Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP)

SARAH R. SIMS, JD, CCEP®

Vienna, VA 703-***-****

*****.********.****@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/srsims

COMPLIANCE, ETHICS, RISK MANAGEMENT

& RESEARCH PROFESSIONAL

Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP) who excels at catching the unfound error. Innovative

problem-solver practiced at speaking up and always keeping the best interest of the brand in mind. Detail-

oriented leader who excels in research, training sessions, quality assurance, contract management, technical

editing, organization, and system creation. Actively involved with several non-profit committees.

EXPERIENCE

Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) 2013

Compliance Manager – Consultant (from Randstad)

• Formulated five-year plan for maintaining and upgrading compliance and ethics efforts.

• Created ethics code orientation and representative training.

• Created an active ethics corner with regular news feeds, a blog, and policy updates that was well

received and appreciated by upper management.

• Organized regular anti-bribery, export controls, anti-money laundering, and conflict of interest

trainings in compliance with best practices and in the interest of protecting GMAC.

AARP Services Inc., 2007-2012

Compliance Manager

• Drafted Standards of Business Conduct designed to address the unique subsidiary concerns of AARP

Services.

• Successfully established marketing material review system with rules and guidelines designed to inform the

customer, protect the brand, and ensure quality.

• Updated disclosures regularly ensuring compliance with ever changing requirements, best practices, and

board interests.

• Led compliance review of over 4000 health care, lifestyle, and financial AARP-branded marketing materials

ensuring compliance and protecting the brand.

• Facilitated sessions to resolve issues with health care providers’ compliance and legal teams, improving

communication and establishing consistency.

• Actively involved with health literacy, plain language, foreign language, and multi-cultural committees.

• Conducted audit reviews of agent materials, as well as provider internal and external webpages ensuring the

correction of erroneous information thereby protecting the brand and members.

• Earned Lean Six Sigma yellow belt through on-site training.

Wireless Facilities Inc. 2005-2006

Real Estate Manager (Contract Position)

• Teamed with tower owners, area governments, RF engineers, construction managers, and legal teams,

increasing Verizon Wireless service in the Baltimore-Washington area.

Site Acquisition Specialist (Contract Position)

• Managed Cingular tower and antenna site acquisition projects, including zoning and building exceptions,

both in the Philadelphia and Baltimore-Washington areas.

Tower Resource Management, Inc. 2004-2005

Project Coordinator

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• Met deadlines and increased area service while aiding General Dynamics on Nextel site development;

including leases, planning and zoning committees, engineers, construction, and landlords.

Lawcorps Corporation (now Special Counsel) 2003-

2004

Zoning Associate (Contract Position)

• Prepared leases; wrote and filed zoning, building applications, and landlord communications.

• Participated in tower, zoning, and building committee meetings.

Legal Tax Editor (Contract Position)

• Research, development, and testing of new product while meeting a strict project release deadline.

• Managed a sub-team of 3-6 individuals responsible for imputing updates.

Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the United States 1999-2001

Researcher (Secret Security Clearance)

• Designed and maintained Access databases for tracking progress and organizing data in searchable and

retrievable fashion. Wrote instructional and informative memoranda.

• Heavily involved with last editorial review and successfully publishing on schedule.

Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering (now WilmerHale) 1996-1999

Legal Assistant

• Led team of four to 12 researchers at multiple sites, including National Archives II and New York City

Swiss bank offices, investigating Holocaust-era funds.

• Discussed Holocaust related issues and accounts with clients and partners.

• Executed specialized searches, with responsibility for progress, quality control and extensive database.

• Established close contact with archivists and historians for case and research development.

CERTIFICATIONS

Lean Six Sigma yellow belt through on-site project training, 2012

Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional (CCEP®), 2011

Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics (SCCE)

COMMITTEES

Women in Technology (WIT) – Workforce Development Committee

Women in Technology Education Foundation (WIT Education Foundation) – Programs Committee

McLean and Great Falls Celebrate Virginia Committee

Operation Renewed Hope Foundation – Veteran Services Committee

EDUCATION

George Mason University School of Law – Juris Doctorate, 2002

• VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance)

Smith College – Bachelor of Arts in American Studies; Minor in Marine Science, 1996

• Smithsonian Institution Archives, Research Assistant – Reorganized and re-housed the personal papers of

Joseph Henry, first secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, also wrote a finding aid for the collection

COMPUTER SKILLS: Microsoft Office Access, Excel, Word, Publisher, SharePoint, and PowerPoint

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