Provides strategic advice and execution resources for financial service industry - Leads clients through BSA/AML reform and regulatory examinations - Assists with resolution of MRAs, MOUs, C&D and Consent Orders - Evaluates and remediates BSA/AML, compliance weaknesses. - Monitors regulatory developments - Review and updates policies and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory guidance

Professor for Criminal Procedure; Banking Law and Regulation in the United States

-Served as coordinator with internal legal team for all areas of Compliance where the bank may be the possible subject or target of a criminal investigation and advises internal and external legal counsel in sensitive investigations- Created actionable intelligence reports to Compliance partners, BSA/AML/OFAC Operations, Business Unit Compliance Officers, and Executive Management and tracks emerging Compliance risks for incorporation into risk unit roles and responsibilities- Coordinated with executive management of federal law enforcement, government agencies, and federal prosecutors on matters relating to national security or requiring security clearance, including review of all National Security Letters- Provided review, expertise and approval on all “high-risk” Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) including those related to possible terrorism financing and those posing potential significant monetary loss, media coverage, or reputational risk- Served as BSA/AML Subject Matter Expert in regular meetings with bank external affairs team in Washington, D.C., Congressional staffers, members of Congress, and banking trade groups

- Presented BSA/AML/OFAC initiatives, programs, updates, emerging risks, and training to Board Audit and Risk Committees and participated in occasional Executive Sessions with outside directors- Managed all compliance and operational aspects of BSA/AML/OFAC program- Managed implementation of customer transaction monitoring customer risk rating systemsInitiated the first artificial intelligence product for enhanced due diligence use in BSA Operations- Installed a compliance management system to support change management process over policies and procedures and track required updates and related deadlines- Led all BSA/AML/OFAC regulatory examinations and coordinated any required remediation with internal audit and regulators- Provided counsel to C-Suite on all matters relating to BSA/AML

- Supervised and decisioned all corporate security investigations referred to BSA Operations for potential Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) filings under the Bank Secrecy Act- Managed all investigations of associate fraud, internal theft, and the bank-wide system to report potential suspicious activity

Taught over 120 separate course sections in, both graduate and undergraduate, in Criminal Justice, including classes in Criminal Law; White-Collar Crime; Law, Evidence and Procedure; Trial Advocacy; Mock Trial Competition; Judicial ProcessServed as acting Pre-Law Director for academic yearCo-Founder of Mock Trial Program and Coach of UAB's nationally recognized Mock Trial Team; Winner of numerous regional and invitational competitions and a national competitionFounding Member UAB Pre-Law Advisory Board

- Investigated and litigated bank fraud, federal program fraud, wire fraud, cybercrime, terrorism financing, money laundering, and other white-collar cases- Supervised all white- collar crime and asset forfeiture prosecutions as Deputy Criminal Chief- Managed all attorneys and all criminal and civil litigation as First Assistant United States Attorney and served as the Acting U.S. Attorney for major public corruption prosecution - Served as Cyber Crime Coordinator and established the district’s first SAR Working Group and first funded SAR Task Force- Nominated for U.S. Department of Justice Lifetime Achievement Award and recipient of the Executive Office Director’s Award for a series of major fraud investigations

- Investigated all types of complex white-collar cases- Served as FBI liaison to all banks and credit unions in metro east area of St. Louis and southern Illinois- Chosen in Chicago and New York as one of two case agents on what the U.S. Attorney General publicly described as the then most complex and significant public corruption investigation in the country