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• Operational management of the Investment Middle Office hub in Tampa. Responsibilities include the direct oversight of derivatives collateral, derivative settlement, securities lending and the primary accounting generation for each of these processes.• Head of global reconciliations for Investments for the Aladdin global trading and analytics platform • Head of global pricing for Investments• Head of corporate action operations• Supported several critical projects… Show more • Operational management of the Investment Middle Office hub in Tampa. Responsibilities include the direct oversight of derivatives collateral, derivative settlement, securities lending and the primary accounting generation for each of these processes.• Head of global reconciliations for Investments for the Aladdin global trading and analytics platform • Head of global pricing for Investments• Head of corporate action operations• Supported several critical projects, including:• Aladdin implementation - played a critical role in the design, requirements definition, testing and implementation of a new global trading platform at MetLife• Calypso implementation - played a critical role in the design, requirements definition, testing and implementation of a new global collateral platform at MetLife• Critical role in the redesign of the MetLife Investments bank account and reconciliation structure to promote cash management efficiency• Direct oversight of 20 FTEs and managed operations of $60B market value of collateral operations, $150B+ derivative notional, $23K daily/monthly pricing of CUSIPs, reconciliation of 800+ cash portfolios and assets totaling $250B+ Show less

Plan, coordinate, and direct execution of day-to-day investment processes, including derivatives collateral/settlement, securities lending, primary accounting generation for processes, while identifying/mitigating operational risks and ensuring strict compliance with set standards. Lead global reconciliation initiatives for investments of Aladdin global trading and analytics platform, as well as managing internal general ledger. Develop and supervise implementation of corporate operations and… Show more Plan, coordinate, and direct execution of day-to-day investment processes, including derivatives collateral/settlement, securities lending, primary accounting generation for processes, while identifying/mitigating operational risks and ensuring strict compliance with set standards. Lead global reconciliation initiatives for investments of Aladdin global trading and analytics platform, as well as managing internal general ledger. Develop and supervise implementation of corporate operations and global pricing for investments. Contribute in redesigning of MetLife Investments bank account and reconciliation structure to improve cash management efficiency.Key Achievements:• Managed 25 FTEs and $60B collateral operations, as well as $150B+ derivative notional, 31K daily/monthly pricing of CUSIPs, and reconciliation of over 800 cash portfolios and assets totaling $250B+.• Defined requirements, designed, tested, and implemented new global collateral platform “Calypso” at MetLife.• Actively contributed in designing, testing, and execution of new global trading platform “Aladdin” at MetLife for feeding PeopleSoft general ledger.• Reduced overall annual custody fees by over $5M per year and consolidated global providers from 40+ to less than 10 for countries in scope. Show less