Managed financial and regulatory risk for multiple trading desks within the Options business, including systematic, semi-systematic, institutional sales, and client facing desks.

Provided advisory guidance to the first-line on regulatory requirements for SEC and CFTC examinations. Helped identify the root cause of regulatory issues that were identified during examinations and developed remediation plans to resolve the issues.

-Worked directly with trading and software development teams in order to manage inherent risks in different trading strategies across various technology platforms. -Utilized proprietary risk simulation tools to: identify, monitor, measure and communicate key performance indicators for algorithmic trading strategies.-Developed financial models to evaluate portfolio risk for various asset classes, including: Equity Options, Index and Fixed Income products.-Proactively identified and evaluated operational and technology risk and assisted in implementing corrective action plans to mitigate that risk.-Assisted in the development and maintenance of a suite of in-house analysis and reporting tools using: Python, SQL, Hadoop, Qlikview and other technologies.

•Uses advanced data analysis tools to identify technology risks and opportunities within the 7th district, as well as horizontally across the Large Bank (>= $50 Billion) and Intermediate Holding Company portfolios.•Identified emerging cybersecurity/operational risks and opportunities (e.g. Blockchain, EMV, mobile banking, virtual currencies, etc.) and presented to large audiences at multiple conferences with internal and external stakeholders. Recognized for the ability to communicate often technical subject matter to non-technical audiences. •Member of the Fintech High-Priority Initiative (HPI) Team at the Fed, a system-wide initiative responsible for researching and understanding emerging and disruptive technologies in the Financial Industry, and providing supervisory guidance and oversight as needed. Worked with the team to write and publish a detailed whitepaper explaining Blockchain / Distributed Ledger Technologies.

Acted as Examiner in Charge (EIC) and/or participated on examinations for Large Financial Institutions (>= $50 Billion), Regional Banks, Significant Service Providers (SSPs), Technology Service Providers (TSPs), and Intermediate Holding Companies (IHCs) for foreign banks. Demonstrated knowledge and necessary skill sets to cover examination topics including, but not limited to: Network Security, Project Management, Financial Analysis, Vendor Management, Audit, Risk Management, Program Development, and Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Programs.