Experience

Institute for Applied Behavior Analysis

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Employment Specialist

  • Aug 2012 - Present

  Provide support and training for job skills to persons with disabilities. Prepare annual and semi-annual Individual Service Plan reports, written protocols for behaviors, establish and track goals, and track progress daily using a Matrix format. IABA provides a wide range of services to both children and adults with developmental disabilities including those with challenging behavior. IABA is committed to providing the most advanced and quality services. Our goal is to assure the highest quality of life possible for the individuals we serve by enabling them to live in natural settings with full, positive and valued community presence and participation. Services provided to adults include supported employment and supported living. Show less



Mentors For Life

• Orange County, California Area

• Direct Service Provider

  • Aug 2010 - Present

  Independent and Supported Living Mentors for Life helps adults in need to gain and maintain their independence through making their own choices, building relationships, improving health and well‐being, exercising their rights and assuming responsibility. Independent and Supported Living Mentors for Life helps adults in need to gain and maintain their independence through making their own choices, building relationships, improving health and well‐being, exercising their rights and assuming responsibility.



H&R Block

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Tax Associate

  • Jan 2011 - Apr 2012

  Personal income tax preparation for the 2010 and 2011 tax years. Completed Income Tax Preparation training course through H&R Block. Personal income tax preparation for the 2010 and 2011 tax years. Completed Income Tax Preparation training course through H&R Block.



Farheap Solutions

• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Internal Auditor

  • Jun 2007 - Jan 2009

  Conducted departmental, inventory and accounting audits. Managed the bank and credit card accounts for multiple companies. Prepared written policies and procedures for all major functions in the Accounting and Finance department to improve control procedures. Reviewed corporate credit applications to determine the recommended line of credit. Entered credit card activity into Quick Books, obtained supporting documentation. Cash Call; Internal Audit and Compliance Created the Internal Audit Charter and procedures for the newly created department. Acted as liaison between Cash Call and the external auditors. Conducted departmental and prepared written audit reports of findings and recommendations. Completed monthly audits of loan files to ensure compliance to policies and regulation. Prepared written responses to customer complaints sent to the Better Business Bureau. Show less



Cash Call

• Fountain Valley, CA

• Internal Audit and Compliance

  • Oct 2006 - Dec 2006

  Internal Auditor and Compliance. Developed Internal Audit Charter and Policies and Procedures for newly created department. Internal Auditor and Compliance. Developed Internal Audit Charter and Policies and Procedures for newly created department.



SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Schools First Federal Credit Union

  • Jan 1986 - Aug 2006

  Teller, Assistant to the CFO, Internal Auditor, Fraud Investigator, Security Specialist, Trainer, Policy and Procedure Writer Teller, Assistant to the CFO, Internal Auditor, Fraud Investigator, Security Specialist, Trainer, Policy and Procedure Writer



Schools First Federal Credit Union

• Auditor / Fraud Investigator

  • 1998 - Jul 2006

  Ability to balance between providing excellent customer service while recommending strong internal controls needed to promote the financial strength of the company. Identified fraudulent transactions to prevent or reduce fraud losses, and prepared preventable loss reports to keep management informed on current trends.Tracked fraud trends and provided management with recommendations to reduce future losses. Identified and investigated financial crimes including check fraud, check forgery, identity theft, lottery scams, credit card fraud, counterfeit currency, suspicious account activity, employee fraud, and check kiting. Interviewed account holders to determine if they were the victim or the suspect, worked with other financial institutions, law enforcement agencies, and our insurance company to prevent and recover losses. Streamlined and improved fraud investigation procedures, developed new fraud detection reports and improved existing reports. Prepared written fraud reports and filed with local law enforcement agencies. Reviewed policies and regulations to update the Security Manual, and communicated updates to management. Worked with local law enforcement agencies and peers in other financial institutions to detect and prevent criminal activity. Developed and administered the Disaster Recovery Program. Prepared and conducted branch training programs for robbery, identify theft, fraud detection, and branch security. Worked directly with the credit union insurance company, submitted loss claims, received and verified insurance payments. Worked with our security company to program and administer all branch and ATM alarm access codes, maintain proper operation of security equipment, and planning and budgeting for new branch and ATM installations. Show less

• Internal Auditor / Finance Assistant

  • 1987 - 1998

  As the assistant to the CFO, I maintained the credit union's Investment Portfolio spreadsheets, updating the investment values and adding or deleting investments.As the Internal Auditor, I conducted operational internal audits of the branch offices and various support departments, wrote internal audit reports of findings and recommendations, and worked with management in preparing their written responses to the findings.