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Robert Burrus

Robert Burrus

Summary

Qualified experienced Business Turnaround Professional with years of experience in lean process operations, Risk Management, marketing, sales, business process management, and leadership. Passionate and knowledgeable progressive leadership experience with proven success in developing, growing, and managing account portfolios. Strong strategic planning and people management skills. Leverages in-depth knowledge of industry trends and shifts to offer valuable insights on new growth and expansion opportunities. Focused professional with extensive experience in Enterprise Risk Management. Proven track record of enhancing shareholder value and customer experience. Strategic thinker, with an eye for business development opportunities. An effective and respected leader, with experience in building high-performing teams.

Work history

Head of Operational Risk

Legal & General Capital
03.2018 - 12.2021

  • Analyzed and interrogated large datasets for high-quality risk reporting.
  • Prepared and analyzed periodic reports, outlining risk evaluations for management and stakeholders.
  • Mitigated financial risk through targeted oversight procedures tailored to individual business needs.
  • Delivered detailed data analytics tailored to client needs for improved reporting.
  • Built risk mitigation and monitoring procedures for improved performance and reduced volatility.
  • Reviewed risk processes and practices to activate improvement opportunities.
  • Evaluated establishment risks and developed controls and procedures to mitigate them.
  • Managed and manipulated complex datasets for thorough modeling and forecasting.
  • Evolved strategy and processes to meet emerging risks and achieve climate project objectives.
  • Determined business exposure and risk profiles, adhering to current policies and risk appetite.
  • Maintained quantitative financial risk systems for robust modeling and projections.
  • Monitored regulatory changes and updated policies and procedures accordingly for compliant risk management.
  • Adapted risk frameworks to meet changes in appetite, culture, and governance.
  • Developed robust risk frameworks to improve analysis, forecasting, and modeling.

Chief Risk Officer

Shamayal Jeddah Saudi Arabia
01.2015 - 02.2018

  • Reported KPIs to department heads for cash-flow management, adjusting credit risk policies and procedures accordingly.
  • Drafted clear and concise reports on risk profiles and audit findings.
  • Embedded controls and processes to monitor, report and minimize theimpact of financial crime.
  • Coordinated risk review process, challenging risk descriptors and mitigations to detect vulnerabilities.
  • Challenged mitigations and corrective action strategies to evaluate theefficacy and identify improvements.
  • Investigated and evaluated customers for creditworthiness and potential risk factors.
  • Deployed project and program risk workshops to verify thecapture of relevant exposures.
  • Established, monitored, and reported on risk management metrics to assist with decision-making.
  • Developed and assisted risk strategy implementation and delivery across all enterprise levels.
  • Maintained full knowledge of thecurrent regulatory environment and made proactive adjustments to meet changing requirements.
  • Standardized risk and performance metrics to increase efficiencies.
  • Facilitated identification, analysis, and corrective action planning for corporate-wide risks.
  • Spearheaded implementation of risk tools and methodologies to improve outcomes and decrease vulnerabilities.
  • Maintained clear communication across projects, monitoring and following up on critical escalations.
  • Conducted technical risk analysis, collaborating with technical leadership in accepting identified risks.
  • Liaised with compliance personnel to create action plans in response to identified issues.

Rail Project, Risk Consultant

Qatar Rail
08.2014 - 01.2015

  • Responsible for the risk management of the entire consortium.
  • Maintained full knowledge of thecurrent regulatory environment and made proactive adjustments to meet changing requirements.
  • Spearheaded implementation of risk tools and methodologies to improve outcomes and decrease vulnerabilities.
  • Coordinated risk review process, challenging risk descriptors and mitigations to detect vulnerabilities.
  • Maintained clear communication across projects, monitoring and following up on critical escalations.
  • Reported KPIs to department heads for cash-flow management, adjusting credit risk policies and procedures accordingly.
  • Embedded controls and processes to monitor, report and minimize theimpact of financial crime.
  • Conducted technical risk analysis, collaborating with technical leadership in accepting identified risks.
  • Investigated and evaluated customers for credit worthiness and potential risk factors.
  • Liaised with compliance personnel to create action plans in response to identified issues.
  • Supported compliance with GDPR, UK Data Protection Act 2018, and other relevant data protection laws.
  • Standardized risk and performance metrics to increase efficiencies.
  • Deployed project and program risk workshops to verify the capture of relevant exposures.
  • Developed and assisted risk strategy implementation and delivery across all enterprise levels.
  • Drafted clear and concise reports on risk profiles and audit findings.
  • Established, monitored, and reported on risk management metrics to assist with decision-making.
  • Assessed risk reporting processes to verify the inclusion of all tactical, technical, and strategic risks and issues.
  • Challenged mitigations and corrective action strategies to evaluate theefficacy and identify improvements.

