Experience

AuthenticID

• France
• Business Consulting and Services

• VP | Global Growth

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  AuthenticID’s disruptive and cutting-edge, AI-driven solution quickly, accurately, and securely reproduces real-world identity verification so that companies can be assured of who they are conducting business with, strengthen underwriting, reduce the losses associated with fraud, and streamline onerous customer onboarding procedures, leading to higher conversion rates. This system uses cutting edge fused machine learning algorithms and AI leveraging neural networks and state-of-the-art computer vision to identify: ● If a photo and face don’t match ● If an ID is a fake ● If a name OR a face has been associated with suspicious activity AuthenticID’s 99%+ accuracy rate ranks it as a leader in quality of identity verification, while returning results in seconds so that customer onboarding can be streamlined and seamless, increasing conversion rates by double digit percentages with no increases in marketing spend. AuthenticID clients enjoy an average ROI of 1,000-to-1 and hundreds of millions of dollars in fraud loss savings per company.



Boku Identity

• Vice President - Strategic Partnerships

  • Feb 2020 - Sep 2020

  Working with major channel partners and our largest strategic accounts to grow and market our Identity solutions.

• Director - Identity

  • Apr 2019 - Feb 2020

  Responsible for business development and product placement in the global market landscape for fraud and identity services. Leading the team in the development of strategic partner relationships in order to expand market share and create strong market recognition of our products and services. Providing thought leadership through industry gatherings by presenting timely information and participating in panel discussions. Generating and developing new business by communicating and collaborating on key business issues and developing solutions to deter fraud and build confidence when interacting with new and existing customers.



Danal (Acquired by Boku)

• GM - Telecommunicaitons, Media & Technology

  • Nov 2018 - Apr 2019

  Responsible for the profit & loss, market development, product development, market placement and team build out for a new vertical unit within Danal. The new business unit will be focused on the telecommunications and technology companies specifically and will provide fraud and identity solutions to ensure confidence in every transaction. Responsible for the profit & loss, market development, product development, market placement and team build out for a new vertical unit within Danal. The new business unit will be focused on the telecommunications and technology companies specifically and will provide fraud and identity solutions to ensure confidence in every transaction.



AT&T

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Principal - Finance Strategic Initiatives - Credit & Fraud

  • Mar 2018 - Nov 2018

  Responsible for the shaping of the strategic vision and roadmap for the Credit organization. Review tools, processes and systems and assess where capital and operating expense should be set in the near term and develop long term guidance on where the organization should move to.• Provided program management support for the omni-channel fraud and authentication effort that will have over $100M in savings in year one• Develop and lead a task force to act upon new fraud and gaming scenarios as they happen in real time to slow or stop gaps in processes• Lead and advise on alternative data efforts that include external supplier partners and the Chief Data Office for enhanced risk decisioning, leading to an increase in gross customer adds• Lead a program to look at account review calls that will shorten retail call wait times and enhance customer authentication to prevent fraudulent events

• Associate Director Finance - Credit Policy, Risk & Compliance

  • Mar 2010 - Mar 2018

  Responsible for the review of industry best practices and processes and analyze where to implement new tools and strategies in credit processes across all business lines. Developed compliance controls for all Credit programs and implementing audits and reviews of policies and contracts.• Worked closely with sales and marketing to analyze proposed strategic initiatives around strategies for emerging devices and technologies• Performed financial analysis around strategic initiatives to include economic impacts and overall revenue and net bad debt estimates that save the company $1M+ annually• Led team of 8 credit professionals to provide leadership development, enhanced communication skills and opportunities to develop their own business practices• Negotiated all credit contracts to ensure proper pricing and terms are cared for and operating expense was not impacted for an overall $40M budget• Led the contract audit process for supplier compliance to the language within the contract and generated an executive summary to senior leadership

• Associate Director Finance- Project Manager

  • Jun 2007 - Mar 2010

  Responsible for designing, implementing, enhancing and maintaining the core credit platform for all AT&T companies and integrating new business units as part of an overall integration effort. Leading a strategic effort to look into operational improvements through system enhancements to reduce manual credit intervention and drive an enhanced customer experience.

• Associate Director Finance - Risk Analytics

  • Jul 2003 - Jun 2007

  Responsible for analyzing, establishing, and managing portfolio risk of the corporate accounts receivable assets. Perform comprehensive studies to determine the magnitude of risk and recommend the solutions to minimize credit risk while improving profitability through analytically devised champion/challenger risk models. Maintain continual communication with senior leadership of credit risk potential.



Edward Jones

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Risk Manager - Customer Loans

  • Nov 1996 - Jul 2003

  I was responsible for the management of $7 billion in loan collateral which secured a $2 billion loan balance. Performed analysis of customer financial statements, fundamental stock analysis on collaterla being used and credit reports to generate recommendations on extensions of credit. Worked on system developments and enhancements to support loan growth, product enhancements and credit risk management for the United States and Canadian loan businesses. I was responsible for the management of $7 billion in loan collateral which secured a $2 billion loan balance. Performed analysis of customer financial statements, fundamental stock analysis on collaterla being used and credit reports to generate recommendations on extensions of credit. Worked on system developments and enhancements to support loan growth, product enhancements and credit risk management for the United States and Canadian loan businesses.