Gourav Datta
Blockchain Investigator
Bangalore
Summary
Highly motivated and detail-oriented blockchain investigator with 5 years of experience in tracing illicit activity on distributed ledgers. Proven ability to leverage blockchain analytics tools and investigative techniques to uncover financial crimes, track stolen assets, and identify bad actors. Possess strong analytical, research, and communication skills to deliver actionable insights and collaborate effectively with law enforcement and other stakeholders.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Lead Data Analyst and Investigator
Stackscience India Pvt Ltd (Merkle Science)
06.2019 - Current
- Responsible for setting up blockchain data collection, analysis and investigations frameworks.
- Analyzed and identified heuristics to help with building and expanding data sets.
- Investigated suspicious activity reports (SARs) and led blockchain-based investigations of fraud, money laundering, and other financial crimes.
- Identified modus operandi and patterns to associate illicit activities to known APT groups.
- Traced stolen cryptocurrency across multiple blockchains, identified wallet clusters and exchange connections, and assisted in asset recovery efforts.
- Analyzed on-chain and off-chain data to identify patterns, red flags, and potential bad actors.
- Developed and implemented new investigative methodologies and workflows for blockchain-based investigations.
- Induced, trained and supervised team of investigators.
- Trained team personnel on subject matter, SQL and Tableau.
- Assisted multiple teams for cross functional objectives such as queries for Data Engineering team, research, analysis and technical writing for marketing department, sales enablement, etc.
- Provided data, analysis and co-authored multiple reports under company's banner.
Amazon Seller Services (Australia)
Amazon Development Centre India
06.2018 - 06.2019
- Collected and analyzed performance of seller support associates to assist management with business decisions.
- Quality audit of queries handled by associates.
- Providing prompt and efficient service to Amazon Sellers and Merchants including but not limited to appropriate escalation of Merchant issues related to listing on Amazon
platform. - Providing ease of access to Merchants and Sellers of Amazon by troubleshooting issues, process
improvement, developing internal documentation and contributing to team environment while
adhering to service level agreements for phone and email escalation contacts. - Work in coordination with multiple teams such as Product Quality, Catalogue Quality, Payments, Merchant Investigations, Compliance, B2B Sales team and Risk Management teams as required to resolve challenges faced by Merchants.
Transaction Risk Investigator
Amazon Development Centre India
04.2015 - 11.2016
- Preventing online fraud on buyer accounts and enabling customers from North America and
Europe to safely transact online. - Identifying fraud patterns using special investigation techniques, due diligence, multiple
internal/external tools and evaluating them against SOPs to minimize financial and
inventory losses to company. - Have contributed in analyzing and improving Standard Operating Procedures over the tenure.
- Conducted team meetings and process update meetings in order to eradicate knowledge gaps within the teams by conducting take-5 sessions.
- As mentor, was entrusted with multiple reporting and quality auditing responsibilities within the team.
Lending Services Office
ANZ Support Services
09.2013 - 12.2014
- Lending Services officer in the Business Banking and Retail Banking department.
- Responsible mainly for the settlement procedure of New Lending and Discharge requests which required absolute diligence and complete attention to detail in order to fulfill all the settlement requirements and conditions.
- Creation and maintenance of loan accounts and expertise in identifying and preventing unsecured lending.
- Was trusted with a short-term assistant production lead position during the peak business season.
- Was an active member of the Risk Management Team which assessed monetary, information and reputational risks and implemented mitigation measures for the same using RCA and 5-
why techniques.
Education
MBA - Operations Management
Fanshaw College
London, Ontario, Canada 01.2016 - 10.2016
BBA - Finance
Garden City College
Bangalore, India 06.2010 - 07.2013
Skills
Blockchain Analysis
Cryptocurrency Investigation
Dark web and Open Intelligence
Research, Data analysis and Visualisation
Financial Crimes Analysis
Technical Writing and Reporting
Timeline
Lead Data Analyst and Investigator
Stackscience India Pvt Ltd (Merkle Science)
06.2019 - Current
Amazon Seller Services (Australia)
Amazon Development Centre India
06.2018 - 06.2019
MBA - Operations Management
Fanshaw College
01.2016 - 10.2016
Transaction Risk Investigator
Amazon Development Centre India
04.2015 - 11.2016
Lending Services Office
ANZ Support Services
09.2013 - 12.2014
BBA - Finance
Garden City College
06.2010 - 07.2013