Compliance officer

Miranda Taylor

Oregon City, OR

Work Experience

Compliance Officer

Alliance Capital Partners Corp -

Lake Oswego, OR

August 2011 to Present

Manager of Client Relations Specialist position;
- Creation of company policies and procedures related to work flow and employee roles and responsibilities;
- Implementation of state and federal residential lending regulations; related training to employees, management and loan originators, including Anti-Money Laundering programs, Suspicious Activity Reporting, and Bank Secrecy Act topics;
- Creation of company templates and improvement to existing loan documents;
- Development of company website;
- Management of multiple projects, client files, and lender conditions/requirements;
- Overall improvement of day-to-day loan transaction processes.

Legal Specialist

Mentor Graphics Corporation -

Wilsonville, OR

November 2005 to April 2011

- Sole point of contact for worldwide confidentiality agreements, including drafting, reviewing, negotiating, finalizing and signing (signature authority status);
- Management of worldwide subsidiaries, including establishment of entities, maintenance of corporate minutes, and sole point of contact for all related inquiries;
- Provide key support in all mergers and acquisitions, including due
diligence, drafting agreements, closing matters, Hart-Scott-Rodino and Department of Justice preparation and filings;
- General support to General Counsel and legal team involving SEC matters, litigation, revenue contract negotiations; Purchasing and Tax Departments liaison/escalation point; and legal web page maintenance.
- Highlights: (1) Per Board of Directors initiative, purchased the companys first Standards of Business Conduct online training for worldwide implementation by working with Purchasing to narrow vendors, negotiate agreement and roll-out to 4,000 employees; (2) Worldwide entity simplification project - Chief Financial Officers initiative: Duties involved working with international outside counsel to determine local dissolution laws and appointment/removal of directors regulations, researched and reviewed documents, executed and finalized closure of entities while working with Finance and Tax Departments throughout the process; (3) Prepared and finalized many Legal and Tax Department templates for consistency and efficiency purposes; (4) Seminar and continuing education attendance related to the new UK Bribery Act affecting global business within broad jurisdiction; and (5) Business Travel: Two weeks in Ireland (train new employee); two weeks in Germany (acquisition support)
- Annual proxy and Board of Directors/Officers matters.

Paralegal

JoAnn K. Beck, P.C -

Woodburn, OR

November 1999 to November 2005

- General practice firm working in key areas of probate, personal
injury, real estate, elder law, and business/corporate law
- Sole paralegal and daily duties involved drafting and filing court
documents; daily communication with Judge and/or assistant, and hearing attendance
- Drafted corporate minutes, Internal Revenue Service filings, and in-depth Secretary of State matters

Education

Bachelor's of Science in Business Management

University of Phoenix -

Tigard, OR

2002 to 2005

Certificate in Court Reporting

College of Legal Arts -

Portland, OR

1996 to 1999

Skills

- Daily use of Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, multiple corporate databases and communication systems - Continuing Legal Education Seminars: Negotiation Plus: The Art of Getting What You Want (10/19/2006 Seattle, WA); Document Retention and Destruction (10/25/2006), and Advanced Transactional Drafting (11/06/2008) - Notary Public (3/23/2015)

Deputy chief information security officer, executive band

Christopher Hetner

Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, Executive Band - GE Capital HQ

Katonah, NY

Senior Information Security Executive with over 15 years in-depth leadership, client relationship and technical experience in assessing, planning, engineering and implementing all aspects of information risk management for banking, financial services, and industrial firms worldwide. Highly skilled in business and technical aspects of information security, operational risk, vendor risk management, continuity of business, physical security, and
regulatory compliance.

Work Experience

Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, Executive Band

GE Capital HQ -

Norwalk, CT

January 2010 to Present

Responsible for Information Security Governance, Program, Policy, Strategy, and Risk Management capabilities across GE Capital. Actively protects over $400 billion in assets that supports over 70,000 employees who operate in over 50 countries.
• Supervised a direct and extended team consisting of over 80 employees and oversee a budget of over $20 million dollars.
• Responsibility for the overall GE Capital enterprise IT security budget and organization implementation plan including security management, incident response and cyber intelligence, architecture and operations. Lead the design and implementation of enterprise wide information security governance, policy, metrics, regulatory engagement, and organization design.

