Functional Skills

Strategic Planning
Risk Management
Communications
Project Management
Regulatory Compliance
Leadership Development
Commercial Due Diligence

Sector Experience

Business Services
Financial Services
Transportation & Logistics
Fortune 500

Experience

A&J Consultants LLC Finance
Director
3/2022 - Present
Currently Reporting to the Head of the Compliance Governance team in preparing presentations for various Governance forum meetings such as USRMC, RIMCC, RPC, US Compliance Risk Management Reporting and AMLCC Meetings.
Responsible for gathering and analyzing information such as metrics and information regarding the status of the overall Consent Order, working with various contributors (i.e., Internal Audit, Risk Management, Metrics Team, PMO Team), in assessing the outlook and emerging risks that need to be reported to Executive Management. Serve as the central point of contact for the maintenance and alignment of compliance policies and procedures with regulatory expectations and bank practices, including establishing baseline standards, coordinating periodic reviews and ensuring the timely escalation and resolution of any identified gaps.
Assisting the Head of the Compliance Governance in working with key stakeholders such as Internal Audit, Risk Management, and Metrics Team.

JP Morgan Chase Finance
VP
11/2014 - 3/2022
Global Financial Crimes Compliance Advisory: One of the largest global financial institutions significantly leading the industry in correspondent banking identified as one of the riskiest products to date as a vehicle to those complicit in all aspects of financial crimes and terrorism financing.
•Conduct remotely and on-site visits with both current and both prospective clients for regulatory compliance to ensure their controls and governance are in line with current standards. Run on-boarding process for a diverse network of industries.
Manage large teams across multiple locations focused on exceeding regulatory expectations pertaining to risk identified by the US government based on requirements set forth from a Consent Order. Provide guidance on current and emerging control practices; transacting monitoring; coverage; investigative support; and internal audit.

United States Steel Operations
Captain (Retired)
3/1994 - 10/2014
Intelligence Officer: Counterdrug and Joint-Terrorism Task Force: A unit tailored specifically to support the Intelligence, Operational, and Logistical needs for all Agencies within the DOJ •DOD •USDT throughout the United States. Selected above peers to command and remote manage a Unit comprised of 130 military personnel and 50 Contracted government employees within the Intelligence Community located throughout the Northeast and across the Southwest border of Mexico. Review Suspicious Activity Reports to generate current Trends and Patterns concerning typical Money Laundering typologies. Manage teams and develop methods for team effectiveness. Generate and present threat assessments to executive management identifying low to very high-risk Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Jurisdictions. Responsible for generating reports, policy and regulations for Executive Management, design and conduct Money Laundering training programs based on current guidelines set forth by OFAC.