I previously worked with a global professional services firm for 13 years, and in Federal Government helping to protect Australia’s national security interests. I have led consulting engagements with multidisciplinary teams, including anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing (AML/ CTF) driven transformation in response to regulatory inquiries and litigation, large scale customer remediation, fact finding investigations and risk reviews to inform acquisitions and integrations.

Career highlights

• Conducted numerous risk assessments, including enterprise-wide money laundering (ML) and terrorist financing (TF) risk assessments at a number of major banks leveraging data analytics methodologies.
• Worked with financial services organisations and gaming and wagering entities to uplift processes and procedures and adopt and optimise the use of technology in their fraud and AML/ CTF operations over multi-year timeframes.
• Supported organisations in response to regulatory inquiries and Royal Commissions, including into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry and into Trade Union Governance and Corruption.
• Led complex and sensitive investigations into allegations of misconduct at organisations across different industries, working with internal and external counsel and where required producing reporting for referral to law enforcement.
• Seconded into leadership roles at organisations, including responsibility for fraud and investigations at a major bank, leading a large operational team providing 24/7 customer support, developing a customer protection strategy and responding to serious crime.

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