Paula Grierson-Thompson

P.O. Box 30428

Grand Cayman, KY1-1202
Cayman Islands

https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulagriersonthompson
E-mail: paula.thompson55@ymail.com

Immigration Status- Cayman Islands

: Caymanian

Objectives: Leader with high energy and a sense of enthusiasm who can inspire and motivate
others, thereby creating vision and commitment to achieve the organization objectives. Ability to
recreate a credit risk management environment to acceptable standards, while bearing in mind
confidentiality and matters of a political nature.
Achievements:
Qualified to represent the International College of the Cayman Islands in the San Francisco Bay
Area and tour Google with the privilege of speaking with their Head of Operation ( Nov 2016 ).
Chosen to represent the Cayman team in the Bahamas ( Oct 2015 ) for training by our Canadian
head office on extreme way of reducing arrears which are outside of bank procedures.
Recommended to Director of Receivables Management an improvement for the monthly reportimplemented. Impact-archive retrieval of data
Restarted a dormant mortgage department and significantly reduced the arrears portfolio
approx. 70% of the portfolio.

Planned and organized community events, which was attended by Government Officials and
Heads of Departments for the business. The aim was to sensitize the public to the benefits of the
organization and the need to repay their loans.- this objects was met

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY March 2013 Present

Employer CIBC First Caribbean International Bank.
Position - ( Analyst) Client Credit Management
As an Analyst my role entails the following:
Evaluating, analyzing, concluding and recommending adjustments to credit lines,
returning non-performing loans to a productive state and experienced with minimizing the
level of mortgage attrition. Fiscal 2015 & 2016 over KYD$7 million in recovery.
Maintain debt written-off portfolio (bad debt) and bad debt recovery records.exceeded target 2015 & 2016 -exceeded by 100 %
Negotiating payment programs with Non performing customers, identifying
accounts requiring collection agency or legal action and coordinate collections with third
party contractors.
Training and coaching of new staff members on new computers software and the
implantation of new procedures.

Office Worx , Grand Cayman

-(Retail Store Manager)

Nov 2011- 2012
Sun Sand Ltd, Grand Cayman
-Property Management
2006 2011

( Part-time Executive Administrative Officer)

Sagicor Life of the Cayman Islands (New Business Representative, Administrator and Event
Coordinator)
March 2006 - July 2007
Air Jamaica Ltd, Grand Cayman
(Station Manager)
February 2004 - September 2005
(Supervisor )
March 2003- February 2004
National Housing Trust, Jamaica (Branch Manager )
Loan Origination, administration, public speaking and loan arrears counselling.
November 2000 - June 2002.

ERA Kirkconnell Realty- full time and H. Bodden Realty-part time ( Real Estate Agent )

EDUCATION:
2014- 2016
Masters in Business Administration-International College of the Cayman Islands (I.C.C.I.)
(Organizational Behaviour, Marketing, Risk Management, Human Resource Management, Ethics,
Management Information Systems, Macro Economics )
2010
Diploma- University of the West Indies Open Campus, Grand Cayman
IAB Level 3 Diploma in Accounting and Advanced Bookkeeping
1996 - 2000
Bachelor of Sciences University of the West Indies (U. W.I )
Mona Campus, Jamaica
Major Psychology Minor-Management
1986-1990
Diploma- Church Teachers College, Jamaica
Secondary Education
CERTIFICATES:
Ex-Cayman Islands Real Estate Brokers Associations member ( CIREBA)
Understanding Employment Laws
Human Resources Assistant
Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
AML
Supervisory Management
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