Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Certification
References
Timeline
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Nicholas Olson

Nicholas Olson

Denver,Colorado

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Financial Crimes: Fraud Investigator

MBO Partners
Denver, PA
09.2023 - Current
  • Identified patterns of suspicious activity across multiple accounts or transactions.
  • Maintained detailed records regarding investigations, including evidence collected and investigative techniques used.
  • Reported findings to management and law enforcement agencies as needed.

Fraud Intelligence and Incident Response

Robinhood
Denver, CO
08.2022 - 07.2023

• Responsible for Reviewing Highly Sensitive Investigations and Coordinating Resolution
• Fraud Detection, Product Release Evaluation, After Action Reports
• SOP Evaluation, Teaching, Informational Interviewing / Outbound Phone Calls
• AD-Hoc incident response work.
• Proactively identified new fraud trends and responded to severe incidents (SEVs)
• Audited investigative techniques and led trainings for entire investigations team (240 People)
• Investigated all cases with potential losses of $50,000 and above
• Handled and responded to inquiries from regulators, local law enforcement, and FBI
• Analyzed fraud loss data and presented analysis to senior leadership weekly
• Produced detailed documentation of significant events

Fraud Detection and Prevention

Robinhood
Denver, CO
08.2021 - 08.2022

• Scoping and building teams that function efficiently and mitigate all forms of risk.

• Crisis management, Complex fraud mitigation, Internal fraud detection
• Financial crimes process audits & refinements
• Forecasting, consulting & scaling for financial crimes investigation teams.
• Responsible for Reviewing Highly Sensitive Investigations and Coordinating Resolution
• Fraud Detection, Product Release Evaluation, After Action Reports
• SOP Evaluation, Teaching, Informational Interviewing / Outbound Phone Calls

Fraud Investigator (SME)

Robinhood
Denver, CO
12.2020 - 08.2021

•Fraud Team Collaborator on Various Fraud initiatives and Internal Process Improvements.
•Subject Matter Fraud Expert on all things ACH, IDT, ACAT, and other forms of Money Movement.
•New employee training lead
•Cross functional collaboration to ensure compliant procedures
•Outbound calls to gather pertinent information related to case work
•Customer focused mindset
•Safety first mindset

Fraud Analyst

Apple One Media
Denver, CO
06.2020 - 12.2020

• One of the original 15 members of greater Fraud Team
• Conducting Fraud Investigations
• Leader in case closure rate and quality
• Selected to lead training of new contractors,
• Volunteered for various leadership and development tasks.
• Data Analysis

Accounting and Auditing Intern

CAPATA CLOWARD CPA's
Laguna Niguel, CA
05.2018 - 08.2018

• Hands on experience with IRS Reporting, Tax Accounting, Bookkeeping, and Financial Audits.
• Quality customer service
• Special projects volunteer

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Accounting

Vanguard University of Southern California
Costa Mesa, CA
09.2019

Bootcamp - Cybersecurity

University of Denver
Denver, CO

Skills

  • Loss Prevention
  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • Fraud Patterns
  • Linux
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • SOP Writing
  • Decision-Making
  • Risk Management

Affiliations

  • Coaching Basketball
  • Hiking and Camping
  • Reading Non-Fiction

Certification

  • Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt (ICYB)

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Financial Crimes: Fraud Investigator

MBO Partners
09.2023 - Current

Fraud Intelligence and Incident Response

Robinhood
08.2022 - 07.2023

Fraud Detection and Prevention

Robinhood
08.2021 - 08.2022

Fraud Investigator (SME)

Robinhood
12.2020 - 08.2021

Fraud Analyst

Apple One Media
06.2020 - 12.2020

Accounting and Auditing Intern

CAPATA CLOWARD CPA's
05.2018 - 08.2018

Bachelor of Arts - Accounting

Vanguard University of Southern California

Bootcamp - Cybersecurity

University of Denver
Nicholas Olson