Andriy Bezpalko
Minneapolis
Summary
Risk & controls professional (8+ years) focused on post-incident root cause analysis, control environment improvement, and enterprise remediation within Consumer & Small Business Banking. Deliver executive-ready risk reporting, partner across all line of defense to close gaps, and support regulatory/audit responses. Familiar with SOX and RCSA concepts through control and remediation work (not a program owner). M.S. Cyber Operations coursework completed; CISSP pending.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Business Execution Consultant – Root Cause Analysis
Wells Fargo
08.2022 - Current
- Led post-incident root cause analyses on control breakdowns, fraud incidents, and customer-impacting issues, producing insights to guide risk remediation and enhance operational controls.
- Supported risk and compliance partners in evaluating process weaknesses, contributing to control redesign discussions and policy updates.
- Advised business leaders with findings that informed enterprise issue management and compliance response efforts.
- Participated in cross-functional planning related to regulatory response, control uplift, and business banking transformation.
- Provided executive-ready reporting on emerging risk trends and control themes across consumer and small business banking.
Senior Enterprise Investigator – Branch Banking
Wells Fargo
11.2021 - 08.2022
- Conducted internal investigations focused on fraud, misconduct, and control failures across the national branch network.
- Identified root causes of control breakdowns and shared process improvement recommendations with frontline and compliance teams.
- Supported updates to procedures and frontline risk controls through partnership with control and oversight groups.
- Contributed to enterprise awareness by documenting and sharing risk themes with policy and risk stakeholders.
Senior Enterprise Investigator – Business Process Team
Wells Fargo
11.2019 - 11.2021
- Executed enterprise-wide investigations into process and policy adherence failures, delivering insights to support remediation.
- Managed a high-volume caseload (~20/month), ensuring quality and regulatory compliance with investigative standards.
- Delivered concise reports to senior leaders that shaped business unit risk remediation plans.
- Partnered with control and risk teams to identify breakdowns and propose enhancements in key banking processes.
Internal Investigations QA Analyst
Kforce (contractor at Wells Fargo)
02.2019 - 11.2019
- Conducted QA review of internal fraud and misconduct investigations in wholesale banking.
- Validated investigation documentation and testing for alignment with risk and compliance standards.
- Identified process gaps and contributed to refinement of investigation procedures and risk mitigation efforts.
Senior Fraud Specialist – Target.com
Target Corporation
10.2016 - 02.2019
- Analyzed transactional patterns and escalated high-risk e-commerce fraud cases.
- Supported development of fraud detection strategies and collaborated with cross-functional partners.
- Trained new team members and vendors on best practices in fraud prevention.
Education
M.S. - Cyber Operations
Metropolitan State University
B.A. - International Relations, Minor in International Business
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Skills
- Risk & Audit Tools: Splunk (basic), RCSA familiarity
- Data: Excel (advanced), SQL (basic), Python (basic)
- Systems: Linux (basic), Microsoft Office Suite
- Business process mapping & procedure documentation
- Issue & remediation tracking via internal governance tools
- Control documentation & lifecycle familiarity
- Tableau (user-level; comfortable navigating dashboards and interpreting data)
Websites
Languages
Ukrainian
Native or Bilingual
Core Strengths
- Post-incident root cause analysis & thematic risk trending
- Control environment assessment & remediation support
- Cross-functional partnership with product, ops, risk & compliance
- Issue management, regulatory/audit response support & exec reporting
- Fraud risk mitigation and pattern identification
- Policy/procedure review & change execution
- Data-driven storytelling (Excel) + basic SQL/Python, Splunk exposure
Timeline
Senior Business Execution Consultant – Root Cause Analysis
Wells Fargo
08.2022 - Current
Senior Enterprise Investigator – Branch Banking
Wells Fargo
11.2021 - 08.2022
Senior Enterprise Investigator – Business Process Team
Wells Fargo
11.2019 - 11.2021
Internal Investigations QA Analyst
Kforce (contractor at Wells Fargo)
02.2019 - 11.2019
Senior Fraud Specialist – Target.com
Target Corporation
10.2016 - 02.2019
B.A. - International Relations, Minor in International Business
Minnesota State University, Mankato
M.S. - Cyber Operations
Metropolitan State University
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