Ryan Mlinac

About Ryan Mlinac

I currently am employed by a financial services company tasked with reviewing numerous advertising materials to ensure that they are compliant with financial industry rules and regulations.

Experience

1. Advertising Review Specialist

   Federated Hermes

   Feb 2018 — Present · Pittsburgh, PA, US

   Work as part of the Compliance department conducting reviews of all advertising materials submitted for review including those focused on mutual funds, separately managed accounts, private funds and offshore products-Cooperate with numerous departments in the company to make necessary changes to advertising pieces to make sure they were compliant with industry rules and regulations. Excellent communications skills necessary to provide submitter with the specifics and intricacies of required updates. Many of the materials reviewed were on tight deadlines and required immediate attention-Types of materials reviewed include presentations, fact sheets, commentaries, emails, product profiles, and videos/podcasts among other things. Reviewed materials intended for both end investor as well as institutional audiences-Point person on development of Seismic database used for cataloguing all reviewed materials as well as keeping a record of all requested changes and approvals-File required materials with FINRA when necessary-Materials reviewed were submitted in various forms including word, Excel, pdf, images, videos and audio files-Extensive knowledge of specific financial products as well as industry rules and regulations essential for conducting reviews of advertising materials-Excellent organizational skills necessary to function effectively under deadlines, and done so with great attention to detail-Ability to prioritize deadlines and effectively follow direction-Obtained Series 7 financial license.

Education

• Virginia Tech

  Bachelor of the Arts, English

  2000 — 2004

• Robert Morris University

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business

  2010 — 2013