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Wilmington, DE, US

The Woodlands, US

The Woodlands, US

Garnet Valley, PA, US

STP Consulting Solutions provides investment firms with expertise in evaluating and implementing enterprise data, IBOR, and OMS/Compliance solutions. STP focuses on providing technology and consulting solutions to solve clients' pain points at the right price point. We have over 20 years of experience working with custodians, investment managers, software.

New York, New York, US

Lead strategy and planning of systems integration testing, UAT and training for Broadridge’s asset servicing platform (ASTRID) to enable the successful implementation of a top wealth management firm.Coordinate client change requests for new development with product management and development and determine impact to plan.Assess resourcing needs and capacity.

Westlake, Texas, US

Conducted a current vs future state assessment across investment management and the broker dealer to understand functional requirements and process flows. Issue tracking, coordination and resolution for operations, custodians, QA, IT and the vendor.Communicated and reported into executive steering committee and a stakeholder in program steering committee.

Tulsa, OK, US

Documented current state process and flows for investment policy statement monitoring and post trade compliance.Developed a project plan with the client team and outsourcing vendor to develop post trade compliance functions and process flows.Inventoried all investment policy documents and manage a team to extract all pertinent data and rules.Write.

Los Angeles, CA, US

Drove requirements for enterprise data management which will allow for gold copy of fund, legal entity, and AUM data which will support a global regulatory reporting initiative in creation of Form PF and AiFMD.Created process flows, user stories, use cases, and test cases from requirements gathering.Designed future state workflows, business rules, and.

New York, NY, US

Assessed and determined global operations model for new IBOR reconciliation process for fixed income and derivatives. Gathered and analyzed transaction and reconciliation data to support new global operating model.Created process flows for current state vs. future state for IBOR recon and bank loan trade flow.Assisted on compliance rules and data to be.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US

Conducted current state analysis to ensure all program components were accounted including IHS Markit MCA and IHS Markit’s IM Actions.Developed workshop materials to lead discussions for program design and functional gaps.Created program plan which incorporated project priorities, risk, dependencies, resources, milestones, and timeline.Reviewed data.

Jersey City, New Jersey, US

- Provide project team with corporate actions and ISO standards expertise to lead an initiative to implement SWIFT MT564 and MT566 messages to outbound clients.- Coordinate testing efforts between internal team members and European client.- Document business needs for future system development and adhere to market practice.

Boston, MA, US

- Conducted workshop to understand current state, determine business drivers, review future state needs, review vendor solutions, and discuss list of feature functionality required to support an automated corporate actions process through either buy or build.- Determine short list of vendors for evaluation based on prioritized list of feature functionality.

Houston, TX, US

- Lead middle and back office assessment of business processes for securities operations.- Determine process flow gaps between client and new outsourcing provider, Headstrong. - Define start of day cash and cash reporting requirements.- Review data received from custodians, transfer agent, and fund accounting agent to ensure it meets the business process.

Valley Forge, PA, US

- Lead vendor evaluation of Tata Consultancy Services’ NCS Corporate Action product for processing of Vanguard’s $1.3 trillion AUM.- Lead gap analysis of NCS Corporate Action product and ensure functional requirements are met and gaps documented.- Recommend to management whether the product will functionally meet operational needs for usability, risk.

Los Angeles, CA, US

- Document current operational processes and procedures for funds invested in CLO, CDO, and derivatives products.- Determine gaps and weaknesses in current processes and procedures.- Recommend to management operational and technological solutions to address gaps and weaknesses in current processes.

Pasadena, California, US

- Lead corporate actions software vendor review process for New York and London offices responsible for $600B in fixed income AUM. - Determine the functional features to support processing of corporate actions for fixed income and match against the vendor’s functionality. - Recommend the preferred vendor solution and determine high level project plan.

US

- Analyze current investment management functionality and application features at Charles Schwab for their advisory business line.- Determine functionality gaps with preferred wealth management vendor, x eye. - Determine how future business process model affects feature set to be supported by vendor.- Present and provide recommendations for executive.

Oaks, PA, US

Project Lead--Operations, Corporate ActionsSr Business Analyst, Corporate Actions- Lead operations and business analysis for new Global Wealth Management Platform.- Develop process flows, controls, key performance indicators, and exception management process for Corporate Actions for both equity and fixed income.- Determine SWIFT communication and industry.

- Worked closely with sales team, engineering, and customer support to resolve partner issues related to bugs, performance, and partner requests for changes to customizations resulting in customer satisfaction of results. - Discussed with partners future functionality requirements and provide this information to product management for development efforts..

US

- Developed strategic plans with customers, sales, and professional services teams to address their business objectives and current needs. - Worked with customers and internal support organizations to ensure high level of satisfaction in service life cycles.- Created complex service proposals, statements of work, and presentation materials for current and.

New York, NY, US

- Defined and implemented SWIFT and ISITC product strategy for Corporate Actions.- Defined reporting requirements and coordinated client testing for conversion to the European Monetary Union and its currency, the euro.- Managed client relationships with U.S. investment management firms and the London office client base to coordinate mutual technology.

Boston, Massachusetts, US

- Analyzed and researched corporate action information to ensure proper processing and client reporting.- Researched and resolved discrepancies in clients' securities positions at sub-custodian banks.- Managed a pilot project which enabled clients to participate in high volume, time sensitive proxy voting.