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Plano, TX, US

Plano, TX, US

Managed and facilitated the property insurance program for all Toyota Motor North America properties (including properties and manufacturing operations in Canada and Mexico).

Huntsville, Alabama, US

Temporary assignment at Mazda Toyota Manufacturing. Working with Executive Leadership to create an Internal Audit and Compliance function, including hiring and setting up the Audit function, working with Compliance to set up governance and policies, etc.

Mclean, VA, US

• Manage regulatory, internal, and compliance exams/audits. Serve as single point of contact/project manager and worked to facilitate exams/audits with minimal business disruption.
• Assist the business in remediating MRA’s, audit findings, test defects and control failures.
• Home Loans SOX facilitator responsible for annual controls assessment and annual 404 testing, operational risk assessments, and 302/404 certifications.
• Perform risk assessments to proactively identify and mitigate risks within the business.
• Partner with Compliance, Legal and the business to adapt to regulatory changes and develop requirements and controls.

Tokyo, JP

• Managed the annual 404 SOX and J-SOX certification projects.
• Performed special projects and conducted fraud investigations as requested by the Vice President of Corporate Compliance.
• Created a quarterly risk reporting package for the C-suite of the parent company, which included audit status/findings, fraud investigation status/risk, and SOX status updates.
• Developed the annual Internal Audit project and staffing plan with the Internal Audit Director and Compliance Officer.
• Developed and performed annual corporate risk assessment.
• Managed a team of auditors and contractors to execute the Internal Audit plan.

Menlo Park, California, US

• Managed project teams for multiple clients.
• Responsible for the evaluation of process design, control design and testing of internal controls, on projects ranging from Internal Audit and SOX to Process Improvement projects.
• Reported results directly to executive management and audit committees responsible for the overall direction of the client business.
• Actively identified opportunities focusing on client needs and exposure to risk.
• Developed process improvements focusing on the needs of the client to enhance satisfaction.
• Developed risk assessment plans resulting in an actionable matrix used to identify, classify, prioritize and manage risk based on client needs.

Menlo Park, California, US

• Led team of consultants on various client engagements.
• Motivated the team to reach results in a timely fashion while staying within budget.
• Documented processes for various business functions including Accounting, Finance, Logistics, IT, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Purchasing.
• Identified process inefficiencies enabling client to comply with agreed upon risk mitigating controls.
• Conducted entity wide risk assessment identifying critical business and financial risks for the client.

Herndon, VA, US

Responsible for cost optimization, revenue assurance, and vendor management. Managed a small group of auditors responsible for verifying and paying vendor invoices for network usage.

Herndon, VA, US

Same position as with XO Communications. Allegiance Telecom was in bankruptcy and was purchased by XO Communications.

Basking Ridge, NJ, US

At Verizon, I held various positions. I started with the company in Procurement/Materials Management. I spent time in the Marketing Organization, and my most recent experience was in an Audit position.

Purchased switching and outside plant equipment.

Route beer and wine sales.

Mba, Finance

Bba, Marketing

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services