1. Jeffrey M. Ireland
8570 Allegheny Grove Blvd email: j_sireland@msn.com residence: 952-443-3370
Victoria, Minnesota 55386 cellular: 952-412-2803
Professional Qualifications
Highly qualified quantitative risk analytics manager with progressive experience in the application of economics,
statistics, credit and operational risk. Advanced education and experience in the application of data mining/analysis,
risk management/analysis and compliance. Expert in designing and analyzing data. A leader in all aspects of project
management including benchmarking, capacity planning, project and resource management and cross functional team
training and leadership. Adept at crisis management, trouble shooting, problem solving, and negotiating.
Areas of Expertise
• Financial Management
• Financial and Statistical Analysis
• Policy Development/Management
• Program Development/Supervision
• Group Facilitation
• Cross Group/Team Collaborations
• Political Skills/Process Expertise
• Strategic Thinker
• Complex Issues Development
• Research/Analysis
• Risk Management
• Due Diligence/Compliance
• Team Building Project Management
• Budgeting
• Negotiation
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.). Economics/Statistics, University of Denver,
Denver, Colorado. June 2005. Dissertation: Economic and Technical Production Efficiency.
• Measurement, Analysis, Data Mining and Strategic Planning Emphasis
• Integration of measurement process into design, consulting, and facilitation models
• Application of statistical models to benchmark reports, management reports and strategic planning
Master of Arts (M.A). Assessment and Measurement, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona. June 1989.
• Attended with academic scholarship as a University of Arizona Regents Scholar
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.). History and Economics, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona. December 1987.
Professional Summary
Model Risk Management, US Bank, Minneapolis, Minnesota November 2012-Present
• Manage model risk across a range of financial risk management areas such as credit risk, market
risk/VaR, operational risk, economic capital, and stress testing.
• Support regulatory requirements/guidance related to OCC 2011-12 around model risk management.
• Generate quarterly/annual risk summary reports to ensure compliance to all regulatory requirements.
• Review quantitative models used across the bank including credit risk, market risk/VaR, operational risk,
economic capital, and stress testing to assign appropriate risk rating.
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2. • Review and provide gap analysis on all model validations and monitoring plans and reports.
Compliance Analytics, US Bank, Minneapolis, Minnesota March 2011- October 2012
• Build and validate risk matrices models to simulate compliance risk in segmented credit risk areas to
expose potential credit and pricing fair lending compliance risk.
• Prepare model implementation and tracking documents to incorporate a standardized measureable
compliance workflow across all portfolio segments
• Generate quarterly/annual fair lending risk summary reports utilizing statistical analysis based on
HMDA-Plus and business line data.
• Develop quantitative analysis and interpretation of complex data to be used for fair lending
underwriting, pricing and servicing compliance risk identification.
• Manage fair lending risk models integrating new fair lending risk models and maintaining existing
models as needed.
• Generate detail reports/narratives for incorporation into fair lending and compliance reporting based on
model output.
• Conduct analysis and write-ups on all new fair lending model deployments to ensure model stability and
compliance with model validation.
• Conduct ad hoc analyses as requested by Compliance group.
Sr. Credit Risk Manager, GMAC-ResCap, Bloomington, Minnesota February 2004-February 2011
• Prepare credit risk model implementation and tracking documents to streamline and facilitate regulatory
governance reporting for loan loss, pre-payment and severity to executive management.
• Generate monthly model forecasts utilizing statistical analysis in reporting any variance on month to
month analysis.
• Business lead for credit risk model integration and impact analysis on integrating new credit risk models.
• Develop and maintain analysis tools to track actual monthly forecast performance versus expected
performance.
• Conduct analysis and write-ups on all new credit risk model deployments, benchmarking, and operating
plan impacts of new credit risk model builds and credit risk model updates.
• Manage loan level data for credit risk model development and monthly allowance/loan loss model
execution
• Monitor UNIX SAS platform performance – Interface with IT to maintain/update as needed
• User Acceptance Testing - Write scripts, manage testing and evaluate test data for defects and report
findings for change.
• Develop department analysis to measure compliance of corporate audit, external audit, standard
operational procedures and risk mitigation for monthly reporting to senior management for Sarbanes-
Oxley sign-offs.
• Administrative Policies - Plan, determine and develop specific business unit policy procedures for all
daily unit functions including waiver exclusions and renewals utilizing proprietary compliance software
products.
• Project Management - Participant in on-going management projects. Some examples include: quarterly
updates to reserve/cash flow models, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and development of best process with
business unit to streamline workflow; test procedures and report result analysis to management.
