Brandon J. Hickey III
San Antonio,TX
Summary
I bring many years of experience working for some of the most reputable financial institutions including Fiserv, JP Morgan Chase, PwC, TD Bank, USAA. I am an innovative 32 year old that brings a high level of enthusiasm and vibrancy to a team. I am a self motivated individual, always striving for continuous improvement.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
AML Crypto Analyst
Guidehouse
07.2024 - Current
- Performing AML case reviews, seeking to mitigate risks and escalate suspicious activity associated to financial crimes.
- Conducting an end-to-end holistic review of illicit or suspicious activity, alerted from over 30 potential scenarios in relation to Crypto transactions.
- Documenting findings in narrative style format, in the process case management system and prepare updates to Team Leads.
- Full Investigation to make determinations for potential Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) filings, detailed narrative reports L2- US escalations.
- Filing Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) to FinCEN.
- Full Investigation to make determinations for potential Continuous Activity Report (CAR).
- Applying research and analytic techniques including EDD requests, 314(b) requests, KYC (Know Your Customer) to inquire on information sets in order to make logical and adequately supported determinations in regard to unusual and potentially suspicious activity.
Financial Advisor Program
Equitable Advisors
05.2023 - 01.2024
- Obtained Health/Life Insurance license in California, Securities Industry Essentials (SIE), Series 7, Series 66 license.
Level 2 Anti-Money Laundering Analyst
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
07.2021 - 12.2021
- Conduct an extensive review of alerted, suspicious/unusual activity for our client, USAA Bank.
- Transactional review of customers bank statements to determine if actual activity is consistent.
- File Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) when activity is determined inconsistent.
- Developed and maintained rule-based algorithms to identify money laundering patterns.
- Applied a risk-based approach to prioritize monitoring based on customer profiles, transaction amounts, and geographic locations.
- Integrated transaction monitoring systems with KYC (Know Your Customer) data for comprehensive analysis.
- Ensured continuous monitoring of transactions to identify and mitigate risks promptly.
- Maintained high data quality and integrity to ensure reliable monitoring and accurate detection.
Loan Processing Analyst
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
01.2021 - 06.2021
- Worked together with team members to achieve a common goal of submitting PPP loans for our client, TD Bank.
- Communicated daily with bank underwriters to address any issues before submitting the loan to the SBA.
- Daily use of Salesforce and the SBA portal. Worked primarily in Doc prep, API errors queues.
Court Orders and Levies, Senior Specialist
J.P. Morgan Chase
10.2019 - 12.2020
- Educating customers on relevant parts of the business, in relation to legal action on personal and business accounts while maintaining a high quality experience.
- Use multiple internal systems to search for information, while advocating for the customer to find the best resolution to inquiries related to Court Orders and Levies.
Processing Team Member
Northeast Agencies Insurance
05.2010 - 12.2013
- Interacted directly with insured clients regarding new policies, renewals, and cancellations.
- Worked with agents on policy status, changes, and updates.
Education
The University of Mississippi
Oxford, MSErie Community College
Williamsville, NYGettysburg College
Gettysburg, PATimeline
AML Crypto Analyst
Guidehouse
07.2024 - Current
Financial Advisor Program
Equitable Advisors
05.2023 - 01.2024
Level 2 Anti-Money Laundering Analyst
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
07.2021 - 12.2021
Loan Processing Analyst
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
01.2021 - 06.2021
Court Orders and Levies, Senior Specialist
J.P. Morgan Chase
10.2019 - 12.2020
Processing Team Member
Northeast Agencies Insurance
05.2010 - 12.2013
The University of Mississippi
Erie Community College
Gettysburg College
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