CONTRACTOR SERVICES

Trusted AML, KYC and quality assurance support for organisations that need proven, reliable expertise.

Effective compliance is not just about ticking boxes. It’s about protecting your business, strengthening client trust, and ensuring resilience against risk. That’s what I’ve been doing for the last 10 years – combining technical knowledge with real-world practicality.

See below for more information.


CV / RESUME

AI Financial Crime Testing & Evaluation

Mercor Intelligence, Data Annotation, Remote

2026

CDD Quality Control

Starling Bank, UK (remote)

November 2024 – February 2025

CDD / EDD Quality Control & Quality Assurance

Santander Group, UK (remote)

July 2021 – October 2024

KYC Subject Matter Expert

Deutsche Bank, Corp. & Inv. Banking, Birmingham (remote)

April 2020 – January 2021

Anti-Bribery & Corruption Investigations

Steele Compliance Solutions, Inc. (US/remote)

Nov 2019 – Sept 2021

KYC Specialist / Remediation

DWS Asset Management UK & US, Birmingham / Jacksonville

Jan 2018 – Nov 2019

KYC & QA Analyst

Deutsche Bank Asset Management UK, Birmingham

August 2016 – December 2017

Financial Crime Officer / Advisory

SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Ltd, London

September 2015 – April 2016

AML Compliance Analyst

JP Morgan & Co Private Bank, Bournemouth

April 2015 – September 2015

AML Analyst – Transaction Monitoring

Barclays Personal & Corporate Bank, Coventry

Nov 2014 – March 2015

On-boarding Analyst & Supervisor

HSBC Banking Operations, Coventry

January 2014 – November 2015

Head of Security & Surveillance

Grosvenor Casino, Coventry (full time)

January 2009 – September 2013

Key Skills

  • Open Source Intelligence
  • Anti-Money Laundering analysis
  • Anti-Bribery & Corruption
  • Enhanced Due Diligence
  • Know Your Customer (KYC)
  • Sanctions Exposure
  • Risk Assessments
  • Politically Exposed Persons
  • Countering Terrorist Financing
  • Transaction Monitoring
  • Complex Structures
  • Ultra High Net Worth Individuals
  • Risk Based Approach
  • Global Legal entity types
  • Managing conflicting demands
  • Policy & Procedure
  • Stakeholder / SLA Management
  • Investigation Experience
  • Quality Control
  • Quality Assurance
  • FATCA / CRS

Software / Platforms

  • World-Check
  • Lexis Nexis
  • Equifax
  • BvD Orbis
  • Salesforce
  • Alacra
  • Dow Jones Risk & Compliance
  • PCR
  • Fircosoft
  • Google Search
  • Fortent / Actimize / Sonar

Languages

English: native

French: intermediate

Russian: basic 

Punjabi: advanced

Hindi: intermediate

Qualifications & Certifications

  • University of Sussex
    • Corruption & Governance PGDip (2024)
  • Chartered Institute of Securities & Investments (CISI)
    • Securities & Investments (2019)
    • IntegrityMatters (2018)
    • Combating Financial Crime (2018)
  • University of St Andrews – Terrorist Financing (2017)
  • ICA Specialist Certificate – Trade Based Money Laundering (2015)
  • Certified Ethical Hacker CEHv8 (2015)
  • Short Courses & CPD (2013-2021)
    • Decentralized Finance Infrastructure
    • Operationalising Ethics in AI
    • AI Essentials / Advanced Prompt Engineering
    • International Criminal Law​
    • Terrorism Studies
    • Blockchain
    • Trusts
    • AML
    • Sanctions
    • Information Security

Business lines & Products

  • Active
  • Passive
  • Private Equity
  • Alternatives
    • Real Estate
    • Infrastructure
    • Hedge Funds
  • Liquidity Solutions / Money Market
  • Global Micro Finance
  • Private Banking