanding organizational, time management, planning, stake holder management and problem-solving skills. Contributed to cooperative bank's yearly profitability of above Kes. 10B for the last 5 years through successful delivery of digitization projects, automation of bank loan processes and deposit mobilization through implementation of cash deposit machines to merchant clients and branches.

ICT Projects Manager

Co-operative Bank Of Kenya
Nov 2019‒Current

• Participated in the successful change of the core-banking system in co-operative bank as the run book lead, planning the changeover activities and tracking their timely execution.
• Co-ordinated teams of technical leads, Quality Analysts, enterprise Architects, SMES, developers, external vendors, and users to integrate peripheral systems to the core banking system in the ongoing mega project to change the core banking system in co-operative bank.
• Successfully managed a team from AVAYA, AGNOSHIN and coop bank to upgrade the contact centre system AAAD/IVR serving all cooperative bank customers.
• Successfully led a team from different vendors, several bank departments, and merchants to implement the Cash deposit machines at bank branches and customers’ shops, promoting alternative bank channels for collecting deposits.
• As the SCRUM master, I have led a team of business analysts, developers, EAs, vendors , users, SMEs, technical leads to deliver different credit Management Division initiatives through the credit adaptation sandbox.

Portfolio Manager
Co-operative Bank Of Kenya
Sept 2014‒Nov 2019.

• I successfully managed some of the largest MOUs(County government, Kenya Police, Administration Police) between the bank and employers, maintaining the 1-30 days arrears book within the allowed thresholds.
• As the appointed champion for trainings in the retail remedial credit unit, I organized
  and participated in successful NPL and PAR management trainings to the branch credit
  officers, branch managers, regional staff, and other credit departments staff in
  cooperative bank.
• I participated in the successful project of developing a debt management
  system(ecollect), for cooperative bank, playing a key role as the retail loans and project
  management SME.

• 2016-2020, MBA(Projects Management).
  Kenyatta University, School of business.
  Research Title: project risk management practices and the performance of core banking system projects among selected commercial banks in Kenya.
• 2005-2009, Bachelor of Education.
  Egerton University, Laikipia Campus.   
  Second Class Honors (Upper Division) (B. Ed Degree (Major- Mathematics & Business studies).
• 2000-2003,Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education(KCSE).
  Kasunguni Secondary School       (KCSE - Certificate M.G. B 66 pts)