Bryan
Tinoco
Bryan Tinoco is Senior Vice President, Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) Officer at First Foundation Bank in Irvine, CA. He has over 17 years specializing in BSA Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Sanctions compliance including over 26 years of experience in the operational areas of retail, commercial banking, and in the credit union industry. Today, his focus has been on BSA/AML, Sanctions compliance and other financial crimes.
Bryan’s background includes working for various mid-size financial institutions where he served as a Senior Vice President BSA Officer, Sanctions Administrator, Compliance Officer, and Risk Management. Throughout his career, he has managed teams of investigators and analysts plus oversee responsibilities of BSA/AML, Sanctions, and Fraud programs. He also advised on changes in regulations to analyze the changes as it effects banking operations. Bryan has successfully built the Compliance infrastructure and Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) for a financial institution with 3.9 billion in assets. His additional experience includes the implementation of risk assessments, policies, procedures, several AML Models, and Fraud monitoring systems to ensure continuous compliance with the BSA/AML laws and regulations.
Bryan is a founding board member and Treasurer of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (ACAMS) Southern California Chapter since 2009 and a BSA Compliance Specialists with the Credit Union National Association. He has participated in the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Citizens Academy, accomplished all Peace Officer Standards Training (POST) requirements, and certificated as a level 1 Police Reserve Officer at the Rio Hondo College Regional Training Center.
Email: btinoco@ff-inc.com