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Tamara Jeckel-McNeel

Tamara Jeckel-McNeel

Wilmington,NC

Summary

Risk management consultant and data analyst with over 6 years of experience in quantitative analysis, risk frameworks, and regulatory compliance, specializing in the financial industry.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Consultant and Project Manager in Financial Risk Management

KPMG AG
04.2017 - 09.2022
  • Conducted risk model validation during the implementation of a new trading book, including design of risk management infrastructure, testing of risk models and reporting, model validation and daily risk reporting, which ensured 100% compliance with financial market regulations.
  • Established a new independent validation unit based-on SR-11-7 requirements which standardized the risk model validation of the organization and ensured 100% compliance with financial market regulations. Streamlined reporting processes, improving efficiency in data collection and presentation for risk reporting. Facilitated workshops and meetings to gather stakeholder requirements and drive consensus on project goals.
  • Pricing and risk analysis of new versus existing products by developing a self-designed Excel tool to calculate risk figures, balance sheets, and other costs to facilitate decision-making processes on the business level.
  • Led a cross-functional and cross-cultural team to develop and implement strategic initiatives for client projects.
  • Led a cross-functional international team to develop and implement strategic initiatives for client projects regarding a European financial market regulations (SFTR), overseeing all project phases from team assembly to functional material provision, which significantly improved customer relationships and regulatory compliance.
  • Conducted feasibility studies for new market regulations by analyzing complex data sets relating to product, system, and data scope, identifying gaps, and creating implementation plans that streamlined regulatory adherence and resulted in 100% regulatory compliance. Developed comprehensive project plans, ensuring alignment with client objectives and timelines.
  • Prepared and supported on-site inspections by the European Central Bank, conducting gap analyses and ensuring data quality to meet regulatory standards, which bolstered organizational credibility.


Expert AI Training in STEM and Finance

Snorkel AI, Mercor, Cohere
01.2025 - Current
  • Subproject lead for physics to ensure high-quality on-time delivery and final reviewer before client delivery
  • Review and adjudication of peer contributions
  • Develop and try complex prompts in physics, statistics, mathematics, logical reasoning, and finance to challenge AI models and pinpoint weaknesses. Instruct AI models on how to accurately solve challenging problems
  • Trained AI systems in visual data recognition and data labeling

German Language Lead

RWS Group
05.2024 - 03.2025
  • Summarized individual results for each production round, providing clients with high-level summaries of trends and insights, along with specific examples
  • Reviewed auditor ratings to ensure accuracy and writing auditor-quality reports to determine quality scores and enhance overall project quality
  • Training AI systems by evaluating question and answer pairs and ensuring 100% compliance with quality and safety guidelines

Education

MSc - Physics and Science Based Business

Leiden University
02.2017

BSc - Physics

University of North Carolina
06.2014

Skills

  • Risk model development, implementation, and validation
  • Risk governance, infrastructure and reporting
  • Testing
  • Regulatory compliance, SR-11-7
  • Visualization and presentation of results
  • Market risk, Credit risk, Liquidity risk, Model Risk
  • Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, advanced Excel including VBA)
  • Technical writing (User guides, documentation, LaTeX)
  • Programming and Queering (MatLab, Python)
  • Large Language Models

Certification

  • 06/2022 Professional Scrum Master scrum.org
  • 06/2022 Professional Scrum Product Owner scrum.org

Skills

German Native
English Professional

Strengths

  • Adapting to changing circumstances
  • Relationship building
  • Problem solving
  • Consistently meeting deadlines
  • Teamwork
  • Results and action driven
  • Love of learning
  • Attention to detail
  • Analytical thinking
  • Multitasking
  • Effective communicating
  • Facilitating productive meetings

Timeline

Expert AI Training in STEM and Finance

Snorkel AI, Mercor, Cohere
01.2025 - Current

German Language Lead

RWS Group
05.2024 - 03.2025

Consultant and Project Manager in Financial Risk Management

KPMG AG
04.2017 - 09.2022

BSc - Physics

University of North Carolina

MSc - Physics and Science Based Business

Leiden University

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