Eric Grogg
Rydal,GA
Summary
Expert Compliance Professional with 20+ years of compliance and services management experience. Strong portfolio of achievements that includes common sense approach to ethics & compliance, 6-figure and million-dollar cost reductions, and significant quality, safety, productivity, and efficiency improvements. Accomplished leader who is passionate about developing a word-class compliance culture that will serve as a benchmark for doing the right thing.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF RISK & COMPLIANCE
Converge Technology Solutions
12.2021 - 01.2023
- Tasked with developing a formal compliance program, in accordance with the US Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations
- Tasked with guiding integration of multiple corporate entities under one GRC program
- Responsible for risk management efforts
- Subject matter expert regarding regulatory and legislative compliance
- Subject matter for contract obligations, especially regarding privacy requirements
- Responsible for managing compliance with various regulatory bodies and professional organizations including the PCI-DSS, ISO, SOC, GDPR, and HIPAA.
DIRECTOR OF COMPLIANCE
OrthoFi, Inc
01.2021 - 03.2021
- Assisted with acquisition of OrthoBanc, LLC, by OrthoFi, Inc
- Tasked with developing a formal compliance program, in accordance with the US Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations
- Responsible for managing cybersecurity efforts
- Subject matter expert regarding regulatory and legislative compliance
- Responsible for managing compliance with various regulatory bodies and professional organizations including the CFPB, NACHA, AML-BSA, PCI-DSS, and HIPAA.
CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER
OrthoBanc, LLC
09.2017 - 01.2021
- Developed a formal compliance program, in accordance with the US Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations
- Managed facility physical site security
- Subject matter expert regarding regulatory and legislative compliance
- Successfully managed compliance with various regulatory bodies and professional organizations including the CFPB, NACHA, AML-BSA
- Successfully guided company to achieve NACHA Third-party Sender Certification (1 of 9 in the U.S
- To do so).
COMPLIANCE MANAGER
Shaw Industries Group, Inc
02.2003 - 03.2017
- Managed compliance efforts related to procurement and government regulations
- Worked in conjunction with Director of Compliance to identify new compliance challenges in order to develop a unified strategy for meeting or exceeding the requirements of these
- Maintained a proactive approach to regulatory and legislative compliance by utilizing extended professional network to insure real-time updates to compliance programs
- Achieved increased efficiency by 50% in responding to external queries through development and implementation of an online information portal for domestic and internationally sourced products
- Developed and implemented compliance programs that consistently pass rigorous external audits by various legal entities
- Facilitated all required external audits, as well as internal audits conducted at various facilities
- Managed certification audits required by external customer organizations, resulting in achievement of SA8000 certification for Social Responsibility.
US EDUCATION SKILLS PLANNER
IBM Global Services
09.2000 - 05.2002
- Managed training initiatives for the U.S
- Intel Platform
- Reduced annual training budget from $3M to $750K, streamlining training programs in collaboration with company executives
- Managed development of training curriculum by seeking out innovative methods of delivering training to insure maximum retention by field service force.
Education
M.J. in Corporate Law and Global Compliance -
Widener University Delaware Law School
Wilmington, DE05.2018
EMBA in International Business -
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA07.2009
Master of Arts - Music Education
Union College
Barbourville, KYBachelor of Science - Music Education
Tennessee Tech University
Cookeville, TNSkills
- Compliance Programs
- Internal and External Audits
- Corporate Ethics
- Legal Research
- Information Governance & Privacy Laws
Recognition Achievements
- International Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional (CCEP-I) - October 2018
- Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional (CCEP) - October 2014
- Member - National Scholars Honor Society - July 2009
- Member - Gold Key International Honor Society - July 2009
Certification
Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional (CCEP)
International Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional (CCEP-I)
Timeline
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF RISK & COMPLIANCE
Converge Technology Solutions
12.2021 - 01.2023
DIRECTOR OF COMPLIANCE
OrthoFi, Inc
01.2021 - 03.2021
CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER
OrthoBanc, LLC
09.2017 - 01.2021
COMPLIANCE MANAGER
Shaw Industries Group, Inc
02.2003 - 03.2017
US EDUCATION SKILLS PLANNER
IBM Global Services
09.2000 - 05.2002
M.J. in Corporate Law and Global Compliance -
Widener University Delaware Law School
EMBA in International Business -
Kennesaw State University
Master of Arts - Music Education
Union College
Bachelor of Science - Music Education
Tennessee Tech University
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