1. MICHAEL A. NISENSON, PMP, MBA
4 Whitney Drive
Marlboro, NJ 07746
(732) 591-2744
Mnisen1@aol.com
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A project management professional with over eight years of project management experience
working on large scale Infrastructure programs. Experienced in both Waterfall and Agile
Methodologies. For over sixteen years has been working for large financial institutions. Holds a
PMP certification from the Project Management Institute, and has a MBA in Finance. Has strong
analytic, administrative and communication skills that enable effective interaction between all
project stakeholders. Always strives for the highest level of professionalism, works well under
pressure and adapts to each corporate culture. Works well with his colleagues and has experience
dealing with senior management.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
• Seasoned Project manager with over 10 Years of Investment Management Experience;
providing solid solutions as Business Analyst and Testing Lead for front, middle and back
office. Excellent track record in managing projects, analyzing requirements and
implementing effective solutions.
• Proven ability to manage vendors and client expectations around complex applications that
are flexible, easy to maintain and align to business objectives.
• Strategically focused, results driven achiever and effective leader with exceptional
interpersonal skills.
• Highly flexible and adaptable performer; adept at multi-tasking and thriving in a fast-paced
global environment while coordinating numerous time sensitive projects.
• Exceptionally motivated self-starter, creative problem solver.
• Ability to effectively communicate, negotiate and influence a broad range of individuals,
spanning from operational process owners to Front Office executives.
EXPERIENCE
Deutsche Bank January 2013-September 2015
Project Manager /Business Analyst/US Testing lead on Project Olympus- Aladdin
Implementation
• Created test approach document which defines the testing strategy and aligns the testing
schedule for applicable U.S. work-streams.
• Acted as defect manager for project. Entails tracking all defects and running defect calls for
all global domains.
• Adhered to the clients’ minimum test standards to report all requirements, test cases and
defects. Used ALM Quality Center for this. Report metrics off ALM.
• Created requirements off Functional Specifications Documents (FSD). Use the
requirements to create test scripts. Used agile principles to understand purpose of the FSD
and create a piece of functionality for the user.
• Managed test case creation and ensure proper test execution. Report defects when
applicable.
• Ensured project plan has all applicable U.S. testing tasks and is updated properly. Send
weekly testing status updates.
Project Manager /Business Analyst/Testing lead within PMO on M2E Project – State Street
Conversion Middle and back office
• Tracked on daily basis a list of defects and open test cases.

2. • Gathered feedback from both the client and the vendor on all project requirements. Used an
action item log to track.
• Developed and implemented daily files to include metrics for all project stakeholders. This
included the client, the vendor, and various work-steam leads for both parties.
• On a weekly basis, prepared slides for status reports, and maintained tasks to the project
plan.
• Worked with ALM Quality Center on many project tasks such as uploading test cases and
defects, creating new user profiles, and running daily files.
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION March 2007 - January 2013
Business Analyst/Project Manager
• Executed within several business applications for the migration of client accounts from
multiple platforms to one global platform.
• Identified new processes, finding out gaps in existing processes, arranging training modules
for new process development and implementation.
• Led meetings with various project stakeholders regarding operational tasks and to alleviate
risk concerns. This includes bank operations, client service teams and in certain cases the
clients.
• Prepared project plans and playbooks for conversions to break down tasks for all of the
project operation teams.
• Maintained a SharePoint website, an internal dashboard for the project, to monitor program
updates, future opportunities, status of technology gaps, client issues tracking, and lessons
learned.
Transition Services Group-Manager Restructuring Program-Asset Servicing
• Project manager on all custody investment manager restructurings working with clients,
investment managers, transition managers and bank operations.
• Created customized project plans detailing the internal tasks to complete.
• Worked with the transition manager to coordinate project plans and the timeline of activities.
• Assisted both the relationship managers and client service teams on all asset allocation
maintenance.
• Coordinated operations, developed certifications and administered reconciliations of
portfolios to clients, investment managers, terminated managers and transition managers.
LEHMAN BROTHERS TRUST COMPANY March 2006-February 2007
Trust Officer-Institutional Retirement Group
• Corresponded on a daily basis with internal and external parties to provide a well-coordinated
and seamless service delivery.
• Prepared and collected legal documents required for both the opening and on-going
relationship of several client accounts.
• Supervised a team of trust administrators.
• Examined the accuracy of in-house pricing sources for institutional trust accounts and
reconciliation to the respective trades.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK August 2000-March 2006
Client Services-Custody Administrator-Assistant Treasurer
• Generated on a daily and monthly basis a variety of customized detailed reports to clients and
their constituents.

3. • Analyzed the performance returns of equity, fixed income, real estate, alternative
investments, and hedge fund securities for various financial institutions through customized
client reports.
• Developed synergy with relationship managers to promote and increase various cross-sell
opportunities.
• Assembled knowledge in numerous aspects of custody, including securities lending, ERISA
reporting, global custody, benefit disbursements, trade settlement, and performance.
MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER June 1999-July 2000
Trust Administrator- 401 (k) Plans
• Evaluation of the monthly and annual trust statements for clients.
• Compiled and reviewed daily cash reconciliation for client 401 (k) Plans.
• Monitored and controlled the share balance of various mutual funds.
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION
• Montclair State University; Montclair, New Jersey
Masters of Business Administration in Finance, August 2004
• University of Maryland; College Park, Maryland
Bachelors of Science in Finance, May 1999
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
TECHNICAL SKILLS
• Proficient in MS Office (Project, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)
• For Microsoft Excel-extensive work with macros, and pivot tables.
• Utilized Share-Point sites for project communication.
• Worked with ALM Quality Center for testing processes.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
• Project Management Institute (PMI)-member since 2012