Professional experience.

Compliance, Ethics, and Risk Manager
Scout Motors Inc.
2023 – Present

• Construct compliance, ethics, and risk program plan to be implemented and integrated into a growing company.

• Design corporate document governance management process - internal document hierarchy to creation of a cross-functional review committee.

• Establish confidential internal reporting system, supporting policy, and implement start to finish report review and investigation process.

• Oversight of planning Compliance & Integrity organization, including onboarding of new Ethics and Compliance Specialist to support program goals.

• Launch and manage company's internal SharePoint website.

Ethics and Compliance Manager
YETI Coolers, LLC 
2020 – Present

• Draft and design program charter outlining roles and responsibilities within the program; presented and approved by the Board of Directors

• Lead cross-functional committee to coordinate the implementation of ethics and compliance program

• Manage and improve day-to-day programmatic activities, including monthly internal communications, ethics and compliance onboarding sessions, and management of ethics and compliance intranet page

• Plan and cultivate yearly training content and enrollment schedule for online and in-person ethics and compliance training

• Develop processes for gifts and entertainment, conflicts of interest, third-party due diligence, and policy governance and management

Program Coordinator - Ethics, Compliance
Newmont Mining Corporation 
2016 – Present

• Manage global ethics program for industry-leading international company

• Competently construct company-wide online ethics and compliance training content, serve as administrator for online training

• Prepare materials for quarterly Audit Committee meetings; including reviewing and analyzing hotline data and creating data narratives

• Maintain global ethics hotline allegation and inquiry submissions, closely monitor ongoing investigations

• Compile, review and report-out on data related to ethics hotline to various business functions, including Senior executives

• Coordinate global ethics team, including team SharePoint site and yearly meetings

• Manage ethics-related protocol and process questions

Judicial Assistant III
Denver County Court
2012 – 2016

• Capably lead all courtroom functions and work side-by-side with elected County Court Judge, Honorable Johnny Barajas

• Prepare and process legal orders, warrants, protection orders, reports and correspondence; quality check important legal materials

• Serve as liaison between defendants, court personnel and judges; assist general public through in-depth knowledge of policies, procedures, ordinances and statutes; successfully resolve problems without giving legal advice, while maintaining a variety of confidential records; obtaining information from public records

Conflicts Analyst I
Bryan Cave HRO LLP
2012

Manage and lead new business intake with a small team at historic HRO offices and provide valuable information to attorneys and legal staff.

Conflicts Specialist
Holme, Roberts & Owen LLP (HRO)
2010 – 2012

Key member of new business intake team and research lead for possible conflicts of interest in new matter submissions.

Legal Assistant
Winzenburg, Leff, Purvis & Payne
2007 – 2010

Support and assist the senior partner and associates across all essential practice functions.

Legal Assistant
Gerome and Hickey
2006 – 2007

Successfully draft estate plans and other legal documents, prepare monthly client billing, e-filing, interactions with clients both in office and over telephone.

Education.

Master of Studies in Law
Ethics and Compliance — May 2021
University of Colorado Law School, Boulder, CO

• Advanced educational training for experienced ethics and compliance officers to help organizations develop, improve and manage effective programs.

  ·         Ability to assess, identify and mitigate risks with effective controls

  ·         Focus areas include substantive knowledge of the FCPA and UK Bribery Act and other compliance regulations, including Data Protection/Privacy

  ·         Confidence to lead investigations and implement remediation plans

  ·         Proficiency in creation of business policy, corresponding procedures and communication plan for implementation

Bachelor of Arts — 2006
University of Denver, Denver, CO

• Major in International Studies; focus on International Organizations, Law and International Cultures and Societies

• Study abroad, Scotland, UK; emphasis on International Law and Politics

Accomplishments.

• CCEP certified

• Chair of employee resource group: lead regular meetings, community involvement, and voice of inclusion

• Wrote, produced, and executed training handbooks

• Supervised new employees

• Streamlined case processing across multiple courtrooms

• Establish brand-new document governance management

Core competencies.

• Strong ethical judgement

• Accurate prioritization

• Precise attention to detail

• Adept interpersonal skills and relationship building

• Problem-solving

• Process streamlining

• Issue spotting and risk mitigation