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Bentonville, Arkansas, United States

Bentonville, Arkansas, United States

Developing, implementing, and oversight of compliance monitoring, response, mitigation, and continuous improvement strategies across Walmart's U.S business including Puerto Rico. Evaluate risks for area of responsibility, including all regulatory functions impacting the retail industry, including, but not limited to OSHA, Environmental, Food Safety, Pharmacy, Fire Code, and Product Quality. Develops and implements mitigation strategies to address risk. Works with Subject Matter Experts to monitor and enhance policies and procedures. Advises business executives within the Business Unit on Ethics and Compliance matters.

Bentonville, Arkansas, United States

Led and Developed Ethics & Compliance Continuous Improvement program for Walmart US Supply Chain

Bentonville, Arkansas

Lead Walmart International Health & Safety program consisting of over 6,000 stores Internationally within 28 countries. Position entails developing, implementing, risk evaluation and oversight of Health & Safety strategies across Walmart International. Work closely with executives to achieve annual board expectations.

Bentonville, Arkansas

Merited repeated promotion from this leading discount retailer to develop and manage compliance monitoring, training, mitigation and prevention programs in Walmart International consisting of over 6,000 stores internationally within 28 countries. Position entails developing, implementing, and oversight of compliance monitoring, response, mitigation, and continuous improvement strategies across Walmart International. Work closely with executives to achieve annual board expectations. Evaluate risks for area of responsibility, including all regulatory functions impacting the retail industry, including, but not limited to OSHA, Environmental, Food Safety, Pharmacy, Fire Code, Product Quality.

Managed compliance mitigation and prevention efforts in the Eastern Seaboard Division, consisting of 348 stores within five states and Washington, D.C. Position entails working closely with the Senior Vice President and divisional team, and managing a team of six Regional Compliance Managers who analyze, understand, mitigate, and communicate local, state, and federal regulations, statutes, and laws to all stores. Evaluate risks for area of responsibility, including all regulatory functions impacting the retail industry, including, but not limited to OSHA, Environmental, Food Safety, Pharmacy, Fire Code, Product Quality, and ATF. Analyze a large volume of weekly reports generated by direct reports, third parties, and compliance discipline owners to assess level of risk / exposure to federal, state, and local laws, and prioritize and delegate needs to direct reports. Implemented heat mapping strategy for area of responsibility that evaluated internal and external compliance factors such as audit results, regulatory visit performance, environmental; color coded stores based on their likelihood to perform poorly in compliance-important functions, which focused team in stores which would have the greatest impact, resulting in a 10% impact in overall compliance over the previous year. Drove development of project “Deep Clean” to drive down regulatory issues concerning cleanliness of food safety areas; currently tracking down 140% in regulatory exceptions related to cleanliness in food areas. Project Right Start developed company wide training and auditing initiative to ensure new stores opened compliant and that associates understood their responsibilities; trained associates prior to opening and led a follow up audit 90 days after opening; training and execution plans were put into place to resolve any identified gaps.

Major responsibility is analyzing, understanding, and communicating local, state, and federal regulations / statutes / laws to over 75 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. owned facilities within the state of Texas until 2006 then Arkansas. This responsibility includes all compliance disciplines (health care, environmental, privacy, food safety, etc.) Typical daily responsibilities include: assessing the level of risk / exposure to federal, state, and local laws through facility tours / audits, identifying compliance issues through statistical analysis of data and develop mitigation plans to minimize risk, training and / or oversee training in facilities on regulatory compliance through presentations and one-on-one training, meeting with regulatory / governmental agencies to develop high quality working relationships, and evaluating risk associated with new state and local regulations / statutes.Major accomplishments in position:"Above Target" performer on yearly evaluation in FYE 2006, FYE 2007, FYE 2009.Key developer of Compliance Online Review Tool (CORT) utilized by company for reporting and monitoring compliance data during initial three years of division's existence. Key developer of initial and subsequent compliance reviews that serve as backbone of facility tours. Consistently completed all required goals in addition to a multitude of special projects. Project success demonstrates strong ability to drive results through others.Developed clearer understanding of specific county and state ordinances / statutes to dramatically improve compliance within the state as measured in reduction of fines incurred and / or paid.Developer of Access database that gathered information from Archer system and created Market level recaps for Market Managers.Developer and administrator for California Environmental.

Major responsibility was management of shrink prevention for between 8 and 16 facilities. This number would fluctuate due to consolidated districts periodically. Responsibilities included inventory management, theft deterrence and prevention, detecting internal and external theft, and interviewing associates involved in internal theft. Managed more than 15 in-store loss prevention associates whose responsibilities were to assist in the above mentioned. Sales volume for the stores in these districts of responsibility exceeded 600 million. Was involved extensively in the operations of the District with District Manager. Position relied greatly on ability to influence those in which there was no direct reporting structureMajor accomplishments in position:Turned high shrink district into a successful performing district during tenure with no high shrink facilities.Exceeded 80 successful internal theft investigations in one year and consistently lead region in external apprehensions in district.Involved in annual inventory process for facilities in district. Assessed inventory results and developed strategies for shrinkage reduction.Administered safety education and training and drove execution within the District.Drove execution of Loss Prevention, Risk Control, and compliance objectives including shrinkage impact, profit and loss responsibility, criminal deterrents, accident prevention, food safety, ATF, and people development

Hourly/In- Store Loss Prevention AssociateMajor responsibility was execution of Loss Prevention efforts within store and training of new In-Store Loss Prevention associates throughout district and region. Execution of Risk Control and CCTV system in facility.Major accomplishments in position:Training of multiple new In-Store Loss Prevention associates to the company. Maintenance and installation of multiple camera systems. Support of Risk Control efforts in the facility.

Major responsibility was management of total building for 50 hours per week. Management of Cash Office, ordering merchandise, checking in merchandise, and managing 40 plus employees.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration

Bachelor Of Science (2009) Organization Management

Associate Of Arts

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