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Patrick Dunstone

Hazel Park,USA

Summary

Compliance-focused professional with 1+ years of specialized experience in transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and AML regulations. Proven success managing risk and ensuring regulatory adherence across political fundraising, fintech, and EV hardware sectors. Demonstrated ability to investigate, document, and escalate potential illicit activity while collaborating with cross-functional teams. Passionate about blockchain technology and driven by a “regulation-first” approach to foster a transparent and efficient financial ecosystem.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sales Development Representative

Grounded
Detroit, USA
01.2024 - Current
  • Although focused on pre-seed EV hardware sales, leveraged compliance experience to ensure contractual obligations and partner agreements aligned with regulatory requirements
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to manage documentation and risk assessments for large-scale enterprise partnerships

Product Support Specialist & Marketing/Growth

CoinTracker
San Francisco, USA
01.2022 - 01.2023
  • Provided technical support and compliance insights for a fast-growing crypto tax platform, addressing user concerns tied to regulatory reporting and KYC measures
  • Partnered with product teams to implement global compliance features, including identity verification and transaction analysis
  • Researched crypto-specific regulations to inform marketing strategies and growth initiatives across international markets

Compliance Associate

MBA Consulting Group
Denver, USA
01.2020 - 01.2022
  • Managed end-to-end compliance operations for some of the highest fundraising U.S
  • Senate and political campaigns in Colorado, Georgia, and nationally
  • Conducted transaction monitoring, verifying donor data for anomalies and suspicious activity, including screening for sanctions compliance
  • Created and submitted suspicious activity reports (SARs) to ensure adherence to state and federal regulations
  • Led compliance training sessions for campaign staff and volunteers, emphasizing KYC/CIP best practices and regulatory obligations
  • Facilitated vendor and stakeholder management for top-tier political committees, aligning processes with AML and campaign finance policies

Campaign Manager & Consultant

Washington D.C., USA
01.2015 - 01.2022
  • Directed high-impact campaigns while adhering to complex legal regulations governing campaign finance, data privacy, and donor disclosure
  • Developed compliance frameworks for campaign fundraising operations, including oversight of contribution limits and timely filing of mandatory reports

Education

British Political Thought & Sustainability

University of Cambridge
08.2019

BA - Social Relations & Policy, Economics

Michigan State University James Madison College
01.2019

Skills

  • Transaction monitoring
  • Sanctions screening
  • SAR report writing
  • Global compliance requirements
  • AML
  • KYC
  • CIP
  • Identification of financial crimes
  • Mitigation of financial crimes
  • Suspicious behaviors
  • Research
  • Analysis
  • Data synthesis
  • Anomaly detection
  • Illicit activities
  • Stakeholder management
  • Collaboration
  • API integrations
  • Blockchain
  • Crypto
  • Stablecoins
  • Payments
  • Digital asset compliance regulations

Certification

  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
  • Palantir Foundry Foundations Fundamentals Certification

References

Available upon request.

Additionalhighlights

  • Global Collaboration: Supported remote teams across multiple time zones to meet campaign and product compliance goals.
  • Blockchain & Digital Assets Enthusiasm: Actively follows stablecoin regulatory news, emerging crypto policies, and is eager to drive a regulation-first approach.
  • Analytical Mindset: Excelled at digging into donor, financial, and product usage data to identify patterns, anomalies, and potential risks.
  • Outstanding Communication: Experienced in drafting clear and concise reports and compliance documentation for regulators, auditors, and law enforcement.

Timeline

Sales Development Representative

Grounded
01.2024 - Current

Product Support Specialist & Marketing/Growth

CoinTracker
01.2022 - 01.2023

Compliance Associate

MBA Consulting Group
01.2020 - 01.2022

Campaign Manager & Consultant

01.2015 - 01.2022

British Political Thought & Sustainability

University of Cambridge

BA - Social Relations & Policy, Economics

Michigan State University James Madison College

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