Project Manager Management

Gina M. Reid-Lane MBA, PMP

*** ******* ****** *.*. Box 322 Boonton, NJ 07005

*******@*****.*** Cell # 201-***-****

Management Profile and Qualifications

1. Front, Middle and Back Office Analyst experience in the International

and Domestic Financial Services/Information Technology industries as a

Senior Business/System Analyst, Profit and Loss Coordinator and

Project Manager.

2. Project Management (PMP), Quality Management and Lean Six Sigma (Green

Belt) certified - proficient in analyzing and redesigning business

processes, mission critical banking operations based projects and

managed full project life cycles; interacting with business users,

technical staff and project stakeholders.

3. Strong analytical and project documentation skills across diverse

lines of business and financial products.

4. Proficient in Microsoft Applications: Project, Word, Excel,

PowerPoint, SharePoint, Outlook, Visio, Access and Other Programs.

Professional Experience

CIT Group, Inc. - Livingston, NJ Information and

Corporate Technologies 2012 - Present

Business/Systems Analyst / Consultant Systems & Technology Services -

Credit Risk Management

Primary responsibility to gather, analyze, document, and validate the needs

of the Loan Risk & Review (LRR), Request and Credit Approval (RCA) and

Operational Risk business stakeholders.

. Assists with new management development of IT departmental methodology

structure.

. Responsible for entire lifecycle of collecting data, building and

implementing models, and performance tracking.

. Design business models incorporating process and data mapping.

. Develop design specifications using MS Visio.

. Support the design, development and validation of origination and

account management credit strategies

. Create, maintain and review business/functional requirements with

stakeholders prior to achieving signoff.

. Create Use Cases for the purpose of obtaining stakeholder project buy-

in.

. Report weekly project statuses and project plan(s) to project

manager(s) and senior management by monitoring project progress

against outstanding milestones, status, issues, risks and

dependencies.

. Scheduled and facilitated meetings with all levels of staff for

purposes of discovery, discussions, presentations, review, and

approvals.

. Lead requirements validation and traceability analysis using Quality

Center.

Credit Suisse - NYC, NY Change Management Program

2011 - 2012

Sr. Business Analyst/Consultant Strategic Client

Reference Data

(Assignment cut short due a personal family

matter)

Primary responsibility to gather, analyze, document, and validate global

Client, Account and SSI Reference Data requirements and functional

specifications in order to construct a globally centralize and automated

Reference Data 'Golden Source' Repository Platform.

. Lead meetings with business architecture, project manager and IT to

gather high-level business requirements.

. Work with global stakeholders in understanding and translating

requirements into the underlying reference data attributes.

. Perform business analysis to help define solution options and

recommendations, including pros/cons and rationale for

recommendations.

. Create, maintain and review business/functional requirements with

stakeholders prior to achieving signoff.

. Identify and assist in resolution of risks and issues that will

adversely affect planned project milestones.

. Create project initiation documents, use cases, including diagrams for

end-to-end current/future business process flows.

. Identify and document process changes and system enhancements, by

ensuring that process improvements through redesign are at the

forefront of all initiatives.

. Evaluate measurable project benefits, i.e. increased revenue,

efficiency and control; track and present metrics analysis

. Facilitated with working groups tasked with solving specific data

challenges within the organization.

Barclays Capital - NYC, NY Project Falcon - Dodd-Frank

Act 2011 - 2011

Sr. Business Analyst/Consultant Global Project Committee Office (PCO)

PM Group

Regulatory Compliance (Project resources scaled back)

Developed Barclays Capital global federated project management lifecycle

methodology for the US and EU, a $70mm initiative designed to ensure the

firm's adherence to the Dodd - Frank Wall Street Financial Reform and

Consumer Protection Reform Act.

. Coordinated detailed review of complex derivative rules through

meetings with senior management to assign rules, responsibilities and

target deliverable deadlines.

. Liaised with senior Legal and Compliance executives to ensure that

rules had been adequately disseminated and that information gleaned

was complete, accurate, and valid and in compliance with Barclays

Capital policies.

. PCO Lead responsible for several major rule implementations streams.

Ensured that senior management working groups adhered to PCO

methodology via quality assurance of regulatory rule output.

. Monitored and managed the change and release management cycle as rules

went through the rule writing process (regulatory rules ranged from

RFI, Study/Report, Consultation Paper, ANPR, NPR, Interim/Temp Rule

and Final Rules) to ensure requirements, gap analysis and process

implementation plans adjust to reflect any deltas in the rules.

Bank of New York Mellon - NYC, NY Global Asset Services Program

Group 2010 - 2010

Sr. Business Analyst/Consultant Asset Servicing Global

Operations (Assignment completed)

Primary responsibility to gather, analyze, document, and validate the needs

of the Institutional Custody Business stakeholders. Serve as the principal

conduit for managing system requirements between the business users and the

software development team throughout the duration of a project.

