Created a Contract Management department within 90 days of hire, which included: • Implementing a new contract management system.• Created standards and procedures.• Implemented a contract request process.• Created reporting for contract turn times, risk reporting, contract tiers.• Implemented a contract renewal and expiration notices.• Partnered with SME’s, including Third-Party Risk, Compliance, Information Security, In-house Counsel, and IT to gain support of contractual terms and actions to take when terms are not desirable.• Created new and enhanced existing contract templates. Once implemented, ongoing oversight of day to day management of third-party contract negotiations and management of the Contract Management team which includes:• Reducing third-party spend through cost avoidance and hard savings with third parties. • Reducing third-party spend through process efficiencies.• Oversee and engage in contract negotiations. • Review and approve all third-party contracts for the bank.

Responsible for overseeing day to day management of Sourcing which includes:• Reducing supplier spend through cost avoidance and hard savings with third-parties process efficiencies.• Manage team of 19, including Category Managers, Purchasing Agents, and Invoice Processors.• Enhanced existing Procure-2-Pay implementation.• Oversee contract negotiations of team and approve all contracts for the bank.• Oversee the team and process for Procure-2-Pay lifecycle from Contract to PO to payment.• Negotiated third-party contract savings for 2023 at time of departure was $22M.• Implemented Analytics, Spend Guard.

Responsible for overseeing day to day management of Procurement which includes:• Reducing supplier spending (cost savings and cost avoidance of $15M in 2021 and $28M in 2022).• Manage team of 19, including Category Managers, Purchasing Agents, and Invoice Processors.• Implemented Contact Lifecycle Management and Sourcing software.• Enhanced existing Procure-2-Pay processes to create efficiencies and tighter controls.• Oversee contract negotiations and approve all contracts for the bank.• Oversee the process for Procure-2-Pay lifecycle from Contract to PO to payment.• Implemented Contract Lifecycle Management, E-Sourcing.

Created a Contract Management Group that reported to Legal Services to perform full contract reviews with a team.Some of the responsibilities included:• Developed and implemented procedures to meet supplier policy.• Created and implemented process flows to create efficiencies in the contract review process.• Managed a team that was responsible for contract negotiations.• Partnered with Legal Services for final contract reviews to meet bank standards.

In a second line of defense was responsible for contract content reviews from a risk perspective of third- party service providers as part of the vetting process. Also, was responsible for negotiations of complex contracts with third-party service providers.• Maintained the contract repository for the bank.• Managed a team to perform contract content reviews from a second line of defense.

Responsible for the enhancement and ongoing monitoring of third-party service providers that fall under the Real Estate Secured Lending (RESL) portfolio within the bank.Part of the enhancements are to:• Develop and maintain Policy and Procedures for the department.• Create and implement monthly audits of the third-party service providers.• Develop scorecards.• Create monthly, quarterly, and annual reports.• Ensure regulatory compliance of the third-party service providers.• Develop and implement onsite reviews of third-party service providers.

Responsible for leading the sourcing process to select and manage vendors based on strategic direction. Track and monitor vendors to assure compliance with operational practices, regulatory requirements and assess vendor risk.1. Facilitate evaluation and onboarding of new vendors.2. Manage the contract process.3. Monitor performance of vendors.4. Facilitate vendor reviews.

Responsible for the ongoing management of Vendor Management processes and related process improvement initiatives across all lines of business. This includes managing Requests for Proposals and other sourcing activities to identify vendors providing needed products and/or services. 1. Procurement/Sourcing Management. Identifies and evaluates vendors and their ability to provide best in class services and/or products. 2. Procurement Recommendations. Conducts formal evaluations of vendor proposals and summarize into clear and concise documents used by senior managers to make vendor selection decisions.3. Compliance Assessment. Must be able to assess whether vendors can meet the compliance requirements necessary to properly provide services and/or products. 4. Expense Reduction. Drive expense reduction and other process improvement projects to improve business financial performance. Support the business financial planning process through the measurement of business expense drivers, including unit cost modeling, and expense forecasting.Provide data and support for building financial and cost/benefit models to support management decision making and alignment across functional areas.5. Business Needs Assessments. Conduct on-going analysis of existing vendor network and contracts to assess capabilities of meeting current and future business objectives. Make recommendations regarding vendor capacity.6. Invoice Management. Review invoices received from major vendors providing key services and confirming that charges match those contractually agreed to. Monitors spend related to these vendors to determine that no additional unexpected expenses are realized.7. Project Management. Develop and manage various projects related to the vendor management activities. This could be as a project lead or supportive role to an existing project or contract negotiation.

Vice President of Vendor Management (May 2009 – Current)Responsible for the daily operations of the Vendor Management Office which include manage vendor relationships, service level adherence, performance and risk assessments that support Core Operations, Valuations, REO, Special Servicing, Facilities, Human Resources, Corporate Travel and Default Services in Foreclosure, Bankruptcy, Loss Mitigation. Oversee team projects, performance and risk reviews, contract negotiations, certificates, audits, contract reviews and assessments. Report directly to the COO. • Created the Vendor Management Office to centralize all vendor relationships and implement consistent controls and processes for 500+ vendors throughout the supply chain cycle.• Implemented standardized Non-Disclosure Agreement, Service Agreements and Statements of Work with specific terms to meet company and regulatory requirements for all vendors. • Designed and implemented the risk assessment program to ensure vendor compliance of local, state and federal regulatory agencies which include CFPB, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE:Vendor Manager | Sprint | Oklahoma City, OK Store Manager | Autozone | Oklahoma City, OKAccount Officer | Commercial Financial Services | Oklahoma City, OKRegional Manager | Super Shops Automotive Performance Centers | San Diego, CA