Senior Blockchain Investigator
Paxos
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Aug 2023 - Present
Financial Crimes & Investigations Associate
Paxful
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Jun 2022 - Jul 2023
Lead Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Specialist
Discover Financial Services
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Jun 2021 - Jun 2022
Sanctions Investigations Specialist
Discover Financial Services
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Sep 2019 - Jun 2021
Greater Chicago Area
Regulatory Compliance Administrator
Neighborhoods.com
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Aug 2017 - Sep 2019
Greater Chicago Area
Paralegal
Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office
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Mar 2014 - Aug 2017
Greater Chicago Area

Dynamic and results-driven financial crimes compliance investigator with 10 years of professional experience, most recently in the cryptocurrency and traditional finance industries. Skilled in various techniques for investigating and reporting illicit flows of funds, including blockchain analytics, analyzing crypto and fiat transactions, technical writing, and deep BSA/AML knowledge. Demonstrated history of owning complex processes throughout career. Achievements include creating a stablecoin in the wild monitoring program, QA'ing and filing all SARs for a cryptocurrency exchange, and managing a startup's licensing portfolio. Specialties: -Blockchain analytics (Chainalysis and Elliptic) -Stablecoin ecosystem/in the wild monitoring -Financial crimes investigations -SARs -Transaction monitoring (real time, post-transaction, wires, crypto, fiat) -List screening (314(a), sanctions, PEPs, adverse media) -KYC -Advisory -Policies, procedures, and process creation
paxos.com
discover.com
cookcountystatesattorney.org
paxful.com
Greater Chicago Area