Christopher S. Email & Phone Number

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area

Legislative- Tracked legislation that impacted UDAF during the 2022 General Legislative Session.- Researched agriculture-related legislation and communicated with impacted staff as necessary.- Followed the Utah legislative calendar and alerted executive leadership and impacted staff regarding meetings where the department should be present and/or testify. Helped ensure speakers were prepared to comment.- Drafted bullet points regarding legislation that UDAF opposed or supported.- Drafted and edited legislation and worked with legislators on moving bills through the legislative process.Rulemaking- Drafted changes, corrected citations, and filed updates to the Plant Industry and Regulatory Divisions.- Communicated with staff from the Office of Administrative Rules and the Governor’s Office in implementing suggested changes to rule filings.- Assisted in the drafting of five-year reviews of UDAF rules and ensured they were filed on time.Internal Policy- Drafting updates to internal policies as needed in response to legislative changes, rule changes, and audit findings.- Ensured that policy changes were approved and published in the UDAF policy manual.- Updated division policies and SOPs to ensure they are consistent with current practice and statutory requirements.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Nuclear Risk Reduction Center, Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

- Reduced 86% of reported false-positive trade issues through root cause analysis and cross-regional training.- Facilitated corporate action events and payments taking place on repurchase agreements.- Promoted to Operations Associate in 2018

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

- Trained and managed the Audit Confirmations team of five individuals as the leading expert for the Americas region.- Developed product streamlining projects, which reduced internal dependencies on other departments. Processing time for audit confirmation requests of derivative accounts was lowered by three days and one headcount in personnel savings.- Directed a project that improved response time on client account number queries from one week to one day or less.- Promoted to Senior Operations Analyst in 2016 for reliably exceeding global performance expectations, providing a better client experience, and increasing customer satisfaction.

Salt Lake City, Ut

- Collaborated with other departments and regions in the application of regulatory guidelines/changes to world markets.- Led team as the subject matter expert of custody account and sub-ledger vs. general ledger reconciliations.- Assisted in the development of time-saving reconciliation processes that reduced processing time from one-and-a-half hours to approximately ten minutes.

Salt Lake City, Ut

During my time at Paramount Acceptance I specialized in difficult accounts for Paramount’s premier high revenue clients, in regards to contracts and billing of membership. In addition I exceeded highly competitive monthly performance goals consistently for over a year, and because of this I was advanced to the higher level of customer service. During this time I trained other members of the team in effective methods of account management.

Ogden, Ut

At Weber State University I facilitated the distribution of several hundred tests each day, and performed customer service functions. I also managed the incoming and outgoing tests with professors and departments.

Ogden, Ut

While working as a foreman I led a crew of three in the installation of boutique landscaping systems, featuring xeriscaping for efficient water usage.

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Associates Degree, General Studies