Ravinder Kaur Darsan Singh CPM (Asia Pacific) B.Com (Mkting&Mgmt) (Singapore PR with Family visa for Qatar) Current Address: Al Saad Area, Doha, Qatar. Telephone (Mobile): +(974) 33041079 Email Address: vin_1376@hotmail.com PROFESSIONAL PROFILE A dedicated and hardworking professional with over 10 years of experience working within the Corporate, Enterprise and Consumer Banking sectors managing both Conventional and Islamic portfolios. Adept at performing credit assessments; Ravinder demonstrates a proven track record of handling risks in credit, ensuring all documents reviewed are in order, authorized appropriately and charged accordingly. She displays a comprehensive knowledge of risk concepts, banking products, operations,systems coupled with a strong understanding of various banking rules and regulations. Ravinder also possesses excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills and has the ability to develop and maintain mutually beneficial internal and external relationships. She enjoys being part of, as well as managing, motivating and training a successful and productive team, and thrives in highly pressurized and challenging working environments. SKILLS & EXPERTISE Corporate Banking, Enterprise Banking, Auditing, Credit Analysis,Credit Review, Credit Risk, Financial Risk, Document Review, Recruiting, Training, Negotiating, Simple & Complex Documentation, Risk Mitigation ,Housing Loans, Construction Loans, Building Loans,Bridging Loans, Vessel Loans, Syndication, Hire Purchase(HP),Equipment Financing,Factoring, Dealing with FX documents, Consumer Banking and Branch Banking CAREER SUMMARY July 2008-May 2012 DBS Bank Ltd,Singapore Associate-Risk Management Group Enterprise/Corporate Banking (Documentation) Indirect management and training of three staff members; a Bank Executive, Analyst and Contractor. Came up with ways to quicken process of checking documents without compromising on policies and procedures. Covering for the Assistant Vice President’s (AVP) when absent from the office. Responsible for handling simple and complex documents to mitigate risk for a portfolio of large amount clients ranging from sole-proprietors, partnerships, MNCs, Holding Cos. to Associations / Societies. Responsible to review documents for all sectors i.e. Real Estate/Telecom, Media & Technology/Manufacturing/HP/Transport/Government and to ensure risk is mitigated for all Retail banking products, especially loans which are cross-collateralized. Responsible for ensuring that specialized product like HP; The invoices, HP schedules, tax documents are in order and in compliance with the Bank’s standard terms & conditions, Banking Laws governed by Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and in line with the Land and Transport Authority of Singapore (LTA). Responsible to approve all cases for activation or disbursement once documentation is in order; Bearing in mind the Cut-off Times for the type of disbursements like MEPS/ Telegraphic Transfer/Cashier’s Order/Trade Receipts/ Foreign Exchange. Ensure correct insurance policies are forwarded to the Monitoring Team within a week from disbursement. Responsible as a Second Checker or the only checker for cases which are simple. Responsible to highlight deviations/discrepancies found in cases to the respective departments or solicitors ranging from Bank Executives to Higher Management (depending on the risk involved). Assisting in mock runs for certain system integration, especially for HP cases. Assisting with Audit queries especially for HP with additional involvement in preparing checklist and coming up with the Service Level Agreement timings (SLAs). Providing on the job training to new colleagues and other department recruits on HP/Business Loan/Overdraft Facilities/LG/LTG/ELTG and Singapore Government Aided Loans (LEFs). Reason for Leaving: Join husband who has been posted in Doha. Dec 2003- Jul 2007 Eon Bank Berhad, KL, Malaysia Head of Documentation (HP) Consumer/Retail Banking Initially joined as an Executive for Processing of Housing Loans before rotating to Disbursement of Housing Loans and Collection Department for Housing loans. Responsible for processing Housing Loans in accordance to the Bank’s Guidelines, collecting loan documents and giving appropriate recommendations. Handled any customer complaints and finding