STEPHEN C. MINCHELLA
*** ******** **., *********, *.J. 08846
Voice: 732-***-**** / E-mail: *****@*******.***
CAREER EXPERIENCE:
**/**/** - */**/09 Settlement Representative, Morgan Stanley, Asset
Transfer Group ( Walsh Associates )
Account Transfer Services Department - Mutual Funds
. Processed Re-Registration letters from NSCC ACAT rejects, where
transferring requested shares from Customer Brokerage Accounts and
House accounts to the receiving Contra Broker were not processed.
. Prepared and presented the completed letters with accurate data to
the Mutual Fund companies. Monitored the status of each letter
daily to ensure the settlement of shares with the receiving Contra
Broker in an acceptable time period.
. Addressed and resolved follow-up issues with Contra Firms, Mutual
Fund companies, Internal Departments and Branch offices within
Morgan Stanley, regarding shares that did not transfer. After
confirmation through DST Vision, Advisor Central or a phone call
that the shares were transferred the related Mutual Fund Fails are
then closed.
1/04 - 9/30/08 Brokerage Service Representative, National Financial
Services, (Veritude, A Fidelity Co.)
International Settlements Department - Equities and Bonds (3/08 -
9/30/08)
. Status Pending and Failed Trades, Domestic and EuroClear, to assist
in the settling of trades.
. Booked Multi-Currency Trades for Correspondents without access to
the NFS Trade Application. Adjusted trade data as requested by
Correspondents to accurately reflect trade as booked at Local
Market level.
. Processed USD Wire Payments for settled trades. Informed Management
of pending wire payment items needing approval. This process also
involved assisting the Reconciliation Dept with researching inquiry
items.
Mutual Fund Transfers Department - Mutual Funds (8/07 - 3/08)
. Researched and resolved Non-ACATS Transfer out-of -balances using
internal break sheets. This process involved corresponding with
Fund Companies and Transfer Agents to obtain the related transfer
documents.
. Verified the origin of each transfer position through DST Vision,
Advisor Central, or with the Fund, utilizing internal Securities
database applications. As necessary, the Third Party that submitted
the Transfer request is contacted.
. The final process is the verification of the transfer documents,
including any follow up with Internal Operations departments, prior
to booking the transferred shares to the customers NFS Brokerage
account.
Client Services Department - Mutual Funds (12/06 - 8/07)
. Processed daily CDSC & Asset requests, via internal Web
application, DST Vision & Advisor Central. This process informed
the Correspondents the results of the CDSC fees prior to trading
Mutual Fund positions.
. Researched and responded to Correspondents Worthless Securities
requests in a timely manner.
Product Management Department - Mutual Funds (2/06 - 12/06)
. Processed daily CDSC & Asset requests for various share classes,
via internal Web application, DST Vision & Advisor Central. This
process informed the Correspondents the results of the CDSC
requests via BRIO Database interface with FBSI, prior to the
trading of Non Fidelity and Fidelity Mutual Fund positions.
. Assist department with scheduled Corporate Actions through quality
control of data input prior to trading.
Trade Corrections Department - Mutual Funds (1/06 - 2/06)
. Processed DST Vision & Advisor Central transaction documents from
daily Non-Fidelity Trade Oversight Report to distribute to Audit
Department for review. This process informed Management of any
potential correction issues.
Fail Control / Buy-In Department - Fixed Income (8/04 - 1/06)
. Researched and resolved Buy/Sell Fixed-Income DTC trades past
settlement date. Reduced financial exposure to the firm, and the
aged fail volume. Communicated daily with internal departments and
Contra Brokers to achieve these goals.
. Updated department MIS recap report daily for distribution to
Management. This report reflected variance/progress in resolving
past settlement trades by comparing prior day dollar amounts broken
down by type of Security.
. Processed ACAT reversals for fail to receive/deliver past
settlement date trades requested internally & externally.
. Issued Muni Close-Outs daily to Contra-Brokers, this involved
contacting the Contra-Brokers.
STEPHEN C. MINCHELLA (cont'd)
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P & S Department - Fixed Income (6/04 - 8/04)
. Contacted Brokers for verbal comparison of daily current Fixed
Income Trades (Municipal, Government Bonds, CD's).
. Updated Trade Engine to accurately reflect the verbal/written trade
comparison.
Mutual Fund Order Room - Mutual Funds (1/04 - 6/04)
Prepared, verified and submitted instructions via Email and Fax to Fund
Companies for processing of Non-Fidelity Mutual Fund 401K Share Transfers
for Networking and Omnibus Accounts. Verified accuracy of the completed
Share Transfers by the Fund Companies via Fund Company Websites and
Database clean-up.
. Processed daily CDSC Fee & Free Asset requests for various share
classes, via DST Vision & Advisor Central. Responded to
Correspondents via Database interface, prior to the trading of Non
Fidelity Mutual Fund positions.
9/02 - 11/03 Quality Assurance Representative, SBLI, USA. (
Consultant Project )
Quality Control/Proofreading of Individual Insurance policies for
registered and approved States. Compared the approved master policies
against policies formatted and printed from new software, for final review
and approval.
Payroll Representative, InterPay, Inc. ( Agency )
Daily fulfillment of appropriate payroll checks and related reports for
mailing or courier to employer for distribution.
Verified that any exception reports or special fulfillment requests were
processed accurately.
Benefits Representative, Maximus. ( Agency )
Process involved answering all incoming questions related to the
application process, and the product, to inform members of how to proceed
with Family Care benefits.
Pharmacy Services Representative, Medco Health Solutions. (
Training Program )
Answered calls to refill customer prescriptions to be processed and mailed
by automated Pharmacy. Responded to questions regarding coverage, benefit
status and general questions.
6/96 - 7/02 Dispute Resolution Representative, Providian Financial.
(6/01 - 7/02)
Detailed and accurate analysis, and decision making to resolve
customer/merchant Visa & MasterCard disputes in conjunction with Merchant
Banks. The process involved review of customer correspondence,
verification of account documentation, contact with Merchant Banks, to
submit requested for support documentation to Merchant Banks.
Check Management Representative, Providian Financial. (3/00
- 6/01)
Verified customer processing fees and deposits received to new account
information.
Daily balancing and depositing of these funds to initiate new credit cards.
Researched and responded to Merchant banks with support documentation to
resolve customer processing fee disputes.
Quality Control Specialist, Providian Financial. (5/97 -
3/00)
Quality Control of in-house fee-based & non-fee based customer letter
batches. Verified accuracy of component insertion, print quality, letter
text, content & format, using established criteria, before fulfillment.
Vendor data file preparation and Quality Control of daily and weekly
customer vendor letters.
Updated daily statistical data to "Vendor MIS" and "Quality Control MIS"
for review and distribution.
Print Services Representative, Providian Financial. (6/96
- 5/97)
Print and File management including batching and initial Quality Control of
in-house fee-based & non fee-based customer letters, before component
insertion and mailing. Update and distribution of "In-House Tracking
Report ".
SKILLS: Windows NT, Rumba mainframe databases, Microsoft
Excel/Word, Microsoft Outlook, and Intranet Applications.
EDUCATION: Rowan University, (formerly Glassboro State College) Bachelor
of Arts, Major in Communications.