NICHOLAS H. LEWIS

2372 Generation Dr Reston, VA, 20191 703.725.3689 rams1701@gmail.com

Citizenship Status: US Citizen

Clearance: Secret Clearance

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EDUCATION

Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

BS Criminal Justice – 2012 (Minor in Political Science)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

U.S. Dep. of the Treasury - Financial Crime Enforcement Network January 26th, 2015 - Present

Cyber Security Intelligence Analyst (Student Intern) 35 hours per week

Completed numerous complex intelligence reports related to cyber threats for

FinCEN's internal and external customers, including law enforcement, regulators,

intelligence community, foreign financial intelligence units, and financial industry.

Managed multiple databases while creating new data sets for the research of illicit

financial activity and cyber security threats.

Maintained a central repository of data associated with emerging payment systems

including money services businesses and crypto-currencies.

Conducted big data analytics on illicit financial activity in Statistical Analysis System

(SAS) through the use of scheduled queries and custom templates to support

advanced BSA data analysis.

Briefed FinCEN’s Senior Executive Staff on Bitcoin and other crypto-currency

blockchain technologies.

Maintained systemic, cross-reference intelligence records and files.

Provided computer modeling and analysis support for numerous on-going law

enforcement investigations within FinCEN.

Organized strategic & tactical analysis on illicit finance using large disparate data sets

to compare with BSA data.

Participated in discussions with law enforcement stakeholders addressing virtual

currency and cyber threats.

Identified emerging virtual currency money laundering and terrorist financing

methodologies and trends.

Developed and implemented original blockchain analysis solutions to support

innovative cyber products using multiple data sources and tools to target complex

illicit finance threats.

Provided case support to the assistant U.S. attorneys on criminal cases involving illicit

financial activity.

Trained and mentored Cyber Section interns on data analysis tools and analytical

methods.

Atlantic Law Group September 8th, 2014 – February 6th, 2015

Legal Assistant 40 hours per week

Managed the progress of active foreclosure proceedings in the state of Maryland for

various clients with the responsibility of developing a thorough understanding of the

foreclosure department and its functions, processes and operations.

Presented legal challenges and questions to legal partners.

Specialized in the collection and organization of data from date of referral to the filing

of First Legal action in accordance with client standards.

Demonstrated the ability to educate clients of new state requirements and relevant

case law for the state of Maryland.

Experienced with title issues including prior liens, legal description errors, duplicate

liens, defective liens, and unrecorded liens.

Conducted research of public documents, including but not limited to, court and

state records.

Shapiro, Brown, & Alt, LLP, Manassas, VA April 15th, 2013 – September 5th, 2014

Legal Assistant 40 hours per week

Displayed the ability to prioritize and organize workflow within a fast-paced

environment managing tight deadlines. Documented process flow for several positions with the law firm improving efficiency

and turnaround time for legal documents.

Provided analysis of legal proceedings based on geographic regions for client cases.

Provided direct support to 5 attorneys including the managing attorney at Shapiro

Brown and Alt.

Managed over 800 foreclosure proceedings in Maryland and Virginia.

Acted as liaison between firm and mortgage lenders such as JP Morgan Chase, Wells

Fargo and Bank of America throughout the pre-foreclosure process.

Effectively communicated and resolved issues with clients both domestic and

international.

Responsible for updating internal and external case management systems.

Conducted research of public documents, including but not limited to, court and

state records.

Software Skills

Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excell, Access, Powerpoint, SAS query, I2 Analyst Notebook.

Intermediate working proficiency Structured Query Language (SQL) and Python Programming

Language.

Certificates

Cybersecurity Awareness Training – Defense Security Service

Training

SAS, ASIS, I2 Cyber Analysis Training (4/10/2015), Open Source Training (8/18/2015), I2 Analysts

Notebook Training (6/10/2015), Custom Templates and Scheduled SAS Query Training (9/10/2015)