Laurence E. Anker

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203-***-****

Comprehensive business, management and information technology background. Experience encompasses Governance, Risk and Compliance management, IT Auditing, IT Strategy, Project and Program Management, Business Modeling and Process Reengineering, Business Requirements Definition, Enterprise SDLC Methodology Adoption, and Quality Assurance. Broad-based experience provides wide scope of knowledge of both Business and Information Technology to rapidly assimilate new information with historical perspective in the development of optimum solutions to effectively deliver on-time, on-budget results. Brings an organized, structured approach to problem solving. Uses excellent interpersonal skills to develop solid business relationships with key project stakeholders.

JP Morgan Chase 2013 to Present

Global Financial Services Company

VP / Portfolio Manager

Develop and administer annual budget, and monthly B-2-A Analysis across 400 person group

Design and implement analytic reporting to facilitate management decisions

Manage relationships with cross horizontal teams (Internal Audit, Operate, QA Test, Finance)

Coordinate PMO, BMO, Audit and Governance activities

Manage the Project Managers and Business Analysis teams for Alert Investigations and SAR reporting

Define and document requirements and user stories

Oversee vendor performance

Collaborate with Business Users to define, document and prioritize portfolio of future requirements

Prepare status reports and coordinate status meetings across multiple levels of management at project, program and business unit level

Identify, document and monitor RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues and Dependencies) and controls

Mill Valley Information Technology Solutions 2012 to 2013

Consulting Firm – (Project Management, Portfolio Management, Business Requirements Management)

PMO of Global IT program for Regulatory Reporting for Investment Bank (Morgan Stanley)

Maintained budgets and monitored monthly budget to actual analysis across projects for $15 Million budget

Developed and monitored project plans and produced monthly status reports for 20 concurrent global projects

Identified, documented and monitored RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues and Dependencies) items for projects within the portfolio

Collaborated with Business Users to develop and prioritize portfolio of future requirements

Developed materials for and conducted status meetings with executive level business leaders

Experis / Jefferson Wells International, New York, New York 2007 to 2012

Consulting Firm – (Internal Audit, Technology Risk Management and Accounting)

Engagement Manager, Information Technology Risk Advisory Services

Managed service delivery to multiple clients throughout northeast region

Delivered numerous presentations on a variety of topics to professional organizations

Collaborated with Business Development Managers support sales and marketing efforts

Prepared group budget, monitoring budget-to-actual performance and variance by billing cycle

Provided Technology Internal Audit Outsourcing function to clients

Led the PMO for the Optimization of ICFR SOX controls for a major global financial institution

oProvided management oversight of both JW and client staff

oReviewed business process workflows to identify risks, controls and control gaps

oDefined control recommendations

oPrepared budgets, project plans and Gantt charts

oPrepared program and project status reports and dashboards

oFacilitated weekly PMO meeting

oManaged day-to-day execution of the program

Evaluated and enhanced DRP/BCP for client organizations

Designed and implemented program to assess third party risk & controls and monitor the vendors performance

Managed assessment and enhancement of clients’ IT control environments to align with business requirements and adhere with Industry Standard Practices

Reviewed clients technology control environments to document and enhance SOx Controls

Black Diamond Software, Ridgefield Connecticut 2004 to 2007

Boutique Consulting Firm, (IBM/Rational Premier Partner)

Senior Advisor

Directed Program Management Office for Financial Service Industry client’s (State Street Bank) Online Information Delivery program consisting of 170+ resources and $25 Million annual budget

oDeveloped Portfolio Management process and procedures

oAssisted business stakeholders in the identification, documentation and prioritization of business needs and system requirements

oImproved delivery predictability (scope and schedule)

oImproved Quality (Lower defect rate)

oLowered annual run rate 30% (staff reduction and shift to off-shore)

oInstantiated Communication with Business Stakeholders in Custody & Cash, Performance & Analytics, Risk Management and Accounting

oInstituted a Risk Management Process

oInstituted project performance monitoring, measuring and reporting

oPrepared monthly presentations and dashboards for executive management, communicating program achievements and budget analysis

oInstituted a CCB - Change Control Board

oInstituted Program and Project Estimation Techniques

oInitiated usage of Automated Test Processes and Tools

Managed multiple client projects (Marsh, Guardian), developing Work Breakdown Structure, supervising team, interacting with key stakeholders, identifying and mitigating risk, evaluating artifacts, resolving issues defining Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) and reporting status

Advised clients on the preparation of RFP’s and vendor/product evaluations

Performed SDLC-CMM assessments of clients’ current processes developing recommendations and roadmap for improvement

KPMG, New York 2002 to 2004

Big-4 accounting, tax, and management consulting professional services firm

Senior Manager

Coordinated delivery of tax information systems and business process improvement for Tax Departments. Managed client relationship, staffing, and budgeting for client engagements.