The primary responsibilities include:

. Elicit business requirements from the global accounting and account

opening (AML) business users and subject matter experts.

. Define and document requirements (BRD) for the cash and security

transaction reconciliation process for the following asset types:

Equities, Fixed Income, Income Payments, Time Deposits, FX cash

transaction legs, Futures, Options, Swaps and Derivatives via

SmartStream.

. Analyze and prioritize requirements.

. Model the requirements/specifications and wrote the functional

specifications (FRS).

. Perform business process design in conjunction with operations teams.

. Lead requirements validation and traceability analysis using Quality

Center.

. Manage scope and requirements throughout the project lifecycle.

. Posted journal entries, reconcile account balances and pay clients via

SWIFT or CHIPS. Reconciled and balanced cash and securities

portfolios.

. Manage Project and Portfolio Management (PPM), operational UAT

testing, rollout and support.

Barclays Capital Bank - Jersey City, NJ Global Reference Data - US Ops

Implementation Team 2009 - 2009

Sr. Business Analyst/Consultant Wealth Management

(Assignment completed)

Responsible for project and change management, as it relates to Barclays

Wealth Americas (BWA) rebuild for Reference Data which includes client

account on boarding, account static, products and pricing.

. Process Improvement - partnered with front office, Know Your Client

(KYC) in addition to AML requirements, technology and operations to

document end to end 'present state' Account Opening process flow

mapping procedures and following this analysis in producing the

'future state' Account Opening process flows for the MTS Elimination

Conversion Strategy onto the Broadridge BPS/ADP, Impact (for Fixed

Income products) and MBS Expert (for Mortgage Backed Securities)

systems.

. Business Analysis - identify and solve both technical and functional

initiatives championed by the Wealth Business and help to drive the

necessary resulting change.

. Workshop Facilitation - Engage with key stakeholders to facilitate

workshops, provide data and recommend solutions to these sessions;

enabling fact based conclusions to be drawn.

. Execution - Work with the Barclays Wealth Americas, Barclay Capital

International (BarCap) Operations and Information Technology to agree

with defined action plans with resulting ownership, deadlines and

tracking progress to delivery. For such projects as: Neubridge Asset

Transfer, FX Strategic Plan, EAM Account Opening Enhancements and

CDARS.

. Familiar with system implementation lifecycle methodologies

particularly in the analysis and design phases, including:

development of Business Requirements Documents (BRD), functional

requirements specifications (FRS), write -up documentation for data

warehousing, use cases (UML) and UAT testing strategy with the use of

Jira for Fixed Income, MBS and Repo products.

. Strong track record of execution and results; high level of drive to

meet deadlines and targets.

Morgan Stanley- NYC, NY Global Transformation/Risk Analysis

Services-Client Confidentiality 2007 - 2008

Assistant Vice-President/Business Analyst Institutional Services

(Global corporate down-size)

5. Involved in Risk analysis, identifying gaps in polices, processes,

architecture and technology to ensure the access to client data is

controlled at all times and that data breaches are identified and

reported in a timely manner to the Sales & Trading, Prime Brokerage

and Operation groups in the Americas. Results: Managed a team of

four that identified work streams/applications that made up a

number of modules which consist of one or more projects focused on

implementing controls to address a specific reference data risk and

or breech in regulation (Internal Firm Guidelines, GAAP-statements,

ISDA-confirmations and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)) compliance codes.

6. Controlled and coordinated alignment of project framework with

stakeholders, clients, division and firm to prioritize work and

drive initiative on deliverables/milestones, timing and problem

resolution along with assisting IT in the development of new target

enhancements/architectures.

7. Prepared current state process Visio flow charts and track program

actuals vs. budget for effort and external costs using business

requirements documentation.

8. Managed work plan development, requirements collection, client and

IT expectations, issues, risks and scope changes throughout all

phases of the in-scope Reference Data project with the use of Joint

Application Development (JAD) techniques and; this includes:

Management of all related data/documentation of requirements,

status reports, meeting minutes, use cases (UML), training

manuals, postmortem review and maintenance of the SharePoint

site.

Development of ISG Operations standards related to business

design principals and technical operating models to

effectively manage trading portfolio risk and regulation code

validations.

Designed, implemented, maintained and provided planning

support of Reference Data project plans with Project

Managers.

Designed, redefined and recommend holistic future state

processes and obtain client AML validation.

Monitored global and cross-division entitlement procedures in

addition, to the documentation of data warehousing

specifications.

