MB.PROFESSIONAL PROFILE / 01

FINANCIAL CRIMES & QUALITY CONTROL

Michael
Bryant.

Clear evidence.
Careful judgment.

Tempe, Arizona 85281 U.S. Air Force veteran Open to Arizona · Japan · Honolulu

BSA/AML and KYC/CIP quality control specialist with more than six years in wholesale middle-market onboarding and ongoing due diligence.

Experience in beneficial ownership verification, screening review, investigative documentation, and data automation.

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95%+

Quality score
Independently audited, every year at Wells Fargo

10%+

Above-team throughput
On higher-complexity reviews

500+

AML investigations
Across 11 months at PayPal

01 / TRACK RECORD

Experience

Wells Fargo

Assistant Vice President, Business Risk & Control Associate

Quality Control · Tempe, Arizona

MAY 2019 — MAR 2025

  • Performed risk-based KYC/CIP quality reviews, reconciled system records to source documentation, and documented control exceptions for remediation.
  • Maintained a 95%+ QCC pass rate throughout my Wells Fargo tenure, producing exam- and audit-ready evidence trails for quarterly sampling.
  • Delivered 10%+ higher throughput than the team average throughout my Wells Fargo tenure on higher-complexity reviews, tightening documentation standards and reducing rework.
  • Verified completion and dispositioning of OFAC/sanctions, PEP, and adverse-media results, with defensible rationale in case notes.

PayPal via contracting firm

Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Analyst II

Phoenix, Arizona

MAY 2017 — MAR 2018

  • Completed more than 500 AML investigations in 11 months, reviewing thousands of accounts and tens of thousands of transactions for suspicious activity patterns.
  • Produced SAR-ready investigative documentation and funds-flow narratives supporting filings to FinCEN.
  • Promoted to Analyst II within eight months.

University of Arizona

Economics Research Assistant

Tucson, Arizona

NOV 2013 — JUL 2015

  • Built VBA/Excel automation to extract and structure large datasets from government sources, replacing manual imports and accelerating research throughput.
  • Digitized and standardized historical U.S. economic development records into a research-grade database supporting NSF-funded projects.

02 / CAPABILITIES

Controls meet
technical fluency.

Financial crime controls

KYC/KYB · CIP · CDD/EDD · Ongoing due diligence · Beneficial ownership/UBO · Entity documentation · Risk rating

Screening & evidence

OFAC/sanctions · PEP · Adverse media · QA/QC · QCC/ILQC · SAR support · Audit and exam readiness

Data & tools

Advanced Excel, VBA, and SAS, with experience automating data collection and standardizing research datasets.

ExcelVBASASWorld-CheckLexisNexis

03 / FOUNDATIONS

Education
& service

University of Arizona

B.A. Economics & B.A. East Asian Studies (Japan)

Minors: Mandarin and Business

United States Air Force

Veteran · 2003–2009 · OIF/OEF

Languages

Japanese / Upper-intermediate
Mandarin / Intermediate
Russian / Elementary

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