Kams Maheshe Laurent
Kinshasa
Summary
Experienced Project Leader with over 18 years experiences in IT, Telecom & FinTech field across global organizations as Celtel/Airtel, IBM, Orange, Mpesa Africa/ Vodacom.
Expertise in Telecommunication infrastructure, Information Technology & Digital Finance (FinTech & Mobile Money) – Planning, Design, Operation, Service Management & delivery. Program/ Project management professional with history of driving projects to successful completion.
Known for fostering team collaboration and delivering results in dynamic and multicultural environments.
Certified PMP/ PMI, DASM/PMI, SAFe SM, TOGAF, ITILv3 Foundation, ISO27001 LI, Orange Project Manager (OPM), Digital Money.
Highly motivated, results oriented, team worker and very passionate to innovate.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Program Manager FinTech & Telecom Innovation Western & Central Africa
Myriad Group
09.2024 - Current
- Company Overview: https://fintech.myriadgroup.com
- Coordinate FinTech program initiation over Central & Western Africa region (Digital payment, Tax payment, Pay bill...)
- Create a footprint FinTech by Country (Bank, IMF, Mobile Money & Others financial institution)
- Coordinate resources to deliver according to the program plan (Business developer, IT Developers, Project Manager, Product Owner, Business Analyst...)
- Business Opportunities prospection in FinTech and Telecom (Private sector & Government)
- Presale role for FinTech & Telecom Innovations Service (SMS, USSD, other VAS)
Country Delivery Manager M-Pesa Africa
MPESA AFRICA / VODACOM DRC
04.2021 - 08.2024
- Company Overview: www.vodacom.cd / https://www.m-pesa.africa/
- Technical Project delivery manager for Mobile money Platform / e-commerce (Mpesa) with MPesa Africa (MPA) & Vodafone / Vodacom
- Maintain the Project Mpesa Roadmap update and aligned between MPA (Mpesa Africa) and Vodacom Congo
- Project & Program Management (Mpesa Vodafone and Mpesa Africa initiative, Local Initiative)
- Hardware and Software upgrade (Release management)
- Scrum Master
- I leaded several projects, such as:
- Mobile Money Platform upgrade – Software and Hardware (Huawei G2 System)
- Mpesa Digital Smartphone with several features on Android & IOS
- Open API Platform for Self on boarding – Partners
- Biometric eKYC Self registration with OCR Technology
- Anti-Money Laundering (AML) – real time screening for Money International Transfer
Head of Project Management Office (PMO)
Orange DRC
09.2019 - 03.2021
- Company Overview: www.orange.com
- CAPEX & OPEX Budget planning for Network Department (CTO)
- Coaching & Support project Managers: standardization project methodologies put in place processes and effective support to Project managers for Planning, controlling, execution, monitoring and reporting.
- Network department reporting and tracking of activities (Network performance, Project management and others activities for the department)
- Define processes, tools, methodologies in Project driving
- Technical RFP & RFQ Coordination
- Resources Management
- Strategic Project Management (FTTH POC deployment, Top-up Platform Swap preparation)
IN/ VAS Manager / Engineering - Planning & Design
Orange DRC
12.2015 - 08.2019
- Company Overview: www.orange.com
- Planning & design IN/ VAS
- IN & Billing System (Online Charging ZTE – OCS, IN/SCP ZTE)
- VAS (mVAS Huawei, SMSC, VMS, WAPGW, USSD Gateway Myriad, CRBT, OTA ADM, CBC...)
- Dimensioning & Capacity management - IN/VAS according to the business growth (number of subscriber, traffic, system load)
- Prepare handover to Operation team from the end of the Project life cycle
- CAPEX & OPEX Budget planning
- People Management
- Project Manager (New Deployment, Swap, Evolution, ...)
- I have leaded and achieved several projects, such as:
- IN_OCS & Billing Merge project (Tigo & Orange merge 2016) – In Disaster Recovery Mode, active / standby IN & OCS for BCM with 2 Data Centers
- E-topup (E-Voucher Center ZTE) merge Project Orange & Tigo 2016 (Huawei EVC & ZTE Etopup)
- Voucher Center (VC) merge Project Tigo & Orange 2016 (Huawei UVC & ZTE VC)
- Multi VAS Huawei migration & merge Project Tigo & Orange 2016 (SMSC, MMSC, VMS & WAPGW)
- USSD Gateway Myriad deployment - In DRP Mode, active / standby CellGate/ CellCube – Merge Orange & Tigo 2016
- CRBT Platform Merge Project Orange & Tigo 2017
IT Architecture & Infrastructure Manager
Orange DRC
03.2015 - 12.2015
- Company Overview: www.orange.com
- Planning & design IT Infrastructure (IP Network, System & Server, IN & Billing System)
- Project Manager of IT Infrastructure (New Deployment, Swap, Evolution, ...)
- IT Architect: Define Architecture of IT Solution
- Dimensioning IT System according to the business growth (number of subscriber, traffic, system load)
- Prepare handover to Operation team from the end of the Project life cycle
- CAPEX & OPEX Budget planning for IT Infrastructure
- People Management
- I have leaded and achieved several projects, such as:
- NGIN ZTE (New Generation Intelligence Network) Hardware expansion 2015
- OCS ZTE (Online Charging System) Server Swap
- USSD ZTE Expansion
- E-topup ZTE (E-Voucher Center ZTE) Hardware expansion
- PCRF ZTE deployment
- IP Data Network resilience for Main Office
IT Regional Services Coordinator / Service Delivery Management
IBM RDC
03.2011 - 04.2014
- Company Overview: International Business Machines / Global Service Department – www.ibm.com
- In charge of IT Infrastructure Operation Management for Airtel Katanga & Kasai Region: Network, System & Server, End-User Support, Cyber Security and IT Regional Project Coordination
- Works closely with Airtel and other Partners for to implement and manage the IT Infrastructure and VAS
- Staff under my supervision: 5 IT Engineers (IBM & Contractors)
IT Regional Coordinator/ SOUTH Region
AIRTEL DRC
02.2010 - 03.2011
- Company Overview: Telecom Operator
- IT Operation for the region (Network, System & Server, End User Support, Cyber Security)
- Design and Coordinate Data Corporate IP Network (Leased Line for Corporate - B2B)
- Works closely with all Airtel departments (commercial, financial, logistics, human resources, etc) in the region and with the HQ.
