Patricia Wood Echabarne

IT Risk and Compliance Principal Management, working within specified channels to meet any compliance requirements around T-Mobile Risk and Compliance Governance. Meetings as required with SVPs, VPs, Directors and any Stakeholders where applicable, to convey areas of concern and basic progress of initiatives within specified channels. Technical Point of Contact for the Internal Audit, External Audit or Core Team to advise, support and guide specified channel initiatives and remediation programs to success.

· Developed and created internal T-Mobile documentation regarding Risk and Governance

· Developed “Tone at the Top” Governance, Risk and Compliance documents for programs in IT such as Design Effectiveness, Rationalization, Operational Effectiveness (using IIA Standards), SOX, Privacy/CPNI, NSA ROAP, NSA_USGCI, NiST_CMMC, PCI and Change Mgt/SDLC.

· Developed and successfully led the “Fed Regulatory” program with CyberSecurity

· Developed and successfully led the SOX Compliance Team in Engineering

· Developed and successfully created the SDLC program with zero failures

o SDLC remediation, program creation reaching success in less than 1 year.

· Managed CPNI and PCI programs relating to organization

o QA’d CPNI and PCI Program evidence for submission

· Assessed Risk in IT and Governance Tone for any ITGCs (aligning with financial thresholds/appetite as the background)

· Created ITGC Controls for new programs/applications

· Worked with Legal and cross functional teams in developing the NSA ROAP documentation for the Organization

· Worked cross functionally with the PMO for program evidence, training those needed to comply with SDLC Control Objective success within the PMO Teams

· Managed Work Breakdown Structures and timeframes in MS Project for each program

· Created and Managed SOPs, Detailed Daily Operational and Work Plans for SOW Trainings

· Developed program to remediate failed controls, and Management of IT Compliance

· Developed requirements, remediation and communications for SOX methodology

· Worked with automation teams to implement tools to automate compliance and dashboards (KPIs)

· Developed remediation efforts for the specified channel as it related to any/all remediation efforts within operations

· Developed Steering Committee Charter and action items as well as meeting monthly with the steering committee members on progress as it relates to the specified channel in UDG

· Working with the Core Varonis and App support teams to ramp up on the Varonis solution in full, for compliance

· Manage SOX, CPNI (Privacy), NSA, NSA_USGCI, NiST_CMMC, and PCI compliance objectives, removing external audit teams hired to work the program: remediating controls into passing as Satisfactory utilizing implemented various Data governance tools (SNOW, Cyberark, SPLUNK, Tripwire, Varonis) within 1 year

· Working in coordination with Champions for evidence quality

· Utilize other tools within organization for cross compliance advantages, such as Archer (Aurora), CyberArk, Tripwire, Slack, Jira, SPLUNK and ChangeAuditor

· Assessed UDG (Unstructured Data Governance) and aligned with appropriate stakeholders (Varonis Implementation)

· IT Operational Application Support, ensuring application support awareness of new or changes to existing support structure across multiple functional teams

• Conducted closings with customers, realtors, lenders and attorneys.
• Oversaw issuance of checks, bills and statements, receipts and other documents to drive customer satisfaction.
• Secured documents required for issuance of title insurance.
• Managed real estate contract compliance, lender instructions, title requirements, company requirements and other written instructions.
• Understood escrow process to determine steps to transfer title pursuant to contract conditions and lender instructions.
• Returned executed loan packages to lender for review and approval in accordance with lender instructions.
• Followed industry standard escrow procedures and maintained awareness of regulations governing escrow process.
• Scheduled closing appointments for seller and buyer or arranged for delivery of documents for out of area closings.
• Followed-up on status of releases, policies, and return of recorded documents.
• Examined purchase and sale agreement for potential items of concern and addressed immediately.
• Checked signatures and legal descriptions for accuracy and integrity.
• Communicated requirements and title exception information to clients.
• Maintained compliance with applicable regulations and laws governing consumer credit.
• Complied with internal controls and government regulations.

Identified opportunities to improve business process flows and productivity.

• Oversaw business-wide changes to modernize procedures and organization.
• Formulated and executed strategic initiatives to improve product offerings.
• Cultivated company-wide culture of innovation and collaboration.
• Collaborated with legal, accounting and other professional teams to review and maintain compliance with regulations.
• Demonstrated proficient leadership skills to motivate employees and build competent teams.
• Collaborated with senior management to develop strategic initiatives and long term goals.
• Established and directed successful programs focused on [Area].
• Communicated business performance, forecasts and strategies to investors and shareholders.
• Established and maintained strong relationships with customers, vendors and strategic partners.