• Responsible for financial and fiscal management of the accounting, human resources, and operations departments of a $430 million bank. • Work with the lending and branch operations departments to develop a funding pricing strategy, accompanied by broker and Federal Home Loan Bank funding, to ensure net interest margin exceeded 3.90%. • Developed comprehensives liquidity, strategic, budgetary and disaster recovery plans. • Implemented data circuit redundancy and Voice-over-IP technology so as to reduce overall communication costs. • Evaluated the core applications provider and supporting information systems of the company which included budgeting, accounts payable, wire transfer, remote capture, and instant card issuance so as to enhance shareholder value. • Developed and implemented a Custodial program that generates in excess of $200 thousands of gross annual revenue.

• Managed staff of twelve responsible for financial preparation and presentation to senior management for the Arkansas and Tulsa regions. • Participated as a member of the Finance Transition Team administering the acquisition of the AT&T Wireless properties in Arkansas. • Responsible for managing inventory including purchasing, shipping, and days of inventory. • Charged with identifying, quantifying, and implementing changes to policies, procedures, and practices to enhance performance. • Prepared monthly variance analysis for the regions as compared to budget. Coordinated the implementation of Oracle Purchase Order system

• Responsible for the day-to-day administration of the Audit Department activities; including scheduling, hiring and evaluation of personnel, and salary administration. • Responsible for directing, planning, coordinating, reviewing, and reporting to the Board of Directors all audit related issues associated with the Arkansas region of a $40.0 billion bank holding company. • Audits included reviewing regional finance department, accounts payable, human resources, regulatory compliance, community banks, and electronic data processing. • Assisted the Director of Auditing in various task including; special projects, risk assessments, administrative duties, budgeting, and peer review. • Work closely with senior management to increase efficiency and effectiveness of operations.

• Responsible for managing the activities of the department including preparing budget information. • Evaluated equipment needs, conducted staff evaluations, salary administration, scheduled and prepared audits, established a risk assessment model, developed automated workpapers, and established departmental guidelines. • Reviewed audit related workpapers, published reports, and conducted exit conferences with auditees. • Coordinated examinations with various bank regulatory agencies and external auditors. • Member of the Corporate Strategic Task Force focused on cost reductions, increasing fees, non-earning assets, and re-engineering/productivity improvements.

• Responsible for the direct supervision of all technical support to internal and external auditors and other bank departments. • Developed Corporate EDP Audit Plan, including all audit programs, and assisted in the development of applications used by the EDP Audit Department. • Supervised and conducted application review, data center audits, due diligence reviews prior to acquisitions, wire transfer, trust operations, and other projects.