Team Lead Sanctions Specialist at Jenius Bank, Digital Division of SMBC Manubank (2024-06 – 2026-03)
Served as department subject-matter expert on BSA/AML and OFAC compliance, applying financial crime laws and regulations to advise cross-functional teams on regulatory and policy interpretation.
- Directed daily sanctions operations, including customer screening, alert dispositions, list management, case review, evidence collection and analysis, quality control, performance metrics; executed FinCEN 314(a) fulfillment, confirmed-match escalation, and fund-blocking actions in accordance with regulatory requirements.
- Led audit and regulatory response efforts, coordinating timely submission of documentation to internal and external reviewers.
- Initiated process improvements by recommending risk-mitigation solutions, streamlining operations, orchestrating procedural updates, and conducting root cause analysis to address investigative and compliance weaknesses.
- Assisted with projects that updated and fine-tuned the sanctions filtering system, reducing false positives and increasing overall efficiency in sanctions and ABAC compliance operations
Assistant Vice President, Sanctions Compliance Officer at Deutsche Bank (2024-03 – 2024-05)
- Conducted enhanced due diligence on escalated correspondent-banking transactions and SWIFT/ISO messages, applied criminal investigative techniques, evidence analysis, and verification of compliance with OFAC, EU, and UN sanctions and internal procedures; referred intricate cases to the Sanctions Advisory Team for further review.
- Served as Late-shift Manager, supervised cross-site investigative teams (Jacksonville and New York) totaling seven analysts, and delivered performance feedback and staff development training.
- Led team meetings, presented on emerging sanctions-evasion typologies, and walked the team through complex-case investigations to strengthen case-handling consistency.
Associate Sanctions Compliance Officer at Deutsche Bank (2020-08 – 2024-03)
- Reviewed and dispositioned sanctions alerts escalated by L1/L2 analysts, ensured accurate regulatory escalation decisions.
- Conducted enhanced due diligence on high-risk transactions, sent requests for information (RFIs), applied OFAC and bank policy standards, escalated complex cases for senior review, and maintained accurate documentation of evidence to support investigative findings.
Financial Crime Intelligence Unit Project Lead Investigator at Deutsche Bank (2019-01 – 2020-08)
- Led complex financial crime investigations involving subpoena entities flagged by law enforcement, supported counterproliferation and AML objectives and criminal justice efforts, identified trends, and filed SARs as necessary.
- Served as North Korea Global Project Lead Investigator and subject-matter expert, conducted network analysis using OSINT, link-analysis tools, UN reports, and intelligence briefs to identify gatekeepers and map illicit activity.
- Produced detailed investigative reports and delivered typology and red-flag briefings to increase institutional awareness, and proposed solutions to enhance detection capabilities.
- Performed historical transaction analyses "lookbacks" and quality assurance reviews on high-complexity investigative cases to ensure analytical accuracy and regulatory alignment.
- Received Recognition Award (2019) for investigative excellence for conducting investigations on over 300 entities in a single year.
Special Investigations Unit Analyst at Deutsche Bank (2017-12 – 2019-01)
- Conducted advanced OSINT and link-analysis investigations on law-enforcement-referred entities, identifying suspicious transaction patterns in correspondent banking activity, and filed SARs as needed.
- Partnered with cross-functional stakeholders to develop investigative strategies and deliver actionable intelligence findings.
- Maintained strict confidentiality standards when handling sensitive investigative and regulatory materials.
AML Investigative Analyst at Deutsche Bank (2017-09 – 2017-12)
- Reviewed AML system alerts and account activity to identify suspicious behavior, determining appropriate clearance or escalation based on risk analysis.
- Conducted due diligence investigations on entities to detect potential money laundering activity and ensure regulatory compliance.
Contributing Geopolitical Analyst at Geopoliticalmonitor Intelligence Corp. (2017-09 – 2017-12)
- Produced timely situational reports integrating OSINT, foreign media, and regional research into concise geopolitical risk assessments.
- Conducted in-depth analysis of geopolitical issues, evaluating political, economic, and military implications to support informed decision-making.
Global Operations Center Security Analyst at Allied Universal (2017-04 – 2017-09)
- Analyzed global all-hazard risks using OSINT and social media monitoring, producing concise, multi-source security risk assessments.
- Executed site-specific security protocols and coordinated response to emergency situations.
- Monitored alarms, communications systems, and incident channels to ensure rapid identification and response to security events.
Geopolitical Analyst / Latin America Contributing Editor at Southern Pulse – Networked Intelligence (2016-12 – 2017-02)
- Conducted foreign media analysis and synthesized multi-source intelligence into analytical risk assessments.
- Translated, edited, and proofread intelligence briefs to ensure accuracy, clarity, and consistency.
Global Security Operations Center Latin America Specialist at AT-RISK International, LLC (2015-08 – 2016-11)
- Provided GSOC operational, logistical, and analytical support for executive protection programs.
- Produced OSINT-based country and city risk reports, conducted background investigations, and comprehensive threat and vulnerability assessments for personnel and clients, which included social media monitoring.
- Monitored communications channels to rapidly identify and respond to security incidents and assistance requests.
- Served as Protective Intelligence Analyst at the Rio Operations Center during the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
