Management Project

FARZIN NEGAHBAN

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Project / Risk management professional with proven record of leadership managing large scale

PROFILE

international projects within financial services and electronic engineering industries. Experience

includes strategic business continuity and crisis management programs, process re-engineering efforts

from conception through implementation, audit and information security management. Strong

negotiating and presentation skills. Highly experienced in effective communication across business,

operations and technology groups at various levels within the organization, as well as externally with

vendors and regulatory authorities.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Vice President, IT Risk Management, JPMorgan, New York, NY, 6/08 to 11/09.

Program Manager, Business Continuity Planning, Bear Stearns & Co., Inc., Whippany, NJ, 5/98 to 6/08.

Program Management, Plan Development, DRC Site Build and Maintenance: Manage and maintain firm wide

BCP/Disaster Recovery, Crisis Management and Emergency Preparedness / Response plans in support of the

organization’s BCP efforts. Partner with firm wide BCP operations department, business units and external vendors to

conduct periodic reviews of the business impact analysis (BIA) to identify and capture updated requirements, determine

corresponding impact, and highlight gaps and issues. Partner with above mentioned business lines to create and update

all business continuity plans to ensure that effective strategies are in place for the recovery of critical business functions

within the required timeframes. Utilized the above studies to organize CTO efforts to build Trading/Operations Disaster

Recovery site in Whippany, New Jersey, consisting of 600 positions (81 departments) as well as Reuters and EBS

Dealing. On an on-going basis, liaise with operations, technology, and external vendor groups to communicate updated

business continuity plan requirements and coordinate the timely implementation of realistic recovery strategies and

solutions at the disaster recovery sites. Work closely with the business heads and product managers to determine the

firm's trading and business strategy, and priority for recovery in the event of a disaster. Support the Pandemic Planning

Committee in the development of the Pandemic Preparedness plan and monitor the implementation of the plans across

the Organization. Establish and maintain monthly firm wide BCP Metrics to report on the status of user testing, state of

plan readiness (BCP, Crisis Management and Pandemic Preparedness) and regulatory compliance. Highlight gaps for

corrective action. Escalate and present outstanding risks to BCP Steering Committee on a quarterly basis.

Testing and Awareness Programs: Coordinate periodic, global testing of the entire Trading Floor Disaster Recovery /

Business Continuity Plan, reporting gaps and results to firm wide management. Manage and report on the on-going

“business as usual” on-site user testing of applications and procedures ensuring business unit ability to conduct regular

trading and execution activities directly from the disaster recovery site. Act as point of escalation for recovery issues

identified during testing. Establish and maintain a BCP Quality Assurance function that conducts monthly testing of the

disaster recovery facility and its’ operational processes to ensure it is continuously equipped with the latest versions of

software, applications and site procedures. Manage, participate and report on various industry wide BCP testing efforts,

such as the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) industry wide BCP tests. Execute annual

table top crisis management exercises and report post mortem results. Organize annual awareness training sessions and

quarterly Emergency Response exercises for the organization. Interact with internal, external auditors and regulatory

authorities with respect to BCP audits and compliance.

Crisis Management, DR Activations and Pandemic Planning: Coordinate the activities of various crisis teams and

business units during emergencies. Examples include the MTA Strike, London Bombing, Orange/War alert as well as

the Republican National Convention (RNC) in NYC, to ensure the firm’s ability to work directly from the disaster

recovery site during this period. Exercised the DRC site RNC activation plan and coordinated CTO support for over

450 people across sites. As member of the firm wide Pandemic Planning committee, developed and implemented the

processing work flow and procedures to successfully use E-Pro (Aspect EnsemblePro) as Bear Stearns Emergency

Notification system in the event of a crisis scenario.

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Senior Principal Consultant, (Citibank). Keane Incorporated, New York, NY, 12/96 – 5/98.

Created and supported the “Project Management Office” (PMO) for critical programs at various clients. Managed

various, con-current Y2K Programs for multiple clients within Citibank as follows: the Y2K Impact Analysis and code

remediation for Citibank’s Worldwide Securities (WWSS) and Trading Capital Markets (TCM), Global Clearing

Services, Disbursements, Lockbox and the Cash business units. Developed and maintained the Statement of Work,

project plans, assigned tasks to project team members, monitored and controlled project progress and budget versus

actual, managed project risks and issues. Managed expectations of Citibank’s senior management (US & UK) through

formal presentations at steering committee meetings. Partnered with Keane Branch Office to explore and develop new

engagement opportunities.

Vice President, Autocom Systems Corporation, Westwood, NJ, 2/88 - 12/96.

Partnered in a financial services company specializing in commercial collections, credit, and leasing. Managed a team

in the development and implementation of leasing, credit and collection systems. Created the firm’s short and long-term

business recovery plan in the event of a disaster.

Senior Business/Systems Analyst, Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, New York, NY, 9/86 – 2/88.

Member of Architecture Planning and Design Group. Managed a project team in the implementation of a Global Funds

Transfer System. Coordinated the creation of a Global Funds Transfer Network recovery plan for a same-day recovery

in the event of a disaster across multiple regions. Analyzed security and process controls within various trading and

capital market areas of the bank and provided internal consulting services to strengthen the control infrastructure.

Manager, Business Systems, Sony Corporation of America, Park Ridge, NJ, 10/81 – 9/86.

Managed various project teams in the development of variety of applications systems. Provided internal control,

security and business continuity consulting services to various business units within Sony Broadcast Products Company.

Programmer / Analyst, Theorem Series One Computers Limited, Hertfordshire, England, 3/79 – 7/81.

Developed customized software for various financial services companies.

EDUCATION

MS, Business Systems Analysis and Design

The City University Business School, London, England 1981, Elected to City University Honor Society.

BS, Computer Science

University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, England 1980, Graduated with Honors.

Continuing Education

Ongoing:

• Conferences and seminars related to business continuity and program / project management.

In Progress:

• PMP (PMI Project Management Professional)

• CBCP (Certified Business Continuity Professional)

Notable Skills and Tools

Rolled-out Strohl LDRPS across the organization and provided ongoing training to users.

Utilized and familiarity with Envoy (Varolii).

Knowledge of a wide variety of trading system products (Market data, Front office, Middle office, Back office and

infrastructure).

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