BeOptimized - SAS AML and Fraud Detection

Kabacinski Christophe

SAS Expert and SAS Coach

Freelance consultant with 15+ years of experience with SAS technologies, guest lecturer at UCLouvain.

Polyvalent: can work in data preparation, in Analytics, in BI; Ability to coach or give training.

SAS certified reinforced by business certificates in AML and Data Mining.

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Skills

100%

SAS
100%

SQL
75%

Python
75%

Data Mining / AI
95%

Fraud Detection / AML
95%

Training / Coaching

Certifications

UCLouvain - Guest lecturer (2019 - Today)

Guest lecturer in SAS Advanced programming langage at the Institute of Statistics, Biostatistics and Actuarial Sciences (UCLouvain - LBSA)

Holder of the course LSDATS2370
Main topics: SAS SQL, SAS Macro, SAS Advanced Techniques and Efficiencies, SAS Viya
Preparation for the certification SAS Advanced Programming
Environment: SAS Studio, SAS Viya

BeOptimized SRL - Owner and consultant (2016 - Today)

SAS Coach at ACM insurance Belgium (Jul 2024 - Today)

SAS Coach for business users working both in Non-Life insurance and Life insurance
Business report developement (Non-life)
Insurance product modelisation (Life)
Environment: SAS Eguide, Excel, VBA, Vertica

Anti-Money Laundering migration from 7.1 to 7.2 at ERGO Insurance Belgium (May 2024 - Oct 2024)

Migration of AML scenarios, reports, database
Administrator of the SAS9 platform.
Testing and knowledge transfer
Environment: SQL Srv, Windows Server, PowerShell, SAS 9.4, SAS Eguide, SAS Data Integration Studio, SAS Managment Console

SAS DWH and SAS Admin at the Federal Public Service of Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment (May 2023 - April 2024)

Create and load new DWH tables: define specifications, create DDL, load and validate data, check surrogate keys, end-to-end tests, promotion.
DWH automation and job scheduling
Administration of the SAS 9 and the SAS Viya 4 platform
Environment: SAS Viya 4 (on premise), Linux, Kubernetes, Oracle, Apache Airflow, Jira, Confluence, Drupal

Python Data Engineer and Data Scientist at BeGees (Mar 2022 - Dec 2022)

BeGees

Creation of a web application (Python - Django - Mysql) displaying/ analyzing in near realtime the energy consumption and production of BeOptimized,
Energy consumption and production are captured thanks to a Raspberry PI connected to a smart-meter and scheduled using Apache Airflow,
Database and Web application are Dockerized and hosted on a NAS server and data are sent rom the raspberry to the NAS thanks to the Django RESTAPI framework
Data are analyzed thanks to Pandas, Tensorflow and OpenCV.
Environment: Python, Docker, Docker-Compose, Raspberry Pi (Debian), Synology (DSM)

UPDATE

This project was revisited in 2024 and Docker-Compose converted into Kubernetes !!

Technical Data Engineer in the risk department of BNPParibasFortis Belgium (Oct 2022 - Mar 2023)

Mission focused on SAS development for 2 Risk applications with SAS IntrNet and SAS EG related to a specific bankwide project,
Adaptation of existing screens and reports,
Code Optimization to improve reports speed,
Working with Agile methodology
SAS Coaching and Knowledge Transfer,
Environment: SAS Eguide, Linux, Sybase, SAS IntrNet

SAS Technical Analyst/Developer in the Marketing & Sales department of ENGIE Electrabel Belgium (Fev 2016 - Apr 2018 and Apr 2019 - Oct 2022)

Technical/ impact analysis on new energy market regulation (MIG6),
Rebuild/adaptation of SAS processes, datawarehouse and reports impacted by the new regulation (focus on the invoice validation systems and on energy billed & unbilled forecast systems),
Data migration from MIG4 to MIG6
Customer Pressure Index project: Analysis of the marketing pressure on customers (architecture, data collection & data quality, analysis and reporting)
GDPR Project: Participation in the creation of Right to Access and Data Portability modules,
Working with Agile methodology using Azure DevOps
Presentation of MIG6 challenges and SAS developments at SAS Forum 2016
Knowledge Transfer,
Environment: SAS 9.3,SAS Eguide, SAS 9.4 Windows NT SAS Connect, SAS Cloud

Marketing analyst at SIGMA translation Canada (Nov 2020 – Feb 2021)

Market analysis and historical database creation,
Data capture, parsing, cleaning and automation,
Reporting and automation,
Environment: Python 3.7, Power BI 2.88

Fraud detection expert at APPC (Actuarial Programming for Performance and Compliance) (May 2018 - Feb 2019)

