Eric Roberts

Experience

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  Arkansas State Bank Department

  May 2011 - Jul 2015

  -Review of Bank Statutes for development and updates-Continued examination training and oversight-Legislation drafting and monitoring -FDIC Examiner Training-Extensive in-house examination training-Weekly travel for bank examinations-Pervasive team work

  • Chief Legal Counsel

    Jan 2014 - Jul 2015

  • Bank Examiner

    May 2011 - Mar 2014
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  DD&F Consulting Group

  Aug 2015 - Jan 2017

  Risk Specalist

  -Analyzed and advised banks on regulatory compliance, policies, and procedures-Developed new processes, procedures, and report templates utilized by risk division

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  Arkansas Department of Health

  Jan 2017 - Jan 2020

  Senior Policy Advisor

  -Served as Compliance Officer as well as HIPPA Security and Privacy Officer; managed Agency compliance with laws and standards, including identifying, correcting, and reporting any material breach or security incident.-Supervised Agency-wide HIPPA document and policy review including drafting and approval of Business Associate Agreements and Data Use Agreements, created or negotiated multiple documents/agreements to comply with regulations as needed-Directed ADH Policies and Procedures Office, supervised staff-Performed other duties, including: service on the Legislative Team and Human Resources grievance investigations Show less

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  Arkansas Department of Health, Office of Health Information Technology

  Jan 2019 - Jan 2020

  Policy Director

  -Directed Operations and Policy division and supervised operations team-Created and revised policies and procedures and streamlined operations by re-examining and changing the way OHIT received and stored certain types of health information as well as eliminated unnecessary steps within the onboarding and data collection processes-Extensive contract review and negotiation with private entities, federal entities, Arkansas, and other state entities-Served on multiple state and Agency workgroups to improve processes within the state of Arkansas Show less

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  Arkansas State Bank Department

  Nov 2020 - now

  Chief Legal Counsel

  -Provides legal counsel on governance issues, regulatory enforcement actions, human resources issues, and day-to-day operations-Reviews contracts, drafts overall correspondence, and negotiates agreements with third parties-Redesigned adverse employment action, termination, and ADA compliance procedures for the Department-Identifies and addresses potential legal and regulatory concerns, and guidance on how to avoid contraventions of law or rules-Drafts legislation and communicates with the public regarding legislation affecting the Department Show less