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Karl Zweig

Bradford

Summary

Compliance and Financial Crime Specialist with expertise in Fraud Investigations and Risk Strategies. With a proven track record of leading high-profile investigations in both FIAT and Crypto international fraud cases. Adept at navigating complex financial landscapes and regulatory environments, with a keen awareness of evolving global laws, directives, and regulations governing virtual currency policies. I am wholly experienced in identifying, analysing, and reporting on high-profile cases to international agencies such as Interpol, and manage and approve the completion of compliance reviews by the team, ensuring meticulous examination in line with established guidelines and thorough reporting.


I conduct comprehensive training sessions for new team members and third-party entities on tools, processes, and procedures for transaction monitoring and FIAT/cryptocurrency reviews.


Handling of escalated Sanctions, PEPs, payments, Transaction Monitoring, KYC, KYB, and other watchlist-related activities. Conducting anti financial crime investigations, completion of SAR's and submitting reports and recommendations both MLRO, senior management, and external agencies as required. Conducting thorough risk assessments, periodic reviews, and enhanced due diligence exercises.


ICA Compliance Certification (Available on request)

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Anti-Money Laundering Analyst

Moneycorp Bank
10.2023 - Current
  • As an Anti-Money Laundering Analyst for MoneyCorp Bank, I form part of the Compliance and Financial Crimes department where my primary role is to support the MLRO and Deputy MLRO in executing the companies Anti-Money Laundering programme
  • I provide full support on CDD, Sanctions, AML transaction monitoring, Payments and PEP screening enquiries and escalations
  • Identify and investigate potential suspicious activity and prepare case files for review by AML management
  • Providing advice and guidance on implementation of CDD policies and procedures and complex case support
  • Reviewing 1st line case escalations on new customers, or customers referred through ongoing CDD
  • Working on complex alerts that have been escalated to the 2nd line to determine potential name matches against sanction, PEP or Adverse Media lists
  • Reviewing 1st line case escalations of transaction monitoring cases for final disposition and feedback as necessary
  • Investigate internal SAR referrals, providing a case file and recommendations to the DMLRO and MLRO
  • Review 1st line case escalations on flagged payments that require additional authorisation from compliance and financial crimes in line with company policies and regulatory requirements
  • Support the ongoing production and development of key metrics and regular reporting to management and governance committees
  • Investigate and complete RFI's that have been requested either from internal department requirements, External parties as well as Law enforcement agencies in accordance with company policy and industry and jurisdictional regulatory requirements
  • Carry out 2nd line defence reviews of both individual and corporate account documentation which include but not exhaustively, POI, POA, SOW, SOF, Certificates of incorporation, Company Structures Charts, List of Shareholders registers, List of Directors, Identification of UBO's, Annual Accounts, Invoices, Service/Contract agreements as well as CRS and FATCA Tax reporting forms
  • Ensured prompt resolution of cases involving potential money laundering or terrorist financing activities, liaising with law enforcement agencies as needed.
  • Mitigated financial risks, performing periodic reviews of existing clients'' profiles to validate their continued compliance with established policies.
  • Reduced operational risk with regular monitoring and auditing of customer account activities for compliance adherence.
  • Conducted comprehensive research on clients'' financial activities to identify high-risk accounts requiring enhanced due diligence.

