cary Downes

- Spearheaded high-impact regional analytics deliveries, utilising delegation of Project management across Centre of Excellence regional-based
analytics resources
- Manage a team consisting of 4 high-calibre black-belt SMEs in the region (EEMEA Cyber security lead SME, EEMEA Digital lead SME, Platforms
SME and one-to-many deliveries)
- Mentored multiple consultants across Advisors in South Asia, Europe, UAE, KSA, Egypt and South Africa
- Close collaboration with Business Development team, taking business challenges and gaps, developing Analytical & Platform solutions within
SOW’s and PCW’s
 - Multi year-on-year increases of delivered workstreams, from 15 projects in 2016 to over 100 in 2024
 - Supervised key strategic relationships with key regional clients, across Saudi and UAE. Driving stronger retention activity, increases of
multimillion-dollar issuer net income across MENA’s top issuers, through over 100 million dollars increases in transactions and balances
 - Developed Government reports, based on Mastercard transactional data, supporting Government departments within UAE, KSA and other MEA
countries
 - Developed multiple products, including Portfolio Optimizer ideation, FX transfer solution for pensions, as well as multiple ideas

Spearheaded high-impact regional analytics deliveries, utilising delegation of Project management across Centre of Excellence regional-based analytics resources
Manage a team consisting of 4 high-calibre black-belt SMEs in the region (EEMEA Cyber security lead SME, EEMEA Digital lead SME, Platforms SME and one-to-many deliveries)
Mentored multiple consultants across Advisors in South Asia, Europe, UAE, KSA, Egypt and South Africa
Close collaboration with Business Development team, taking business challenges and gaps, developing Analytical & Platform solutions within SOW’s and PCW’s
Multi year-on-year increases of delivered workstreams, from 15 projects in 2016 to over 100 in 2024
Supervised key strategic relationships with key regional clients, across Saudi and UAE
Driving stronger retention activity, increases of multimillion-dollar issuer net income across MENA’s top issuers, through over 100 million dollars increases in transactions and balances
Developed Government reports, based on Mastercard transactional data, supporting Government departments within UAE, KSA and other MEA countries
Developed multiple products, including Portfolio Optimizer ideation, FX transfer solution for pensions, as well as multiple ideas

Constructed value-driven analytical solutions across the EURAPMEA region
Developed long-lasting relationships with regional management and CBLs
Participated in regional product developments and ideation partnerships with COE and the European team
Multiple rewards and patents received (as well as patent rejections!)

- Constructed value-driven analytical solutions across the EURAPMEA region
- Developed long-lasting relationships with regional management and CBLs
- Participated in regional product developments and ideation partnerships with COE and the European team. Multiple rewards and patents
received

Supported internal development of automated data pick-up and output coding
Identified and developed coding from external source research
Developed a methodology of any data (of any format and size) source being connected, uploaded and analysed

Supported internal development of automated data pick-up and output coding. This entailed the identification and development of coding
from external source research, to develop a methodology of any data (of any format and size) source being connected, uploaded and analysed

- Supported Analytics project leadership across MBNA delivery
- Constructed value-driven analytical solutions across the EURAPMEA region
- Developed long-lasting relationships with regional management and CBLs
- Participated in regional product developments and ideation partnerships with COE and the European team. Multiple rewards and patents
received

Led analytical function, consisting of 4 analysts
Developed analytical solutions and new products using strategically critical data Analytical sources (Experian, Equifax, etc.)
Identified B2B to B2C data sourcing, to develop a profile of business owners, to better understand the key needs and wants of businesses

- Led analytical function, consisting of 4 analysts
- Developed analytical solutions and new products using strategically critical data Analytical sources (Experian, Equifax, etc.)
- Identified B2B to B2C data sourcing, to develop a profile of business owners, to better understand the key needs and wants of businesses

Led a team of three analysts
Led the identification and development of all Models and segmentations, leading to the acquisition and customer management of UK customers
Developed a Customer Journey solution, which managed customers based on model performance, transactional events and behavioural triggers

- Led a team of three analysts
-Led the identification and development of all Models and segmentations, leading to the acquisition and customer management of UK
customers
- Developed a Customer Journey solution, which managed customers based on model performance, transactional events and behavioural
triggers

Delivered multiple bespoke solutions across Group financial institutions, Telecoms and all other verticals
Developed Analytical products based on market research availability across the market
These included competitor segmentation (understanding customer holdings across organisations, their needs and wants to attract to opposition banks)

- Delivered multiple bespoke solutions across Group financial institutions, Telecoms and all other verticals
- Developed Analytical products based on market research availability across the market. These included competitor segmentation
(understanding customer holdings across organisations, their needs and wants to attract to opposition banks)