Experience

Assistant Vice President at Wachovia Bank Charlotte
July 2005 – Present
Manage staff of 8 supporting Listed Derivatives/Futures & Equity Options clearing covering trade clearing and settlement, customer service, reconciliations, margins, reporting, give up agreements, brokerage payables and receivables for equity cash, ECN and listed options trading activity
Assist Middle and Front office desk, Business Managers, and work with Finance, Risk and Compliance teams to ensure adherence to Regulatory and SOX requirements

Product Manager at Wachovia Bank Charlotte
June 2005 – May 2007
Managed a team of 2 analysts and GMI application business owner, liaised with SunGard MAR, regulatory and management to develop and maintain procedures for adherence to Sarbanes Oxley requirements. Controlled and managed review of GMI static data setups and periodic review of Exchanges, Clearing house requirements and executing brokers give up agreements
Recommend strategies for process improvement in the business unit, Lead internal initiatives and projects to enhance the STP program, Implement checklists, forms and procedures to facilitate workflow, increase efficiency and controls. Maintain team’s personal development

Project Manager at Wachovia Bank Charlotte
August 2003 – June 2005
Oversaw all Exchange traded Derivatives Support (ETDS) and Exception resolution Departments projects, responsible for the department’s performance, Liaised with vendors and projects stakeholders to establish project milestones and monitored adherence to master plans and schedules


Officer at Wachovia Bank Charlotte
October 2001 – August 2003
Responsible for a staff of 7 overseeing overall dept. functions to ensure adherence to bank operational policies and procedures. Escalated risk and other issues to senior staff members and management as necessary,


FX Analyst at First Union National Bank Charlotte
August 1999 – October 2001
Managed and accounted for the daily movement of currency payments generally in excess of US$ 100 MIO. Investigated fails, processed compensation claims.
Actively participated on EURO currency conversion and Swift Alliance implementation

Investments Ops Assistant II at Fleet Bank Boston
December 1998 – August 1999


Administrative support at Ministry of Labor and Employment Dakar
April 1997 – October 1998
Collected companies and trade Unions information throughout the country, performed statistical analysis as needed

Education

Sankt-Peterburgskij Gosudarstvennyj Politehniceskij Universitet
Master's Degree, Civil Engineering Management /Economics Minor 1995 – 1997

Sankt-Peterburgskij Gosudarstvennyj Politehniceskij Universitet
BA, Civil Engineering Hydro-technology 1990 – 1995

Lycee de Bogue / High School
HS, Mathematics 1984 – 1990


Languages spoken:
English, French, Russian, some Arabic