Professional experience.

Scout Motors Inc. (2024 - present)
Compliance, Ethics, and Risk, Senior Manager

• Lead compliance strategy, budget planning, and team development for a rapidly growing company.

• Oversee compliance risk management, including governance, policies, and reporting mechanisms.

• Direct hiring and onboarding of compliance professionals, expanding program capabilities.

• Collaborate with senior leadership to align compliance initiatives with business objectives.

• Enhance corporate document governance and cross-functional compliance integration.

Compliance, Ethics, and Risk Manager (2023 - 2024)

• 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.

YETI Coolers, LLC 
Ethics and Compliance Manager (2020 – 2023)

• Spearheaded the development and advancement of global ethics and compliance program.

• Led cross-functional governance committee to align compliance objectives.

• Managed internal training, onboarding, and ethics communication strategy.

Newmont Mining Corporation 
Program Coordinator - Ethics, Compliance (2016 – 2020)

• 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

Denver County Court
Judicial Assistant III (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

Bryan Cave HRO LLP
Conflicts Analyst I (2012 )

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

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

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

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

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

Gerome and Hickey
Legal Assistant (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.

• Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional (CCEP)

• Lead budget planning & hiring for compliance department

• Direct compliance reporting & risk governance for senior leadership

• Built & implemented Scout Motors’ first compliance program

• Chaired Employee Resource Group initiatives

• Established corporate document governance processes

Core competencies & Skills.

• Compliance Program Leadership

• Risk and Governance Strategy

• Budget Planning & Resource Allocation

• Hiring & Team Development

• Problem-solving

• Executive-Level Engagement

• Regulatory Compliance & Investigations