Success Stories

CMS and CMMI - Provided compliance, monitoring, oversight support and thought leadership audit readiness for model programs; conducted audits and focused reviews of accountable care organizations (ACO); evaluated ACO compliance submissions and developed compliance guides and training materials.
DLA - Evaluated internal audit function and led effort to enhance its effectiveness. Developed internal audit strategy for balanced scorecard; established guidance for ERM; evaluated and enhanced policies and procedures; developed and delivered training on work documentation and auit reporting techniques. Led audit readiness process; evaluated major financial, accounting and IT functions for DLA and developed state audit readiness strategy. Developed written audit readiness guidance and provided training on the financial auditing process. Led effort to develop DLA's Management Discussion and Analysis and served as deputy accounting lead.
DoD - Performed "As Is" assessment of audit readiness within US Army. Mapped out process for testing, training, discovery, corrective action plans and data collection. Reviewed, developed, updated policies and procedures to align with federal financial accounting standards and regulations. Revised template which served as the policy creation format for 25 new policy chapters. Worked with Joint Group on Depot Maintenance to perform policy reviews and assessment of Cost Comparability Handbook. Developed roadmap to completely revise handbook and led effort to create new handbook for use by all defense components for cost assessment protocols for private and public sector contractors.
DuPont/DOW Elastomers - Led overall effort to meet regulatory requirements in accordance with SOX requirements worldwide. Managed teams to perform all related functions and testing needed to ensure management could attest to their internal controls.
EPA - Spearheaded team to meet regulatory requirements in accordance with OMB Circular A-123. Managed teams to perform all functions and testing required for management to attest to their internal controls.
Fannie Mae - Re-engineered the Professional Practice function to best-in-class status for internal audit services. Led all aspects of development and deployment of a consistent methodology, enhancing quality assurance services and establishing cutting edge professional development training program and plan. Worked collaboratively with senior leadership to improve internal audit organizational performance. Served in leadership capacity in Fannie's Center of Excellence and Advisory Group.
Freddie Mac - Led SOX efforts to assess and document internal controls and develop appropriate testing for non-performing loans portfolio for the entire GSE which correlated with prior experience in banking, securitization, and mortgage lending. Evaluated internal audit professional practice functions and made recommendations to improve processes and functions.
GSA - Analyzed internal controls, risk assessment, testing process and monitoring of correction action plans for HQ and regional offices. Led quality control assurance internal control processes for PBS. Led process improvement efforts for several PBS divisions in best practices. Developed process flows with identification of internal control failures. Prepared briefing on efforts for the internal Management Control Committee and determined methods to incorporate metrics and reporting on the status of corrective actions taken and closed. Performed analysis of systems used to capture internal controls and overall GRC data.
IKON Services - Directed overall effort for this US based company to meet regulatory requirements in accordance with SOX. Managed teams throughout the US to perform all related functions and testing needed to ensure that management could attest to their internal controls.
SEC - Led overall effort to create operational risk management function. Spent one year at the SEC to stand up the process by developing pertinent risk management policies and procedures, establishing a risk management oversight committee and determining office-specific and enterprise-wide agency risks. Provided structure to perform ongoing evaluations to assess the maturity of risk management operations and functions for best in class status. Directly met with senior leadership for briefings on status of progress throughout the engagement.
Union First Market Bank - Led compliance risk assessments of bank-wide mortgage loan portfolio. Worked with leadership to conduct thorough evaulation of mortgage loans and internal systems to determine gaps in internal controls and bank operations. Developed plan for process improvements for the bank to implement. All findings were embraced and implemented.
USAC - Spearheaded compliance audits for schools throughout the US to determine if funds were used properly in accordance with rules and regulations set by the FCC and USAC. Senior managed a team of auditors and supervised all phases of the audit process from pre-planning through reporting.
USDA - Served as lead for the overall effort to meet regulatory requirements in accordance with OMB Circular A-123. Managed teams to perform all related functions and testing required to ensure manage could attest to their internal controls.