solutions. Attended meetings with customers, lawyers and developers at branch, sites and offices; Visiting sites to ensure projects (housing developments) were going according to plans. Representing the branch following a merger, trained on the system to be used after the merger (between Finance and Bank) and assisted with the branch’s mock runs before the merger took place. Assisted in getting Bridging Loans from Developers by coordinating with Head Office staff. Assisted with daily branch operations including; Over-ride for Pin Mailers for ATM/Hold Security Keys/Over Ride for TT/Cheque Deposit. Notably became the Head of Documentation for HP (Consumer and Retail Banking); Managing 6 direct and 4 indirect staff. Revamped the Documentation Department (HP) within 3 months. Cleared backlog of 1500 cases in 3 months together with putting procedures in place and monitoring on going cases. Responsible for 17 cluster branches. Ensuring that the HP loans were parked in the right cluster branches upon processing and disbursement; Processing in compliance with the bank’s guidelines and banking laws governed by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) before disbursing. Mitigating Risk. Responsible for all HP and Guarantee Agreements and ensuring that the documents are in order before sending out to customers. Monitoring all registration cards had been obtained from the car dealers and sent to the cluster branches while also overseeing the preparation of weekly and monthly reports and ensuring their circulation once approved. Assisting the Floor Stocking Department on Disbursement and Settlement. Acting as the relief for the Department Heads in their absence. Managing the user ID and Password accounts for both existing and new employees as well as providing essential on the job training for new staff members. Additionally responsible for monitoring loans and reporting on Anti-Money Laundering activities. Reason for Leaving: Got married and moved to Singapore Jun 2001-Nov 2003 RHB Bank Berhad, KL, Malaysia Consumer Sales Executive Consumer Banking A key member of a special program, rotating amongst various departments in the Bank, learning a range of skills from teller to management functions. Additionally sent to various States for courses to gain a comprehensive understanding of the banking system, including Conventional and Islamic Banking. Responsible for selling Housing Loans, Credit Cards, Unit Trust, Study/Personal Loans and Opening Accounts including Savings/Current/Joint; Handling customer complaints where necessary. Assisted branches in hitting sales targets for bank products as well as involvement in running and managing Launches, Fairs and Road Shows. Visited sites to ensure projects (housing developments) are going according to plans submitted and also taking photos of stage of completion for easy reference. Providing on the job training to new recruits. Reason for Leaving: Contract Fulfilled EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor of Commerce – Majors: Marketing & Management, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia Diploma in Business Administration & Marketing, Singapore (Affiliated with Staffordshire University, UK) Mar 1996-Feb 1999 Jan 1994- Jun 1996 PROFESSIONAL TRAINING & CERTIFICATIONS Licenses & Certifications Certified Professional Marketer (Asia Pacific), Institute of Global Management Federation of Malaysian Unit Trust Managers (FMUTM) Insurance Part A & C (Malaysia) Development Skills Leadership and People Management Personal Development Business Continuity Planning Handling Conflicts Risk Assessments/Risk Mitigation KPI’s, Lateral Thinking Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Know Your Customer (KYC) IT Skills Microsoft Office- Word, Excel BDS OSCA Basel CRM HPFLA PERSONAL DETAILS Last Drawn Salary : SGD$4,000 (QR12,000) + Allowances Expected Salary : NEG Job Commencement : Immediate Nationality Marital Status Driving License Race : Malaysian (Singapore PR) : Married : Class 3 : Sikh Languages : Fluent in English and Malay (Spoken/ Written) : Punjabi and Hindi (Spoken only) REFERENCES DBS Bank Ltd (Singapore) Tel Nos.: +65-6878 9575 / +65-6878 5793 Fax No: +65-6225 5804 Name Position Held E-mail Add Ng Soo Leng Vice President ngsooleng@dbs.com Ramlah Bte Mohd Deros Asst Vice President ramlahd@dbs.com