Financial Industry

1. Jae DaSilva, SSC; PMI
Successful Risk and Compliance Global Technology and Operations Professional with over 15 years’ project
management and business analysis experience. Assertive and Fast Paced Leader with maturity in managing 10+ to
550+ application projects with budgets ranged 3 million to 50 million. Excellent relationship management and
communication skills with Divisional Stakeholders demonstrated.
Exercising Six Sigma; Agile; Waterfall; Project Life Cycle disciplines. Subject Matter Expert in Financial
Securities inclusive of Fixed Income and Derivatives; National Homeland Security within the context of Anti-
Money-Laundering, Bank Secrecy Act, OFAC. Managed and accomplished end to end project tasks pertaining to:
Acquisitions; Application Development; BSA Financial Crimes; Business Continuity; Client
Servicing; Data Warehousing; Financial Management Forensics; Human Services Process Design;
Infrastructure Modeling; Market Data Analysis; Project Management Office, Regulatory Law;
State and Federal Audits; Sales Distribution; System Integrations; Vendor Management
CONSULTANT EXPERIENCE (JULY 2002 TO 2015)
M&T BANK (April 2015 – Sept 2015)
BSA/AML Technical Lead Project Manager, Application Development Division; Buffalo, NY
Managed project costs and audited project life cycles for a 4 million dollar Compliance initiative
 Consulted with IBM technology leads to drive development in High Risk Ranking Customers
 Ran technology core team meetings discussing project estimated costs; status; issues; risks
 Planned technology project timelines liaising between Business office and Solutions Architect
 Assessed upstreamand downstream impacts of proposed systemfunctionality for 5 core divisional projects
 Created RASCI charts; project schedules; and facilitated Business Requirement and Technology sessions
 Wrote High Level Design documents; created BRD traceability matrices to measure against system results
 Obtained artifacts/reporting data; audited against project definition document and technical specifications
 Controlled activities with Technical Business Analysts in developing Technical Specs and storing artifacts
 Managed resource budgets to the project timelines and reported weekly Project Status Reporting
 Attended CTO Core team meetings presenting Agile project timeline status; riskmitigation issues
STATE OF VERMONT AGENCY OF HUMAN SERVICES (Sept 2014 – Oct 2014)
Finance Project Analyst, Vermont Health Connect; Burlington, VT
Instituted financial project protocolsfor Government grant totaling 30 million
 Appointed member of the PMO Governance Committee reporting to the Deputy Commissioner
 Worked with Technology leaders to coordinate projects tasks with Subject Matter Experts
 Audited Grant awarding and business case requirements for Grant finance tracking on SharePoint sites
 Wrote requirements for new Procurement structure to streamline processes and monitor technology costs
MERCHANTS BANK VERMONT (Dec 2013-May 2014)
Interim Risk Project Manager, Bank Secrecy Act Risk Management Division; Burlington, VT
Hired per State Regulationsto restructure the Risk division and improve workflows for top 25 mid- size bank
 Overseen BSA/Anti-Money Laundering Program for 32 branches
 Trained; managed Risk Analysts and reported directly to the Chief Risk Officer
 Responded to the State FFIEC audit and addressed policy and procedures gaps instituting new protocols
 Audited Suspicious Activity Reports SAR; documented high risk Customers for Committee decisioning
 Ranked customers by type of risk based on schematics; actioned further with Enhanced Due Diligence
 Reviewed daily Currency Transaction Reports CTR to regulation thresholds; isolated Exempt Clients
 Audited operational risk processes and OFAC system; redefined risk assessment with Independent Auditors
 Appointed by Human Resource Division to develop and initiate the first employee BSA orientation
 Created training courses for Bank Secrecy efforts and rewrote job descriptions with Human Resource
 Documented GAPs with new Technology platform and addressed with vendor using BI methodology
 Wrote business documentation for new requirements; wrote procedures for daily processes

2.  Controlled Scope of systemintegration efforts; reconciled KYC data discrepancies/occupation codes
 Evaluated systemic risk in accordance with Dodd-Frank Act initiatives by way of financial analyses
