Serves as Experienced Associate utilizing advanced knowledge of AML/BSA and OFAC laws and regulations on consulting engagements. Analyzes banking-related products & services, operations, processes, and developing issues that impact financial service clients. Develops corporate compliance programs to support objectives. Integrates, synthesizes, and manipulates open source intelligence (OSINT) and business domain knowledge to analyze data and solve issues.

Managed team of fraud senior specialists and analysts within Financial Crimes Compliance Operations Department at Western Union headquarters. Supervised Fraud and SAR Referral Team and acted as subject matter expert to 14 senior specialists and analysts. Conducted gap analysis on existing policies and procedures to ensure operations were performed efficiently. Maintained responsibility for managing team production and providing training, job performance counseling, and career development.

Provided leadership and support by manipulating and analyzing large data sets involving money transfers to and from the Southwest Border. Focused on analyzing activities to detect money-laundering risks, fraud, terrorist, financing, drug smuggling, and human trafficking. Used open source intelligence (OSINT) on all parties identified as posing a risk. Collaborated cross- functionally with departments to ensure all necessary transactional activities and investigative results were effectively gathered.

Served as AML Team Leader performing forensic analysis on bank accounts held by high-risk parties by determining violability and authenticity of monthly alerted activity. Focused on identifying suspicious transactions, potential terrorist financing, and tax evasion. Analyzed automated AML triggers employed by client bank to further refine calibration of information systems for alerting prospective significant activity. Collaborated cross-functionally to ensure AML activities aligned with organization goals. Managed Know Your Customer (KYC) review and sanctions reviews with a team of seasoned and entry analysts. Conducted 20+ interviews for analysts as well as AML training sessions during onboarding for 15 new analysts.Ranked in top 25% of newly hired AML/BSA analysts engaged in alert review project for client bank (2013-2014). Collaborated on a team of investigators to complete 49 investigations and file several suspicious activity reports. Performed quality assurance and review of 496 files completed by junior analysts on a 7-week engagement.

Provided cross-functional support as receptionist, office manager, project management, business representative, and quality control and assurance. Assisted in the development of multiple websites and applications for both Apple and Android products.