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Scottsdale, Arizona, Us

Marietta, Ga, Us

As Vice President of Compliance at FirstKey Homes, I spearheaded the creation of a comprehensive compliance program, developing a Code of Business Ethics, a policy management system, and a hotline case management system. I strategically defined an Enterprise Risk Management program, identifying risks in Strategic, Operational, Financial, and Legal areas, while also establishing the company’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) program.Selected Achievements:1) Developed the company’s first Code of Business Ethics2) Implemented both a new policy management system and hotline case management system3) Implemented the company’s first Enterprise Risk Management program and conducted deep-dive risk assessments into compliance, privacy, environmental, regulatory, privacy and fraud areas of the business.4) Developed the company’s first Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) program, including conducting a materiality assessment, developing a 3-year roadmap, publishing the company’s first Corporate Social Responsibility report, and completing our first GRESB submission.5) Developed and executed on plan to become the industry’s first Certified Renovation Firm for the EPA lead-based paint repair, renovations, and painting rule.6) Developed the companies first Privacy Impact Assessment process to comply with the new U.S. privacy laws.7) Developed compliance monitoring around operational and regulatory compliance areas to partner with the business and identify and remediate risks.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

In my role as Director of Ethics & Compliance at Cox Enterprises, I played a pivotal role in aligning the compliance program of the three divisions of Cox with the Federal Sentencing Guidelines and Department of Justice compliance program guidelines. I led the rollout of Cox Enterprises and Cox Automotive's first Code of Conduct and implemented an Ethics Hotline for a substantial employee base.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

In my role as Director of Ethics & Compliance at Cox Enterprises, I played a pivotal role in developing and managing a fraud program, aligning the compliance program with the Federal Sentencing Guidelines and Department of Justice compliance program guidelines. I oversaw the transformation of the Records & Information Management program and led the roll-out of an Ethics Hotline for a substantial employee base.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

As the Senior Manager of Corporate Compliance & Ethics, I led special compliance projects and conducted the day-to-day compliance activities for the company. I was the project lead on the 2016 Code of Conduct revision and roll-out to all Cox divisions and led the project to roll out the hotline to the other Cox divisions outside of Cox Communications. I rolled out our Records & Information Management (RIM) program to our corporate offices and to one of our field regions. I led the development of the methodology around our Compliance Risk Assessments and conducted risk assessments in the areas of Sales/Marketing, Credit/Collections, and Environmental. I managed the project lead for the implementation of requirements under a Consent Decree with the FCC and investigated a number of fraud-related hotline complaints.

Irving, Tx, Us

As Senior Internal Auditor at Kimberly-Clark, I established metrics for decentralized compliance functions and recovered over-rebates from customers for the Kimberly-Clark Professional division. I played a key role in creating a fraud risk assessment process and secured the World’s Most Ethical Companies award, elevating the Ethisphere score from a B- to an A.

Irving, Tx, Us

As a member of the Global Security department, I was in charge of Kimberly-Clark's Anti-fraud program. During my tenure, I built the Anti-Fraud Program into a proactive program, including preventative, detective, and responsive components, developed an Anti-fraud computer-based training course for team leaders with five modules and created a fraud risk assessment process that has been used to evaluate K-C’s third-party business partners, and assisted the Kimberly-Clark Professional division in recovering over $1.5 million in over-rebates from customers through the use of data analytics and ACL data mining software.

Irving, Tx, Us

I was the fraud specialist in the Internal Audit department at Kimberly-Clark. I assisted the audit teams in identifying and investigating potential fraud. I created an expense report monitoring program that allowed auditors to identify red flags of fraud and focus their sample on high risk expense reports through the use of data analytics. I also initiated and participated in the Code of Conduct revision, bringing the Ethisphere score up from a B- to an A..

London, Gb

During my tenure as a Senior Associate in the Forensic practice at EY, I contributed to the firm's expertise in major corporate fraud investigations. My role involved leading teams who conducted fraud investigations into major corporate frauds, providing insights into the true extent of the losses.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

As a member of the Accounting department at Global Payments, I documented and implemented Sarbanes-Oxley workflows and controls. I performed walk-throughs with process owners in order to update documentation and create process narratives for 24 processes and streamlined the documentation to eliminate redundant controls from the control matrix and to determine critical controls. In addition, I supervised and trained a staff member on our team.

Gb

As an Experienced Assurance Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers, I contributed to the firm's assurance and audit services, gaining foundational insights into compliance practices and financial processes. My role involved collaboration with diverse teams to ensure the integrity of financial reporting and adherence to regulatory standards, including overseeing teams of up to 5 people, on financial statement audits of manufacturing and not-for-profit clients. In the wake of Sarbanes-Oxley, I served as the lead role on three external audit engagements for companies with assets in excess of $125M and worked one-on-one with the client’s CFO on the documentation and testing of the client’s control environment and other softer components of COSO. I also served, independently, as the lead role on a benefit plan and an OMB Circular A-133 audit, taking responsibility for creating the final reports to management and documenting auditing procedures performed.

Master’S Degree, Accountancy

High School, College/University Preparatory And Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program