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Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Colorado Springs, Co, Us

As an ice hockey referee, I officiate local ice hockey games at many levels, from eight-year old beginners to co-ed adult leagues. It is my goal to create a safe environment for players, coaches, and other referees while practicing leadership, quick thinking, clear communications, and problem management with children and adults.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Responsible for supporting the strategic definition and development of the Global Data Inventory (GDI) and Data Processing Registries, a key part of the Global Data Protection and Privacy Program (DP3) at Medtronic. In addition to leading two teams of global business analysts in database attribute definition, asset due diligence and data analysis, I act as a liaison between project teams, functional groups and line management. This includes helping enable business partners across the organization build and maintain their global privacy programs while supporting and promoting compliance and regulatory requirements.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

GDPR, US and global privacy program management including:-- Third Party Vendor Risk assessment-- Project assessment-- Data Protection impact assessment (DPIA)-- Privacy compliance advice

Known as an expert in risk management and compliance who enables business growth. Adept at assessing and eliminating roadblocks to minimize risk. Reputation for data analysis and data visualization that helps leaders make sound, informed decisions. Trusted advisor on risk reporting that simplifies the complex and helps people see and understand risk trends and emerging risks, faster and more clearly.Passion for having/bringing a business-focused, process improvement mindset that drives excellence in project management and outcomes.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Principal Business Risk and Compliance consultant assisting internal business teams meet their risk and compliance obligations within product and service portfolios by developing and implementing risk management approaches suitable to improve their operational processes and mature risk governance to meet internal and external audit obligations. -- Develop compliance program frameworks and strategies using a program management approach complete with executive-level risk summaries and management reporting dashboards and metrics for key risk and compliance focus areas. -- Serve as an advisor to consult and recommend courses of action to operational leaders, product managers, and sales and marketing directors to ensure business compliance with privacy and risk legislation, including consumer protection oversight, financial services marketing compliance, payments compliance, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, Patriot Act, Bank Secrecy Act, and channel marketing compliance.-- Create, implement and execute risk assessments and risk-based tools that identify, prioritize and remediate critical risk focus areas to meet internal and external audit expectations.-- Conduct regulatory research and analysis to provide strategy guidance, implementation recommendations and training for business segment product and services leaders and their teams.-- Accountable to provide consultation and analysis of market regulatory requirements for mergers and acquisitions, segment integrations, vendor due diligence and sales and marketing solution offerings. -- Lead business partners and project teams through evaluations on vendor management, data privacy, healthcare privacy, risk, identity theft, fraud controls, and regulatory compliance for project initiatives, providing risk assessment impacts to senior leadership and the Enterprise Risk Council.

Toronto, On, Ca

Innovative advisor with end-to-end responsibility of software product strategy and direction on new product offerings and enhancement of the risk-related capabilities in the legacy eGRC application. Adept at analyzing business needs in a rapidly changing market for effective directing of technical and non-technical solutions from concept to implementation. Meets unique challenges from clients requiring software feature innovations by gathering business and functional requirements and providing consultative, domain expertise to development projects, serving as the liaison between clients and product development Scrum teams. Accomplishments include: -- Adding two new features to eGRC 4.4 release on-time and on-budget while executing the role and duties of Product Owner for Scrum activities in an Agile software development environment.-- Researching risk domain best practices, tracking market trends and collecting customer input to create business requirements and use cases for the development of new product features.-- Conducting acquisition due diligence, win/loss analysis, pricing and competitive analyses.-- Education and training of internal stakeholders and key clients via Agile Protocol and Alpha programs.

Principal risk management liaison for Senior Leadership to assist with the identification and prioritization of strategic and operational issues and working with management teams to develop effective and appropriate risk response and mitigation plans for the highest priority risks. Responsible for ensuring the proper execution of the operational risk framework including conducting operational incident investigations, performing integrated risk assessments, development of key risk indicators (KRIs), monitoring of action tracking plans and providing risk awareness training as prescribed by the guidelines of ING Group NV.

Us

Strategy and Operations Consulting, Internal Process Analysis & Improvement Leadership and Enterprise Risk ManagementExecuted risk assessments and special projects at the request of executive leadership. Activities have included development and implementation of risk-based tools and operational process changes, preparation for regulatory exams and rating agency presentations, and other strategic initiatives.

Minneapolis, Mn

Houston, Texas, Us

Assisted the Director of Risk Management in the Treasury Department to obtain, analyze and compile financial and asset information necessary for maintaining and renewing all lines of insurance policies foreign and domestic.-- Responsible for compiling property and business interruption (BI) values and creating a schedule for $25 billion dollars worth of domestic and international power plant assets in preparation of the annual Global Property Program submission.-- Created and coordinated insurance and risk management intranet site.-- Accountable for development and maintenance of internal databases containing various asset schedules including all corporate vehicles, drivers, boats & trailers, underground storage tanks, as well as facility credit agreements, insurance requirements, and policy archives.-- Manager of all certificate of insurance matters and surety bond placements.-- Assisted in creation and set-up of a single parent captive-- Coordinated Workers Compensation Audit and IBNR actuarial study-- Responsible for placement of all Marine Cargo and Environmental Pollution Liability policies.

New York, Ny, Us

Provide customer service by effectively participating in investigating, evaluating and resolving reported losses. Trained in technical writing of policy contracts.

Over five years of progressive experience handling automobile and homeowner liability claims in six different state jurisdictions. Responsibilities involve investigation, evaluation, documentation, negotiation and settlement of casualty claims. Interpreted policy provisions and made coverage recommendationsManaged all legal file activity, “cradle to grave,” from assignment of defense attorneys to working with counsel on interrogatories and other discovery matters through settlement or trial. Legal file management including mediation and arbitrations was one of the most challenging and exciting aspects of this position.

Mba, Insurance And Risk Mgmt, Finance

Economics, Int'L Business

Study Abroad Program At Regent'S College, London, England

Executive Education, Data Visualization And Interactive Dashboards

Executive Education, Business Analytics Using Microsoft® Excel 2010