JOSHUA MEARKLE
Leesburg,VA
Summary
I am a risk management professional who understands the importance of effective risk management activities in conjunction with executing business processes to ensure the safety and soundness of the enterprise. I focus on opportunities to align how the business functions with proficient risk management practices to drive consistency and efficiency of operations. I also recognize that risk management is a journey not a destination with the importance of delivering value to the organization.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Information Risk Oversight Manager
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Freddie Mac
03.2024 - Current
- Focus on Oversight, Guidance, and monitoring of the first line's risk management activities
- Establishing risk management frameworks and conducting risk assessments
- Ensuring compliance with laws, regulations, internal policies, and standards
- Providing assurance for first line business processes to execute at the lowest possible risk levels to maximize productivity
Business Management Senior
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Freddie Mac
06.2021 - 03.2024
- Enterprise Risk Management – Risk Management Rotational Analyst Program Graduate
- Rotation 1: Single Family Quality Control Central Processing
- Tasks Include: receiving loan documentation, ad hoc business case requests from managers, assisting team with daily deliverables to lower time to loan sample closure
- Rotation 2: ERM Third Party Risk Team
- Tasks Include: providing oversight and validation of first line business risk reports and metrics while also developing Third Party team job aids and procedures for the processes executed on a quarterly basis
- Rotation 3: Business Risk Analyst for the Chief Risk Officer
- Tasks Include: Executing key strategic enterprise wide goals, development of the Risk and Control Profile for divisions and Enterprise wide risk assessments for the specific risk domains of Resiliency and Third-Party
Wellsite Leader
BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY
02.2009 - 03.2019
- Team Leader at rig-site executing well programs, managing time and budget allocations, reviewing and improving procedures, and overseeing safety for all individuals
- Identified, analyzed, and implemented process efficiencies to complete wells 7-10% below cost estimates
- Analyzed industry best practices to fulfill best-in-class safety plan, lowering incident rates on well-sites
- Managed execution of offshore activities for $1.2-$2.2Bn well budgets, tracked daily cost to maximize budget efficiency, routinely finalized complex, engineering intensive, 4-5 month well programs
- Headed self-audit, oversight, and compliance efforts of safety standards, exceeding Key Performance Indicators in safety, lowering rate of personal injuries and process safety incidents that helped team to maintain consistent delivery of wells for production
- Increased speed and efficiency by developing and performing standardized procedures saving time and budget
Education
Master of Business Administration - Analytics certificate with a Finance focus
American University, Kogod School of Business
Washington, DC05.2021
Bachelor of Science - Geology
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Johnstown, PA04.2007
Skills
- Detailed Risk Analysis
- Regulatory Compliance Expertise
- Strategic Business Insight
- Proficient in Problem Resolution
- Responsive to Regulatory Changes
- Capability to Develop Risk Frameworks
Timeline
Information Risk Oversight Manager
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Freddie Mac
03.2024 - Current
Business Management Senior
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Freddie Mac
06.2021 - 03.2024
Wellsite Leader
BP AMERICA PRODUCTION COMPANY
02.2009 - 03.2019
Bachelor of Science - Geology
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Master of Business Administration - Analytics certificate with a Finance focus
American University, Kogod School of Business
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