Evaluated the usage of technology within client tax organizations; designing and implementing changes to improve operations and enhance the value

Defined the requirements for core products, then provided PM oversight of the development through multiple versions of the product

Defined enhanced workflow integrating improved manual processes with automation

Advised clients on usage of technology to obtain operational efficiencies and cost reduction

Managed staffing and administrative compliance for group of 50+ people

Coordinated departmental Quality Assurance function

Major contributor in the development of the department’s business and marketing plan

Prepared client presentations, proposals and engagement letters

NEUVIS, Shelton Connecticut 2000 to 2001

Developer of a breakthrough approach to e-business development through an advanced e-business engineering platform and customizable, pre-built frameworks.

Project Manager/Business Analyst

Developed detailed task plans, and managed project teams to accomplish client objectives on time and on budget

Defined requirements, functions and features for the Financial Services Industry Framework that served as both a self-contained application, and project accelerator for web-based banking, brokerage and insurance applications

Prepared Functional Requirements Definition Documents for custom FSI client applications

Developed detailed test plans and data to be able to perform consistent, repeatable UAT

Reviewed and performed quality control for all deliverables in every phase of the SDLC

Provided sales and marketing support at trade shows and one-on-one meetings with clients

Developed strategic alliances with content providers, to provide real-time news and information feeds for client applications

Ernst & Young, New York 1994 to 1999

Big-5 accounting, tax, and management consulting professional services firm.

Senior Manager

Coordinated delivery of Information Systems Assurance and Advisory Services (ISAAS) to clients in insurance and financial services industries. Managed client relationship, staffing, and budgeting for 30+ clients.

Managed the annual IT audit cycle execution across E&Y’s portfolio of Insurance industry clients

Evaluated the alignment of IT Strategy with clients’ business strategy, formulating enhancements to the IT strategic plan where appropriate

Delivered presentations to clients and professional organizations on topics including: Year 2000, IT controls, business continuity planning, system development methodology, project and portfolio management, and electronic commerce

Managed the development of analytic reporting software, which provided broader scope of audit coverage leading to more definitive audit assessment

Advised clients on usage of e-commerce to expand business and obtain operational efficiencies and cost reduction

Evaluated and enhanced DRP/BCP for client organizations

Performed readiness assessment of technology and operational procedures for enterprise wide financial applications

Consulted on the production readiness of several major process reengineering projects

Swiss Reinsurance, New York 1987 to 1994

Major worldwide risk management organization for Life, Health, and Property & Casualty insurance.

Manager EDP Audit

Coordinated Information Technology Audits for United States and Canadian reinsurance, insurance and investment companies. Reported to Director of Internal Audit

Documented IT audit universe and defined risk based audit portfolio to provide technology audits across the North American Divisions

Defined and executed technology audits

Assisted technology in developing effective controls to address identified control gaps

Key advisor in multi-year project to implement integrated transaction processing and reporting system, reengineering associated business processes

Advisor on implementation and data conversion for D&B Financial applications

Consulted with operating company management in the effective utilization of technology to support key business objectives

Executed IT audits, identifying control weaknesses and defining solutions to mitigate risk

Developed Business Continuity Program in event of loss of critical resources

Advisor on creation of a Quality Assurance function, which pinpointed problem areas and recommended solutions, fostering a cleaner, more efficient production environment

PricewaterhouseCoopers (formerly Coopers & Lybrand), New York 1985 to 1987

Big-8 accounting, tax, and management consulting professional services firm.

Associate Consultant

Supported delivery of IT Solutions to clients in financial services, telecommunications, manufacturing, retail, and health care industries.

Assessed client needs, evaluating and recommending solutions

Trained client personnel to modify operational procedures and effectively incorporate new applications

Assessed pre-implementation application and operational procedures readiness, to identify critical issues prior to production implementation for several financial and transaction processing applications

Coordinated complex user acceptance testing of applications to identify potential errors and omissions in the functional requirements

Managed programming staff in the design, development, and testing of applications to produce desired results

Education:

BA Degree, Computer Science, Queens College, City University of New York

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