 Developed project plans for 2014 program initiatives with new Deputy BSA Officer and State Regulators
 Managed Sarbanes-Oxley audits for 50+ applications and worked with technology to address gaps
 Ran CIP project: non-US Citizen review across 32 branches and coordinated termination efforts with Legal
WELLS FARGO (Mar 2010-May 2010) (May 2011 – June 2011)
Project Manager; Business Analyst, Bank Loan Processing; Strategic Solutions GWIM; Charlotte, NC
Consulted 2 short term assignments supporting Business Software Acquisition efforts
 Resolved systemmigration issues for Wealth Management and Loan Processing
 Tracked Compliance Change Control Incidents; used Quality Control applications following Agile methods
 Wrote Business Requirements and lead meetings between Wells Fargo and Wachovia Stakeholders
 Created excel matrices for Use Case Studies; held review sessions with SMEs and Lead Developers
 Coordinated with technology team to create end to end work-Flows with cross functional dependencies
 Documented gaps between Functional Specifications and Technical Specifications – current vs.future state
 Presented simplified translation of technical development – created PowerPoint slides; excel matrices
 Attended strategy meetings with Sponsors to address application migration of 20+ applications
 Provided routine status reporting to PMO and held sessions with technology and strategy to vet issues; risks
BANK OF AMERICA (Mar 2007 – Nov 2007; May 2008 – May 2011) 3 Remote positions; 2 On-Site
Technology Project Manager; Change Manager; Business Process Designer, Charlotte, NC; Boston,MA
– Global AML, Client Fulfillment; Global Resiliency Business Continuity Compliance; Capital Markets
Ran and managed resources for several 6 month contracts with budgets ranging from 3 million to 50 million
 Supported efforts with Merrill Lynch; LaSalle; Country-Wide Savings; Columbia Assets Acquisitions
 Planned tasks with Stakeholders in Financial Administration, Corporate Treasury and Risk Compliance
 Drove out Project Charter; BRDs, FSD and Testing with Technical Leads and End Users
 Appointed as Change Manager for 4 work-streams: Cash Management, Security Lending, Reporting, Legal
 Worked for PMO Compliance resolving project issues; communicated methods for project governance
 Addressed and managed implementation protocols for new act, Dodd-Frank and EEOC regulations
 Developed provisioning process matrices for end to end application development with Off-Shore partners
 Held position within Technical Service Delivery Command Center mitigating defects
 Wrote Program Definition Documentation for new DTC model; and Treasury Management system
 Audited Client Guidelines against Trading Platform; Audited KYC process; Proposed new solutions
 Defined Scope and Statement of Work; created process swim-lanes for future state technology
 Designed capacity handling model with Human Resources for Global Regions-EMEA/Asia/Americas
 Created GAP Analysis matrix for presentation to Change Management Teamand Stakeholders
 Attended weekly Program meetings and presented weekly application development status
 Managed SharePoint project sites and created status framework for mitigation; issues and risk planning
 Remote support in applying Business Intelligence methods to reconciling data migration efforts
PIONEER INVESTMENTS (Jan 2007 – Mar 2007)
Infrastructure Market Data Project Manager, Boston,MA; Dublin; London; Milan – Enterprise Technology
Ran Start Up Program for Operations Global migration of 100+applications with project budget of 15 million
 Established Project Management Office structure with Technology and Off-Shore partners
 Resolved issues and reported GAPS in processes supporting $40 billion Operations
 Worked with Technology leaders improving data infrastructure applying business intelligence methods
 Managed over 500 tasks for a Global Market Data project following SDLC methods
BNYMELLON FINANCIAL CORPORATION (Sept 2006-Dec 2006) (Nov 2007 – Mar 2008)
Client Services Project Manager; Technology Risk Project Manager, Everett, MA
Manager for 2 separate contracts with project budget totaling 55 million
 Detailed project plans (5000+ tasks) for over 30 divisions in both Bank of New York/Mellon Bank
 Managed acquisition efforts by running teammeetings addressing 200+ application migration initiatives
 Worked with Technology Infrastructure Engineers and Vendors to drive out multiple SDLC milestones

