Risk Management Specialist

Risk Management Specialist — Apex Enterprise Solutions

Charlotte, NC | January 2024 – Present

• Led enterprise-wide risk assessments across 4 corporate divisions, identifying 18 operational vulnerabilities and designing mitigation controls that reduced general compliance risk index scores by 32%.
• Formulated and maintained the company-wide risk register for 3 operational business units, collaborating with 12 department heads to decrease the frequency of risk events by 24% using Archer GRC.
• Overhauled the third-party vendor risk assessment program, auditing 45 vendor agreements and saving $140,000 in regulatory penalty exposure by implementing automated compliance tracking in Tableau.
• Facilitated 15 risk mitigation workshops with senior management to establish key risk indicators (KRIs), boosting the implementation rate of corrective actions from 72% to 94% using Microsoft Excel.

Risk Analyst — Vanguard Financial Partners

Atlanta, GA | June 2020 – December 2023

• Evaluated historical transaction records for anomalies using SQL, identifying 14 processing inefficiencies and implementing controls that saved $85,000 in monthly financial leakage.
• Developed 5 automated risk reporting templates in SAS Enterprise Guide, reducing weekly manual report preparation time by 14 hours and improving audit report turnaround speed by 22%.
• Managed operational control testing for SOC 2 compliance readiness across 6 systems, finishing the pre-audit review 3 weeks early and ensuring 100% compliance during the final external audit.
• Investigated 8 business continuity and disaster recovery plans, coordinating updates across 5 technical teams to reduce recovery time objectives (RTO) for critical applications by 35%.

Risk assessment, Financial modeling, Internal audit, Compliance framework, SOX compliance, ISO 31000, Archer GRC, SAS Enterprise Guide, SQL, Tableau, Advanced Excel, Risk register, Stakeholder communication, Policy formulation

Enterprise Risk Management Framework Overhaul

Role: Lead Risk Specialist

Tools: Archer GRC, SAS Enterprise Guide, Tableau

Designed a new operational risk register for 14 departments, reducing overall audit cycle times by 22%.

Third-Party Vendor Risk Assessment Program

Role: Risk Analyst

Tools: Archer GRC, Microsoft Excel, SQL

Evaluated 120 key suppliers, identifying 14 critical compliance gaps and reducing vendor risk exposure by 26%.

• RIMS-Certified Risk Management Professional (RIMS-CRMP) (2023)
• Associate in Risk Management (ARM) (2022)
• Financial Risk Manager (FRM) (2021)

• Languages: English (Native), Spanish (Conversational)
• Volunteer Work: Risk advisory board member for Charlotte local community trust (2022-present)
• Availability: 2 weeks notice