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As a Senior Business Solutions Analyst , I am responsible for launching and expanding enterprise-level projects that have a significant impact on our multi-site manufacturing operations.I administer business intelligence data solutions with a focus on operations, IoT, and shop floor data. I translate business needs, goals, and functional requirements into ETL technical requirements for data warehouse and data lake systems. Additionally, I administer training and resources to increase data literacy and accelerate self-service business analyst models. As a Tableau Server Administrator, I maintain server configurations, monitor server performance and capacity planning, and manage user permissions, groups, projects, and data sources. I also develop advanced BI reporting for prioritized strategic initiatives.One of my current duties is launching an OEE productivity and connected workforce management platform that caters to a diverse range of equipment and customer requirements. I manage shop floor scoping activities to ensure the system accurately captures plant production processes, including PLC signal acquisition and site OEE modeling. I configure automation servers to acquire data from various PLC and database endpoints that are compatible with the OEE platform. Furthermore, I oversee platform configurations, onsite launch activities, and troubleshooting efforts to ensure successful implementations.Another one of my current duties involves launching and expanding an enterprise IIOT/SCADA system and historian across a multi-site footprint. I am establishing PLC communication and tag acquisition through partnership with local controls resources and developing alarm pipelines, script libraries, and both real-time and historical reporting and visualizations through collaboration with operations leadership and functional teams.

As a Corporate Compliance Officer for an Arkansas state chartered bank with, at that time, over $23 billion in assets and 254 offices in 10 states, I played a crucial role in ensuring the organization's adherence to consumer laws and regulations. My responsibilities included implementing and managing the compliance management program, providing advisory support to various lines of business, and developing and reviewing compliance policies, procedures, forms, and disclosures for laws and regulations relevant to various business units and product types.I also guided new product and service development while communicating with audiences of varying regulatory knowledge levels regarding compliance obligations, issues, and risks. My expertise in assessing inherent compliance risks, identifying controls, and evaluating the effectiveness of controls allowed me to determine residual risks and facilitate the correction of any identified law or regulation violations.Throughout my tenure as a Corporate Compliance Officer, I remained committed to upholding the highest standards of compliance and ensuring the organization's long-term success.

As a Business Process Analyst, I was responsible for ensuring compliance with policies, standards, and guidelines in the functional areas of risk, information security, and compliance for the Commercial division. In this role, I was able to drive initiatives in various areas such as audit, vulnerability management, endpoint deployment, access review, end-of-life management, issue management, and disaster recovery.One of my key responsibilities was to monitor the issue management dashboard and ensure the timely and accurate remediation of issues. This enabled me to regularly communicate the results to C-Level executives and line of business stakeholder groups. In addition, I was part of the regulatory relations team, where I managed audit/examination scope, activities, and meetings.To limit examination findings and minimize negative impacts on lines of business, I developed strategies that proved effective in achieving our goals. I also created and maintained business continuity plans and disaster recovery plans for various lines of business. Finally, I developed, implemented, and tracked data retention policy initiatives across the division. Overall, my role was vital in ensuring compliance, mitigating risks, and driving initiatives to ensure the continued success of the organization.

As a Bank Examiner, I was responsible for leading examination teams as the Examiner in Charge (EIC), ensuring that team members were assigned and supervised based on their job responsibilities and bank examination resources, as well as participating as a team member in examinations. I scoped and conducted examination activities on institutions with total assets up to $15.8 billion, analyzing internal and external data, reports, policies, procedures, and complaints to identify practices inconsistent with laws and regulations.I also assessed compliance with Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), Fair Lending laws, Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA), and various consumer protection laws and regulations. My findings were documented through working papers, written Reports of Examination (ROE), CRA Public Evaluations (PE), and Fair Lending Memorandums.To further my professional development, I completed the Federal Reserve System curriculum for Consumer Compliance Bank Examinations and passed the Federal Reserve Bank Compliance Examiner Proficiency Test. I communicated compliance examination findings, recommendations for corrective action, and Compliance/CRA ratings to Bank Management and Board of Directors. Overall, my experience as a Bank Examiner allowed me to gain a deep understanding of the regulatory environment and the importance of compliance in the financial industry.