3. JP SOLUTIONS, INC.
Risk and Compliance Business Analyst – NC;VT (Dec 2011-Apr 2013) FL; MA; NY; QC (July 2002- May 2005)
 Worked with Subject Matter Experts reviewing current state workflows and providing solutions remotely
 Reconciled data, developed test cases and wrote new process designs using Visio and Swim lane charts
 Followed project life cycle development protocols working togetherwith Off-Shore project stakeholders
 Appointed by Olmstead Associates to speakat SIFMA conference regarding Industry efforts in Consulting
FULL-TIME MANAGEMENT (July 1985-April 2002; 2005- 2006; 2013)
THOMAS & BLOOD, LLC ( Nov 2013 – Dec 2013)
Associate Shelburne, VT
 Responsible for inventory distribution and accuracy of reporting to senior producers
KELLNER ELECTRONICS – BasicEparts ( Aug 2013- Nov 2013)
Sales Representative Charlotte, VT – Corporate Division
 Responsible for selling parts to multi-million dollar Manufacturers (OEM) in Western U.S. States
BRUEGGERS ENTERPRISE (May 2013 – July 2013)
Shift Supervisor Burlington, VT – Corporate Enterprise Division
 Managed inventory/ production; Reported daily labor/ production statistics to Corporate stakeholders
MCDONALDS (Mar 2009 – May 2009)
Assistant Manager Charlotte, NC – David Powell Division
BOSTON ADVISORS, INC MERRILL LYNCH SUBSIDIARY (June 2005 – June 2006)
Director of Operations Technology; Change Manager, Boston, MA
Hired to restructure Operationsfor3 Billion dollar Institutional Pension Fund/Wealth Management portfolios
 Managed daily fund accounting reconciliation processes including trading, settlements and compliance
 Implemented pre and post transaction compliance solutions thru Advent systems optimizing processing
 Deployed a Sarbanes Oxley compliance event logger for security/ issue management
 Spearheaded MLPFS Technology Infrastructure transition project together with Business Intelligence team
ABP INVESTMENTS US, INC. (Aug 1999 – April 2002)
Senior Vice President - Director of Operations /Project Manager of Pension and Investments Division
Won candidacy to launch Operationswith $20 Billion in Fixed Income assets under management
 Appointed as Lead Project Manager for instituting a highly efficient Mortgage and Treasury Operations
 Lead both Operations and Technology project teams implementing 15+ applications using PMLC methods
 Planned solutions for technology data warehousing following business intelligence protocols
 Wrote BRD to implement a Market Data interface between Bloomberg and Princeton Financial Systems
 Worked closely with Price Waterhouse Coopers and internal Auditors to develop End to End Best Practice
 Managed Operational costs and controlled issues with custodian State Street Bank
WEISS, PECK & GREER INVESTMENTS ROBECO BANK SUBSIDIARY (Oct 1988 – Aug 1999)
Vice President - Department Manager of Portfolio Administration Pension and Investments Division
 Promoted 5 times from Portfolio Performance Analyst to Department Manager for Institutional Accounts
 Managed systemmigration efforts from Shaw Data to Thomson Financial Systems as lead Project Manager
 Answered semi-annual and annualaudit reporting requests from internal and external Regulatory auditors
 Wrote requirements for Technology to implement performance measurement reporting for Derivatives
DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS (June 1987 – Oct 1988)
Assistant Supervisor for Government / Mortgage Settlements, New York, NY
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER AND SMITH (July 1985 – June 1987)
Assistant Supervisor for Capital Markets Operations, New York, NY