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Lead data and technology initiatives to transform Market Risk Analysis team operations with focus on automation and scalable statistical analysis. Coordinate and partner with broader Finance and IT Technology teams to deliver strategic technology solutions. Analyze ALM impact of interest rate changes on a $70B portfolio.- Lead strategic data analysis initiatives across 30+ Enterprise Risk managers and analysts» Develop and coordinate Python, SQL & PowerBI exploratory data analysis processes, PolyPaths modeling and forecasting to monitor trends and potential risks» Leveraging EDA, identify and prioritize key areas of insight for Market Risk that translate to clear actionable insights for business operations and meaningfully drive results- Manage & monitor implementation of new process automations across Market, Model, Operational and Credit risk divisions » Eliminated 2,000+ FTE hours dedicated to production via Robotics Process Automation» Subject Matter Expert on RPA governance, strategy, data sources and use cases » Up-skill analytics expertise among fellow data scientists, engineers, and others, increasing overall team impact- Conduct quantitative analysis of the valuation, trends, and types of market risk across the Bank's main investment portfolios» Supervised and unsupervised machine learning, NLP, numerical optimization, probability, statistics, and stochastic processes, time-series analysis- Perform qualitative market risk analysis and research of Bank’s asset-liability management strategies- Ensure adherence with regulatory requirements and guidance, and policies and procedures

Leverage operational data to foster a risk-based approach to decision making across the organization & C-suite management. Design & implement ‘Operational Excellence’ initiatives targeted at reducing risk & increasing productivity while ensuring achievement of strategic company objectives. Architect onboarding Python as a scalable platform for risk analysis and operations.• 1000+ annual personnel operating hours recouped & redeployed by » Implementing Python scripting to automate operations from MS Excel & Access» Lead 20+ cross-department staff in developing & applying Python methods to operations» Established a knowledge exchange program to facilitate sharing new Python techniques• Transforming root cause analysis & understanding of operational controls by » Use Python to conduct new data analysis on panel and time series datasets» Creating cross-department, operational flow charts of key interactions between business units & related controls (SOX & non-key) » Leverage flows to assess a process’s complexity, scale of manual vs automated work, & opportunities for enhancement, all in accordance with the Board’s risk appetite » Collecting controls for use in passive monitoring, trend analysis & ‘heat-map’ risk areas • Promote Operational Excellence & risk-aware decision making by conducting:» Bank-wide Risk & Control Self Assessments to assess macro risks to a department » Special Risk Assessments to assess long term impacts of a change to a process » Operational Risk Event monitoring to assess health of the Bank’s control environment » Key risk metric analysis & reporting • Own & maintain enterprise policies, exceptions, & other governance documents, as needed

Carmel, In

Aid CNO organization achieve its fiduciary and regulatory objectives through evaluating and improving the effectiveness of risk management, controls and governance processes.• Mitigated regulatory fines of $24M by » Performing walkthroughs of business and current SOP materials » Reviewing current regulatory rules and by laws governing business » Substantive detailed testing of current business activity against SOP » Consulting with Legal, Compliance and Operational management• Developed and managed project milestones and budgets• Assisted in developing audit scope, evaluating risks, and planning testing procedures • Performed Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) testing

• Respond to corporation's needs with unique services that cannot be addressed by normal operations• Analyze business issues & develop viable solutions to remediate moderate to complex riskso Networking with management of legal, claims, actuary and accounting to research and administrate benefits of $8.6 million of acquired capital • Provide oversight for implementation of process improvement programs • Collaborate with peers & project custodian to perform analysis & remediation related activities• Perform active quality assessments during development to ensure minimal negative downstream impact to other departments and operations• Organize & prioritize multiple tasks & assignments in order to meet deadlines• Proposed and designed database program addressing organization’s need for resource capacity management to improve labor productivity

Carmel, In

• Manage teams averaging 13 employees with duties including o Formulating and tracking statistical performance on a daily, monthly and annual basis o Leading monthly one on ones in addition to monthly team meetings o Designing personalized performance expectations and goals • Liaison to sales force for urgent escalations regarding o Underwriting guidelines, decisions and processes o Claims submissions, requirements and processing o Commission accounting, payouts and tracking o State specific mandates and DOI regulations • Drove overall team performance improvement by 22%• Organize and lead small to medium scale root cause analysis projects monitoring existing trends with focus on process improvement• Overtook work force management role for department assuming responsibilities of forecasting and staff scheduling for over 60 employees

-Prioritize, manage and resolve escalated inquiries-Coach team members-Lead development one on ones with new hires

- Train and assimilate new hires and internal transfers- Prior to one-year anniversary in entry level position, selected to create and update training practices and documentation- Focus on solutions to apparent and underlying issues through root cause analysis

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Applied Economics

Bachelor'S Of Science, Management, Finance

Activities and Societies: I.D.E.A.S. Learning CommunityAcademic Honors - Three semesters