Brandon Weeks Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, North Carolina

Develop the operating protocols under which a team of fraud analysts assess, recommend and modify the application of scores and rules to deliver the optimal balance of risk, expense and experience for clients, consumers and partners in the network. Lead the implementation and day to day business of managing fraud detection strategies for the network. Develop the skills, acumen and application of knowledge of those analysts directly managed, and those who in partnership lead to the end to end effective management of fraud risk for the company. Lead the creation, implementation and appropriate usage of data driven insights for constant monitoring of effectiveness, efficiency and opportunities in the application of scores, rules and logic in the execution of managing fraud risk. Deliver consistent communications to internal and external stakeholders regarding emerging risks, observed trends and related opportunities. Interact, and influence based on data driven analysis, with senior executives both internal to the company and those of the participating financial institutions. Support the company’s commitment to protect the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

- Developed strategies to identify Credit Card Applications submitted fraudulently via SAS/SQL/Knowledge Studious and other analytical tools - Created protocols to monitor anomalous activity indicating fraud campaigns targeting various input channels- Implemented a full strategy rewrite for Small Business Card Applications - Optimized Consumer Credit Card Application strategies to mitigate risk exposure and client impact- Represented the Fraud Strategies team as the SME in the implementation of a new Credit/Fraud strategy detection engine- Migrated fraud strategies into the new fraud detection system- Two patents pending that self-identify fraud groups and link compromised identities

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

- Performed link analysis on card data actively being sold on the underground web to proactively mitigate client exposure for millions of impacted customers- Implemented Baseline Reporting as an early indicator of fraudulent activity- Created an Adhoc program that self identifies compromised merchants with internal intel- Managed and prioritized the teams initiatives, identified stakeholders, clarified project scope, assigned initiative leads and held weekly checkpoints

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

- Implemented and managed the Global Fraud Detection (GFD) system for Commercial ACH transactions- Implemented the Wire Fraud Detection (WFD) to GFD Wire Replacement Project- Performed analysis on fraud trends to develop a rule suite implemented into the new Detection Platform- Analyzed the performance of the new scoring model- Managed strategies within the new detection tool to meet the loss plan, balance operational volume and customer impact- Worked with the Technology team to make difficult/unprecedented risk reward decisions to mitigate exposure with limited client impact

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

- Served as the project lead in implementing Device FingerPrinting - Obtained Six Sigma Greenbelt by managing the implementation of Device Fingerprinting for the consumer online banking and consumer mobile channel- Creatively worked with technology partners to use existing tools to prevent fraud trends previously undetected- Researched and identified new emerging risks- Generated fraud strategies to detect new and emerging risks from the results of research- Worked with Technology, Policy, and Operations teams to deploy new strategies into production- Created routines to effectively communicate with stakeholders to assure full transparency in all phases of the projects

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

- Responsible for managing workflow- Reviewed ample fraud cases for Quality Assurance- Responsible for reporting, tracking and managing associate efficiency- First point of contact for fraud recovery with high touch clients-Created operational procedures for fraud monitoring and recovery for the Fraud Monitoring Team