ref. Randell Burke (MACS) - Principal Consultant and Managing Director

From an IT career that started in 1974, some mentions here from period 1991 to the present - all while based in Thailand:

Development of core banking market intelligence data channels, databases, applications & processes. Producing unique and timely knowledge-based and data-backed research, analysis and insights about the global, core banking systems and vendor markets and positions. Recognized for pioneering and valued intelligence and insights made accessible online, and packaged in advisory consulting services engagements delivered offline since 2007.

Multiple independent core banking 'expert' and other banking technology strategic consulting or high level advisory roles around system reviews, requirements development, and objective evaluation cycles for various banks and their consultants globally, including from and for the US market. Custom briefings are also conducted for vendors, equities researchers, investment banking analysts about which banks use what core banking systems, why, and how they impact and have relevance to banking business operations.

DBS Bank, Singapore - Offshore on contract in Singapore, he showed the benefit of experience in Asia, and in banking, on multiple assignments (over 5 years) in the headquarters of that country's leading bank. Randell has completed key project engagements for DBS doing consulting and management for different business areas (such as Corporate Banking, Consumer Banking, Investor Trust Services) and covering a number of the bank's strategic solutions.

Globus T24 Core Banking Systems Projects for Temenos in Bangkok and Taipei - Project Director / Senior Project Manager.

Consultant to Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) 6 months F/T - lead Unisys last phase Y2K project,  plus advise and help develop plans on new systems including Customer Relationship Management, Executive Information Systems,  Data Warehousing technologies.

Consulting to Citibank - in 1999, reviewed I.T. systems and processes in Thailand and produced definitive Regulatory/Local Reporting study as model for new data mart applications strategy and business process reengineering.

Advised on I.T. budgets and plans for 1999-2000, reviewed IT operations, initiated internet strategies, and reviewed (checked) Y2K preparations for SEAMICO Securites and Investment Bankers (by referral from ABN AMRO executive).

Planned and led setup of ABN AMRO Bank branch technology in Bangkok and established MIS functions in SCORE banking application - SCORE was the AS/400-based core banking application that was the new standard for AAB countries having a maximum of 15 branches - it was orginally developed in HK (by GSL?) and acquired by ABN AMRO Bank as their own core system (IBM AS400, Client-Server, LAN) - 2 years+ - Core Banking, Treasury, Correspondent Banking, MIS, EIS (Lotus Notes platform), Regulatory Reporting implementations. 

Managed subsidiary of largest regional Systems House group under Computer Systems Advisers group (Singapore) and Automated Systems (HK, China) on 2 year contract.