Optimization of a segmented cloud-based SAS Anti-Money Laundering 7.1 solution to perform Watch List Monitoring in real-time (Saas mode).
Creation of fraud detection algorithms
Conversion of R Shiny code into SAS BI
Creation of UBO-KYC real-time algorithms for first line screening
Creation of the ETL in base SAS
Creation of process reports (on the ETL, data quality, performance, SCD monitoring...)
Creation of VA reports
Project technical follow-up and recommendations
Environment: SQL Srv, Windows 2012 R2, SAS 94

BI Expert at P&V insurance (Oct 2018 - Dec 2018)

Creation of the Corporate RISK Dashboard.
Creation of VA reports (VA 7.3) and SAS Stored Processes
Data manipulation using SAS Eguide
SAS code optimization
Environment: SAS 94, SAS VA, SAS Eguide

Fraud detection expert at ERGO Insurance Belgium: (Jan 2017 - Sept 2018)

Development of rules to meet FATCA & CRS regulations and AML 4 directive and integration within SAS Anti-Money Laundering 6.3,
Creation of fraud detection algorithms and customer profiling,
UI screen performance optimization (XML based)
Collect and analysis of large datasets,
Integration into CRM,
Project technical follow-up and recommendations
Presentation of CRS/FATCA integration in AML at SAS Forum 2017
Environment: SQL Srv, Windows Server, SAS 94, SAS Eguide, SAS Data Integration Studio, SAS Managment Console

Web master at BeOptimized (Dec 2015 – Aug 2016)

Creation and design of the company Web Site,
Environment: PHP - Mysql - Python - JQuery

SAS Institute - Senior Analytical Consultant (2015 - 2016)

Anti-Money Laundering migration from 5.1 to 6.3 at ERGO Insurance Belgium

Redesign of screens to improve usability of the solution (based on customer feedback)
Rebuild of the ETL in Base SAS to improve performance
Data cleaning and migration in BIG DATA context
Fraud detection algorithms optimization to reduce false positives
Creation of test plan and test data,
Creation of in-memory reports and KPI (SAS VA)
Environment: SQL Srv, Windows Server, SAS 93, SAS 94, SAS Eguide, SAS Data Integration Studio, SAS Managment Console

Predictive Analytic: optimization of a fraud detection model at BNP Paribas Fortis Belgium

Data collection in BIG DATA context (gather all historical transactions and combination with customer data), customer profiling, creation of binary rules, bins, outliers detection, data imputation, data normalization...
Analysis with SAS Eminer to improve the scorecard model used in a SAS real time engine (ESP): utilization of multidimensional regressions, decision tree, neural networks, model comparison, ROC chart & Lift curve...
Utilization of Visual Analytics, Visual Scenario Designer, Eguide in order to create new rules
Environment: Cent OS, SAS 94, SAS Eguide

SAS Institute - Analytical Consultant (2012 - 2015)

Implementation of High Performance Anti-Money Laundering 6.3 at Société Générale Private Banking France

Project technical follow-up and recommendations
Segmentation of the solution under high security constraints
Peer group analysis
Integration with Visual Scenario Designer
Training of consultants, business and C-Level
Environment: Oracle 11, Linux, SAS 94, SAS Eguide, SAS Data Integration Studio, SAS Managment Console

Implementation of Anti-Money Laundering 5.1 at ERGO Insurance Belgium

Business, Compliance and Steerco meeting
Utilization of SAS Data Integration Studio (DIS) to populate the data model
Import and transform DowJones data
Implementation of fuzzy matching algorithms
Creation of fraud detection algorithms
Creation of Web Report Studio reports
Creation of test data and script to validate the implementation
Algorithms optimization to reduce false positives
Knowledge transfer
Environment: SQL Srv, Windows Server, SAS 93, SAS 94, SAS Eguide, SAS Data Integration Studio, SAS Managment Console

Migration from Anti-Money Laundering 2.1 to 5.1 at Argenta Bank Belgium

Data cleaning and migration
Optimization of the Base SAS ETL
Creation of Web Report Studio reports and Stored Processes
Knowledge transfer
Environnement : Oracle 11, Linux, SAS 91, SAS 93, SAS Eguide

Implementation of Anti-Money Laundering 5.2 at AG2R- La Mondiale France

Business and Compliance meeting
Optimization and recommendation for the Data Integration jobs creation
Customization of the screens
Algorithms optimization to reduce false positives
Environment: Oracle 11, Linux, SAS 93, SAS Eguide, SAS Data Integration Studio, SAS Managment Console

Migration from Anti-Money Laundering 1.4 to 4.2 at CRELAN Belgium

Data cleaning and migration
Creation of new fraud detection algorithms
Creation of test data and script to validate the migration
Environnement : Oracle 10, AIX, SAS 91, SAS 92

