Risk, Analytics and Data Professional

Jon C Farrar

Oxnard, CA • 714-***-**** • ***********@*****.***

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-c-farrar-638636

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Former Risk Management and Analytics team leader in the Financial Services Sector. Expertise in Governance, Risk and Compliance policy creation; Regulatory Compliance; Analytics and Predictive Modeling; Risk Management; Customer Service; Administrative functions; mentoring and people interaction.

SKILLS:

Microsoft Office Suite – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Outlook, Project

Salford Systems Predictive Modeling Suite (now owned by MiniTab); basic SQL

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Ernst & Young

Contractor – Business Data Documentation Specialist

Oxnard, CA

Nov 2021 – Apr 2022

Created standardized Model Governance Policy and Documentation template for artificial intelligence models in the healthcare industry (Kaiser Permanente), ensuring non-bias and explainability per the Interpretability Guidance for regulatory approval.

PF Bean, Inc

Principal Analyst /Expert Witness

Oxnard, CA

Nov 2011 – Dec 2021

Provided independent risk analysis consulting for 5+ financial institutions, developing risk assessment methodologies, measuring customer attrition, profitability and losses, objective use of statistical models, Regulatory requirements, Business Process mapping and documentation and Lines of Defense protocols.

Litigation and Expert Witness Team Management and support

Union Bank Orange, CA

SVP – Manager Predictive Modeling May 1995 – Nov 2011

Assembled and led a team of analytical professionals, instilling a service mentality and the tenet that the team is smarter than any individual.

Developed and deployed Risk analyses and predictive models used in the Financial Services, including Originations, Mortgage, Operations, Marketing, Valuation, Behavior and Collection, Pricing, Attrition, Voice of Customer, and Auto.

Sourced and evaluated vendor offerings for third-party products and services and a Scoring Decision Engine; teamed with IT to integrate and implement solutions and technology.

Key member of Committee that drafted the Model Governance and Model Risk Management Policies and Procedures, exceeding Regulatory requirements and ensuring oversight and the monitoring of internal controls.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Risk governance, policy development.

Risk, Analytics, Data Utility, Statistical Models and Credit Scoring.

Customer relationship management.

Lead Manager – Modeling Expert Witness Team for Secondary Market Litigation actions

EDUCATION / TRAINING

MA COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

IRVINE, CA October 1993

Marriage and Family Therapist Intern August 1992 – December 2000

Hobbies and Interests

Amateur woodworker and tinkerer; Guitar and stringed instrument player/collector; African and Tribal Arts collector

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