Compliance & Financial Crime

Binance
06.2022 - 10.2023
  • Responsible for high-profile FIAT and Crypto fraud investigations as part of a specialised, dedicated team
  • Strong knowledge and constant monitoring of evolving global laws, directives, regulations and other standards applicable to virtual currency policies
  • Identifying, analysing, and reporting on high-profile cases to be submitted to International agencies such as Interpol
  • Strong inter working relationships with essential departments including legal, customer service, operations, and marketing to ensure excellent operational synergy
  • Assisting upper management and legal departments to optimise existing, and design future preventive compliance and risk policies and processes across the business
  • Training new starters and third-party companies on our tools, processes, and procedures for carrying out transaction monitoring and cryptocurrency reviews
  • Supervisory examination and approval of the team's completed compliance reviews
  • Confident handling Sanctions, PEP's, and other watch lists
  • Expert proficiency in transaction monitoring and the use of compliance applications and programs such as Thomson Reuters Worldcheck, Jumio, Chainalysis, Kodex, Elliptic, CipherTrace, Comply Advantage, SumSub, Refinitiv, etc
  • Direct communication with customers such as sending Requests for Information (RFI's), including Source of Wealth requests (SOW), Gambling Profit and loss statements, and Crypto transaction explanations including counterparties
  • Collection and interpretation of this information and making decisions on cases
  • Sending warnings/advisory notices etc
  • Conducting Risk Assessments, periodic/trigger reviews, and enhanced due diligence
  • Quarterly Appraisals for other team members
  • Onboarding and Offboarding of Partners and Clients
  • Regular internal and external training programs and industry resources related to AML/ CFT
  • Conducting weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting exercises with upper management

Compliance Specialist

FMFW.io
02.2021 - 06.2022
  • As a Compliance Specialist, my roles and responsibilities included; Shadowing senior Compliance Officers and staff in their daily operations as they advise members of the business on compliance matters
  • Researching and understanding changes in legislation, and how they would affect the business and reporting my research to my seniors
  • Ensuring our end-to-end user terms of service are relevant, appropriate, and up to date
  • Liaising directly with users of the platform during the KYC onboarding process
  • Reviewing customer KYC files, and obtaining the required documentation
  • Daily use of platforms including Sumsub, Intercom, and Tresorit to ensure correct and timely handling of user KYC approval
  • The sole responsibility of liaising with the Token Listing and Institutional clients, as well as Market Maker companies and new staff members on the exchange, to collect their documentation and work alongside legal to ensure all documentation fulfills our company requirements
  • Ensuring that all relevant parties meet all of the necessary requirements, the role requires the monitoring and updating as necessary of the Service center documents to ensure that in part, all of the KYC requirements as well as up-to-date restricted countries lists and information are in place
  • Continuous compliance monitoring, audits, and risk assessments to ensure any changes are incorporated and are fully up to date

Senior Aircraft Technician Mechanical

Global Aerospace Logistics LLC (GAL)
06.2020 - 02.2021
  • As a Senior Aircraft Technician Mechanical, I am responsible for both performing and supervising First and Second Line Maintenance and fault diagnosis of Boeing C-17 mechanical systems including hydraulic, pneumatic, propulsion, APU Fuel, air-conditioning, undercarriage, flying controls, oxygen, cargo handling, lubrication, environmental control, and structural systems, as well as routine system servicing
  • I also fulfil a role as a quality inspector of maintenance tasks and associated paperwork and maintenance practices
  • During the Base level maintenance phase, I also carry out Time Compliant Maintenance (TCTOs), inspections and servicing requirements, including operating the jacking mule as part of a dedicated aircraft jacking team and fuel tank access and entry maintenance procedures
  • I am responsible for First Line Maintenance and fault diagnosis of Pratt & Whitney F-117 Turbofan engines and their associated systems
  • I am a qualified Engine Ground Run operator at low and high power
  • I am also qualified to carry out Borescope internal inspection of these engines
  • I have to liaise daily with both the customer and outside agencies to coordinate work processes and collate information to ensure the correct and efficient completion of maintenance tasks
  • I am also required to train subordinates and superiors alike on the complex aircraft systems of the Boeing C-17 aircraft
  • Daily I coordinate manpower and task allocation for my team, and I can lead both large and small teams effectively in hazardous engineering environments
  • I also update the shared network of computer databases to reflect workload, tasking and asset serviceability for management and the customer to be kept aware of aircraft availability