Implementation of Enterprise Case Managment 6.1 at BNP Paribas Fortis Belgium

Business and IT meetings
Design and creation of ECM screens in order to support the alert investigation process
Creation of SAS Stored processes
Environment: Oracle 11, Linux, SAS 94, SAS Eguide

SAS Institute - Training Consultant (2008 - 2012)

Trainer in SAS Programming

SAS Programming 1, 2 & 3
SAS Macro 1 & 2
SAS SQL

Trainer in SAS Business Intelligence

SAS Enterprise Guide 1 & 2
SAS Web Report Studio, Stored Process, Olap Cube, Information Delivery Portal, Dashboard
SAS Add-in for MS Office
SAS Visual Analytics

Trainer in SAS Analytics

SAS Enterprise Miner
SAS STAT (prog or via Eguide)
JMP

Back-office training preparation

Full SAS Installation (BI+DI+AN) on fresh Windows OS and configuration for the training material
Virtualization and deployment to the different machines of the department
Custom courses creation
Post-training support
Continuous learning to stay up to date with latest and future SAS releases
Environment: Oracle 11, Windows, SAS 92, VMWare, Jboss,

Coach and consultant in SAS BI for Dexia Bank (Market Risk team)

Creation of a SAS Portal & MS Office application containing various SAS reports:Olap Cubes, Stored Processes, WRS reports
Environment: Oracle 11, Linux, SAS 92

NewFarm Agriconsult - Consultant & Web Master (2005 - 2008)

Development of agronomic KPI and crop warning system based on meteorological data
Installation of automated weather stations in various crops (PESSL Instrument) and analysis:

Daily download of data, DQ check and storage in MS ACCESS
Statistical analysis (ANOVA) using Excel
Integration in weather data model and crop disease prediction model
Agricultural warning

Programming and designing of the company's global web site (PHP, MySQL)
Creation and execution of the technical services (samplings, statistical analysis,...)
Administrative follow up of the consulting office and customer relation

French community of Belgium - Teacher in secondary school (2004 - 2005)

Teacher in secondary school in the region of the center - Belgium:

Teacher of Physics in 4th,5th,6th at secondary school of Morlanwelz
Teacher of Geography in 1th,3th,5th at secondary school of Mariemont
Teacher of Mathematics and sciences in 2th at secondary school of La Louvière

Post University degrees

DataBricks Fundamentals (DataBricks - 2025)

Azure Fundamentals (Microsoft - 2025)

Kubernetes and Cloud Native associate (The Linux Foundation - 2024)

Linux Essentials (Linux Professional Institute - 2023)

Various Python certificates (Python Institute 2021-2022)

Professional SCRUM Master (SCRUM - 2018)

Various Python courses ( Datacamp - Sololearn 2017-2019)

Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS - 2014)

Certificate in Data Mining (UCL - 2011)

Various SAS certificates (SAS Institute - 2008-2023)

Various IT courses ( Technofutur/Technocite - 2005-2006)

University degrees

Category	Sub Category	Low	Medium	High	Expert	Trainer	Certified
Data Manipulation	SAS Base				X	X	X
	VIYA 4			X		X	X
	SQL				X	X	X
	SAS Macros				X	X	X
	Python (General, Pandas)				X		X
ETL	SAS Data Integration Studio				X		X
	SAS Access (interaction bewteen SAS and a Database)				X
Business Intelligence	SAS Enterprise Guide,SAS Stored Processes, SAS Add-in MS Office, SAS Web Report Studio, SAS OLAP, SAS Managment Console				X	X	X
	SAS Visual Analytics				X	X	X
Analytics	SAS Enterprise Miner				X	X	X
	SAS Visual Data Mining and Machine Learning				X		X
	SAS Visual Statistics				X		X
	JMP			X
	SAS/STAT				X	X	X
	Python (Pandas, SciKit)			X
	R		X
Databases	Oracle			X
	SQL Server			X
	MySQL			X
Administration	SAS 9			X
	SAS Viya 4					X	X
MS Office	Word, Outlook, Powerpoint, Sharepoint				X
	Excel				X
	Access			X
	Power BI			X
	Visual Basic		X
Operating System	Windows			X
	Linux			X			X
Infrastructure	VMWare	X
	Docker		X
	Docker Compose		X
	Kubernetes		X
Web	PHP				X
	HTML				X
	Javascript			X
	CSS			X
	JQuery		X
	Django			X
	DASH				X

Languages

100%

French
90%

English
50%

Chti
30%

Dutch

Hobbies

DIY
Photography
Oenology
Cooking

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