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Bixby, Ok, Us

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

Responsible for planning, managing, and coordinating Agency reviews, exams, audits, and special projects, including successfully navigating FDIC Safety & Soundness Examinations. Collaborated with key business partners and critical stakeholders to strengthen controls, while working closely with 2nd and 3rd Line of Defense teams to enhance communication and transparency.Familiar with establishing and maintaining various risk programs, including Model Risk Management programs, Risk Appetite Statement Metrics and Reporting, GRC oversight, Issue Management oversight, BCDR program, Incident Management & Response, Policy & Procedure governance. Additionally, experienced in establishing repurchase reserves and risk reporting, including committee and Board governance.Spearheaded the development and implementation of a robust model risk management program, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and enhancing overall risk management practices. Designed and implemented policies, procedures, and controls to effectively identify, assess, and mitigate model risks across various business lines, establishing a comprehensive framework that strengthened the organization's risk management capabilities and positioned it as a leader in model risk management practices within the industry.

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

Responsible for overseeing the Enterprise Risk Management Program for the company, with a focus on enhancing risk identification, assessment, and mitigation strategies. Key accomplishments include:Establishing the corporate Risk Appetite Statement (RAS), defining risk thresholds, and developing, reporting, and maintaining Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) to monitor risk levels effectively.Conducting comprehensive Enterprise Risk Assessments and reviewing audit/examination findings to develop and implement remediation plans in collaboration with key stakeholders.Managing and maintaining all enterprise policies and procedures to ensure alignment with regulatory requirements and best practices.Providing advisory and consultative support to mortgage Executive Management, contributing valuable insights for strategic decision-making processes.Leading the departments responsible for Enterprise Risk, Counterparty Risk, Credit Risk, and Licensing, fostering a cohesive and effective risk management approach across the organization.Successfully preparing the company for an FDIC examination in anticipation of potential acquisition of a bank, proactively identifying and mitigating Risk Management gaps.

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

Lead a professional team of 3 Credit Risk Analysts for overall mortgage risk mitigation and oversight governing the risks associated with all Origination Channels, including Servicing & managing risks with QC & Compliance* Created a comprehensive database solution to trend historic loan information & built a library of dynamic, streamlined trending reports, dashboards, and scorecards using SSRS Report Builder.* Identified the need for a more robust industry analysis data tool while saving over $40,000 annually.* Effectively managed risks by overseeing management action plans for all mortgage business lines with appropriate controls & KPI’s.

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

Partnered with the Correspondent & Consumer Direct origination channels to mitigate all risks associated with mortgage lending as well as proactively creating streamlined solutions for reporting and management needs.* Facilitated monthly Risk Management oversight meetings to review risks and govern action plans.* Partnered with channel stakeholders to ensure policies reflect and support new and existing products and policy.

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

Partnered with the Retail & Consumer Direct origination channels to mitigate all risks associated with mortgage lending.* Established Key Performance Indicators for the Risk Department.* Performed a multitude of ad-hoc analysis requests to support Credit Risk policies and supportive reporting for management.* Developed reporting and analysis to monitor the Compare Ratio (Neighborhood Watch) risks involved with FHA lending, advising management of lending overlays to mitigate risks.

Greater Omaha Area

Developed and enhanced reporting for Mortgage Division management in addition to managing a $3.2 Billion MSR Portfolio with hedging requirements.* Established over 200 origination reports for production and management, while serving as an integral role in the roll out of a new Loan Origination System.* Provide efficiency solutions and consultation services to key management in Operations, Compliance, Sales, Secondary Markets, and Servicing.* Leverage analytics and mine data to find inefficiencies and revenue opportunities.* Manage the relationship between the hedging vendor and valuation vendors by preparing reports, ascertain valuation accuracy, and troubleshoot issues.

Oversaw the residing President of the chapter, assisted with membership recruiting, chapter strategic direction, and leadership building.

Facilitated and oversaw a board of 40 young professionals, presented monthly general membership meetings, and worked with various boards in Omaha and Nebraska regarding Jaycees, volunteer opportunities, and leadership management.

Greater Omaha Area

Referred to as the internal broker/dealer “utility player” by streamlining and implementing a new data aggregation software package.* Designed a proprietary sales tracking solution, utilizing Microsoft Access, to produce specialized reporting to aggregate multiple sales sources.* Directed the expansion of mutual fund family, variable annuity, and 529 plan agreements to ensure additional sales opportunities.* Provided ongoing training, support, and troubleshooting for internal associates.* Attained FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) Series 6, 63, & 26 Licenses.

Serviced incoming calls from a variety of registered representatives, shareowners, banks, and other financial institutions for information on accounts, product inquiries, problem-solving issues, and processing incoming paperwork. Required knowledge on all financial products involving the sale of mutual funds, tax reporting, retirement plans, and in depth detail on the Pioneer family of funds. Besides regular duties, calculated statistics, filed daily log sheets, generated reports. January 2001 Employee of the Month. Control Processing internship from Aug 20 to Nov 29, 2001.

Mba

Bachelor Of Science, Business Administration, Minor In Mathematics

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