Manager Sales

Brian W. Vitale, CAMS

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Charlotte, North Carolina 28278

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Wachovia Bank - A Wells Fargo Company, Risk Management Group

Charlotte, North Carolina January

2009-April 2010

Lead Senior BSA/FIU Analyst - Manager of Special Investigations East

Feb 2010-April 2010

. Hired (contractor to fulltime) to build Special Investigations East team,

as well as integrate Legacy Wells Fargo West team and Legacy Wachovia

East team on all data platforms, policies and procedures prior to and

after Legal Day 1 on March 20, 2010

. Leadership and management of the Special Investigations Unit (three

BSA/FIU Senior Analyst direct reports, nine BSA/FIU Analyst indirect

reports) in Charlotte, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.

. Managed all High Profile/High Impact cases, to include Terrorist

Financing cases, and handled Enterprise wide Exposure Reviews with direct

impact to Wells Fargo Bank

. Mission and scope identical to SIG Bank of America (below)

AML Manager (Contract Consultant - Aerotek Professional Services)

Jan 2009-Jan 2010

. Leadership and management of a team of six Anti-Money Laundering

Investigators

. Quality Control - Reviewed and approved all Investigative Reports,

including Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR's), filed with the U.S.

Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) via

the Investigative Case Management System

. Managed daily, weekly and monthly production and quality ratios to ensure

Investigators and overall team exceeded standards

. Coached, mentored, trained and motivated Investigative staff to support

best AML investigative practices

Bank of America, Global Compliance and Operational Risk Management

Charlotte, North Carolina June

2006-Sept 2008

Vice President, Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Manager

Special Investigations Group (SIG) / Investigative Operations Group (IOG)

( Leadership and management of the Counterterrorism Financing Team

(four direct reports) within the Special Investigations Group (SIG).

Assigned to manage two Operational Teams (Legacy LaSalle Bank in Chicago,

Illinois) with two direct reports and twenty-two indirect reports within

the Investigative Operations Group (IOG)

. Managed Performance and Employee Relations issues and implemented

corrective action procedures

. Conducted Performance Evaluations of employees; created quarterly

goals and measured each employee against those goals

( Assigned, reviewed and approved all Investigative Reports, including

Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR's) filed with the U.S. Treasury

Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), via the

Investigative Case Management System

( Managed post-acquisition integration of LaSalle Bank AML Department,

including training, mentoring, and integration of staff, policy and

procedures and processes

( Consulted with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to

mitigate associated Risks borne by Bank of America

( Created, developed and implemented Bank of America's 'Trending and

Analysis Advisory Committee' (TAAC), focused on sharing emerging Money

Laundering and Terrorist Financing trends between the "in country" AML

Management Team within the United States, Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom

(Europe, Middle East and Africa - EMEA) and Asia

( Served as Liaison for Law Enforcement (FBI, CIA, NSA, DOD, DEA and

IRS) for National Security matters to assist in their Counterintelligence

National Security Investigations, including Counterterrorism and Foreign

Counterintelligence Investigations

. Confidentially collaborated with the FBI's Terrorist Financing Operations

Section (TFOS) and Bank of America's General Counsel's office to create

and implement the receipt, tracking, fulfillment and investigation of all

National Security Letters received by Bank of America

( Investigated all Terrorist Financing Cases and Bank of America's High

Profile/High Impact cases on a global scale

( Resident Expert on all Foreign owned U.S. Dollar Correspondent

Banking Accounts and subsequent Nested and/or Cover Payments via the

global Wire Transfer systems (BOOK, FED, and SWIFT)

( Partnered with the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign

Assets Control (OFAC) to uncover possible Bank of America customer name

"matches" against OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals, Narcotics

Traffickers and Global Terrorists Lists

. Received two Letters of Commendation from the FBI for my exceptional

assistance as it related to two very sensitive National Security

(Terrorist Financing) Investigations

Citibank

Chicago, Illinois Dec

2002-May 2006

Lending Consultant March

2004-May 2006

. Partnered with Client Financial Analyst, Financial Advisor and members of

Financial Center staff to grow Citigold and Bank at Work portfolios.

