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White Plains, Ny, Us

Chico, Ca, Us

➤ Preserve and enhance the reputation and quality of the University’s Cybersecurity program through a strategic review of course offerings, interactions with the business community, as well as advising on program structure, content and its effectiveness.

Served as a Chief Audit Executive, Head of Risk, and Consumer Compliance/Regulatory Affairs Advisor for a diverse range of financial services companies, including FinTech banks and partners, banks, auto finance, and mortgage lenders.Head of Internal Control - United Bank of Africa, AmericaHead of Internal Audit and SOX - RumbleOnChief Risk Officer - FinTech (Confidential)

Irvine, California, Us

➤ Strategic Audit Leadership: Established a forward-thinking, data-driven Internal Audit function, focusing on emerging technologies and regulatory requirements. Developed comprehensive policies, charters, and standards that covered Enterprise Risk Management, Regulation Compliance, Finance & Accounting, Mortgage Insurance, Technology & Operations, Capital Markets, and all supporting functions.➤ SOX & Regulatory Compliance: Spearheaded the company's initial SOX program post-IPO, collaborating with cross functional teams to identify and rectify control deficiencies. Ensured financial and operational risk mitigation, preserving shareholder confidence and regulatory compliance.

Austin, Texas, Us

➤ Oversee the development and execution of a multi-year risk-based audit plan; revamped and streamlined the annual audit planning process enabling elimination of redundant audit procedures resulting in a reduction in overall department audit costs.➤ Provide proactive value-added strategic advisory to Senior Leadership, Chief Risk Officer, and various committees (i.e. Enterprise Risk Management, Board Risk Committee, Compliance, IT Steering Committee) on emerging risks (i.e. crime, fraud, Cybersecurity), industry trends, strategic initiatives, merger and acquisition activities, and control remediation efforts to influence and strengthen operational excellence and effectiveness and promote a risk-focused culture. ➤ Boosted $100M+ additional revenue by providing strategic risk and compliance advisory, seamless integration, and assisting implementation with minimal disruptions of banking services on the Green Dot’s Banking as a Service platform for high-end clients such as Uber, Apple, Stash, and Wealthfront. ➤ Saving $200k/year after delivering a 30% reduction in SOX 404 testing hours by implementing a control rationalization framework while leading and managing Green Dot’s financial audit with external auditors. ➤ Lead a high-performing Internal Audit team➤ Revamped and increased the overall effectiveness of Internal Audit’s technology audit strategy focused on Cybersecurity, regulatory compliance, business continuity, organizational change management, data governance, and emerging technology risks (i.e. cloud computing, business intelligence) by benchmarking to industry best practices and regulatory frameworks (i.e. FFIEC, CFPB, FRB, COBIT, ISO 2700).

New York, Ny, Us

➤ Created and executed a comprehensive risk-based, multi-year audit plan, which included technology and business integrated audits; key responsibilities included performing annual audit planning, conducting risk assessments, performing continuous monitoring, resource scheduling, forecasting analysis, and recruiting and retention of top talent. ➤ Developed a new team to support the implementation of Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) framework introduced by the Federal Reserve to assess, regulate, and supervise large banks and financial institutions, resulting in achieving 90% reliance by Federal Reserve team on Internal Audit’s work. ➤ Instituted data analytics and continuous auditing strategies enabling the audit teams to acquire analytics tools, develop complex and repeatable data analytics routines, visualize and interpret the results, and identify anomalies and exceptions; automated 25% of the audit testing. ➤ Led a control automation project that saved $2M through cost reduction and elimination of manual workarounds (15% automation increase) after having provided oversight and leadership of JP Morgan’s Corporate Finance Audit team.➤ Orchestrated a change methodology geared towards assessing governance, risk, and compliance with major programs and initiatives before implementation, leading to identification of potential problems prior to implementation with a 40% reduction in defects being implemented.➤ Influenced senior leadership, Chief Risk Officer, and board by bringing forward thematic issues and concerns including establishing KPI and KRI for immediate escalation of overdue items leading to an 80% reduction in overdue issues or issues requiring an extension.➤ Provided oversight and board reporting on regulatory matters requiring attention (MRA), including periodic discussions with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Regulators on audit matters.

New York, Ny, Us

➤ Led a team of technology and financial auditors to perform financial and information technology audit that provided coverage to the Firm’s Wholesale Risk functions (i.e. Credit, Market Risk) against Basel and other regulatory requirements.➤ Championed a 25% reduction in redundant model validation hours saving $500k by leading a global team of quantitative model specialists on performing a quantitative review of Morgan Stanley’s pricing, risk and capital models; presented areas of improvement to Morgan Stanley's Chief Risk Officer.➤ Oversaw risk assessment activities, including continuous monitoring interactions with senior technology leadership and presentation of the risk profile and audit themes to Board Audit committee, regulators, and enterprise risk management committee.➤ Managed and directed a global team of auditors to perform a firm-wide review of Morgan Stanley’s Technology Change Management Program; audit included a comprehensive assessment of the firm’s complex technology landscape. Morgan Stanley is a global investment bank with $41.4B in revenues. Reported to the Head of Risk Management Technology Audit. Led a global team of 10 across 3 countries consisting of technology audit and data analytics.

Mclean, Va, Us

➤ Partnered with the external auditor to enhance the SOX program that included revamping the Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR) program resulting in increased reliance on internal audit work and a reduction of overall audit fees.➤ Supervised a team of technology auditors to perform integrated and application audits across Freddie Mac’s business lines such as capital markets, finance & accounting, mortgage servicing, and assessment of front office trading applications, mortgage underwriting systems, accounting systems, and financial models; resulting in compliance with SOX and regulatory standards. ➤ Led several large and complex reviews of Freddie Mac’s technology infrastructure and enterprise platforms, which included the modernization of the company’s system development, business continuity, information security, and IT operations processes and controls resulting in the infrastructure being secure, stable, and resilient.➤ Developed and implemented Internal Audit’s pre-implementation review of the Company’s Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) and Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP), which United States Treasury introduced to aid homeowners in the US hit hardest by the 2009 economic crisis. ➤ Extensive expertise in the Mortgage Banking service business sector working in all areas of mortgage including mortgage origination, underwriting, funding, servicing, and securitization.Freddie Mac is a government-owned corporation with $16B in revenues and $2T in assets. Reported to the Head of Technology Audit. Supervised a team of 10 technology auditors.

Worldwide, Oo

➤ Performed and coordinated external and advisory engagements focused on Sarbanes-Oxley 404, Third Party Risk Management, IT Governance, and Information Security design and configuration. These engagements included clients within the financial services, manufacturing, telecommunication, automotive, and insurance industry.➤ Assisted senior management in preparing Statement of Work and engagement letter for several clients in the Technology and Financial services industry that resulted in an additional $2M in yearly advisory fees for the firm.➤ Designed optimal control structures and reduced compliance costs by developing and implementing continuous monitoring controls and performing control rationalization assessments.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Management Information Systems, General

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