Senior Aircraft Mechanical Technician

Advanced Military Maintenance Repair & Overhaul Center (AMMROC)
02.2019 - 06.2020
  • As a Principal Maintenance Technician at a Level 7 Grade (Senior) at AMMROC, I am responsible for both performing and supervising First and Second Line Maintenance and fault diagnosis of Boeing C-17 mechanical systems including hydraulic, pneumatic, propulsion, APU Fuel, air-conditioning, undercarriage, flying controls, oxygen, cargo handling, lubrication, environmental control, and structural systems, as well as routine system servicing
  • I also fulfil a role as a quality inspector of maintenance tasks and associated paperwork and maintenance practices
  • During the Base level maintenance phase, I also carry out Time Compliant Maintenance (TCTOs), inspections and servicing requirements, including operating the jacking mule as part of a dedicated aircraft jacking team and fuel tank access and entry maintenance procedures
  • I am responsible for First Line Maintenance and fault diagnosis of Pratt & Whitney F-117 Turbofan engines and their associated systems
  • I am a qualified Engine Ground Run operator at low and high power
  • I am also qualified to carry out Borescope internal inspection of these engines
  • I have to liaise daily with both the customer and outside agencies to coordinate work processes and collate information to ensure the correct and efficient completion of maintenance tasks
  • I am also required to train subordinates and superiors alike on the complex aircraft systems of the Boeing C-17 aircraft
  • Daily I coordinate manpower and task allocation for my team, and I can lead both large and small teams effectively in hazardous engineering environments
  • I also update the shared network of computer databases to reflect workload, tasking and asset serviceability for management and the customer to be kept aware of aircraft availability

Police Constable

Royal Gibraltar Police
01.2017 - 01.2019
  • In the role of A Police Constable, my primary role was ensuring law and order is maintained
  • In order to do this effectively, I would have to work in partnership with members of the public and other organisations
  • I worked under general supervision, but often operated independently
  • I was responsible for the protection of life and property, the prevention and detection of crime and the maintenance of public order through a range of sworn powers in line with organisational standards
  • My roles and responsibilities included, Gather and submit the information in support of law enforcement objectives
  • Provide an initial response to incidents
  • Arrest, detain or report individuals
  • Conduct priority investigations
  • Interview suspects, victims, and witnesses in relation to investigations
  • Carry out searches of vehicles, premises and open areas
  • Manage conflict
  • Provide initial support to victims, survivors, and witnesses and assess their need for further support
  • Building and maintaining community relations including advice and support in areas such as crime prevention and personal safety
  • Dealing with members of the public and colleagues in a calm, professional, non-judgmental, non-discriminatory manner, being mindful of diversity and integrity issues
  • Attending and giving evidence in court and at other hearings
  • Working as a team member, including wider co-operation with specialist departments
  • Completing administrative procedures
  • Preparing crime reports and presenting case files
  • Administering custody procedures as an arresting officer
  • Remain up to date with force orders, policies, procedures, and laws and maintain knowledge of all legislative issues affecting the role
  • To prepare for and attend and Court proceedings and other hearings as required

Aircraft Technician Mechanical Supervisor

Royal Air Force (RAF)
03.2005 - 01.2014
  • As an Aircraft Technician Mechanical Supervisor, I am responsible for leading and managing a team of technicians in the mechanical maintenance operations of the Boeing C-17 transport aircraft
  • My duties include: Carry out and supervise First and Second Line maintenance, inspection and fault diagnosis of aircraft mechanical systems including propulsion, fuel, hydraulic, pneumatic, Lubrication, and structural to name a few
  • To manage and coordinate the tasking and completion of time compliant maintenance, inspection, and servicing requirements as the leader of a dedicated team
  • Supervision and Management of flight line personnel, ground equipment, aircraft legal documentation, aircraft serviceability status, frame allocations, aircraft essential services and keep a real-time status update of all aircraft and maintenance requirements
  • Liaise with management and outside agencies to coordinate work processes and co-late information to ensure the correct and efficient completion of maintenance tasks
  • Correct completion and dispersal of Aircraft documentation
  • Ensuring that an aircraft was serviceable for flight
  • Carry out and produce Risk Assessments & associated reports including 'Containment of Substances Hazardous to Health' (COSHH)
  • Supervision and Organisation of Lifting Operations in accordance with HSW Act 1974
  • Perform all duties at any location globally in locations and environments which are physically and mentally challenging, at short notice and for undetermined periods of time to ensure aircraft operational requirements are met
  • Provide continual assessment of and complete subordinates' Mid-term and annual appraisals
  • In line with this, I was to operate as a mentor to personnel and provide assistance to both personal and work-related matters

