Business focused turnaround specialist Technologist with over 17 years of comprehensive experience, including 10 years in CTO positions, in innovative oversight of teams and technology. Demonstrated consistent achievement in bringing revenue-generating solutions to market, implementing cost-saving system integration initiatives, and overhauling business processes to improve efficiency and productivity. Recognized Technology Specialist and domain Thought Leader in technology innovation in payment systems including Stored Value, Trading systems, Payment systems, Contact Less and Mobile Payments. Specialties: Electronic Payments, Financial Services, International Payment systems, Web and Retail Usability, Acquiring and Issuing systems, Dynamic Currency conversion systems, cash management, Large operational system governance, IT Governance, Risk Management, Enterprise Architecture, Real Time Systems, Data Management, Information Security, Distributed Computing, Enterprise IT/IS Management, Mergers and Acquisitions, Offshore and Vendor Management, Financial Planning, Team Building

Chief Technology Officer @ From February 2012 to Present (3 years 11 months) Chief Technology Officer @ Retail Payments Consulting and development Prepaid & Loyalty solutions EFT Switches, Card Management System Point Of Sale Systems C-Store/Petro IT Governance, Risk Management and Compliance From September 2004 to March 2011 (6 years 7 months) CTO @ From October 1999 to September 2004 (5 years) Head - Research @ From 1994 to 1999 (5 years)

Vivek Awasthi is skilled in: Electronic Payments, Information Security, Team Building, Enterprise Architecture, Distributed Systems, Risk Management, Mobile Payments, Payment Systems, Payment Gateways, Start-ups, Payments, Payment Industry, Strategy, Software Development, EMV