Patrick B. - AML Officer

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Locarno, Switzerland

Experience

Mar 2023 - Jun 2024

1 year 4 months

St. Gallen, Switzerland

AML Officer

Creative Cloud AG

Qualified AML officer in the Swiss jurisdiction
Responsible for implementing AML policies and procedures
Responsible for due diligence reviews of clients and compliance monitoring of transactions to identify suspicious activity
Organize staff training on AML regulations and practices
Work with regulators and audit firms to ensure compliance (AML audits)

Jan 2023 - Dec 2024

2 years

Locarno, Switzerland

Chief Executive Officer

Rescale Consulting GmbH

Founded and built a software development agency as the sole shareholder
Consulted customers on web- and app-based IT projects using experience and strategies on their business ideas, modeling use cases, creating wireframes and high-fidelity designs, and writing technical concepts
Consulted companies in the energy and data center sectors; interim Head of IT; developed and implemented monitoring systems for the data center; coordinated frequency control reserve services (FCR)
Project managed an IT team in the financial sector to develop a payment gateway and other financial services tools with high security requirements under PCI-DSS in a primarily cloud environment

Sep 2014 - Jun 2018

3 years 10 months

Kassel, Germany

Chief Executive Officer (and CTO)

Lehrerheld UG

Business development and Chief Technology Officer
Develop business model and improve product-market fit
Design platform and marketing materials
Coordinate international development team in Poland and Russia
Lead technical project management

Jun 2007 - Nov 2007

6 months

Berlin, Germany

Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)

seosupport GmbH

Search engine optimization for clients and company marketing
Pre-sales activities, including creating proposals and invoices
Build SEO-optimized client websites
Coordinate copywriters and designers

Feb 2005 - Dec 2023

18 years 11 months

Kassel, Germany

Chief Executive Officer

PlatinPower.com GmbH

Founded and built a software development agency as the sole shareholder
Consulted customers on web- and app-based IT projects using experience and strategies on their business ideas, modeling use cases, creating wireframes and high-fidelity designs, and writing technical concepts; supported market entry and marketing with technology and digital sales
Advised on cybersecurity, cybersecurity awareness, OSINT; improved software application security (OWASP); implemented security systems (WAF); managed external penetration tests and coordinated integration of findings into applications
Actively responded to hacked websites following the NIST framework: analyzed intrusions, backdoors, and malware; cleaned sites from malicious code
Implemented strategies to prevent future incidents: risk management, governance, preparation and prevention, detection and analysis with WAF, MFA, and similar measures suited to company size
Advised on and managed GDPR requirements for software projects and technical infrastructure decisions
Coordinated marketing to generate short-term (Google, Facebook ads) and long-term (organic visitors) leads; created campaign ideas; organized photographers, videographers, and copywriters; built sales funnels
Managed inbound and outbound sales; created sales processes and call scripts
Drafted contracts under German law
Ensured quality for graphic and code developments; coordinated test strategies
Consulted on and executed SEO and SEA both technically and through on-page copy and off-page factors
Coded small tasks, tools, and jobs in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and SQL
Set up, configured, and administered Linux-based web servers for simple requirements