Propulsion Technician (Aircraft)

Royal Air Force (RAF)
01.2001 - 03.2005
  • As a Propulsion Technician within the Royal Air Force, my role within an operational Boeing 707A E-3D squadron was varied
  • My role saw that I was to carry out all of my duties both at the home unit as well as in any location across the globe to ensure that the operational requirements of the Squadron were met
  • As part of a team of technicians, I was responsible for the following: First and Second Line servicing, maintenance and fault diagnosis of CFM56-2A Turbofan engines and their associated systems as part of a dedicated team
  • Flight Line Handling of Boeing 707A E-3D aircraft including inspections and routine system servicing
  • Operated from airfields all over the world to ensure aircraft serviceability and to meet tasking often at short notice for undetermined periods of time
  • Borescope internal inspections of Gas turbine engines
  • Dye penetrant Non-Destructive Testing of Aircraft structures and Gasturbine modules
  • Aero-engine operator for Boeing 707A E-3D Aircraft
  • Carried out all my required duties in both locations and environmental conditions that were both physically and mentally challenging
  • Liaise daily with outside agencies to coordinate work processes and co-late information to ensure the correct and efficient completion of maintenance tasks
  • Ensure engineering standards are maintained at the highest level
  • Correct completion and dispersal of Aircraft maintenance paperwork and documentation

Education

Certificate - Compliance

International Compliance Association (ICA)
Remote
03.2022

NVQ-3 And MA - Aviation, Aeronautics/ Aviation/Aerospace Science

Defense College of Aeronautical Engineering (RAF)
Cosford
05.2002

A Level And A/S Level - Biology, Env Science, Psychology, Geology

The Rutland College
Oakham
06.2000

GCSE - Maths, English, Science, Art, Religious Studies,

Bayside Comprehensive
Gibraltar
06.1998

Skills

  • Enhanced Due Diligence
  • Suspicious Activity Reporting
  • Microsoft Office
  • AML Compliance
  • Transaction monitoring
  • Customer Due Diligence
  • Sanctions Screening
  • Investigation techniques
  • Risk Assessment
  • Law enforcement assistance
  • Compliance review
  • Data Interpretation

Certification

ICA Certificate in Compliance

Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

Timeline

Anti-Money Laundering Analyst

Moneycorp Bank
10.2023 - Current

Compliance & Financial Crime

Binance
06.2022 - 10.2023

Compliance Specialist

FMFW.io
02.2021 - 06.2022

Senior Aircraft Technician Mechanical

Global Aerospace Logistics LLC (GAL)
06.2020 - 02.2021

Senior Aircraft Mechanical Technician

Advanced Military Maintenance Repair & Overhaul Center (AMMROC)
02.2019 - 06.2020

Police Constable

Royal Gibraltar Police
01.2017 - 01.2019

Aircraft Technician Mechanical Supervisor

Royal Air Force (RAF)
03.2005 - 01.2014

Propulsion Technician (Aircraft)

Royal Air Force (RAF)
01.2001 - 03.2005

Certificate - Compliance

International Compliance Association (ICA)

NVQ-3 And MA - Aviation, Aeronautics/ Aviation/Aerospace Science

Defense College of Aeronautical Engineering (RAF)

A Level And A/S Level - Biology, Env Science, Psychology, Geology

The Rutland College

GCSE - Maths, English, Science, Art, Religious Studies,

Bayside Comprehensive

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