WILLARD (WOODY) NEELEY, BSEE

ad141q@r.postjobfree.com, 203-***-****

SKILLS:

Business analysis / project management / PMO – financial IT, Capital Markets. Hedge Funds, Investment Banking, Compliance, Trading, Order Management Systems (OMS), Regulatory Reporting, Data Analysis, Data Warehouse / Data Lake, Master Data Management (MDM), Asset and Wealth Management, Risk Management, Treasury, Accounting, Data Quality (DQ), Market and Static Data / Reference Data, Data Governance, and Database Development projects. New software application development, specification, application enhancements, testing, and roll outs. Onshore / offshore personnel (global projects).

Documentation of current state processes, systems, and data flows. Business requirements / functional requirements gathering and writing requirements documents (BRD / FRD). Liaison with Business and Program Managers, Senior Management, Technology, Compliance, Risk Dev, QA, PMO, Trading, Portfolio Managers, Treasury, and Operations (Ops) personnel or subject matter experts (SMEs), and management of onshore / offshore resources (including contractors / consultants).

Provided training and support for new and enhanced software and systems. Created test cases and managed testing - QA, use case, system, regression, and UAT testing and documentation / change control. Presentations, project status / dashboard / PMO reporting. Wrote agendas for and hosted periodic steering committee / project status meetings and stakeholder work groups. Vendor management.

Project work plan, statement of work (SOW), Proof of Concept (POC) creation, management of schedule, budget, risk, issues, resources, expectations, tracking, project quality control and project document archiving. SDLC, Agile, PMBOK methodologies, interaction with cross functional teams and experience with multiple dependencies and stakeholders. Project purchase order (PO) and invoicing.

Process improvement, process reengineering, experience with business process modeling (BPM), process / system mapping and modeling (current and future state), MS Project, Office, Excel, Word, Visio, PowerPoint, Cognos, SQL, SharePoint, Salesforce.com, Fiserv, Python, Global IDs (GIDs), LEIs, CRM, Bloomberg data, Confluence, and Jira. Supported fixed income (FI), equities, repos, foreign exchange / currencies (FX), futures, options, and derivatives (FX, FXS, IRS, IRC, MBS, CDS). LOS, Broadridge ICI, Broadridge Impact, BPS, Finpro, BlackRock Aladdin, Bloomberg POMS, AIM, MARS, and Charles River order management systems (OMS).

Dodd-Frank IA Seg, CFTC OCR, NASD, FINRA, NYSE, IIROC rules, Volcker Rule, CCAR, IHC, Federal Reserve FR Y-9C, 14A, 14Q reporting, BCBS 239, FFIEC 002, Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) consent order, BASEL, and data MRA / MRIA experience.

EXPERIENCE:

NEODYMIA LLC 5/2023 - Present

Remote - Consultant – Business Analyst / Project Manager, documentation, fundraising, business strategy

Hosted meetings between founders and prospects, created business and project plans, and organized / analyzed financials.

Business analysis of processes, logistics, and process documentation.

Liaison with joint venture firms, business and funding prospects.

Create / manage project status reports and documentation versions.

HSBC 10/2021 – 5/2023

Remote - Consultant – Business Analyst / Project Manager, Compliance, MRA Data Quality Improvement & Controls / Reg Reporting

Hosted meetings between US Head of Regulatory Compliance and IT System owners and SMEs to define and review data rules.

Business analysis of processes and data flows and “key data element” lineage (source and inter-system tracing), BCBS 239 controls, controls’ gap analysis, data capture / adjustment, data transformation, and data movement analysis and control evidence documentation.

Liaison with Compliance, IT, and Business. Hosted project meetings / managed project status reporting and documentation versions.

Citi 5/2021 – 10/2021

Remote - Business Analyst / Project Manager, Front Office Deal Management and Loan Origination (LOS) Technology

Business requirements analysis / documentation, project management, implement new processes, create and execute test plans.

OCC regulatory / MRA Compliance response efforts business analysis and project management.

Host meetings / manage project status reporting / meeting minutes and documentation versions (Jira / Confluence).

Trained users post enhancements / upgrades, and supported applications used by institutional clients for underwriting, secondary trading, M&A advisory, securitization, project financing, commercial loans, structured debt, residential loans, ABS, CLO, TRS.

Bank of America 3/2021 – 5/2021

Remote - Consultant – Business Analyst / Project Manager, PMO office / Fixed Income, Currencies, Commodities (FICC) Compliance projects

Supported the Portfolio/Program Management Office (PMO) in its role of governance, control, and compliance oversight for regulatory reporting, credit, and regulatory risk related and MRA projects.

Hosted meetings / managed project status reporting / meeting minutes and documentation versions.

Supported quarterly CCAR and stress testing runs reflecting historic market scenarios, liaison with Volcker Business Areas / Volcker Trading Desks, Risk Managers, Risk Engine Analysts, Test / Market Data, and Stress Testing Teams; assisted with sign off, reporting, and status (Jira).

BNP Paribas / Scotiabank / IBM Global Treasury / Final Cycles 7/2017 – 3/2021

New York, NY, Jersey City, NJ - Consultant – Business Analyst / Project Manager, DQ Improvement & Client Data Program / Reg Reporting

Business analysis of data flows and “key data element” lineage (source and inter-system tracing), controls, controls’ gap analysis, data capture / adjustment, data transformation, and data movement analysis and control evidence and data governance documentation (B & S).

Equities and FI trade reconciliation business requirements documentation; existing and future state (post upgraded reporting) (all).

Data attributes and data source systems analysis for regulatory reporting (FR Y-9C, 14A, 14Q, FFIEC 002, and BCBS 239) and data warehouse / data lake / data factory creation. Data dictionary creation, review, and update management, SQL queries (B&S).

