Valentin Nikulin

Experience

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  Citi

  Dec 2011 - Jun 2012

  AML Analyst

  ● Monitored activities of client accounts● Drafted document requests to analyze customer activity and implement AML legislation

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  VTB

  Dec 2012 - Jul 2014

  Chief Specialist in Department of Customer Transactions Analysis

  • Identified acts of money laundering and financing of terrorism;• Analyzed customer interactions in accordance with AML legislation;• Acted as responsible person for preparing of conclusions of the largest corporates.

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  Joint-Stock Commercial Bank Investment Trade Bank

  Aug 2014 - Jul 2015

  Branch Relations Department Head

  • Implemented macro-analysis system of customer operations at network branch;• Oversaw the implementation of Internal Control Rules for the Bank’s branch network;• Formed guidelines for identifying suspicious transactions;• Coordinated and prepared responses to requests from international financial institutions;• Functioned as main point of contact for governing bodies (Bank of Russia, Federal Tax Service, Ministry of Internal affairs).

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  Joint-Stock Commercial Bank Defense Industrial Bank

  Aug 2015 - Jul 2016

  Deputy Head of Financial Monitoring Service

  • Formed technical tasks aimed at modernization of banking AML system;• Fine tuned transactions filtering based on different quantitative and qualitative criterions;• Developed searching algorithms for identification of customers with insufficient tax payments;• Created methodology for writing internal regulatory documents;• Coordinated and prepared responses to requests from internal and international financial institutions.

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  MUFG

  Jul 2016 - Jul 2017

  Deputy Head of Anti-money laundering department

  • Wrote technical tasks, conducted comparative analyses between Russian and international AML algorithms;• Organized technical investigations which included testing of banking fuzzy logic algorithm, creating the technical process for identifying suspicious transactions, and establishing automatic alert messages;• Ran customer and transaction checks against various compliance lists (OFAC, TMOF, FSFM etc.);• Was responsible for managing and maintaining obligations in relation to supervision of customers’ activity, identifying of customers’ sources of funds. Show less

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  Nordea

  Feb 2019 - Jul 2019

  AML KYC Investigator

  • Analyzed corporate structures of Scandinavia’s legal entities;• Collected information with regard to customers business activity;• Assessed the AML risk of customers;• Checked the information in various sources;• Prepared conclusions as a result of comprehensive KYC investigation.

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  Self-employed

  Aug 2019 - Nov 2021

  Application Developer

  • Implemented linguistic algorithms (including those based on Fuzzy logic), multiple randomizers;• Analyzed content through code (python algorithms based on regular expressions) to build source of linguistic items for the application;• Implemented sound effects, user interface elements (dropdown lists, input fields, buttons, text fields, images, sprites);• Developed and published own application for Play Market;• Developed store for the application;• Implemented TTS (text to speech) and STT (speech to text) recognition plugins;• Built SQL databases to collect and contain user information;• Developed backend structure based on Playfab platform. Show less

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  Manzanica | Manzana Group

  Dec 2021 - Oct 2022

  Integration Developer

  • Designed interaction between cloud-based cashier platforms and loyalty processing;• Developed .Net Web Applications on ASP.Net Core framework: preprocessing API which consumes JSON and transfers XML using WCF client to loyalty;• Refactored code base in accordance with Solid Principles and strong adherence to modularity and consistency;• Written Unit tests on Mockito framework for Android Apps and XUnit for .Net applications;• Implemented different authentication and authorization models including NTLM, MD5 etc.;• Developed Android application using modern architecture patterns (MVVM, MVP, MVC), popular libraries such as Retrofit, OkHttp, Dagger, Android volley. Designed UI using Material Design3 and UI Backdrop;• Made profiling and optimization of .Net Apps. Analyzed throughput, performance, memory issues and issues associated with cleanup of resources;• Developed Angular Apps using different tools and libraries such as Form Validation, HttpClient, Routing. Show less

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  LLC LingvoSymphony

  Nov 2022 - now

  Software Developer

  • Designed sound system for application;• Developed REST communication between application and server platform;• Designed UI according Material 3 standard;• Refactored modules according domain specifications;• Developed saving system and scoring logic;• Implemented leaderboard, news & notifications systems;• Designed custom control elements;