Head of Assurance / Risk Manager

Alstom Rail
05.2011 - 07.2013


  • Provide advice and guidance to the programme team in the application of the process and on the classification of the programme and project level risks; ensure that the process is understood and fully utilized so that risks are effectively recognised and managed
  • Facilitate risk management workshops where required and establish and maintain a Programme Risk Register for the
  • Region ensuring that all risks have owners assigned, and action plans are implemented in a timely manner
  • Look across the Programme as a whole and assist the programme team to recognize opportunities to minimize risk through inter-programme and inter-project cooperation and synergy
  • Implement an opportunity identification process and ensure all opportunities have owners responsible for investigating and realizing opportunities
  • Maintain opportunities log and ensure that as opportunities are realized they are captured on the
  • Efficiency register
  • Develop and provide a monthly programme risk and opportunity report as part of the monthly reporting and review cycle
  • Work with the national Risk manager and the other regional risk managers for RIP to ensure a national RIP programme risk and opportunity register is developed and maintained, that actions have appropriate owners and action plans
  • Develop and maintain quantified risk assessment for both time and cost and ensure that the risk profile is adequately reflected in all programme reporting
  • Ensure business risks are reviewed and appropriate countermeasures approved and implemented
  • Provide guidance and support to Project managers and Project teams and undertake reviews to ensure effective risk management processes are being implemented on projects
  • Drafted clear and concise reports on risk profiles and audit findings.
  • Assessed risk reporting processes to verify theinclusion of all tactical, technical and strategic risks and issues.
  • Embedded controls and processes to monitor, report and minimise theimpact of financial crime.
  • Maintained full knowledge of thecurrent regulatory environment and made proactive adjustments to meet changing requirements.
  • Coordinated risk review process, challenging risk descriptors and mitigations to detect vulnerabilities.
  • Deployed project and programme risk workshops to verify the capture of relevant exposures.
  • Standardised risk and performance metrics to increase efficiencies.
  • Liaised with compliance personnel to create action plans in response to identified issues.
  • Reported KPIs to department heads for cash-flow management, adjusting credit risk policies and procedures accordingly.
  • Conducted technical risk analysis, collaborating with technical leadership in accepting identified risks.
  • Supported and standardised risk management processes and updated SOPs to reflect changes.
  • Spearheaded implementation of risk tools and methodologies to improve outcomes and decrease vulnerabilities.
  • Challenged mitigations and corrective action strategies to evaluate the efficacy and identify improvements.
  • Developed and assisted risk strategy implementation and delivery across all enterprise levels.
  • Established, monitored and reported on risk management metrics to assist with decision-making.
  • Supported compliance with GDPR, UK Data Protection Act 2018 and other relevant data protection laws.
  • Maintained clear communication across projects, monitoring and following up on critical escalations.

Quality Systems / Risk Reduction Manager

ITT Systems US Military Contract
07.2010 - 05.2011


  • Tracked performance metrics for plant operations and reviewed regular reports to proactively identify areas of concern.
  • Set clear budget targets and established successful controls to control expenditure.
  • Led recruitment of manufacturing staff members, overseeing selection, training, and performance of new employees.
  • Provided quotations to manufacture specialized goods and products, establishing contracts with customers.
  • Coordinated maintenance processes to keep equipment operating correctly and maximize uptime.
  • Kept up to date with the digital transformation of industrial processes to improve manufacturing operations.
  • Identified opportunities to improve and streamline manufacturing processes to maximize time and revenue.
  • Prepared timelines for pipeline development projects to manage stakeholder expectations.
  • Established plans governing production policies, daily operations, and long-term planning.

Head of Risk and Business Systems

Transaction Systems Ltd
London


  • Analysis of application and service requirements for the work area
  • Tracked and analyzed data to support strategic business transformation.
  • Identified and implemented modifications needed in existing applications to meet changing user requirements.
  • Planned and managed projects through consultations with internal and external teams to meet set objectives on time and on budget.
  • Conducted statistical analysis to produce visual charts, data trends, and patterns.
  • Facilitated data-driven and strategic decisions by presenting reports and research findings to management.

Education

MBA - undefined

ISO 31000 Risk Management Framework - undefined

Skills

  • Risk exposure schedules
  • COSO
  • Change Management
  • Operational performance improvement
  • ISO 31000
  • Conducting investigations
  • Trend Analysis
  • Production of quality / Safety metrics, trend analysis, and improvement plans (Periodic and annual)
  • Targeted risk assessments
  • Leadership

Accomplishments

  • Manage the corporate Risk Management (RM) function to support the organizations compliance with requirements and obligations
  • Manage the development, implementation and the management of the Requirements Management (RM) process and information management system to support corporate Operational Readiness programs and corporate activities
  • Provide oversight of the facilitation of the Requirement Management (RM) process.

Timeline

Head of Operational Risk

Legal & General Capital
03.2018 - 12.2021

Chief Risk Officer

Shamayal Jeddah Saudi Arabia
01.2015 - 02.2018

Rail Project, Risk Consultant

Qatar Rail
08.2014 - 01.2015

Head of Assurance / Risk Manager

Alstom Rail
05.2011 - 07.2013

Quality Systems / Risk Reduction Manager

ITT Systems US Military Contract
07.2010 - 05.2011

Head of Risk and Business Systems

Transaction Systems Ltd

MBA - undefined

ISO 31000 Risk Management Framework - undefined

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