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Elizabeth R.  Marchese - 16138 N. Leprechaun Lane, Effingham, IL  62401

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Cellular Phone (305) 632-5801

Email: bancorsecurity @bellsouth.net

QUALIFICATIONS

• § Over 30 years of versatile experience in domestic and foreign banking operations, security and compliance
• § Authored operational and regulatory compliance policy and procedure manuals
• § Designed risk assessments utilized to audit bank security and operational compliance programs
• § Expert in U.S. Patriot Act, the Bank Secrecy Act & Anti-Money Laundering compliance ("BSA / AML")
• § Technical advisor for bank security training videos

u  WORK HISTORY

2003-Present           President, Bancor Security, Inc. (Florida & Illinois)

• Private consulting firm performing contract engagements specializing in the field of banking and investigations, Expert Witness/Lawsuit Consulting, Bank Secrecy Act / Anti-Money Laundering, Operational Compliance, Bank Fraud, Wire Fraud and Embezzlement Investigations, Loss Prevention, employee training, and Physical Security Assessments. Bancor Security was a preferred subcontractor by Kroll, Inc, GGP Investigations, various Bankruptcy and Litigation attorneys, domestic and international banks, and law enforcement.

01-2007 - 09-2008   Director, Business Intelligence and Investigations, Kroll, Inc.

2003 - 2010            Senior Banking Consultant, Kroll, Inc.  (Miami) (through Bancor Security, Inc.)

• Completed BSA/AML compliance reviews of domestic and international banks, inside and outside of the continental U.S.
• Conducted international wire and internet banking fraud and internal fraud investigations for a host of offshore banks, and U.S. based investment houses
• Performed training of BSA / AML, wire fraud, embezzlement, and the U.S. Patriot Act to members of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the Florida International Bankers Association (FIBA), and acted as a training instructor of general banking to Kroll employees through the Kroll College formal training program.
• Expert witness / consultant in general banking for attorneys for use in trials and depositions

1997 - 2003            Senior Vice President, Group Security Manager, Union Planters Bank

                              (and predecessor bank through acquisition- Capital Bank)

• Managed all aspects of loss prevention, investigations, and physical security for 123 bank branches in Florida, Texas, Louisiana and the international bank
• Conducted Safety and Soundness audits for internal audit department
• Implemented executive protection for key Florida executives
• Re-engineered disaster recovery program for the bank's southeast region
• Coordinated law enforcement (FBI, DEA, and local authorities) investigations involving banks and exposures to the Russian Mafia, West African fraud, the Anti-Nigerian Crime Task Force, financial conduits supporting Palestinian Terrorism, Venezuelan fraud gangs and county government corruption investigations.
• Supervised 9 staff members in diverse locations

1980 - 1997                  Vice President, Assistant Director of Security, First Union National Bank

(and predecessor banks through acquisition- Southeast Bank NA, Southeast Bank for Savings, and South Florida Savings Bank)

• Managed special projects for corporate security headquarters in Charlotte, NC
• Co-managed all aspects of loss prevention, investigations, and physical security for 600 bank branches in Florida
• Authored security training programs
• Coordinated computer system conversions for security

u  RECOGITION AND AFFILIATIONS { Past & Present}

• Expert quoted recently in Forbes magazine about bank robbery prevention
• Financial Institutions Security Associations (FISA), Past Board Chairman (2 terms), Past President (3 terms)
• National Association for Bank Security (NABS), Advisory Board
• Dade County Association of Chiefs of Police
• Broward County Association of Chiefs of Police
• Crimestopper's Anonymous Dade County, Honorary Board Member, Past Treasurer (3 terms)
• Florida International Bankers Association (FIBA)
• American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS)
• Association for Security Administration Professionals (ASAP)
• Royal Society of Bank Security Fellows
• Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, Member of the Legislative and Economic Crimes Committee
• Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, Vice-Chairman of the Bank & Finance committee