Luke is a Senior Associate in the Forensic Technology team, based in FRA’s London office. He has five years' experience in the banking sector, specializing in the use of data analysis, data visualization, and anomaly detection to prevent retail banking fraud and money laundering.​

Luke's recent experience at FRA includes:​

• Assisting insolvency practitioners in the liquidation of a cryptocurrency platform by restoring system data, determining creditor balances in both fiat and a variety of cryptocurrencies at the date of liquidations, and conducting a cryptocurrency "flow of funds" analysis to identify patterns indicating potential insider knowledge​
• Consolidating, processing, and analyzing bank statement and accounting information from disparate data sources as part of an investigation into an alleged corrupt relationship involving a Politically Exposed Person, leading to compliance and control remediations for the corporate entities involved​
• Executing data analytics processes to support an investigation into alleged breaches of UK export control regulations by a multinational company, requiring the use of existing tools alongside bespoke SQL queries and Python scripts​
• Creating and refining complex financial models in support of a £500m audit negligence claim against a Big Four company​
• Supporting an investigation into whistleblower bribery and corruption allegations within the Asian business of a medical device manufacturer​

Prior to joining FRA, Luke worked in Fraud and Financial Crime Prevention at a major UK bank. His work involved analyzing large volumes of transactions and identifying trends associated with fraudulent behavior with the aim of preventing the highest value of fraudulent payments possible while minimizing genuine customer impact.​

Luke also has a strong grasp of governance, risk, and controls through his experience as an internal auditor. He has audited both operational risk functions and first-line functions in investment banking, where he collated and summarized information used in reports for the US Federal Reserve.​

Luke holds a master’s degree (First Class) in Mathematics from the University of Leeds. He also holds the ICAEW Data Analytics (Analyst Pathway) Certification, as well as certifications in blockchain analysis tools including the TRM Certified Investigator (TRM-CI) and TRM Advanced Crypto Investigator (TRM-ACI).