- Coordination of Regional IT Project
- Staff under my supervision: 4
- Tree sections under my responsibility: IT Infrastructure Network, IT System & Server, IT VAS Regional Service, IT Security & Asset Management & Helpdesk
IT Network & System Engineer / Katanga
CELTEL DRC
02.2006 - 02.2010
- Company Overview: Celtel / Zain / Airtel
- Management of IT infrastructure of Katanga Region (Networking, System, IT Security, Helpdesk Coordinator) :
- Specialist in Information & Communication Technology for Katanga – Kasai Region: ICT Expert on the regionalization Program for Celtel / Zain from January 2007 to December 2007.
- Specialist in Process Management / Design Process
Education
Global Executive MBA - Technology and Innovation
Executive MBA Candidate 2025
Option - Technology and Innovation (Ongoing)
Professional Master - Telecommunication
01.2022
National Advanced School of Engineering of Yaoundé/ Cameroon
Strategic Information Systems Planning in Practice
01-2019
University of South Africa (UNISA)
College of Science, Engineering and Technology.
Skills
- Project & Program Management: Telecom, IT/VAS, FinTech, or General Technology (PMP/PMI Certification & Orange Group Project Manager Certification - OPM)
- Agile Project Management – Scrum Master (DASM/PMI & SAFe Certification)
- Project Management Office - PMO (Planning, Budgeting, RFP/ RFI, Coaching, Design Process, etc)
- IT & Telecom Planning, Sizing, Engineering & Design
- IT Enterprise Architecture (TOGAF Certification)
- FinTech – Digital and Mobile Money Service (Mobile Money Certification)
- IT & Telecom Service Management (Infrastructure, Service Delivery, Product Management, Delivery Management & Operations Management) - ITIL Certification
- Information Security Management Systems (ISMS - ISO 27001 Lead Implementer Certification)
- Telecom VAS Management - Value-Added Services (SMSC, VMS, USSD, CRBT, etc)
- Intelligent Network (IN) & Billing System Management (Planning, Design & Operation)
- Digital Transformation of Organizations
- Leadership & People Management
Accomplishments
- Network Merge Program 2016 : Tigo & Orange MNO – Merge IN/ Billing System & VAS Platforms In Disaster Recovery Mode, active / standby for BCM with 2 Data Centers / 5 Million $ US and 12 months - Project Manager
- FinTech/ Mobile Money: Launch of innovative products and high customer value for Mpesa in DRC, such as IOS Mpesa App, Open API Platform, Real Time AML Screening - 2022/23
Certification
- SAFe Scrum Master 5.0 / Scaled Agile Framework : #18993204-8863 / 2024 / Vodafone University
- PMP – PMI Project Management Professional : #1752653 / 2014 / TenStep Academy EPM Tunisia (http://tenstep-epm-tunisia.com)
- DASM – PMI / Disciplined Agile Scrum Master - #3205477 / 2022
- ITIL 2011 (F) / IT Service Management: #5292527.20372043 / 2015
- TOGAF 9 Part1 – IT Enterprise Architecture: #89281 / 2014 (Analytix Academy South Africa, Sandton (www.analytix.co.za)
- ISO/ IEC 27001- Information security management systems – ISMS (Lead Implementer): ISLI11039611-2019-01
- Digital Money Certification / Digital Frontiers Institute (DFI) & The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy/ December 2022
- Orange Project Manager (OPM # 11) / Ecole Polytechnique Paris-France / Executive Education & Orange Campus 2020
- “Je deviens Manager de Manager” – Management Orange Group Certification/ Orange Campus 2015
- SYNERGY – Orange Business Project Management Model / 2015
- CFOT – Optional Fiber Technician: #7071543 / 2012
LANGUAGE SKILLS
French: Advanced
English: Professional
Timeline
Program Manager FinTech & Telecom Innovation Western & Central Africa - Myriad Group
09.2024 - Current
Country Delivery Manager M-Pesa Africa - MPESA AFRICA / VODACOM DRC
04.2021 - 08.2024
Head of Project Management Office (PMO) - Orange DRC
09.2019 - 03.2021
IN/ VAS Manager / Engineering - Planning & Design - Orange DRC
12.2015 - 08.2019
IT Architecture & Infrastructure Manager - Orange DRC
03.2015 - 12.2015
IT Regional Services Coordinator / Service Delivery Management - IBM RDC
03.2011 - 04.2014
IT Regional Coordinator/ SOUTH Region - AIRTEL DRC
02.2010 - 03.2011
IT Network & System Engineer / Katanga - CELTEL DRC
02.2006 - 02.2010
Ecole Nationale Supérieure Polytechnique de Yaoundé (ENSPY) - Professional Master, Telecommunication
AMM RESEARCH GLOBAL INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT - Global Executive MBA, Technology and Innovation
University of South Africa (UNISA) - , Strategic Information Systems Planning in Practice
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