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3. • Management - Manage multiple on-going assignments and pivotal time sensitive deliverables while
successfully handling multiple situations in absence of Senior Management. Proven leadership skills to
train, oversee and write periodic reviews for staff members.
Doctoral Fellow, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado June 2003-July 2004
• Developed and applied statistical models to measure an organization’s observed output (production) to
the predicted or optimal output (production).
• Created and applied a statistical rubric for strategic benchmarking and planning.
• Served on Economic Policy Institutes Council for Economic Development.
• Participated and contributed to numerous professional presentations and publications.
Principal, Eden Prairie School District, Eden Prairie, Minnesota July 2000-June 2002
• Managed and directed $13 million dollar budget.
• Supervised and directed 400 faculty and staff, providing leadership, direction, financial and policy
oversight to 12 separate departments within the organization.
• Refined the organizational structure to create a more efficient system of communication and
management within programs and departments. This work required extensive inter-department
communication, program analysis, and leadership role within the entire organizational structure.
• Established, developed, and created public relations and media communications programs to ensure the
finest coverage of organizational/program public affairs. Handled difficult problems with media.
• Participated in the development of a 10-year strategic budget plan to address anticipated state and federal
budget reductions.
• Managed the development and delivery of strategic and technical training programs to several hundred
faculty and staff related to new federal and state statues and regulations.
• Facilitated round-table meeting with the Office of the President of the United States to introduce and
promote the newly enacted legislation No Child Left Behind.
• Recognized for intergovernmental strategies and achievement regarding implementation of new state and
federal legislation.
• Planned and lead policy development in support of the federal legislation No Child Left Behind,
culminating in moderating a roundtable with President George W. Bush and other leaders.
Assistant Principal, Tucson Unified School District, Tucson, Arizona July 1996-June 2000
• Managed and directed $1.2 million dollar internal department budget.
• Provided leadership, direction, and policy oversight to two separate community-based programs serving
students in the medical and aerospace sciences.
• Identified and pursued partnership development in support of the community-based programs within the
community and across the state, specifically with foundations, corporations, nonprofit, and volunteer
agencies. Worked closely with elected officials.
• Participated with consultants in the design and implementation in the development of volunteer sectors
through partnerships and collaborations with large corporations, small businesses, and advocacy
organizations.
• Advanced positive organizational image through numerous public presentations.
• Developed leadership rubric utilizing visionary leadership techniques.
• Established, developed and implemented a quantitative portfolio to provide a measure for organizational
strengths and weaknesses.
Prior Professional Employment
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4. Teacher, Denver Public Schools, Denver, Colorado August 1989- June 1996
Publications
“How Is Efficiency Obtained?” Arizona Department of Economics Services Directors Institute Conference. Mesa,
Arizona. September 2008.
“Opportunity to Cost” Arizona Economic Education Trust Conference. Phoenix, Arizona. August 2008.
“Keynesian GDP Saving Not Consumption Main Source of Saving” Working Paper 388. University of Denver.
Denver, Colorado. October 2006.
“Coping with the Risk of Interest-Rate Fluctuations” National Association for Business Economics
Teleconference. Minneapolis, Minnesota. November 2005.
Economic and Technical Production Efficiency. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado.
June 2005.
“Best Practices: How to Think About Quantitative Methodology” Working Paper 432. University of Denver.
Denver, Colorado. November 2003.
Select Professional Services
Organizational Change: Meeting Challenges, Seizing Opportunities: Presenter/Facilitator. Achieve Inc.
University of Denver. Denver, Colorado. Winter 2005.
American Education Finance Association: Presenter. “Economies of Scale and the Optimal Size of Schools”.
Louisville, Kentucky. Spring 2005.
Education Roundtable: No Child Left Behind “Highly Qualified Teachers”: Presenter. Office of the President of
the United States. Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Spring 2002.
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Computer Skills
Proficient Knowledge: Microsoft Office 2010 (including Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Visio), SAS, SAS
Analytics, SAS Enterprise Miner, SQL, Toad, UNIX, Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), and Internet
skills.
Training and Development
• SAS Programming I: Essentials: March 2006
• GMAC Managing Risk: July 2006
• SAS Programming II: Manipulating Data with the DATA Step: December 2007
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5. • Credit Risk Modeling for Basel II Using SAS: January 2008
• Predictive Modeling Using Enterprise Miner Software: June 2009
Professional Memberships
• Council on Economic Development
• National Economics and Management Strategy Group
• National Association for Business Economics
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6. • Credit Risk Modeling for Basel II Using SAS: January 2008
• Predictive Modeling Using Enterprise Miner Software: June 2009
Professional Memberships
• Council on Economic Development
• National Economics and Management Strategy Group
• National Association for Business Economics
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