Global Director of Business Information Security Operations, Senior Professional Band

GE Capital Americas -

Danbury, CT

July 2008 to January 2010

Manage information security operations, shared services, information risk management, and regulatory compliance for the GE Capital Americas, EMEA, Asia, Energy Finance, Aviation Services, and Commercial Real Estate business.
• Manage a global information security operations that supports computer forensics, incident response, audit/regulatory compliance, data loss prevention, supplier security, application security risk assessments,training and awareness, IT infrastructure risk assessments, corrective action planning and risk reporting to senior management.
• Supervised a team of 15 and managed a budget of over $5 million dollars.
• Successfully prepared for internal bank and external FDIC regulatory audits by implementing a wide range of standards, procedures, and risk management controls.

Senior Vice President Information Security

Citigroup Institutional Client Group Division -

New York, NY

October 2003 to July 2008

New York, NY 10/2003-7/2008

Senior Vice President Information Security
Developed and managed information risk and regulatory compliance programs for the Institutional Client Groups 1000 plus global vendors who support the Capital Markets, Investment Banking, Transaction Services, Hedge Funds, Private Equity, Operations, and Technology units.
• Created a new department to perform information risk assessments, quality assurance reviews, audit/regulatory review preparation and corrective action planning and monitoring with frequent metrics reporting to senior management.
o Supervised a staff of seven direct reports, as well as matrix managed a global team, covering all global Institutional Client Group business units. Managed a budget of over $2 million dollars.
o Successfully prepared for internal audits and regulatory examinations with the Federal Reserve Bank and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. All regulatory examinations aligned with the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) guidelines and were passed with a satisfactory rating resulting in a significant reduction in findings
o Managed responses to information security breaches, including root-cause analysis and creation of corrective action solutions.
• Played a vital role in enabling two key acquisitions of electronic trading companies worth $300 million. Performed due diligence and risk mitigation planning to ensure their security posture was aligned with Citigroups.
• Produced an annual savings of over $1.5 million by increasing the efficiency of the Corporate global vendor information risk assessment operation.
• Implemented security architecture solutions that enabled the Capital Markets and Banking division to outsource several business and technology support functions

Principal Security Consultant

Predictive Systems -

New York, NY

January 2003 to October 2003

Responsible for the implementation of information security strategies and solutions for several Fortune 500 companies.
• Led a team that performed information security risk assessments and developed and implemented comprehensive plans to reduce clients information asset risk.
• Assisted companies to meet regulatory requirements and international security standards, including the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) and ISO 17799.

Senior Security Engineer

Cervalis, LLC -

Stamford, CT

February 2001 to January 2003

Led a team of systems engineers and solution architects responsible for designing, engineering, implementing and managing the information security infrastructure of Cervalis, a state-of-the-art data center in the tri-state area.

• Implemented security policies, procedures, and services that protected internal and client information assets. Achieved TruSecure Service Provider Infrastructure, Charter Member for Internet Security and SAS 70 certification. These enhanced security capabilities provided the company with a competitive advantage that was instrumental in closing nearly $10 million in revenue.
• Implemented all security engineering programs that supported virtual private networks, firewalls, forensics, business continuity planning, access control systems, network intrusion detection systems, host-based intrusion prevention systems, vulnerability testing systems, intrusion and log analysis, incident response and encryption technologies.

Technical Security Consultant

Globix Corporation -

New York, NY

January 2000 to February 2001

Technical team leader for an extended network of sales, system engineers, project managers, and data center systems administrators. Responsible for defining and developing security strategies, technical architecture and system infrastructure plans for Fortune 1000 clients of Globix (an Internet data center, managed hosting, professional services company). Played a key role in closing 100 contracts with over 70 new customers, for nearly $25 million in revenue.

Director of eBusiness and Networking Solutions, Vice President of Project Development

Ascent Computing Group -

White Plains, NY

October 1997 to January 2000

White Plains, NY 10/1997 - 1/2000

Director of eBusiness and Networking Solutions, Vice President of Project Development,
Systems Sales Engineer

Education

M.S. in Information Assurance

Norwich University

B.S. in Security Management

John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Skills

CISSP, CISM

Chief financial officer & treasurer

Gary Levine

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER & TREASURER - ZyGEM

Glen Allen, VA

Work Experience

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER & TREASURER

ZyGEM -

Charlottesville, VA

2009 to Present

Charlottesville, VA
ZyGEM Corporation produces and markets innovative products for the extraction and analysis of DNA and RNA for the research, forensic and clinical diagnostics markets. Our flagship product maps DNA profiles in 1 hour.

