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Developing a quality focused, industry leading, efficient operations team with cutting edge technology both onshore and offshore, while supporting 600% expansion.

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Most recently, I was the principal strategist in cash equity and bond settlements for the Americas region. I optimized data visualization to enhance client/desk behavior. I also revitalized reporting lines to mitigate for risk, while elevating controls and workplace morale.• Cut daily balance sheet expenses by 38% and headcount by 14%.• Client settlement rate jumped 25%, while managing 40% higher volumes.• Boosted system scale by 50% and prioritized automations saving 25hrs/day.• Led and empowered 42-member team in Dallas and Salt Lake City.

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

In this role, I was the primary overseer of $1.5B in annual expense fee payments, including allocation and validation, audit preparation, automation of validation controls, and process roadmaps. • Automated 75% of daily expense validation controls saving $20M/yr.• Catapulted billing by 300% and slashed late payments by 85% through the re-engineering of invoicing processes impacting more than 1.2K clients.• Massive scale boost ($2M-$15M) via innovative digital validation solutions.

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

In this position, I was a proactive leader of ad-hoc and regular client reporting (daily, weekly, monthly) to over 450 Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) institutional clients.• Bolstered global client reporting by 40% to achieve 100% on-time reporting.• Built a 40-member global team to streamline workflow between Salt Lake City and Bengaluru, enabling 24/7 services and 44% reduction in hours.• Migrated functions from Bengaluru to Salt Lake City, Tokyo, and Singapore.• Trusted advisor in new hire onboarding, intern training, and graduate recruitment. Engaged new talent at more than 25 career fairs.

London, United Kingdom

As Head of EMEA PCA, I was instrumental in leading portfolio accounting and reporting for funds and institutional clients. I oversaw cashflow, monthly Net Asset Value finalization, and daily reconciliation. Improved quality control and processes.• 67% faster cash and liquidity recommendations to trading desks.• Directed, motivated, and mentored 60+ global cross-functional staff that defined, developed, and implemented control standards worldwide.

Meng, Engineering Science

Certificate, Business Analytics: Decision Making Using Data, Completed