Cassandra P.

Experience

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  Harry Ransom Center

  Aug 2012 - May 2017

  Preservation Intern

  - Constructed custom-made housings for books, photographs, art, objects, textiles, with an emphasis on conservation and methodology- Collaborated with curators, departmental heads, and staff on a wide variety of special housing projects, including mannequin construction and sewing of protective cloth covers for rare furniture- Assisted departmental heads with inspecting and sorting newly acquired collection materials for easier cataloging organization- Supervised and guided new interns and work-study students in lab Show less

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  Housing Scout

  May 2015 - Nov 2016

  Licensed Real Estate Agent

  Full-time Leasing Agent in the greater Austin area.

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  Private Collection

  Nov 2017 - Jul 2018

  Archivist

  - Designed a tailor-made library database using Microsoft Access 2016.- Cataloged 1,000+ rare books and manuscripts pertaining to Dutch art and history- Cataloged 400+ art pieces of various forms including oil paintings, drawings, woodcuts, etchings, etc.- Created an effective identification system for books while upholding archival practices- Handled and preserved rare and valuable collection material, including incunabulum

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  Netspend

  Mar 2019 - Feb 2022

  Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Analyst

  - Evaluated and monitored prepaid accounts for suspicious activity related to money laundering, terrorist financing, human trafficking, identity theft, and other criminal activities- Conducted transactional case analysis of escalated accounts, performed enhanced due diligence on high-risk customers using LexisNexis Risk Management Solutions (RMS), completed external referrals to/from issuing partners/banks, and completed Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) filings- Maintained an understanding of current money laundering and terrorist financing issues as well as BSA/AML/OFAC and U.S. Patriot Act and UDAAP principles- Helped to create processes to maximize team efficiency and productivity, including creating logs and writing procedures- Responsible for training of new contract employees, quality control review, and peer coaching on best case work practices and SAR (Suspicious Activity Report) writing Show less

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  OKX

  Feb 2022 - Jan 2024

  - Managed day-to-day operations of the AML Investigations and SAR Teams- Responsible for drafting standard operating procedures of program-wide processes - Conducted ad-hoc investigations to fulfill legal and law enforcement requests as well as internal referrals and requests - Conducted on-chain and off-chain transaction monitoring investigations related to the identification of potential criminal activity including money laundering, terrorist financing, Sanctions violations, etc., using various investigative tools including Chainalysis Know Your Transaction (KYT) and Reactor- Lead in the design and execution of an onsite training program related to AML principles andtransaction monitoring workflows to global team members - Identified and mitigated risk and fraud patterns related to fiat and cryptocurrency transactions- Collaborated across team functions to implement risk reduction strategies- Stayed up to date on rapidly evolving cryptocurrency industry regulations and standards

  • Compliance Manager

    Oct 2023 - Jan 2024

  • Senior Compliance Analyst

    Jun 2023 - Nov 2023

  • Compliance Analyst

    Sept 2022 - Jun 2023

  • Risk Operations Specialist

    Feb 2022 - Aug 2022
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  Fortress IO

  Jan 2024 - now

  Director of Compliance