Edwin Wu
Senior Business Analyst @Cathay Bank
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Business Analyst @Cathay Bank
Monterey Park, CA, US
Anti Money Laundering:Customer Due Diligence Watchlist Filtering Suspicious Monitoring Activity Risk Management | Financial Crime Intelligence Unit (FCIU Technology) • Monitored and validated daily AML transaction feed files into Actimize Essentials, identifying discrepancies and escalating material issues to AML Risk & Technology leadership (SVP/VP/AVP) • Led cross-functional investigations with IT/BI to resolve data integrity issues between IBS Core Banking, SQL DataMart, PARC, and Actimize, implementing corrective solutions • Gathered business requirements and executed complex SQL queries to generate ad-hoc and recurring AML reports (Cashier’s Checks, AOC Wires, Negative News, NGO/PSP) supporting detection and regulatory reporting • Authored and maintained technical documentation and reporting logic within SharePoint and FCIU/BSA repositories • Partnered with Actimize Managed Services to manage hot fixes, enhancements, and vendor tickets; supported UAT and production testing across 30+ SAM alert rules, DART reports, Work Item views, and Entity Insights • Assisted senior leadership with system upgrades, model validation, and data reconciliation initiatives, ensuring data consistency across core banking, AML monitoring, and SQL environments
EDUCATION
Fudan University
Economics & Global Communication, Fall Semester Abroad
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Economics, Summer Semester Abroad
USC Marshall School of Business
Master of Science - MS, Business Analytics (Data Science)
University of Southern California
Masters in Business Analytics
UC Santa Barbara
Bachelors in Economics, Minors in Statistics & Psychology, Technology Management Certificate
ABOUT EDWIN WU
Experienced analytics professional driven in transforming data into actionable insights. By leveraging multiple technology tools (SQL, PowerBI, Excel, Tableau, JIRA, and Python) I am passionate about data analysis, storytelling, and driving societal impact. My experiences in drawing insights from analytics being involved in project management range from industries ranging from educational non-profit at Stepping Stones, affiliate and product marketing at Slickdeals, customer and supply chain analytics at Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, and in asset management at Apollo Global Management supporting their order management trading system in fixed income.My passion is helping stakeholders bridge the gap between the technical and business side of an organization. I take a holistic and honest approach when solving business problems. Using self-intuition, consistently following up with higher ups from all aspects of the organization, and refining my perspectives for the best possible outcome. Feel free to shoot me a message here on LinkedIn to have a chat or reach out to me by email at e••••••••@gmail.comAnd feel free to check out my projects, portfolio, or have a coffee chat with me here: https://edwinwu.carrd.co/Look forward to connecting and having a chat with you!
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