Alvin D. Cameron
**** ****** ****** *****, ******** Park, Minnesota 55443
Home 763-***-**** Cell 612-***-****
CAREER OBJECTIVE
To obtain a position where I can utilize my acquired skills and extensive experience for further career
growth and development.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Associate Director of Financial Investigation and Risk Management
Run day to day operations of a 19 member fraud team that protect over 40,000 worldwide
companies for Digital River. Until January 2007.
Developed a process to accept credit applications and purchase orders, collect on delinquent
accounts, and a reporting system for upper management. Main focus from January 2007 till
November 2008
Prepare, Organize and Distribute numerous reports and confidential data as well as assist with
compiling and creating suppression charts for Senior Staff, Extended Fraud Vendors and all other
vendors contracted with Digital River, Inc.
Developed a Manual Fraud Review system for assessing orders and verify Internet downloadable
and physical orders for fraudulent activity in order to reduce losses.
Developed system to recommend changes in the fraud software system to fight fraudulent orders
with emphasis on altering the hard business rules as well as the heuristics software rules in order to
increase automated detection of fraudulent orders.
Developed reporting systems, manual and automated, to ascertain losses from credit card
chargeback’s.
Developed system and rules for answering chargeback’s for payment processor inquiries to
ascertain validity of chargeback and recovery of money.
Conduct training of new employees on the Fraud System and related duties.
Contact various worldwide Law Enforcement Agencies to assist in illegal Internet activities
Developed a system to answer questions and concerns regarding fraudulent orders and credit card
chargeback’s to various departments throughout Digital River, Inc. and answer inquiries of the
various vendors of Digital River, Inc., both current and future.
Speaker at numerous conferences and venues, as well as articles and interviews on Internet fraud
and scams. List will be provided upon request.
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Alvin D Cameron
EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND
Digital River, Inc
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Associate Director of Credit and Loss Prevention
April 1998 to November-2008
Responsible for the day-to-day activities of the loss prevention department and the credit department.
Provide current information to system programmers to develop and update new ways the computer software
can be used for fighting fraud and avoiding losses of Internet sales. Ground floor development of the
manual and the base software fraud verification system in a world-class fraud process. Including staffing,
procedures, training, interacting with all departments of Digital River. Developing new methods to fight
Internet fraud and interact with law enforcement agencies worldwide. Analyze orders and attempted Internet
orders and credit purchases to determine possible losses and solutions to reduce and eliminate losses.
Provide reporting to Executive staff as well as related personnel for use of fraud/chargeback information
outside the loss prevention area.
Premium Credit Services, Inc.
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
Collector/Manager - September 1996 to April 1998
Responsible for collection of accounts, dealing with clients, compiling client reports via computer, and
working accounts via the computer.
Capital Resource Credit Consultants, Incorporated
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Collector/Manager - June 1985 to February 1996
Responsible for collection of accounts, training new collectors, dealing with clients, compiling client reports
via computer, answering complaints, interviewing in person and by phone, and working accounts via the
computer.
Allied Interstate
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Collector/Manager - May 1983 to June 1985
Started as collector and worked up to manager. Responsible for all facets of management: Staffing,
resolution of client complaints and problems, working with various clients, and analysis of collection
procedures.
Financial Collection Agency
Various Locations Including:
Saint Paul, Minnesota - Indianapolis, Indiana - Grand Rapids, Michigan
Collector/Manager - July 1981 to January 1983
Responsible for all management decisions including interviewing, hiring, training, and disciplinary actions
of staff, and personal collections.
Associated Bureaus
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Collector/Manager - May 1977 to July 1981
Started a career in collections as a collector trainee; worked up to manager.
Accomplishments- Associated in building and maintaining a World Class Internet Fraud System