Patricia Velásquez-O'Rourke

Patricia Velásquez-O'Rourke has a diverse work experience in the financial and technology sectors. From July 2023, they have been working at Fenergo as the Head of Regulatory Compliance, prior to which they served as a Senior Regulatory Compliance Consultant from June 2021.

Before joining Fenergo, Patricia worked at Deutsche Bank where they held various roles. From May 2019 to June 2021, they served as the Global Systems Desktop Procedures Lead, overseeing the readiness of the Client Lifecycle Management (CLM) Ops for a new KYC internal tool. Patricia was also responsible for developing and coordinating content for new in-house KYC application procedures globally. Patricia was an Associate from January 2019 to April 2019, where they specialized in policy alignment and desktop procedures creation. As a Senior Analyst from June 2017 to December 2018, Patricia worked on Policy Alignment Team Global Operations, collaborating with policy analysts and other teams, managing KYC tool processes, conducting UAT testing, and ensuring regulatory compliance.

Prior to their time at Deutsche Bank, Patricia worked at Duetsche Bank as a Senior Analyst from August 2016 to May 2017, focusing on client onboarding in EMEA markets, specifically in South Africa, Austria, and the United Arab Emirates, where they specialized in AML and KYC processes.

In addition to their financial sector experience, Patricia also worked at PayPal as a Compliance Analyst EMEA from September 2012 to July 2016.

Patricia'searly career included a role at Brandt Translations/Brandt Technologies, where they served as a QA and Multimedia Engineer from October 2008 to July 2012. In this role, they performed manual and automated software testing, multimedia engineering, and audio and video postproduction, using tools such as JIRA and Bugzilla.

Overall, Patricia Velásquez-O'Rourke has a strong background in regulatory compliance, policy alignment, client onboarding, and QA testing in the financial and technology sectors.

Patricia Velásquez-O'Rourke has pursued their education with a focus on various fields. Patricia obtained an International Diploma in Anti-Money Laundering from The University of Manchester in the year 2015. Later in 2001 and 2002, they pursued a Master's Degree in Project Management from Universidad Católica de Honduras 'Nuestra Señora Reina de la Paz'. Additionally, they possess a Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) in Electrical Engineering from UNAH, although specific years are not provided for this degree.

In terms of certifications, Patricia has achieved the Scrum Master Certified (SMC) designation from the International Scrum Institute™ in April 2021. Patricia also holds the Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist certification from ACAMS, which was obtained in September 2018.