Experience

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  Office Of Legislative Audits

  • It Auditor

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  Office of Legislative Audits

  • Baltimore, MD

  • IT Auditor

    • Jan 2010 - Present
    • Baltimore, MD

    - Conduct and supervise IT audits of State and local agencies IT security controls for compliance with State IT guidelines and industry best practices. Including audits of physical controls, backup procedures, disaster recovery plans, operating systems (Windows, Unix/Linux, IBM z/OS, IBM i, and Unisys MCP ClearPath), mainframe security (ACF2, RACF, Top Secret), databases (Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, etc), and network devices (routers, firewalls, [Cisco ASA, Cisco PIX, Juniper, etc], cloud computing service agreements, and SOC2 reports. - Identify security vulnerabilities, collect, review, analyze and verify audit evidence, develop findings that are significant and relevant to the audit objectives, and make appropriate recommendations for corrective actions.- Troubleshoot PC computer software and hardware problems, and perform.- Provide technical support for audit and administrative functions.

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  Army National Guard

  • Baltimore, Maryland Area

  • Motor Transport Operator

    • May 2003 - Jul 2011
    • Baltimore, Maryland Area

    Served in Operation Iraqi Freedom - Iraq June 2007- May 2008

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  T Rowe Price

  • Baltimore, Maryland Area

  • Associate Analyst

    • Feb 2004 - Mar 2009
    • Baltimore, Maryland Area

     Lead teams of up to 15 members in internal audits of investor brokerage, mutual fund, and college savings plan statements. Successfully spearheaded quality assurance teams consisting of up to 20 testers in User Acceptance Testing efforts for major T. Rowe Price Web site enhancements to ensure compliance with business requirements and external regulations.  Received outstanding achievement award for development of a defect tracking tool using Excel, Word, Access, Macros and DHTML that reduced the steps required for tracking a defect from 8 to 4. Created a macro in Excel using VBA and SQL, which reduced the time required to perform daily audits of over 300 online transactions from 1 hour to 5 minutes without compromising accuracy. Researched complex technical issues involving high net worth customers and collaborated with technical support staff and operations to expedite resolution.  Trained and supervised team members in researching and redressing technical issues.  Provided ad hoc reports to management generated using MS Access.