FRANK NESSENTHALER

fn60e8b8@westpost.net
1709 Mesquite Road W: 817.442.8616
Southlake, TX 76092 C: 972.571.8666
SENIOR BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYST * SENIOR IT AUDIT & SECURITY MANAGER
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
Highly accomplished, analytical, astute and business savvy executive level busin
ess systems strategist with extensive knowledge of various product lines includi
ng mutual funds, stocks, bonds, and variable annuities, Has extensive experience
in financial and strategic planning, reporting, risk assessment, project manage
ment, business valuation, continuous process/performance improvement and complia
nce. Solid track record of developing and implementing innovative financial syst
ems, streamlining operations, improving risk management, heightening productivit
y and controlling costs. Extensive business process redesign experience in eval
uating policies and procedures of organizations to document gaps and initiate ac
tion to bridge gaps based on policies and procedures of combined organization. E
nthusiastic problem solver with business acumen to streamline operations, drive
performance and spearhead business strategies.
Business Systems Analysis * Corporate Finance * Systems Development Lifecycle Ma
nagement
Consultation * Middle and Back Office custody, settlement experience * Project M
anagement Experience
Financial & Technical Audit * Policy & Procedure Development * Client Relations
* Staff Development
Reporting System Development * SQL Programming * Continuous Process Improvement

KEY CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

* Championed development and implementation of decision support data marts to pr
ovide profitability and costing driver data for 6 multi-million dollar business
units for global financial service provider. Tools heightened precision of finan
cial management for business unit managers and grew bottom line profitability fo
r firm.
* Successfully devised and launched effective CRM integrated data warehouse mode
l for industry leading financial service provider, fostering ability to extract
transactional data from numerous operational systems and integrate with financia
l data to configure measurable financial and sales metrics.
* Designed and implemented strategic project plans with measurable deliverables
enabling coordination of business requirements with cross-functional professiona
ls from finance, business, IT groups and more.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
A & B TRADERS PARTNERSHIP, Westlake, TX 2008 - Present
Partner
Cultivate new and existing business engagements as co-founder, partner and conti
nuous marketer of this established equity trading business. Multifaceted account
abilities include operational oversight, development and implementation of day a
nd swing trading methodologies and portfolio management.
* Developed portfolio trading model
* Wrote software code which defined entry and exit points for stocks, ETF's and
options
* Developed financial reporting system and operations processes for trading syst
ems
Continued...

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS, Boston, MA & Westlake, TX 1993 - 2008

Director, Software Engineering/Development, 1998 - 2008
Promoted through progressively responsible positions to oversee IT strategy and
engineering on behalf of one of world's largest providers of financial services,
with custodied assets of $2.8T, including managed assets of over $1.3T. Respons
ible for cross-functional team management, P & L management, policy/procedure de
velopment, ERP data warehouse management, system design, implementation and eval
uation.
* Vastly improved monthly budgeting process and business strategy decisioning by
designing and launching advanced profitability and costing models.
* Spearheaded 5-member team and consultant group in configuration of activity ba
sed profitability and costing scenarios which allowed business unit managers to
improve and document business results.
Principal Management Consultant, 1993 - 1998
Charged to provide audit and consulting services from pre-implementation reviews
, security architecture evaluations and application reviews to Internet security
reviews and network threat assessments for companywide business units.
* Oversaw enterprise-wide security review evaluation of all company transactiona
l systems, identifying control weaknesses and systemic vulnerabilities. Efforts
improved risk management and data integrity.
* Led internal control and data center review of European Defined Contributions
and Money Purchase systems in London, significantly enhancing data security and
controlling corporate risk.
* Conducted Business Continuity Assessments for Brokerage Operations, Capital Ma
rkets and Retail Investment business units
EARLY CAREER NOTES: Manager, Operations Support & Technical and Financial Audit
- NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION; Vice President of Technical Audit & Consulting - MIC
HIGAN NATIONAL CORPORATION; Principal Consultant - FIDELITY INVESTMENTS; Manager
of EDP & Financial Audit - FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANY; Senior EDP & Financial
Auditor - BRANIFF AIRWAYS; Staff Financial & EDP Auditor Roles - INDUSTRIAL VALL
EY BANK

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION

MBA - Information Systems & Computer Science, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS, Denton,
TX
BA - Pre-Law & Political Science, TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, Philadelphia, PA
Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & TECHNICAL SKILL SETS
Accounting & Finance Computer Skills: SQL, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project, M
icrosoft Access, Oracle Financials. ESSBASE, UNIX
Audit & Consulting Engagement Types: Compliance Audits, Operational Audits, IT A
udits, Systems Security Audits, Contingency/Disaster Recovery Audits, Enterprise
Wide Resource Planning Audits, Regulatory Proficiencies: SOX - Sarbanes Oxley,
Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS) and Generally Accepted Accounting P
rinciples (GAAP)
Tools & Techniques: Statistical Analysis & Sampling, Computer Data Analysis, Ana
lytical Review Techniques, Computerized Audit Tools, Process Mapping & Flowchart
ing,