DTCC transaction submission and trace – US Dodd Frank FX/ CFTC, Canadian IR, and EMIR FX & IR trades, MARS and Wall Street Systems (WSS) file generation, processing and posting, downstream systems and reporting (IBM).

Liaison with FO, MO, IT and Ops. Hosted project meetings / managed project status reporting and documentation versions (all).

System diagramming, data flow, risk, and reporting analysis, and training for Treasury Management software implementation (IBM).

Yale University / Yale Corporation 10/2016 – 7/2017

New Haven, CT - Consultant – Business Analyst / Project Manager, Information Technology Services / Finance

Business requirements analysis / documentation, review of procedures / processes, creation and execution of test plans / scripts / test cases / UAT and data sampling methods for (print) OMS and Oracle Financials general ledger (G/L) to Workday conversion for Finance and local Business departments (Oracle PTAEO / Journal Staging Area (JSA) to Workday COA / Managed File Transfer.

Project management of internet and intranet application development. Budget, test planning, status reporting, and documentation.

Bank of America 10/2015 – 6/2016

New York, NY and Jersey City, NJ - Consultant – Business Analyst, Compliance - OCC response, Enterprise Independent Testing (EIT) Group

Data flows, data governance analysis, documentation, and review with LOB managers / data office strategists.

Data attributes and data source systems analysis for Compliance regulatory reporting (examples – NASD Rule 2711, NYSE 472, FINRA Rule 2010, 2241, 2242, IIROC 3400, OATS, trade surveillance, etc.) for Global Equity & Credit Research businesses / testing.

Business requirements analysis, review / creation of test procedures / processes, remediation of processes, test scripts and sampling methods for bank Compliance / EIT / (data) Sampling Analytics / Technology & Tools groups. SQL analysis, UAT.

Deutsche Bank 4/2015 – 7/2015

New York, NY - Consultant – Business Analyst / Project Manager, Client Reference Data Services / Change the Bank, MRIA response

Data flows, data attributes, and systems analysis for inter-application integration (platforms, data future state analysis, client onboarding current and future state process) for Federal Reserve FR Y-9C reporting and data warehouse / data lake creation.

Business requirements document (BRD) creation. Documentation of current state processes and systems.

Analysis and process change proposals for client onboarding necessary for accurate reporting.

Business entity / legal entity analysis for accurate reporting, and pre-IHC data, systems, and business group analysis.

Liaison between businesses, developers, QA, and testers; provide agendas for / host project, status, and testing meetings.

Hosted project meetings / managed project status reporting and documentation maintenance (SharePoint).

UBS 4/2014 – 3/2015

Stamford, CT - Business Analyst / Project Manager, Regulatory Data Management / Change The Bank / Wealth Management / Commercial Bank

Elicited / created business requirements, project plans, and future state process diagrams for IA Seg, Canada Reporting Regulations (OSC, MSC, AMF 91-506, 507), and FATCA from SMEs and business group users encompassing Sales, Legal, Client Onboarding, CRM system, Operations, Credit, Client Reference Data, IT, Regulatory Management, Compliance, client notification / election process material, and ISDA and DTCC guidelines and requirements. Supported Volcker Rule effort.

Data attributes analysis for inter-application integration and reporting, including SQL.

Project status reporting and documentation maintenance. Data governance documentation review and updates.

IT liaison between businesses, developers, QA, and testers; provided agendas for / hosted project, status, and testing meetings.

Hosted project meetings / managed project status reporting and documentation maintenance (SharePoint).

Legg Mason 7/2013 – 3/2014

Stamford, CT - Consultant – Senior Business Analyst / Project Manager / Wealth Management

Created business / functional requirements, use cases, current and future state process design diagrams, project briefs (scope documentation), project plans, budgets, project summary and other SDLC documentation / CRM work for multiple IT projects.

IT liaison between businesses, developers, QA, and testers; provided agendas for / hosted project, status, and testing meetings.

Data requirements specification and data flow / source mapping, system mapping, and flow chart creation.

Data attributes review for inter-application integration and reporting (equities and FI prices, holdings, analytics, research, and training).

Created test plans and test cases, managed / supported testing / QA efforts of requirements, data, and systems (SIT), and UAT.

Hosted project meetings / managed project status reporting and documentation maintenance (SharePoint).

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) 6/2012 – 6/2013

Stamford, CT - Consultant – Senior Business Analyst / Project Manager, Investment & Commercial Bank

Developed and executed project plans, wrote project summary, business / functional requirements, use cases, and performed system diagram documentation for several project work streams (Regulatory Reporting & Risk systems) - merger of systems and users between 3 business entities, involving over 220 staff, 45 systems, three continents and 10 site locations, and CRM systems. Personal work streams delivered ahead of other teams and on time.

Analyzed data attributes for inter-application integration and reporting (trades / account & funds transfer / payments, equities, FI, derivatives). Created data source mapping, system mapping, and data flow charts.

Created test cases and plans, managed / supported testing / QA efforts of reqs, data, systems (SIT), UAT, and Dress Rehearsal testing.

Served as IT liaison between Compliance, Regulatory Reporting, Risk, Finance, Trade Finance, Lending Operations, USD Clearing, Cash & Payments, Treasury, and HR managers, users, developers and testers.

Provided agendas for / hosted project meetings.

AWARDS, LICENSES & EDUCATION:

IBM Technical Badges: Storage & Cloud Essentials and Agile Explorer.

Most Valuable Peers Award, Bank of America’s award for outstanding service.

"Bull Market" contest winner, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) award for best ideas submitted by employees, over 1000 entrants.

PMP- PMI Project Management Professional certification, expired July 2013.

BS in Electrical Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY.

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