Experience

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  U.S. Department Of Defense

  • Office Of General Counsel (Ogc) Budget Officer

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  Department of Defense

  • Chief Internal Audit

    • Feb 2019 - Present

    Responsible for Internal Audit Testing, Managers’ Internal Control (MIC) Program, and Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Establishes and executes risk based Internal Audit program testing. Administers MIC and ERM programs in compliance with OMB’s A-123, Federal Managers Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA) and Federal Financial Management Improvement Act (FFMIA). Administers Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act (IPERIA) program in compliance with OMB A-123 Appendix C. Established Internal Audit best practices for planning, work papers, and reporting. Develops and maintains business process risk controls matrixes and process narratives.  Supports external audits and remediation of audit findings.

  • Auditor/Accountant

    • Jan 2014 - Jan 2019

    Responsible for property accountability audit effort. Duties include: 1/2014 - Present Establishment of auditable asset beginning balances. Develop sustainable business processes and related internal controls. Document integrated SOPs and establish and execute related training. Maintain current process narratives, flowcharts, and key control libraries. Manage external audit request, providing timely and complete supporting documentation. Draft management responses to external audit findings and develop related corrective action plans. Ensure proper documentation is maintained to support asset activity reported.

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  Independent Consultant

  • Baltimore, MD

  • Internal Audit, Risk and Compliance

    • Jan 2013 - Dec 2013
    • Baltimore, MD

    Internal Audit, Risk and Compliance Consulting ServicesClients include Eagle Bank Internal Audit; Exelon/Constellation Energy Internal Audit

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  ARINC Engineering Services, LLC

  • Principal Auditor

    • May 2010 - Dec 2012

    Responsibilities include planning, managing and performing risked based financial, operational, and compliance audits for defense/aerospace government contractor and commercial airports/aviation. Coordinate internal audit activities with ISO and SOX reviews with strong collaboration with Corporate Compliance Officer and CFO.

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  Deutsche Bank

  • VP Group Audit

    • Nov 2007 - Apr 2010

    Responsible for risked based audit coverage of Private Wealth Management including brokerage, advisory, and investment services. Audits included: annual reviews of all 15 brokerage branch offices; private equity, hedge funds, FX, OTC derivatives, options desk, FI desk, equity desk, insurance, annuities, and AML/CIP.

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  FTI Consulting

  • SOX Manager

    • Aug 2007 - Nov 2007

    Consultant responsible for FTI's Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance. Process Documentation, Quarterly Certifications, Self-Assessment Testing, RCMs, ITGC.

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  Fieldstone Mortgage Co

  • Internal Audit Manager

    • Jan 2006 - Jul 2007

    Twenty years internal audit (IA) experience in financial services including insurance, banking, and investments. I have been a manager for ten years with experience in: financial/operational/compliance audits, IA management, risk/control assessment, IT general controls, and SOX.

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  Sandy Spring Bank

  • Audit Manager, AVP

    • Mar 2005 - Jan 2006

    Twenty years internal audit (IA) experience in financial services including insurance, banking, and investments. I have been a manager for ten years with experience in: financial/operational/compliance audits, IA management, risk/control assessment, IT general controls, and SOX.

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  Union Labor Life Ins Co

  • Audit Manager

    • Oct 1989 - Mar 2005

    Twenty years internal audit (IA) experience in financial services including insurance, banking, and investments. I have been a manager for ten years with experience in: financial/operational/compliance audits, IA management, risk/control assessment, IT general controls, and SOX.