Barclays Capital -Whippany, NJ Prime Broker Equity/Fixed Income

Operations 2007 - 2007

Sr. Business Analyst/Consultant Prime

Brokerage (Assignment completed)

. Conferred with Business Users to analyze current operational

procedures, identify problems and learn specific input and output

requirements with use of GAP analysis. Reporting to London's Global

Head of Equities and Primer Broker Services and New York's Director

of Equities. Results: End to end present state technical write-up

and Visio flow chart analysis of process flows within Prime Broker

Equity Operations (Futures, Securities Lending, Purchase & Sales,

Listed Options, Swaps and Contract for Differences-CFDs) with the

intention to analyzing processes to improve future state functions

and reduce cost.

AIG - Global Investment Group- NYC, NY Information/Operations

Technology Group 2006 - 2007

Sr. Business System Analyst/Consultant (Assignment

completed)

9. Analyzed user requirements, procedures and problems to automate

process and to improve existing IT applications by using the Agile

Unified Process (AUP). Results: Planned, scheduled, prepared,

builted-out application platforms and submit technical reports,

memoranda and instructional manuals for program development to

increase Return on Investment (ROI) and to make processes more

efficient.

10. Established project schedules and coordinating all activities

associated with new product development and product change from

inception through project completion for the Equities

Reconciliation department and Credit Default Swap front office.

11. Wrote detailed descriptions of user needs, program functions and

steps required to develop or modify computer programs. Worked with

test team to develop system integration UAT test scripts and ensure

the testing results corresponded to the business expectations.

Presently, building a system platform to accommodate the Credit

Default Swap trading desk.

12. Analyzed impact of proposed solution across the business with use

of GAP analysis; developed use cases (UML) to explain/demonstrate

business requirements/specifications to IT team, and contribute a

business or process perspective during design reviews. In

addition, monitored issues dealing with product development to

ensure that potential trading portfolio risks issues could be

properly booked, valued and risk managed with the use of GAAP and

SOX compliance guidelines.

Credit Suisse - NYC, NY Operation

Technology Department 2006 - 2006

Business Analyst/Consultant

(Assignment completed)

13. Interfaced with Business/IT users and wrote business requirements

using prototyping and GAP analysis tools and Joint Application

Development (JAD) techniques. Results: Gathered Functional

Requirements, Business Requirements, Root Cause Rules, Work-Around

issues and created User Manuals for Mortgage Backed Securities,

Foreign Exchange, Security Master, Tax Reporting and Custody

Clearance in an effort to assistance the firm with its projected re-

deployment task.

14. Involved in documentation, analyzed impact of proposed solution

across the business, develop Use Cases to explain/demonstrate

business requirements/specifications to IT team, and contribute a

business or process perspective during design reviews.

15. Determined all data requirements needed and drew up process flow

diagrams using Visio and or other flow charting diagramming

software.

Tullett Liberty Securities, Inc. - NYC, NY Credit

Risk/Corporate Accounting 2005 - 2005

Market Risk Business Analyst/Consultant

(Assignment completed)

16. Position reporting included: pricing, analyzing interest, risk,

P&L and calculating estimated charges.

17. Verified and update general ledger positions (Bloomberg vs. BNY)

and internal reports while examining GAAP & Sarbanes-Oxley

compliance guidelines.

18. Analyzed aggregate data on all trade breaks, illogical trade

positions and revenues for Equities, Corporates, Treasuries and

Agency securities with use of daily Stock Record files vs. SLK

(Goldman Sachs' Clearing Agent). Prepared well thought out,

detailed analyses of trends based on sound guidelines and

conclusions.

19. Recorded and calculated Mark to Market open bond positions and

marked up all positions for haircuts on FOCUS filings for Fixed

Income, Corporates, Treasuries, Agencies and Equities using

Bloomberg market prices along with macro enhanced Excel

spreadsheets.

FiServ Securities, Inc. - NYC, NY International

Operations 2004 - 2004

Sr. Operations Associate/Business Analyst/Consultant (Company

Acquired by Fidelity/Temporary staff down-sized)

20. Collaborated with Department Manager to streamline the firm's

manual settlement process by providing a GAP analysis on systems

details and its functions on an automated platform called SHADOW.

21. Processed securities and settled trades via Cedel (Clearstream)

online clearing system. Posted journal entries and balance to the

general ledger.

22. Reconciled and balance clearance and custody accounts, cash and

securities portfolios with use of Exchange Rate Variance

proprietary software.

23. Manually calculated and booked of monthly coupons (15th and 30th)

for clients who held bonds and preferred stocks.

24. Analyzed, reconciled, and processed P&L entries for cash and

Foreign Currency, Equity and Fixed Income trades, including Equity

and OTC Derivatives and Bonds.

