SUMMARY

• IT Project Manager with over 20 years Financial Services and Consulting experience. Diversified background in Information Technology through various levels of Project Management, Business Analyst, Data Analyst and Application Development roles with exceptional organizational, analytical, and project management skills.
• Experienced in developing and implementing solutions for large - scale, high-risk projects that meet business and technological needs for domestic and international business stakeholders. Experienced working with offshore resources and team members from diverse cultures.
• Adept at leading multiple projects simultaneously and adjusting priorities to meet ongoing business needs. Recognized for ability to build and maintain positive working relationships to ensure successful project completion through solid teamwork and strong customer service focus.
• Highly motivated to acquire new business knowledge and technical skills, and to achieve lasting, high quality results. Recent high profile Project Management assignment involved the implementation of a Global Anti-Money Laundering (AML) application for large international financial services company throughout their North American region. SME for Actimize suite of AML, Fraud, Risk and Case Management software.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Project Management
• Business Analysis / Business Process Mapping
• AML /SOX Compliance
• AML Transaction Monitoring
• Risk Management & Compliance
• Application/ Interface Analysis & Testing
• Vendor Management

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Actimize/Fortent: Monitor AML Transaction Monitoring, Actimize ERCM & SAM, MANTAS AML

Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Visio and Access

Microsoft Office: SharePoint and Lotus Notes Content Management Systems

HP/Mercury: Project and Time Management Tracking System

Microsoft/Oracle: SQL, XML, UML, .Net, Visual Basic & C+

Endevor: Dumpmaster, File-Aid, Expediter, Easytrieve

IBM Check Processing: CPCS, Silas Check Image Archive

NDM: TCP/IP, FTP, Bulk Data Secure Transmissions

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Manage all aspects of project deliverables.
• Lead functional, integration and user acceptance testing.
• Manage project team of 12-20 members in various countries to meet project milestones and deliverables.
• Ensure project team adheres to US Regulatory and Corporate Regulations for client privacy and transaction monitoring.
• Liaise between internal SMEs and external resources based in UK, Canada, Mexico and India.
• Lead source data mapping for all North America source systems to convert from MANTAS to Actimize Monitor.
• Manage training requirements for business teams in North America as well as analysts in India.
• Maintain fiscally responsible approach to IT and operations management.
• Define, analyze and document system requirements and produced all project deliverables.
• Adept at working with leaders across various business units to ensure technology alignment with business goals.
• Develop comprehensive Actimize AML solution for Credit Card Merchant Acquiring, ATM, and Gift Card portfolio's.
• Knowledgeable of the laws applicable to anti money laundering, including the
• Strong background in many areas of Legal & Compliance Technology which include Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Know Your Customer (KYC), Bank Secrecy Act, The USA PATRIOT Act, US Treasury AML guidelines, OFAC requirements, and Suspicious Activity Reporting requirements.

Confidential

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Member of a diverse multidisciplinary project team responsible for all functions relating to the testing and implementation of new GENIUS insurance system for global reinsurance company to handle products for property & casualty and other specialized areas of accident, health and life.
• Liaison between IT Project Manager, Finance Project Manager and 15-20 business stakeholders in the Underwriting, Claims, Accounting, Actuarial and Legal departments based in Stamford and Philadelphia.
• Liaison between internal SMEs and external resources based in Bermuda, Canada, London and India.
• Interview business users in order to analyze and develop business requirements.
• Define, analyze and document system requirements and produce all project deliverables.
• Create data mapping documents for source system data field definitions and transactions codes to new system.
• Create SQL queries for database updates and report extracts.
• Create functional specifications based on user acceptance criteria and gap analysis.
• Develop and maintain weekly, monthly and ad hoc reports and metrics for management.
• Validate and track test cases and test scripts for stakeholders through project lifecycle.
• Participate in the planning and scheduling of user acceptance testing process with project team.
• Conduct process review, prioritize changes and monitor resolution of issues/risks through analysis.
• Create and maintain all project deliverables and archive for future reference in CMS.

Confidential, Harrison, NY

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for system integration, testing and support as both Technical and Project Lead.
• Perform business analysis and assist in designing and implementing of business solutions.
• Liaison between IT staff, business users and PMO for all Treasury System projects.
• Business Analyst for Mutual Fund Stop Payment System used by international clients in Europe & Asia.
• Business Analyst for Anti-Money Laundering system developed in accordance with corporate and US Federal Reserve banking regulations.
• Business Analyst for Silas Check Imaging Archive project to deploy client server, desktop and web based technology upgrades across extended tri-state branch network.
• Business Analyst on project that launched .NET based BNY Online Banking platform to retail customers.
• Business Analyst on project that integrated Mellon Bank’s check processing system into BNY check processing system as a result of merger. Both ran concurrently until cut-over could be made to one unified system. Processing sites included tri-state area plus Pittsburgh, Philadelphia & Boston.
• Quality Assurance Representative for Retail Systems Division to ensure adherence to SDLC processes.
• Data Security Analyst to ensure government compliance with security policies and procedures for Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML).
• Extensive experience in creating both standard, daily reports as well as ad-hoc reports using SQL.
• Developed appropriate project controls and standards using System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Project Management Methodology (PMBOK).
• Responsible for application development upgrades for Account Reconciliation Security System used by branch personnel to validate customer data and account information.
• Managed IT development teams and interfaced with senior management, technical staff, business owners and stakeholders throughout entire project life cycle.
• Liaison between internal business users, IT staff and external resources both domestic and offshore.
• Created business requirement documentation, functional and technical specifications, and test procedures.
• Led projects that successfully met technological and business objectives.
• Developed project schedule, risk analysis reports and change management control procedures stored in Lotus Notes Relational Database.
• Defined, documented and executed behavioral and structural project test plans and scripts for new systems and modifications to ensure compatibility with existing systems.

Confidential

Project Leader; Senior Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Designed processes and procedures for new systems and existing system upgrades.
• Developed retail branch online security system for account reconciliation.
• Analyzed, designed, developed, and implemented custom check processing application features, functions and interfaces for integration into existing systems.
• Project leader on traveler’s checks, gift cards and credit card payments processing system used by several domestic and international banks.
• Project leader for Y2K conversion.
• Provided 24x7 end to end system support.

Programmer Analyst / Sr. Programmer / Programmer

Responsibilities:

• Operated IBM 4381 and Burroughs A9 systems for major defense contractor.
• US Government Top Secret Security Clearance, currently inactive.