Trained and mentored Bankers with regard to mortgage terminology and

products

. Developed and implemented First Time Homebuyer Seminars, Understanding

Your Credit Seminars and General Homebuying Seminars to local area

Fortune 200 and Fortune 500 companies

. Assigned to work with newly trained Lending Consultants to coach

Underwriting Guidelines, CitiMortgage Originations, Operations, and

Policy and Procedures Manuals

. Assisted Area Manager in managing the Southwest Area Team, including

leading regularly scheduled conference calls and training the team with a

focus on new policy and procedures, products and sales techniques

. Presented "Success Stories" to the Chicago Central Sales and Operations

Team via the Quarterly Sales Meetings

. Continually received high marks for all Audits performed on application

files, specifically in compliance with Bank Secrecy Act, Patriot Act and

Citibank's Know Your Customer Audits

. Named 2004 CitiMortgage Rookie of the Year for both total units and

dollar volume closed

Client Financial Analyst

Dec 2002-Feb 2004

. Introduced Citibank's Citigold and Bank at Work Program to both public

and private corporations, with a focus on law and brokerage firms

. Prospected for all levels of new retail, commercial and

investment/insurance business via cold calls, networking events and

client relationship base

. Series 7, Illinois Life and Health licensed to sell investments and

insurance through Citibank affiliates (expired 08/2008)

. Sold all retail and commercial bank products to existing/new clients and

managed the resulting relationships

ING Financial Advisers, LLC

Lisle, Illinois Sept

2002-Dec 2002

Sales Office Compliance Specialist/Office Manager (Reported to the Office

of Supervisory Jurisdiction)

. Maintained and reviewed all books, records, blotters, compliance logs,

confirms, statements and cashiering

. Established new accounts, processed and confirmed trades and other

business, established and reviewed customer files

. Reviewed personal trading accounts and private securities transactions

for the NASD Registered Representatives

. Responsible for Accounts Payable/Receivable, office maintenance,

compliance and various projects as assigned

Edward Jones Investments

St. Charles, Illinois June

2001-Nov 2001

Investment Representative Trainee

General Securities Representative/Series 7, Illinois Life and Health

Licensed

. Researched, created and initiated market plans to develop prospective

clients via Business Development and Networking

Amalgamated Bank of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois Apr

2000-Nov 2000

Union Services Officer, Relationship Manager

. Managed a $24M portfolio of Labor Union accounts within the Commercial

Division

. Developed Cash Management products and services to better target

Commercial business within Union market

. Consulted with customers to identify their specific cash management needs

and helped them resolve financial issues

. Coordinated all marketing within the Union Services department and

responded to all Requests for Proposals

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Chicago, Illinois Feb

1997-Apr 2000

Investigative Specialist, Special Surveillance Group, National Security

Division

. Conducted covert National Security investigations, to include

Counterterrorism, Foreign Counterintelligence and Counter Espionage cases

. Heavy investigatory techniques in physical surveillance (foot, vehicular,

air, satellite via GPS)

. Compiled detailed analytical surveillance reports weekly for review by

the National Security Division

. Covertly interviewed citizens for the purpose of obtaining valuable

assessment data to further the investigative process

. Often interacted with other federal agencies in the intelligence

community to further target National Security threats

. Consistently employed problem solving and decision making skills in the

threat-assessment of National Security targets

. Was an active member of the FBI's Aircraft Surveillance Team - National

in Scope and Mission - Based in the Midwest

. Assigned to work the FBI's most Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmentalized

Information (SCI) Cases nationally - A rare distinction among my peers

and seasoned veterans

Firstar Bank

Naperville, Illinois Sept

1994-Jan 1997

Personal Banker

United States Navy

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Oct 1991-Aug

1993

Airman

ASSOCIATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS and AWARDS

Bank of America

. Professional Member of the Association of Certified Anti-Money

Laundering Specialists (ACAMS)

. Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) Certified

. Two Letters of Commendation from the FBI

. Graduate of Joey Asher's Speechworks 'Persuasive Speaker' Course

(Presentation Skills Workshop)

Federal Bureau of Investigation

. Six Letters of Commendation from the National Security Division for

consistently outstanding investigative results

Navy

. United States Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon, Navy Unit

Commendation, National Defense Service Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon,

two Letters of Commendation and one Letter of Appreciation

EDUCATION

North Central College, Naperville, Illinois, Bachelor of Arts, June 1996

Major: Political Science

Minor: Economics

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