A seasoned Anti Fraud and Anti Money Laundering professional who brings 11 years of experience within the finance industry. A natural ability to solve problems, innate investigation skills with ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Fraud Investigator
Flexiti Financial
09.2022 - Current
Senior AML & Fraud Officer/Acting Fraud Mgr.
First Ontario Credit Union
01.2017 - 01.2022
The prevention and investigation of fraud and Money Laundering for the Company
Managed litigation towards recovery of loss
Design and deliver fraud awareness training
Prepared reports for senior management
Maintain records of compliance for related third-party professionals
Liaise with police and regulatory authorities for evidence collection
Develop and implement procedures
Regulatory reporting
Transaction monitoring
EDD reviews
Handled all wire requests to HR Countries
Lead fraud hand for online onboarding implementation.
Senior Analyst/Interim Team Lead -Merchant Fraud
JP Morgan
01.2014 - 01.2017
Identified potentially fraudulent activity on merchant accounts
Thoroughly investigate individual cases to determine timelines and identify those involved
Attempt to locate and recover funds
Performed post boarding and evaluated credit reports and financial statements to ensure appropriate annual volumes are in place and the customer can support financial risk of allowed annual processing volumes
Implemented credit reserves to mitigate potential exposure on high-risk accounts, debit bank accounts when fines have been issued by Visa/MC and Government agencies
Assist Legal department in cases of litigation
Gathering evidence, email trails and preparing files to assist in the protection of the firm
Responsible for monthly website reviews, investigating merchant websites for illegal/prohibited sales via online websites.
Fraud Analyst
Interac Association
01.2010 - 01.2014
Responsible for monitoring and detecting eTransfer, IOP and debit fraud over 10M annually
Trained new hires
Created documentation for new and updated fraud monitoring software
Handled compliance and Offline user escalations and inquires
Identify emerging and changing trends to identify vulnerabilities which may require a revision to system rules or procedures and escalate as required.
Server/Bar Manager
Total Sports Bar and Grill
01.1998 - 01.2008
Supervised operation of Restaurant to maximize profitability, minimize legal liability, and conforming to AGCO regulations
Direct hiring, training, and scheduling of all service personnel
Reviewed and monitored, with bookkeeper, expenditures to ensure that they conformed to budget limitations
Consistently working to improve performance
Planned, organized, directed, and coordinated the workers and resources of the restaurant for the efficient, well-prepared, and profitable service of food and beverages.
Loyalist College, Diploma in Community and Justice Services- Policing/Investigations, 2016
JP Morgan, Two “Five Keys to Success” awards. One award was for work and recovering 400k in a debit refund fraud case and the other was the handling and recovery of a 2-million-dollar case involving fraudulent activities whereby working with law enforcement we were able to recover a large portion of funds, apprehend suspects and confiscate equipment used., 2016
FCU Cheer Award” for uncovering a large mortgage fraud ring, 2019
FCU Cheer Award” for uncovering, investigating, and determining suspected money laundering via pharmaceutical industry and property industry that led to organized crime., 2020
FCU Cheer Award” for taking on the role of leading our digital platforms anti-fraud program. I effectively rolled out our fraud mitigation responses, identifying many errors made pre-launch, implementing fixes and controls to respond to those errors, resulting in the reduction of fraud losses by 90%., 2021
Characteristics
A conceptual thinker, builds consensus. Honest, hardworking, and flexible. Thrives in chaos, strives for excellence, overcomes adversity, demonstrates teamwork.