Throughout my career as a Compliance Officer and Senior Risk Advisory Consultant, I have been instrumental in identifying and remediating risks to financial institutions and consumers stemming from money laundering, terrorist financing, and misuse of digital assets. While consulting on behalf of a global financial institution, I found their Fraud Operation team’s policies inadequate to address emerging risks and implemented a more robust framework. I also performed an assessment of a mid-sized financial institution’s Fraud Risk Management program that was adopted into their training program, as well as creating fraud risk training for a Fortune 100 global bank.I have in-depth knowledge of the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Act, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Politically Exposed Persons (PEP) screening, and cybersecurity compliance frameworks. By working with digital asset vendors that include Chainalysis, TRM Labs, and Elliptic, I enable financial institutions to combat financial fraud. This includes havingdeveloped a regulatory framework with proactive controls to mitigate risks for Deloitte’s AML program in the U.S. and Canada to ensure that financial institutions adhere to regulatory guidelines. Additionally, I assessed AML and sanctions programs for multiple financial institutions to ensure their successful adoption of Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council oversight criteria. As a member of the Blockchain Digital Assets subject matter expert cohort, I assist financial institutions and digital asset companies with adoption of AML and BSA regulations.I am proud to serve as a Board Member for Deloitte’s Black Action Council, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Excellence Program, the South Florida Impact & Inclusion Council and ACAMS South Florida.Earlier in my career I served honorably in the Army National Guard, as well as holding leadership positions in law enforcement.