Katherine L. Masterson
Tulsa, OK 74107-4122
Cell Phone: 918-***-****
E-mail: *********@***.***
Position and Skill Summary
Position
. Business Information Analyst
Skill Summary
. Detail-oriented, self-starter, possessing extensive customer service
background, effective communication skills, PC literate, type 65-70
wpm, and 10-key by touch
. Ten + years experience analyzing financial data pertaining to fraud
activity in the credit card industry
. Experience in training various departments
Experience
Employer: HSBC Bank - Card and Retail Services
1996 to 2010
Job Title: Associate Business Information Analyst
2006 to 2010
* Primary responsibilities: Analysis of new fraud cases for trending and
identification of pre-fraud indicators. Identify process improvement and
risk avoidance opportunities, as well as policy and procedure
deficiencies. Suggest quality improvements for call center agents.
. Produce daily summaries of large account losses for upper management,
identifying the root cause
. Research historical fraud data (account and transactional levels),
utilizing MS Access databases and MS Excel to provided detailed
analysis and production of quarterly presentations in MS PowerPoint
. Analysis of transactional trending, suggesting strategies to mitigate
losses
. Developed and implemented process for identifying and analyzing
suspect inquiries into the automated Voice Response Unit to mitigate
losses prior to fraud activity
. Identified system weakness; tracking losses to raise awareness to
needed policy change
. Responsible for tracking and analyzing Account Data Compromise Events
. Served as subject matter expert for a new card product launch, which
included system analysis and testing, and end-user procedure
development and training
Job Title: Fraud Investigator
1998 to 2006
* Primary responsibilities: Investigation of all types of credit card
fraud, ensuring accuracy of reporting and reconciliation of Customer
accounts.
. Research all available data to support or disprove the fraud claim,
through signature comparison, historical account behavior analysis and
customer/suspect interviews
. Maximize loss recovery by a thorough understanding of the charge back
process for MasterCard International, Visa International and American
Express
. Writer, Suspicious Activity Reports, as required by the Federal
Government
. Identified a misinterpretation of a policy that, once corrected,
increased loss recovery efforts
. Development of on-line procedures
. New Investigator training
Job Title: Fraud Representative
1996 to 1998
* Primary responsibilities: Handled verbal and written Customer inquiries
in a call-center environment and initiated Customer fraud claims
. Created files for Investigators to include all necessary data for
effective case analysis
. Balanced accounts, ensuring accuracy of all adjustments
. Data entry to communicate fraud loss information to the Associations
Employer: National Employment Screening Services
1995 to 1996
Job Title: Administrative Assistant/Receptionist
. Responsible for all aspects of front desk, admin. and receptionist
functions, including answering a multi phone line system with heavy
call volume
. Daily, timely faxing and/or mailing of all completed client reports
. Assist with production of client reports, as needed
. Management of all office supplies
Computer Skills
Microsoft Office
MS Excel MS Word
MS PowerPoint MS Access
MS Visio
First Data Resources Applications
First Track Desktop application Falcon (FDWC)
Mainframe (FDR green screens)
Other
Lotus Notes
Education
University of Tulsa
Undergraduate Studies
Memorial High School, Tulsa, OK
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