Pershing Securities, LLC - Jersey City, NJ International

Operations 2003 - 2004

Business Analyst/Project Manager/Consultant

(Assignment completed)

25. Collaborated and established Foreign Exchange Away Desk by

facilitating and testing procedures. A four month deadline to

analyze, comprises, write and test system, along with train clerk

to perform daily functions. Worked with the IT, Legal and

Compliance departments.

26. Established project schedules and coordinating all activities

associated with new product development and product change from

inception through project completion for the Foreign Exchange Desk,

including:

Identification and clarification of project objectives and

scope.

Establishment of success criteria for the project.

Establishment and implementation of project team and

timetables as well as a production launch plan.

Project Coordination/Management through completion.

27. Analyzed impact of proposed solution across the business with use

of GAP analysis, develop user cases to explain/demonstrate business

requirements/specifications to IT team, and contribute a business

or process perspective during design reviews.

HSBC Republic Bank - NYC, NY Internal Reconciliations

2001 - 2002

Business Analyst/Consultant (Assignment

completed)

28. Assisted and helped resolved a pending 3 year internal portfolio

accounts project - departmental P&L and accounting/journal posting

discrepancies. Recovered $2.7million.

29. Analyzed, reconciled, and processed P&L entries for cash and

Foreign Currency, Equity and Fixed Income trades, including Equity

Derivatives and Bonds. Investigate and adjust any risk and general

ledger/P&L position differences.

30. Processed securities via Euroclear and Cedel on line system.

Posted journal entries, reconcile account balances and pay clients

via SWIFT or CHIPS. Reconciled and balanced cash and securities

portfolios. Assist with resolving and following up with Corporate

Actions.

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. - NYC, NY Int'l

Operations/Implementations 2001 - 2001

Business Analyst/Consultant

(Due to company down-sizing/ Project placed on hold)

Collaborated and helped designed Cross Border straight through

processing with use of Swift and ISO formatted instructions via

Euroclear. Process is to help enhance the existing Foreign

Securities Comparison and Netting process with hopes of settling

non- U.S. (foreign) equities in a manner similar to that of U.S.

(ADRs) equity settlements.

First New York Securities, LLC - NYC, NY International

Settlements Operations 1998 - 2001

Supervisor

(Resigned)

. Supervisor responsible for the direct management of Staff (10 in NY

and 6 in LDN offices) in regards to all aspects International

Settlements done by Bear Stearns (clearing agent) to ensure proper

execution and resolution of all departmental transactions.

. Foreign Exchange (FX) risk management, which involves managing the

impact of foreign currency on operating results by executing the

Company's hedging strategies. Includes, but not limited to,

gathering FX exposures, execution of hedges, accounting for hedging

activity in regards to trader's portfolio P&L reconciliation

matters and analyzing the performance of hedges.

. Additional responsibilities included settlement of all foreign

Equity and Fixed Income trades, along with fail control reporting

and resolution.

Educational Background

Expert Rating Certified Professional - New York City, NY

Intermediate SQL

June 2012

Microsoft Project 2007

May 2012

Effective Business Writing

May 2012

Rutgers University - Camden, NJ

Project Management (PMP) certification

March 2009

Quality Management and Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt) certifications

May 2009

American InterContinental University - Buckhead, GA

August 2004

Masters in Business Management - Summa cum Laude

Concentration: Finance

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Teaneck, NJ

May 1996

Paralegal License and Morris County, New Jersey Notary Republic License

Northeastern University - Boston, MA

June 1991

Bachelor of Science in International Business Administration - Magna cum

Laude

Concentration: Finance with a minor in Accounting

Technical Skills

Software SWIFT, CHIPS, MERVA, NSCC, Shadow, Instinet, FICC, DTCC, RUP,

Markit, Lotus Notes, MS Excel, MS Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint,

Visio, Project, Outlook, Internet Explorer, Euroclear, Cedel

(CEDCOM, Clearstream), Global Financial Transaction Processing

System (GFTPS), Gloss (Multi-Currency Transaction Processing

System), Advent (Portfolio Management System), SCOR, Multi-

Currency System (WILCO), Rumba, FSI Pro (Portfolio Management

System), FOCUS, Bloomberg, Reuters, SQL, Global Securities

Processing (GSP), International Money Management System (IMMS),

Portfolio Service System (PSS), Cascade, Institutional

Accounting System (IAS), Custody Management System (CMS),

Security Master Database (SMDB), Client Data Warehouse (CDW),

MiDYS, Electronic Product Interface (EPI),

SmartStream/Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM), Global

Transaction Manager (GTM), Project and Portfolio Management

(PPM), Quality Center (QC), Jira, Broadridge's BPS/ADP, Impact

and MBS Expert systems.

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