Experience

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  Chess Consulting LLC

  • Reston, Virginia

  • Senior Advisor

    • Sep 2010 - Present
    • Reston, Virginia

    Practice entails advising clients on complex accounting and reporting, government contracting and other regulatory compliance, risk management, internal control and corporate governance matters. He also provides expert testimony. He assists legal counsel, directors, and company management in conn...

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  Kroll Inc.

  • Vienna, Virginia

  • Senior Managing Director

    • Dec 2006 - Sep 2010
    • Vienna, Virginia

    U.S. leader of the firm’s Complex Accounting, Disputes and Regulatory Compliance practice. Client assignments included, among others, assisting the Independent Monitor appointed pursuant to a Deferred Prosecution Agreement between the United States and the first major defense contractor to be con...

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  Navigant Consulting Inc.

  • Vienna, Virginia

  • Senior Managing Director

    • Jun 2002 - Dec 2006
    • Vienna, Virginia

    Leader of the firm’s Government Contractor Advisory Services practice and a member of the firm’s Disputes, Investigations and Regulatory Advisory Services practice management committee. Client assignments included a wide range of matters (e.g., alleged False Claims Act violations, a highly public...

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  Arthur Andersen

  • Accounting
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Partner/Senior Partner

    • Sep 1982 - Jun 2002

    Partner serving in a number of senior management positions, including as a member of both the Firmwide and North America Audit and Business Advisory Services Leadership Teams, Managing Partner – Government Contract Consulting Services, Managing Partner – Business Fraud and Investigation Services (North America), and Managing Partner – Strategic Alliances and Business Expansion for the Audit and Business Advisory Services practice. Served as engagement partner, concurring partner, and advisory partner for public and non-public audit clients. Advised clients with respect to complex government contract compliance and litigation issues, SEC accounting and reporting requirements, internal investigations, major post-acquisition purchase price disputes, and patent infringement and other types of claims and disputes. Also provided expert testimony regarding such matters. Additionally, he testified before the Subcomittee on Oversight and Investigations of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce on behalf of Stanford University.

  • Manager / Senior Manager

    • Jan 1979 - Aug 1982

    Responsible for managing financial statement audits and advising clients on accounting, financial reporting, government contracting and commercial litigation matters. Also provided expert testimony.

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  Masonite Corporation

  • Controller, Western Lumber Division

    • Jul 1977 - Dec 1978

    Responsible for accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, financial planning and other controllership functions.

  • Manager, Corporate Budgeting and Financial Planning

    • Jul 1974 - Jul 1977

    Responsible for corporate budgeting and financial planning. Also advised on accounting, financial reporting and merger / acquisition due diligence matters.

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  Baxter Travenol Laboratories

  • Deerfield, Illinois

  • Manager, Capital Expenditures Control

    • Nov 1973 - Jun 1974
    • Deerfield, Illinois

    Responsible for analyzing capital expenditures, including evaluations of potential merger and acquisition targets.

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  Arthur Andersen

  • Columbus, Ohio (12/68 to 09/70), Chicago, Illin...

  • Audit Assistant / Senior Auditor

    • Jan 1969 - Nov 1973
    • Columbus, Ohio (12/68 to 09/70), Chicago, Illin...

    Audited financial statements of public and non-public companies. Also advised clients on government contract compliance and litigation support matters.