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER & TREASURER, 2009 to Current
Directed all aspects of the companys financial infrastructure encompassing analysis, planning, reporting, risk management, revenue growth, treasury/tax functions, and accounting operations, ensuring compliance to all company policies and governing regulations.

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER & TREASURER

BOSTWICK LABORATORIES -

Richmond, VA

2007 to 2009

Richmond, VA
Bostwick Laboratories is a $175M full-service laboratory specializing in uropathology and technologically-advanced testing to ensure the accuracy and efficient turnaround of physician reports.
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER & TREASURER, 2007 to 2009
Instituted and directed all aspects of the companys financial infrastructure encompassing analysis, planning, reporting, risk management, revenue growth, treasury/tax functions, and accounting operations, ensuring compliance to all company policies and governing regulations, including GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley. Developed budgets, cash planning, forecasting, income statements, and balance sheets. Managed all matters pertaining to Medicare, Medicaid and health insurance company reimbursements.
Selected accomplishments:
• Partnered with CEO and Board of Directors to develop business strategy and supporting plans to drive revenue from $85M to $175M and profit margins from 5% to 14% over two years.
• Led systems conversion from PC-based system to Oracle & Hyperion.
• Directed all activities pertaining to Board of Directors.
• Directed banking relationships, treasury functions and investor relations.
• Revamped financial reporting, recruited and developed accounting staff, and implemented internal controls in preparation for IPO.
• Leveraged IT to automate assignment of invoice coding thereby decreasing Daily Sales Outstanding from 55 to 47 days.

DIVISION CONTROLLER

CENTEX HOMES -

Richmond, VA

2005 to 2007

Richmond, VA
Centex is national residential and commercial construction company also offering mortgage financing services.
DIVISION CONTROLLER, 2005 to 2007
Led day-to-day accounting and financial functions of a $125M division, including local tax, legal, and IT activities. Collaborated with division president to execute business strategy and supporting financial plans. Directed all aspects of vendor negotiations, home-building operations, and business / marketing strategy through rapid growth.
Selected accomplishments:
• Restructured financial operations and instituted cost reductions, reducing overhead by $3M.
• Analyzed market forecasts and constructed spec home inventory to align with trends, generating $5M reduction in inventory investments and delivering 10% improvement in per-unit profitability.
• Employed measures to ensure divisional compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, which enhanced financial controls and heightened education of staff within the Financial Department.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING

2003 to 2005

Promoted to senior financial leadership role with responsibility for managing a $500M operating budget and $150M capital budget. Coordinated and directed activities associated with financial planning, market forecasting, and financial / profit projections for new product lines.
Selected accomplishments:
• Championed $10M in product revenues and increased profit margin by 15% over three years for Point of Care wireless technology used by physicians to transmit prescriptions to pharmacies; worked with Center for Medicare Services to develop nationwide rules to support Point of Care technology.
• Integrated $100M in business acquisitions, which incorporated six product lines into existing operations.

SENIOR DIRECTOR - ACCOUNTING & FINANCE

MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS -

Franklin Lakes, NJ

2000 to 2003

Franklin Lakes, NJ
Medco is a $50B pharmacy benefit manager with the nations largest mail order pharmacy operations focused on improving health and lowering total cost of care for clients and their members.

SENIOR DIRECTOR - ACCOUNTING & FINANCE (2000 to 2003)

SENIOR DIRECTOR - MANUFACTURING ACCOUNTING & FINANCE

Pfizer -

Morris Plains, NJ

1999 to 2000

Morris Plains, NJ
Warner-Lambert was a manufacturer and marketer of pharmaceutical, consumer healthcare, and confectionery products, producing $15B in annual revenues.

SENIOR DIRECTOR - MANUFACTURING ACCOUNTING & FINANCE, 1999 to 2000
Developed and implemented global manufacturing strategy for products manufactured at 15 facilities throughout the United States, Europe, Australia, South Africa, and Puerto Rico for $2B Consumer Healthcare Products Division. Supervised 40 direct reports. Managed $1B manufacturing budget and $100M capital budget. Performed due diligence on potential company acquisitions.
Selected accomplishments:
• Steered integration of the companys Accounting and Finance Teams following acquisition by Pfizer.
• Introduced capital allocation model to guide decision-making regarding capital projects, which required purchase explanation, justification, and projected financial impact improving IRR from 10% to 13%.
• Realigned manufacture of specific products and redistributed product to other countries from decommissioned facility in the UK, achieving a $5M annual savings across production.

