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Mary M. Gaskin

Address: Elkridge, MD ***** • Phone: 443-***-**** • Email: *************@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE

Seeks a position as a Fraud Examiner/ Investigator

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• MS Office Suite 2000: MS Outlook, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Access

• Legal software Knowledge: Lexis Nexis, West Law and Needles

• Bookkeeping

EDUCATION

Columbus State Community College: Finance & Accounting September 1987 – August 1989

Kaplan University: BS in Criminal Justice emphasis in Fraud Investigation & Examination April 2004 – December 2008

Overall GPA 3.25

Certifications

Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) – Candidate February 2009

Licenses: Series 6 & 63, Life, Health and Disability

Course work include:

Criminal Law Criminal Procedure

Legal Foundation of Criminal Evidence Introduction to Criminal Justice

Criminology Criminal Investigation

History of Criminal Justice Introduction to Constitutional Law

Introduction to Fraud Examination Financial Investigation & Forensic

Fraud Investigation Legal Elements of Fraud

Ethics of Fraud Investigation Ethics

Communication and Conflict Critical Thinking

Family and Domestic Violence Investigating Cyber Crime

Research Methods Applied Criminal Justice Ethics

Supervisory Practices in Criminal Legal Foundations of Criminal Evidence

Justice Software Applications

Juvenile Justice College Comp I & II

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE.

Law Offices Of ChasenBoscolo August 2008 - Present

Case Manager

• Contact with potential to obtain facts of the accident and determine if case can be accepted by Firm.

• Meet with potential client, gather relevant information, explain claim process, explain retainer agreement and prepare Needles file and paper file.

• Maintain contact with client throughout each phase of client’s case.

• Maintain history of client’s injuries by gathering and summarizing client’s medical records.

• Maintain contact with insurance carrier and counsel by providing claim-related medical history and employment history

• Notify client of appointments, changes in benefits and benefit status

• Maintain case calendars

• Prepare and file legal documents

• Prepare and file exhibits

• Prepare and file settlement documents

• Prepare and maintain client’s Needles and paper file with accurate information including: address, phone numbers, e-mail, date of incident, accident description, employment information, injury and medical information, insurance and claim information, counsel information.

• Maintain accurate record of case expenses, payments made and outstanding cost.

• Use of office equipment such as telephone, photocopier, computers, printers and facsimile.

• Use of computer programs such as Needles, WordPerfect and Outlook Express

• Clerical duties such as preparing correspondence, filing, processing incoming and outgoing mail

• Update Needles Checklist daily

Lendmark Financial Services

Assistant Branch Manager August 2006 – July 2008

• Investigate, research fraud and identity thefts with law enforcement and internal legal team.

• Assist branch manager with operational service objectives related to lending, credit quality, collections and expenses.

• Assist branch manager with business development in addition to selling products and services to meet sales goals.

• I assisted with hiring of new employees, training, performance reviews and termination procedures.

• Make loan decisions up to established lending limits based on readings of credit reports or recommend loan decisions, process and close consumer and real estate loans.

• Collect accounts in varying stages of delinquency using skip-tracing methods.

I C M A Retirement Corporation

Operations Manager July 2002 – August 2005

• Performed overall supervision of Plan Contribution Staff, Ensured clearance of DCS outstanding items

• Develop, manage and oversee all operations internal and external reporting, financial planning and analysis P&L and BS, external audit management, banking and investor relations, HR function.

• Prepared weekly reports to monitor outstanding items.

• Adapted procedures as needed and worked with the IT department on system changes

• Monitored clearance of cash in transit items on the general ledgers and reconciliation reports.

• Ensured adequate back up existed for processing Account Payables and Account Receivable

• Conducted quarterly performance plan evaluations for team associates.

• Implemented formal policies and procedures for operations, closing, and reconciliation processes;

• Investigated and resolved issues concerning clients.

• Attended weekly meetings with staff to review on going progress of workflow.

• Assisted, conducted, and developed training of departmental procedures

Allfirst Bank Formerly First National Bank

Assistant Relationship Manager/Branch Fraud Liaison January 1998 – July 2002

• Designated Fraud Liaison Investigator for the branches and legal team.

• Managed portfolios and loan documents within the Commercial Department including

compliance monitoring

• Made sure that all loan documents were in order and filed correctly.

• Performed verifications to ensure compliance and regulations E, Z, CC and D and the Federal Privacy Act.

• Processed loan disbursements and set up ACH’s and PAT’s for clients.

• Balanced and reconciled the general ledger on a daily basis and at months end.

• Processed all journal entries of loan disbursements and cleared account related items.

• Tracked loan fees for the loan department and prepared the reports on a daily basis.

• Monitored account overdrafts on a daily basis and tracked all annual reviews for commercial accounts.

• Performed statement analysis and collection of financial information.

• Implemented sales strategies such as cross-selling and direct mailing.

• Sold and serviced cash management products such as lock boxes.

First National Bank of Maryland /Allfirst Bank

Personal Banker August 1997 – January 1998

• Investigated, researched branch fraud as well as customer fraud and liaised with legal team and security.

• Sold and serviced mutual funds and annuities.

• Opened brokerage accounts, checking accounts and savings accounts, sold and processed

• consumer loans such as home equities, lines of credit etc.

• Performed operational functions such as decision overdraft items on both retail and commercial accounts.

• Put together and prepared bank audit reports for the branch, deciphered commercial and retail accounts analysis statements.

• Secured bank assets and promoted growth in deposits and investments

• Analyze financial performance of private equity fund holdings

• Produce annual credit reviews of funds and conduct financial agreement compliance reviews of funds

• Develop rapport with clients interested in investment opportunities

Citibank N/A

Investment Representative January 1995 – July 1997

• Opened and serviced brokerage accounts for customers, and managed diversified portfolios

• Sold mutual funds and placed investigations on fraudulent accounts

• Secured and implemented investments to and for clients

• Provided investment strategy consultation and prepared financial

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