Promoted to CAE after four years with Medallion Bank. Oversee the entire internal audit function for the bank including audit programs, scheduling, budgeting, and reporting to the Audit Committee comprised of members of the bank's Board of Directors. Responsible to perform all internal audits across every operational area within the bank including Information Technology, SOX, strategic partnerships, lending, accounting, and regulatory compliance. Coordinate external audits with various independent audit firms and regulatory agencies.

Oversee the entire internal audit function for the bank including audit programs, scheduling, budgeting, and reporting. Responsible to perform all internal audits across every operational area within the bank, including Information Technology, SOX, and regulatory compliance. Coordinate external audits with various independent audit firms and regulatory agencies.

Regulate state chartered financial institutions including industrial banks, commercial banks, credit unions, payday lenders, title lenders, and other financial entities. Assess the institutional viability from a safety and soundness perspective in terms of Capital adequacy, Asset quality, Management, Earnings, Liquidity, Asset/Liability Management, and Sensitivity/Creditworthiness. Verify regulatory compliance, financial accuracy and methodology, and appropriate disclosure. Work in conjunction with federal counterparts from the FDIC, NCUA and Federal Reserve.

-Review Processing function for our Small Business Group to ensure loans are processed accurately, efficiently, and in a timely fashion to meet our service level obligations to our clients. -Interact with SBG processors to provide quality feedback and support on Small Business Conventional lending. -Sign off on Real Estate, UCC secured, Modification/Fast Track, title secured and unsecured loans under $750k to prevent future re-signs, for all Zions Bancorporation affiliates including Zions Bank, Nevada State Bank, National Bank of Arizona and Vectra Bank of Colorado.

Facilitate completion of various projects associated with the property management of numerous investor real estate portfolios across the country. This included the negotiation of fines & violations with local counties, deed creation, utility turn on/off, vendor relationships, rehabilitation work, tenant placement, and so forth.Traveled on-site to review and audit properties for accuracy and timely project completion. Responsible for purchasing and implementing new property tracking software for the company followed with the successful training of the entire staff on its various applications. Identify solutions for daily issues that come up in an effort to reduce the number of non-performing assets. Monitor vendor invoices to ensure timely payment following verification of project completion.

Approve, fund and underwrite consumer loans and VISA products, consistent with regulation. Assisted in mortgage origination & Home Equity draws.Open new accounts, trusts, business accounts. Trained as an IRA Specialist & Notary Public. Monitored vehicle flooring lines for partnered dealerships.Assisted in daily branch operations including: ATM balancing, training, promoting credit union products/services, marketing.Credit counseling.