Jermaine A. Kimble
College Park, GA 30349
678-***-**** home
770-***-**** Cellular
JKimble76@comcastnet
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
- Ten years of experience in the audit/compliance field
- Several years of managerial experience
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
- Excellent computer based skills
- Thorough knowledge of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
- Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Member
- Willing to travel as required
EXPERIENCE
06/07-Present Regulatory Compliance Auditor - Equifax Atlanta, GA
- Responsible for the planning, coordinating, conducting, and reporting of
strategic, operational, and compliance investigations of Equifax resellers,
third party vendors, and businesses that utilize Equifax financial products
as well as consumer data as regulated by State and Federal Agencies
- 2008 Chairman's Award Winner for the development of the Equifax FCRA
Compliance Program to be taken by all Equifax and Talx employees who have
access to consumer data
- Recognized by the Equifax Senior Leadership Team (SLT) for assisting
Equifax acquisition Talx in becoming compliant with Federal and State
regulations
- Prevent and detect fraud, waste and mismanagement, while promoting
accountability and efficiency in Equifax programs and operations.
- Perform information system audits of operational, performance,
compliance, electronic data processing, and financial systems
- Develop audit strategies for a globally diverse team, including North
America, South America and Europe
- Lead communication efforts on policies and procedures with internal and
external clients
- Develop training materials for both Equifax employees and customers to
ensure FCRA compliance
- Interpret and ensure compliance with Federal and State laws and
regulations, contract standards and guidelines
07/01-04/07 Compliance Manager - BVJS Associates NY, NY
- Hired, supervised, and managed a professional team of auditors and fraud
investigators with a wide range of experience, into the investigation of
suspicious Merchant bankcard transactions
- Awarded the 2006 Annual Team Award for a 22% decrease in fraud and
chargeback losses
- Created and developed risk management policies & procedures
- Planned and conducted compliance reviews of merchant's bankcard
transactions
- Conducted and coordinated bankcard and e-Commerce fraud investigations
- Evaluated internal control structures and data to identify weaknesses and
associated
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risks and made recommendations on how to mitigate those risks
- Assisted in the development of a Payment Card Industry (PCI) task force
to ensure compliance with PCI DSS regulations
06/99-07/01 Auditor - BVJS Associates NY, NY
- Promoted to compliance Manager after years of success and recognition
from Management.
- Performed analysis of high-risk transactions via real time queues and
after the fact reports to identify unauthorized credit card use
- Analyzed credit reports to underwrite applicants for financing for
various e-Commerce businesses
- Audited merchant credit card processing activities to ensure compliance
with Visa / MasterCard rules and regulations
- Audited exceptional activities according to bankcard industry regulations
05/95-12/98 Loss Prevention Investigator - JC Penney Atlanta, GA
- Conducted investigations on employee theft and other losses to the
company
- Evaluated branch operations, appraise the performance of store security
and customer service representatives
- Analyzed the efficiency of various departments and recommend areas for
improvement
- Interviewed and trained new loss prevention officers
- Reviewed and approved store security incident reports
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
- Highly experienced with computers and most software: Windows, Microsoft
Office Suite, Lexis-Nexis, TSYS (Vital), First Data Resource (FDR), Oracle,
e-Falcon/HNC- Experienced with various fraud prevention tools: Kite
Management, ATM Excessive Usage Reports, PPS & IP Inspector
- Highly experienced in contract analysis
- Highly experienced with General Accounting Principles (GAP)
- Highly experienced credit underwriter
- Experienced with PCI Compliance Regulations
- Experience with both Six Sigma and LEAN
EDUCATION
08/94-05/99 Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, GA
Awarded the degree of Bachelor of Arts majoring in Criminal Justice
Relevant Courses:
Business Law, Statistics, and Methods of Research, Economics, Ethics,
Psychology, and Public Speaking
INTERNSHIPS
02/99-05/99 Probation Officer State of GA Department of Corrections
Atlanta, GA
- Counseled and advised adult probationers on community service
- Monitored progress through regular meetings with probationers and their
supervisors
- Provided referrals to counseling groups for drug and alcohol treatment
- Maintained a list of employment agencies for job
referrals
05/93-09/93 Investigator New York City Department of Investigation NY, NY
- Assisted in the investigation of organizations that were seeking to do
business with the Park and Recreation Department of the City of New York
- Analyzed credit reports and references