I am a FinTech and Crypto Compliance Officer with over 20 years experience. I began my career in traditional banking and this experience has shaped my perspective on the importance of a strong foundation in compliance. My extensive experience building FinTech products has complemented that perspective by incorporating a Product/Technology first mindset. True product compliance is about collaborative dialogue from an early stage between engineering, product, legal and compliance teams; in order to understand the technology and to share critical information about the risks. This collaboration early on involves the entire team to participate in finding creative solutions to difficult product and technology challenges. I have detailed regulatory knowledge of State Money Transmission and Federal Money Services Business regulations as well as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Investment Advisers and the Securities and Exchange Acts; FINRA Anti-Money Laundering compliance programs per the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970; and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.