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Customer Service Quality Assurance

Location:
7728
Posted:
March 09, 2010

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JEFFREY M. MARINO

*** **** *****

Freehold, NJ **728

SUMMARY

Financial Services Operations Specialist with over 14 years experience in the banking and brokerage

industries. Strengths include Systems Support and Project Management, ACATS, Mutual Funds,

New Accounts, Retirement Products, Custody and Fixed Income Operations.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

L-3 COMMUNICATIONS INC, Ft. Monmouth, NJ 2008 to 2009

Senior Management Specialist (Contract Position)

Serve as the designated Logistics Support Manager for several of communications and electronics

equipment and system programs logistically supported through the Command and Control Services,

Avionics Directorate within the Tactical Computers Branch for the US Army, CECOM. Work in

concert with weapon system teams, and Project Managers to plan, develop, or manage logistic

sustainment activities across an area of responsibility. Coordinate with customers for reimbursable

budget execution of approved logistics program requirements. Provide liaison as necessary with

respect to the specifications or statement of work to assure all work performed is within the scope of

the contract and that all statement of work (SOW) requirements are fulfilled. Represent the

organization in all assigned system and equipment logistics matters as the authoritative and expert

logistics management representative to major task groups who originate, review and modify system

policy and goals.

UBS INTERNATIONAL INC, New York, NY 2007 to 2008

Associate Director: (Documentation Research & Review)

Managed documentation processing for new accounts and existing clients, supervising a staff of 6.

Trained 7 UBS International branches and interfaced with these branches on a daily basis for

client onboarding. Communicated all new account information to Compliance for KYC review.

Ensured that documents are sent for additional review to Legal Department (trusts,

foundations, deceased account holders). Logged all new accounts and beneficial owners into the

document database (static data maintenance). Ensured that all exception and follow-up items

were entered on New Accounts follow-up/exception reports.

Liaised between Sales, Credit, Technology, Legal and Compliance departments in order to

resolve new account issues. Managed new account and Anti-Money Laundering technology

projects as well as participate in policy/procedure development.

LEHMAN BROTHERS INC, Jersey City, NJ 2005 to 2007

Supervisor: (New Accounts /Client Identification & Documentation)

Managed new account processing supervising a staff of 3, for High Net Worth, including the

Neuberger Berman new accounts business unit, where I was lead analyst. Managed, AML (Anti-

Money Laundering) and Customer Identification Processing, and monitored Global Account

document processing for all branches, developed/tested new systems and participated in

updating/maintaining procedural manuals.

Liaised between Sales, Credit, Technology, Legal and Compliance departments in order to

resolve issues with new account processes. Managed new account and Anti-Money Laundering

technology projects.

Lead project activities such as developing and testing new systems and participating in

monitoring the service level agreements to Lehman Brothers branches. Supported the domestic

and international mark-to-market processes and CDO and P/S processing.

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PERSHING LLC, Jersey City, NJ 1999 to 2005

Supervisor: Account Transfer Dept

Team Leader: Global Account Services (New Accounts)

Responsibilities in the Global Account Services area include a staff of 4, drafting a new procedural

manual, monitoring all Global Account document processing (Adoption Agreements, Beneficiary

forms, W8 & W9 forms, F1SA) as well as all international account processing (Static Data, Broker

Set-Ups, Settlement Instructions) via GLOSS and all User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for new

products and systems. Daily interaction with the International Trading Desk to reconcile unmatched

international trades. Active in developing and testing new systems and participating in monitoring

the firms’ service level agreements to Pershing customers.

Liaised between the technology and operations for changes in business policies and

procedures.

Participated in customer training, assisted with the implementation of technology (USA

Patriot Act, ALERT) and acted as a vendor liaison for new customer products.

Assisted with the coordination of projects to review accounts across all products and systems

to ensure the proper documentation is on file. Coordinated with different areas (Compliance,

Legal, Trading, International) on internal and external policies to help maintain client

relationships.

Responsibilities in Account Transfer Dept. included a staff of 8 individuals; daily and

monthly reporting, reconciling NSCC fail balances, firm suspense accounts (which include

accounts in excess of $5 million dollars). Processed all NSCC CUSIP exceptions, reviewed daily

NSCC Fund/SERV trades. Updated procedure manuals for audit purposes and tracked broker

dealer relationships with the various fund companies. Interacted and assisted the custody

department with restricted securities, stock transfers and quarterly audits.

NATIONAL DISCOUNT BROKERS, New York, NY 1998 to 1999

Supervisor: Account Transfer Dept.

Supervised a staff of 4, gathering daily, weekly and monthly data on all account transfers (volume of

about 400-800 accounts a month with a dollar value of about $500K). Maintained production reports

and monitored quality standards of the area. Helped to develop and test new systems to improve the

firms’ efficiency. Ensured the proper handling of all customer service inquiries (about 50 per day).

PERSHING DIVISION OF DLJSC, Jersey City, NJ 1996 to 1998

Senior Operations Associate: Securities Lending/Account Transfer Dept.

Duties in Securities Lending included all international loan settlements, setting up of all international

loans and borrow on LoanNet system. Also, helped out with the domestic and international mark-to-

market process as well as all CDO and P/S processing. Full knowledge of DTC terminal and

functions. Responsibilities in the Account Transfer Dept. included providing customer service to

Pershing correspondents, processing of all incoming and outgoing transfer (volume of 1100 accounts

per day). Processing of customer service inquiries, along with establishing and maintaining contacts

at various firms to ensure quality service to Pershing clients. Other tasks included retirement

journals, mutual fund transfers and daily interaction with other Pershing departments.

CHEMICAL BANKING CORP., New York, NY 1994 to 1996

Senior Operations Specialist: Retirement Investment Center

Duties included:

• Correcting retirement transaction codes, maintaining decedent and beneficiary accounts

according to Internal Revenue Service rules and regulations including 1099R adjustments.

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• Developing and testing new systems, quality assurance responsibilities and a liaison between

departments. Processing retirement distributions, custodial transfers and death distributions.

• Thorough working knowledge of LAN administrative functions.

EDUCATION

B.S., Finance, St. John’s University – New York, NY, May 1994

COMPUTER SKILLS

Proficient in Bloomberg, Reuters, Wilco GLOSS, major applications of MS-Office, LoanNet,

Worldcheck, Lexis/Nexis, Adobe applications



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