SKYLAR CULOTTA

• Completing complex investigations while ensuring cases meet or exceed closure and quality metrics, reporting facts of the investigation to assist in identifying potential operational or compliance risks, and completing Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) in a timely and accurate manner for submission to regulators and/or law enforcement.
• Recommending programs and/or better ways to conduct investigations in order to promote production and quality to our cases.
• Collaborating with other teams to share recent trends, risks, and research methods to better assess current threats.
• Continuously learning about the areas of money laundering in order to fully understand the risks of an account to esnure that our work is accurate.
• Utilising narrative writing skills in order to convey the risks to the bank and law enforcement in a concise, yet detailed manner.
• Assisted with collecting and developing information from variety of sources.
• Conducted projects to detect fraud, waste and abuse.
• Prepared reports of investigation in accordance with guidelines and instructions.
• Maintained detailed case documentation and database files of financial investigative research to trace proceeds of criminal activities and investigative interests.

* Utilize analytical and investigative skills to mitigate crime
* Reviews enterprise risk referrals and complex productions for fraud mitigation and regulatory reporting compliance
* Collaborate with law enforcement and/or different units when working with high profile cases.
* Predicting any new possible fraud rings, by collecting and analyzing data that alert to fraud trends.
* Responsible for case review, preparation, and research and/or analysis of case and relationship activity to assess levels of risk and fraud.
* Dealing with high dollar movement and fraud. Highest dollar amount: $5 million.
* Ensuring compliance with KYC (know your customer) procedures by verifying the identity of customers and assessing their risk profiles.
* This involves reviewing customer documentation, conducting background checks, and evaluating the legitimacy of the customer’s financial activities.
* Compliance and Risk Assessment: Assisting in regular compliance, assessments, risk evaluations, and audits to identify weaknesses in the AML framework. Make recommendations for enhancing controls, policies, and procedures to mitigate the risks associated with financial
crimes.
* Transaction Monitoring: Constantly monitoring financial transactions using specialized software and tools. I review alerts generated by the monitoring systems to identify suspicious activities, such as high value transactions, unusual patterns, or transactions involving high risk individuals or entities.
* Analysis of approximately 9 to 11 cases per day
* Due to my attention to detail and ability to work through cases swiftly, yet accurately, I was placed on a special project along with three other colleagues by my manager to help with mortgage loan fraud, as the department was overloaded with cases. We were tasked with going through backlog cases, and working with others in the department to brainstorm ideas that would increase productivity and efficiency.

• Working as a research aide to collect data and import overdose cases for the CDC
• Collect data from toxicology, medical examiner, and police reports on overdose and suicide cases, condense the information into one narrative and import the information into a portal for the CDC
• The CDC and law enforcement rely on this data to determine which drug is most popular for causing overdoses, which demographic is overdosing the most, etc
• The CDC implements laws, policies, and legislations based on this data in order to help further prevent these unfortunate events from occurring
• Prepared recordkeeping systems and procedures for archival research and for retention or destruction of records.

• Collaborated with others by contributing time, effort and talent to advance needs or further missions
• Followed directions from supervisors and completed tasks within appropriate timeframe
• Entered data into computer systems, updating records and files with new information
• Assisted with and organized programs, events and activities to drive outreach initiatives
• Established and maintained relationships with fellow volunteers and organizational stakeholders.

• My duties included: surveillance, background checks and various office duties
• Researched computer databases, fraud, public records and legal filings to compile accurate information for investigations
• Produced timely and accurate reports about findings
• Reviewed gathered information to assess or detect issues
• Maintained professional integrity and credibility, adhering to applicable laws and regulations.