DIRECTOR

NABISCO

1997 to 1999

NABISCO -

Parsippany, NJ

1992 to 1999

Nabisco is a subsidiary of Kraft foods and manufacturer of snack foods including some of the best-known cookies and crackers in the world and generating $15B in annual revenues.

CONTROLLER, SALES

NABISCO

1994 to 1997

MANAGER

NABISCO

1992 to 1994

Advanced through a series of financial management positions with increased responsibility and accountability. As Director of Operations Finance, launched and executed strategic financial analysis function for the newly formed Global Purchasing entity supporting 23 manufacturing facilities in North America, South America, Canada, and Mexico, producing annual product valued at $2B. Led vendor negotiations of up to $100M. Defined key performance indicators to measure spending reduction. During tenure as Director of Sales & Finance Accounting, oversaw day-to-day operations across new finance department of $2B Grocery Division. Administrated $150M operating budgets and $250M trade promotion expenditures.
Selected accomplishments:
• Developed and implemented global purchasing financial strategies for $3.5B spending.
• Reengineered and centralized purchasing processes, defined vendor qualifications, and ensured supplier compliance to company-wide product specifications, resulting in $50M increase in net income.
• Achieved $30M reduction in selling expenses and reduced sales force by 12% while generating a 6% increase in sales.
• Created and instituted financial programs to drive profitability across 13 product categories.

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Additionally served as Senior Auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Education

Master of Business Administration in Finance

VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY -

Richmond, VA

1995

Chief financial officer

Anthony Mcneil

Chief Financial Officer

Sicklerville, NJ

Work Experience

Chief Financial Officer

National Comprehensive Center for Fathers -

Philadelphia, PA

January 2010 to 2012

Work with the CEO on the strategic vision including fostering and cultivating stakeholder relationships on city, state, and national levels, as well as assisting in the development and negotiation of contracts. Participate in developing new business, specifically: assist the CEO and COO in identifying new funding opportunities, the drafting of prospective programmatic budgets, and determining cost effectiveness of prospective service delivery. Work with the COO to ensure programmatic success through cost analysis support, and compliance with all contractual and programmatic requirements. This includes: 1) interpreting legislative and programmatic rules and regulations to ensure compliance with all federal, state, local and contractual guidelines, 2) ensuring that all government regulations and requirements are disseminated to appropriate personnel, and 3) monitoring compliance. Oversee the management and coordination of all fiscal reporting activities for the organization including: organizational revenue/expense and balance sheet reports, reports to funding agencies, development and monitoring of organizational and contract/grant budgets. Oversee all purchasing and payroll activity for staff and participants. Develop and maintain systems of internal controls to safeguard financial assets of the organization and oversee federal awards and programs.

President

AMC Associates, Incorporated -

Philadelphia, PA

March 2005 to 2009

Provide financial analysis for companies in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware Prepare loan packages Certify payrolls and provide other payroll services and Bookkeeping Supply tax preparation services Consult on matters of accounting and computer software

Officer of Controller

City of Philadelphia -

Philadelphia, PA

January 1989 to January 2005

Deputy City Controller
Oversaw audit functions to approve payment disbursement based on City Treasure requisitions, estimated budget was $2 billion Evaluated and verified accuracy of submitted invoices, payment vouchers, purchase orders, department payrolls and contracts, which were authorized in accordance with the City Charter and other pertinent laws and regulations Directed the technical unit which inspects, reviews and audits all capital projects conducted by the City departments and agencies Liaison/spokesperson for Controllers Office with City Council and various governmental and quasi-governmental agencies

Office of the Auditor General

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania -

Philadelphia, PA

January 1985 to January 1989

PA
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Deputy Auditor General
Developed policy operations and procedures for analyzing special auditing functions and formulations Controlled Department budgets Provided technical assistance, financial audits and critiqued various audit findings Co-directed a staff of 80

Education

Masters in Accounting

University of Phoenix

November 2009