Dynamic MBA Candidate who offers a background in Fixed Income, Trade Operations, U.S. Securities Lending Operations, and Cash Management / Reconciliations; contributes talent in Onshore / Offshore Team Management, Training, Multi-Project Management, Process Design / Development / Optimization, Change Management, and Risk Assessment / Mitigation; and exhibits an ability to see the big picture within evolving domestic / international markets. Visionary Professional with commendable accomplishments in global high-value financial initiatives, and who can rise above challenges to increase revenue, streamline and enhance processes, improve workflow and systems operations, and drive winning outcomes. Excellent Communicator who builds synergistic relationships with senior-level management, executive decision-makers, financial teams, stakeholders, and clients, and who leads staff by example and with integrity.

Assistant Vice President Head of U.S. Securities Operations

Expertly lead a team in onboarding trade processing and reporting from a vendor, including recruiting, hiring, mentoring, training, and promoting onshore and offshore staff to perform all onboarding functions of trade processing, claims, and reporting. Coordinate onshore and offshore teams in directing cash management, funds transfer, trade allocation, confirmation, settlement, margin, and buy-in of domestic and international fixed income (e.g. ABS, Corp, Treasuries, MBS), domestic and international equities, and derivatives (e.g. FX, SWAPs, Futures) products.

  Served as group s lead project manager tasked with implementing a new trading system.

  Spearheaded change management automation of workflow operations and improvements.

  Reduced risk and tracked exposure by initiating strategic risk management controls / processes.

  Project-managed cross-functional initiatives, on-boarded new clients, and implemented new systems.

Fixed Income Manager Trade Operations (2010 2014)

Directed a profit-focused team of 3 managers and 15 staff in coordinating and overseeing cash management, funds transfer, trade allocation, confirmation, settlement, margin, and buy-in of fixed income and derivative products. Exhibited talent as a resourceful BCP Coordinator for Prudential Fixed income organization, along with leading client on-boarding, new systems implementation, change management, and automation workflow improvements.

  Supported human resources efforts, including staff appraisals and management endeavors.

  Reduced risk and tracked exposure via establishment of risk management controls / processes.

  Promoted and launched profitable initiatives, KPI improvements, and management metrics reporting.

  Developed a training curriculum with 3^rd party vendors, and scheduled industry learning sessions for staff.

Manager Securities Lending Trade Support (2006 2010)

Managed a 6-member team in directing all recalls, settlements, margins, and buy-ins of equity and fixed income loan transactions, including assessing, preparing, and administering performance appraisals as required. Balanced cash trade activities and managed settlements. Implemented risk management controls to reduce and track exposure.

  Coordinated key escalations with trading desk and lending clients.

  Efficiently re-engineered operating platform, account mergers, and automated controls.

  Promoted and launched new initiatives, including automation of current workflow operations.

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Cash Reconciliation Section Manager (1998 2000)

Performed comprehensive reconciliation for domestic and international equity, foreign exchange, futures, and fixed income trading activities. Directed an 8-member team in daily functions, including prioritizing workflow to meet goals.

  Personally led the conceptualization, development, and implementation of new automated processes.

  Served as Y2K prep team s point-of-contact for portfolio managers, clients, custodians, and trading areas.

Associate Director Controls ￨ Clearance ￨ Settlement

Maximized bottom-line performance by leading a team of 25 virtual and on-site staff in facilitating results-generating clearance, settlement, and buy-ins of equity OTC, Options, and derivative transactions, including trades, ACATs, and Physicals to meet or exceed objectives. Delivered accurate reporting of weekly, monthly, and quarterly overtime exposure statistics for complex budget issues. Settled and balanced daily cash trade activities. Facilitated settlement escalation procedures with Correspondent Compliance Officers on capturing AML; Branch Operation Managers with setting up accounts; and improving KYC and OFAC checks, and trading desks.

  Led front-to-back end process integration and risk management efforts.

  Served as group s point-of-contact for the company s workforce consolidation.

  Directed an off-shoring project to save money while maintaining services excellence.

  Managed dynamic CNS settlement reporting and firm-wide segregation and allocation.

  Encompassed risk reporting model, including promoting industry buy-in of automation procedures.

  Improved KYC and OFAC checks by setting up accounts in collaboration with Correspondence Compliance Officers.

Associate Supervisor Domestic ￨ International Settlement & Reconciliation

Led targeted decision-making in the daily oversight of all settlement and reconciliation, as well as monthly activities for domestic and international equity, foreign exchanges, swaps, futures, and fixed income trading activity.

  Served as a primary point-of-contact for portfolio managers, clients, custodians, and trading areas.

  Directed a 5-member team while accurately reporting business / financial results to senior management.

Master of Business Administration (Finance Emphasis ￨ Projected 2016)

Bachelor of Science in Management Science

Technical Summary

Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables ￨ V&H Look Ups ￨ Basic Macros)

Visio ￨ DML ￨ BNY Access Edge ￨ GSCX ￨ ADP ￨ Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)

CheckFree ￨ OMGEO ￨ JPM Access ￨ BlackRock Aladdin ￨ Loanet ￨ SWIFT ￨ GCAS

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) ￨ Microsoft Access ￨ Project Management

Excellent Professional References Provided Upon Request