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Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Led Capture the Flag, Security+, and Google IT Support Professional courses for 150+ students covering cybersecurity, IT fundamentals, networking & firewalls. Applied adult learning techniques to convey complex topics like AD, ACL, VLAN, GPO & subnetting to create compelling learning environments. Utilized educational benchmarks & learning metrics to assess progress.Provided industry walk-throughs, arranged for meetings with senior leaders and provided safe, effective, and compelling professional interactions via Zoom. Provided best practices to enhance remote, on-line communication while still creating community and strengthening bonds horizontally (student-to-student) and vertically (student-to-school/administrator/facilitator/industry).

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Wrote and edited 30+ third-party security assessments analyzing vendor risk for internal threats and external vulnerabilities. Reviewed penetration tests, security assessments, and SOC 2 reports to rate merchants’ adherence to encryption, physical security, Complementary User Entity Controls, Multi-Factor Authentication, Identity and Access Management etc. Reviewed Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, Least Privilege, Acceptable Use etc. policies. Proposed ideas and forms to increase accuracy and reduce completion times for Third-Party Security Assessments.Utilized ServiceNow filters to export 150+ Red Team SORT findings into Pivot Tables for analysis and prioritization. Reviewed NIST 800-53 and ISO 27001. Applied CVSS ratings to vendors and analyzed their defenses

Greater Chicago Area

Epic healthcare expert dedicated to registering patients, researching insurance, and scheduling with zero defect goal. Prepared logic and error-trapping procedures to reduce data entry errors and increase patient/doctor appointment accuracy by mapping patient need to medical offering. Created QA/QC tests and offered workflow solutions. Guided patients regarding insurance coverage and provided options.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

o Applied predictive behavior models to increase volume, clients, and revenue to a parking-on-demand startup. Created standards, trained new valets, and applied retention strategies, branding ideas, and first-to-market campaigns.o Expert data analyst using Metro 2 to accelerate reporting, increase accuracy, and enhance credit adjudication. Wrote strategies to improve match rates, reduce manual corrections, and exceed compliance deadlines. Provided risk management guidance and commentary on lending practices. Expert data analyst using Metro 2 to accelerate reporting, increase accuracy, and enhance credit adjudication. o Co-founded a B2B digital marketing firm to offer mobile ready websites to micro and small and medium-sized enterprises to be platform independent, O/S agnostic, and carrier neutral. Allows MSME’s to market their products, generate leads, and measure traffic. o Created financial literacy programs utilizing credit bureaus, collateral registries, and secured transactions. Developed training modules on credit extension for clients in the Caribbean and Latin America.This financial literacy framework assisted Central Banks, financial institutions, and consumers to enhance credit bureau understanding and to demonstrate the interconnectedness of credit bureaus, secured transactions and financing. o Created blueprints to start and administer a consumer credit bureau. Designed processes for data (security, quality, obtaining, and sharing), operations, and finances. Worked with aid organizations and angel investors. Researched compliance and regulatory issues, handled corporate communications and PR; wrote web site content and RFP's. Formulated business plans to offer credit risk services, guide operations, and manage content.Co-founded a foundation to educate homeowners on total cost of owning. Taught personal finance to create positive relationships with debt. Created modules describing credit scores, debt and credit management, and credit bureaus.

Chicago, Il

Co-authored successful RFPs to new credit bureaus in Trinidad and Tobago, Singapore and Thailand, with first year revenues exceeding plan by 12%, 5%, and 10% respectively. Estimated costs that resulted in introduction of new credit bureau scores in Indian market. Led RFP development for a start-up bureau in Ukraine. Received accolades from senior executives for providing local market briefing books with key insights covering unique local aspects, cars as assets in Mexico, dual commercial-consumer director roles in South Africa, etc. Led development of executive-level training seminars for international user groups covering credit bureau management best practices, product development, departmental organization, and financial literacy.Utilized credit scoring techniques for domestic and international consumer credit portfolios, focusing on loss and delinquency mitigation as well as profitability maximization. Identified risk-based management principles to spread underwriting risk across client population and evaluated high-risk segments through scoring and line assignment, as well as interest rate differentiation.

Chicago,Il

Designed user interfaces for international client bureaus customizing data fields for clear and consistent decision making while retaining a standard intra-company look and feel. Summarized data contribution and purge rules. Wrote data acquisition and format tables across 20+ countries for client presentation, analysis, and understanding. Devised incoming client data quality audits to follow established rules and best practices and data return procedures. Analyzed local market loan origination systems and how to connect to credit bureaus using industry-specific formats for batch purchases, hire purchase, tel-co, and retail and private label credit card decisioning applications. Advised client bureaus on product road maps, bureau best practices, and start-up guidelines as individual markets.Directed country analysis and installation of a behavior model for a top-five U.S. bank to predict the likelihood of consumers in Mexico and Canada to revolve. Worked closely with client to set criteria, audit output, and write requirements. Analyzed and suggested accounting software for Trans-Union’s international subsidiaries, answering the build or buy question through payback models and local market acceptance testing.

Chicago, Il

Analyzed international manner of payment (MOP) ratings and Metro 2 Reporting formats for domestic clients. Applauded by clients and colleagues for superior cost savings through credit bureau product recommendation. Led development of thirty-plus executive-level training seminars for international clients and colleagues over ten years. Educated clients and colleagues on bureau practices, positive/negative data, data sharing/ cleansing and consumer services, i.e. dispute resolution, fraud assistance, identity theft, and consumer credit counseling.Calculated weighted average interest rates, sliding delinquency scales, bankruptcy trends, and profitability studies. Applied risk-based management principles to reduce credit risk in underwriting and portfolio management stages of account life cycle through segmentation as well as scoring. Created a risk management benchmarking analysis for a top Canadian retail to calculate KPI’s (score, balance, delinquency, credit line etc.) vis-à-vis the market and its competitors.

Mason, Oh

Calculated purchase and sale prices for consumer credit card portfolios. Predicted portfolio performance by cohort and trend analysis. Conducted risk management, loss forecasting and delinquency analysis throughout the credit life cycle and provided course correction.

Hoffman Estates, Il

Managed 36 million consumer offers of credit increasing store and card revenue by two and six percent, respectively. Saved tens of thousands dollars in manual exception handling and auditing. Lauded for effective management and insightful reporting. Analyzed dozens of campaigns for profitability by cohort, time on books, score range, and underwriting criteria.

Little Rock, Ar

Upgraded thirteen international banking clients' operations from manual to electronic reporting. Solved technical issues. Trained dozens of employees in Documentary Operations. Reduced banks' exposure to areas and clients with higher credit, political, economic and currency risk.

Newcastle West, Ireland

Installed a computerized manufacturing system reducing raw material usage by $133K annually. Delivered two months ahead of schedule and $35K under budget. Designed training programs for 45 employees in Ireland, Germany, and France.

Continuing & Professional Education, Cybersecurity, Security+ Certification

Activities and Societies: 1) Co-edited and wrote a 20+ page cybersecurity study guide (sample upon request), 2) Guided, supported.

Continuing & Professional Education, Data Analytics, Certification

Activities and Societies: I actively participated over Slack, DM, and email with administrators, tutors, and mentors, as well as my fellow.

Ba, German, English, And History, A

Activities and Societies: German Club, Student GovernmentStudied in Nuernberg, Germany from 1983 - 1984. Areas of focus included.

Ccent & Ccna, Routing & Protocols

Mim, Finance, German

Activities and Societies: German Club, Student Government, and Alumni ParticipationEmphasis on Corporate Finance, Financial Statement.