Experience

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  HighGround Advisors

  • Dallas, Texas, United States

  • Director, Chairman Audit Committee

    • Jan 2024 - Present
    • Dallas, Texas, United States

    HighGround Advisors is a non-profit organization that assists donors in designing and implementing charitable giving strategies (e.g., various forms of trusts, Donor Advised Funds) and manages the financial, mineral and real estate assets related to those strategies.

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  Deloitte & Touche Audit Quality Advisory Board

  • United States

  • Member

    • Nov 2018 - Dec 2023
    • United States

    The Audit Quality Advisory Council was formed in 2014 to provide independent input to Deloitte & Touche LLP on a broad range of issues related to that firm's efforts to continuously improve the quality of its auditing practice and to provide perspective on the future of the auditing profession. The council consists of five members with diverse experience in auditing, academia, investing, corporate governance and regulation and financial reporting.

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  Ensco plc

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Director, Member Audit Committee

    • Oct 2017 - Apr 2019
    • London, United Kingdom

    Ensco plc is a global provider of offshore drilling services to the petroleum industry and, after its acquisition of Atwood Oceanics, Inc. in October 2017, operates one of the newest ultra-deepwater rig fleets and a leading premium jackup rig fleet.

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  Willbros Group

  • Houston, Texas Area

  • Director, Chairman of Audit Committee, Member Compensation Committee

    • Apr 2015 - Jun 2018
    • Houston, Texas Area

    Willbros (formerly NYSE:WG) is a specialty infrastructure contractor serving the energy and power industries which was acquired by Primoris Inc. in June 2018.

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  Trinity Steel Fabricators, Inc

  • Houston, Texas

  • Director

    • Feb 2013 - Jun 2018
    • Houston, Texas

    Trinity Steel is a leading regional fabricator of structural steel used in the refining, petrochemical, oil and gas, diversified chemical and power end markets. The company is a portfolio company of CapStreet Group, a private equity firm based in Houston, Texas.

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  Atwood Oceanics

  • Houston, Texas

  • Director; Chairman of Audit Committee

    • Oct 2011 - Oct 2017
    • Houston, Texas

    Atwood (ATW;NYSE), an international offshore drilling contractor engaged in the drilling and completion of exploratory and developmental oil and gas wells was acquired by Ensco plc in October 2017

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  Deloitte & Touche LLP Audit Quality Advisory Council

  • United States

  • Member

    • May 2013 - Jun 2017
    • United States

    The Audit Quality Advisory Council was formed in 2013 to provide independent input to Deloitte & Touche LLP on a broad range of issues related to that firm's efforts to continuously improve the quality of its auditing practice and to provide additional perspective on the future of the auditing profession. The council consists of five members with diverse experience as auditors, academics, regulators, standards setters, audit committee members, company executives and investors.

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  HMS Income Fund, Inc.

  • Houston, Texas

  • Director;Chairman of Audit Committee

    • May 2012 - Jan 2013
    • Houston, Texas

    HMS is a recently organized specialty finance company formed for the purpose of making debt and equity investments in middle market companies. The company is registered with the SEC (not currently listed) and has elected to be treated as a business development corporation (BDC) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

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  AICPA

  • Member, Auditing Standards Board

    • 2008 - Oct 2011

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  Grant Thornton

  • Partner

    • Aug 2007 - Jul 2011

    Served as a partner in the National Professional Standards Group of Grant Thornton LLP with responsibilities related to risk assessment, public policy and improvement in audit methodology. Served on the firm's Risk Management Committee, as a member of the Standards Working Group of the Global Network of Firms and as a member of the Auditing Standards Board of the AICPA (2008-2011) during this time. Also provided support to the firm's managing partner in connection with his participation as a member in the SEC's Committee on Improvements in Financial Reporting (2007-2008).

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  Public Company Accounting Oversight Board

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Director, Office of Research and Analysis

    • Sep 2005 - May 2007
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area

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  Arthur Andersen

  • Houston, Texas Area

  • Partner

    • 1971 - 2002
    • Houston, Texas Area

    Joined the Houston office of Arthur Andersen & Co., an international accounting firm, in June 1971 and was admitted to the partnership in 1980. Retired from the firm in 2002 when it ceased the practice of public accounting. During 31 years with Arthur Andersen, was responsible for audits of financial statements of a wide variety of public and private companies, participated in the development of audit methodology, policy and training and managed global industry competency in the engineering and construction and manufacturing industries. Extensive experience with long term contract accounting, purchase investigations and accounting for business combinations.