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Operational dossier / CONASA

Cooperativa Nacional de Ahorros

A conservative financial cooperative where stability, compliance, legacy systems, and institutional knowledge shape every operational decision.

Financial Services Santiago de los Caballeros 650 people 18 sites
People 650
Sites 18
Related records 0
Domains 3

Key information

conasa
Industry
Financial Services
Status
Active
Region
Santiago de los Caballeros
Relationship
Fictional customer environment

Business services

5
01 Savings accounts
02 Loans
03 Transfers
04 Branch services
05 Digital banking

Operational view

CONASA
People
650
Sites
18
Links
7
Domains
3
Financial servicesLegacy systemsCompliance

Dependency map

Service path
01 Users

650

02 Services
  • Savings accounts
  • Loans
  • Transfers
  • Branch services
03 Platforms
  • Active Directory
  • Exchange On-Prem
  • Microsoft 365
  • VMware
  • SQL Server Clusters
04 Risks
  • Legacy core banking platform
  • Service account sprawl
  • Knowledge concentrated in senior staff
5 Services
8 Systems
5 Weaknesses
4 People

Weak points

5
  • Legacy core banking platform

  • Service account sprawl

  • Knowledge concentrated in senior staff

  • Incomplete dependency documentation

  • Certificate ownership not clearly assigned

Key people

4

Lic. Bienvenido Cruz

General Manager / Executive Leadership

Evaluates incidents by member trust and continuity.

Common question
Is this affecting members?
Strengths
Institutional leadership, Business continuity focus

Patricia Gómez

IT Director / Technology

Balances stability, compliance, and technology decisions.

Common question
How will we explain this to the auditor?
Strengths
Governance, Risk management

Ernesto Lora

Senior Systems Administrator / Technology

Carries long-term knowledge of CONASA systems and migrations.

Common question
Who configured this originally?
Strengths
Legacy systems knowledge, Operational memory

Rosa Martínez

Branch Operations Supervisor / Branch Operations

Notices branch-level service degradation early.

Common question
Something feels slower than normal.
Strengths
Branch operations awareness, Customer-facing experience

Context & notes

CONASA

Provide savings, loans, business financing, and transactional services for cooperative members.

Stability is treated as a business requirementOld systems remain critical because they still workIncidents are evaluated through trust and regulatory risk