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Zurich, Ch

Provide senior and executive management the transparency and assurance they require to operate strong controls to prevent financial crime, detect bribery and corruption, and manage employee and market conduct risks. Execute maturity analysis, holistic assurance risk reporting, validation of regulatory remediation, and 'live fire' stress testing of AML and related controls.

Zurich, Ch

Working in the Financial Crime Prevention group, managing the validation and testing of solutions to regulatory AML issues and concerns. As the firm further strengthens its BSA/AML program its necessary to make improvements and respond to the priorities of our national and home country regulators. As these solutions progress we test them for proper design and regulatory compliance. As they are deployed we validate that they are sustainable, effective solutions.

Zurich, Ch

As part of UBS Compliance & Operational Risk Control, responsible for risk assessing, control mapping, and on-going monitoring and testing of the company's compliance to AML regulatory requirements. This involves working and partnering with experts in the Financial Crime Compliance group, Legal, and Group Internal Audit.

Senior reviewer in the Issue Assurance function of Group Internal Audit at UBS Group AG. In my role I assess the design and operating effectiveness of risk remediation across all UBS's business lines, and confirm the that the solutions are sustainable. My focus in AML / KYC / BSA issues and remediation, as well as general coverage of all IT areas.

Zurich, Ch

Member of UBS Group Internal Audit (GIA), in the IT Project Audit department. Interact with senior IT and business management to identify risks, control weaknesses, and improvement opportunities in the strategic program and project portfolio. Work with the global GIA team, integrating audit effort to provide end-to-end coverage and transparency on behalf of management and the Board of Directors.

New York, New York, Us

- Governed platform stability, reliability, and production assurance across 1000+ applications globally- Identified and drove remediation of key risks to system availability, incident response, system change management - Defined, scoped and implemented re-engineering of production support function of 2,500+ staff globally- Governed ICG incident management and problem management processes

New York, New York, Us

- Defined, implemented, and rolled out Quality Management function across 8000+ FTE sector globally; managed 20+ staff (on and off shore)- Defined and distributed sector-level metrics and in-depth analysis on all business-impacting technology incidents- Defined and governed the Citigroup-level policy related process quality

New York, New York, Us

- Directed overall IT risk and control strategy for global technology unit (3000+ FTE in 3 regions); managed staff of 35+ globally (on and off shore)- Designed and strengthened controls across several IT disciplines, including information security, continuity of business, and project / program management- Led several initiatives that resulted in reduction of high-severity outages from several hundred a year to less than 20:

New York, New York, Us

- Directed audits of acquisitions and divestitures from a technology perspective; managed staff of 6 senior auditors- Led project risk review function as Global Liaison- Managed AutoAudit platform, supporting 1,200+ users globally- Responsible for quarterly reporting of all technology audit results to Head of Corporate Operations and Technology - Implemented ARR quality and metrics program; focused on delivery risk, completeness and quality of work-papers- Audited critical projects in Global Transaction Services / North America- Key interface to GTS senior business and technology management- Defined customized metrics and analysis to business and technology management on project risk profiles- Defined and implemented a rigorous structured analysis process of project assessments; - Provided insights into risks and root cause across 80+ projects quarterly, for internal audit, regulators, and senior technology management

New York, New York, Us

- Defined, implemented, and governed CitiTech Architecture standards and related tools- Led architecture steering committee focused on delivering the value of reuse, and collaboration to the bottom line

New York, New York, Us

- Managed a staff of 60+ FTE; responsible for every aspect of quality in the development and roll-out of a franchise transaction / product inquiry platform (CitiDirect)- Managed end to end quality control testing of entire platform globally, including initial deployment into production

- Managed several functions including Development, Tech Support, QA, 9 direct reports, 80+ staff Manager, Product Support and Quality Assurance- Responsible for product support operations globally, and all software testing of the product

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