Work history

Here is a glimpse into my professional journey:

Bank of New York (BNY) (2018-2024)

In 2018 I began working in operations for the world's largest custodial bank, BNY. I joined in an entry-level position, and advanced to Senior Analyst where I led a team of six members spread across the U.S., Poland, and India.

My team specialized in opening nostro accounts, which are local accounts at BNY linked to various external sub custodian financial institutions, allowing clients to trade in foreign currencies.

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The Pear: Professional Designated Drivers (2012-2018)

The Pear was a unique reservation-based DD service in the greater Pittsburgh area. Prior to Uber and Lyft being ride share kings, residents of Pittsburgh struggled to travel to and from destinations on evenings when they planned on drinking. Enter: The Pear.

We worked in pairs (get it?) to meet intoxiated customers at prearranged locations, and drive them, and their vehicles, home safetly. This way customers could drive to where they planned to have a good time, but not worry about how they would get home or needing to go get their cars the next day.

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black blue and yellow textile
Project title

This project aims to develop a user-friendly mobile application that enhances productivity and organization. Through intuitive design and seamless functionality, users can efficiently manage tasks, set reminders, and collaborate with team members.

Some of my notable accomplishments at the bank:

  • Mitigated operational risk events (OREs) and prevented company losses by writing and updating SOPs, and communicating regulatory requirements to my team.

  • Remotely trained 14 new hires in Poland via biweekly Teams meetings, which decreased late account openings by 60%.

  • Successfully planned and executed six sub custodian conversions-- transitioned partnering banks that held foreign assets on thousands of accounts without interrupting clients' ability to trade.

  • By training additional members and implementing process updates like creating efficient new macros, under my leadership the nostro account opening turnaround was shortened on average from three days to one.