Vahe Adamyan
Burbank,CA
Summary
Strong leader and problem-solver dedicated to streamlining operations to decrease costs and promote organizational efficiency. Uses independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Fraud Investigator
MBO Partners (Contract)
02.2024 - 06.2024
- Contract position as a Fraud Investigator with Price Waterhouse Cooper for their banking client USAA Bank
- Review various fraud scenarios (First Party Fraud/Account Takeover/Elder Fraud)
- Review fraud cases to determine if they meet threshold and pass guidelines for approval for SAR filing
- Analyze transaction history via excel to find discrepancies
- Meet daily and weekly goals and objectives for volume and accuracy
- Utilize programs such as Sapphire and Ecams to pull cases and update notes and narrative.
Fraud Manager
Sigue Corporation
09.2017 - 01.2024
- Lead all fraud mitigation activities for the digital channel Sigue Pay Money Transfer
- Managed a team of three fraud analysts who were responsible for front end real time fraud prevention as well as chargeback processing
- Reviewed and implemented third party vendors to improve fraud processes
- Reported KPIs and metrics to senior management
- Delegated workload and provide coaching and feedback to team members
- Worked with cross functioning teams to improve and enhance the product and user experience
- Conducted data analysis to spot trends and improve fraud rules
- Reviewed and implemented third party fraud tools and vendors such as Cybersource Decision Manager, Sift Science, Ekata White Pages) for fraud mitigation purposes
- Reviewed and updated Policies and Procedures as needed
- SME for fraud and card network related matters for the digital channel.
Fraud Investigator II
Green Dot Corporation
06.2008 - 09.2017
- Nearly a decade of experience in risk management at fintech company Green Dot Corp
- Mitigated various fraud scenarios utilizing investigative and analytical skills
- Implemented and enhanced fraud rules utilizing SQL database
- Queried data sets and pulled a large volume of activity to analyze
- Conducted link analysis to identify fraud trends
- Utilized fraud tools such as Ideology, LexisNexis, and Thomson Reuters to identify high risk activity
- Reported KPIs to senior management
- Conducted quality assurance reviews and provided feedback to team members
- Blocked high risk merchants
- Assisted law enforcement with inquiries
- Worked with retail partners to prevent fraud.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
DeVry University
Los Angeles, CA06.2004
Skills
- Financial Fraud
- Transaction monitoring
- Case Management
- Dispute Resolution
- Data Analysis
- Fraud prevention
- AML Compliance
- Financial Data Analysis
- Cybersecurity knowledge
- Team Leadership
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Staff Training and Development
Certification
Certified Fraud Examiner, 2015
Timeline
Fraud Investigator
MBO Partners (Contract)
02.2024 - 06.2024
Fraud Manager
Sigue Corporation
09.2017 - 01.2024
Fraud Investigator II
Green Dot Corporation
06.2008 - 09.2017
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
DeVry University
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