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Boca Raton, Fl, Us

Delray Beach, Florida, Us

The Venture Mentoring Team (The VMT) is a nonprofit educational 501(c)(3) dedicated to fostering the startup community by training and certifying mentors and connecting them with the best and brightest entrepreneurs to help startups reach their full potential. The organization is composed of 100+ experienced entrepreneurs and executives with corporate, legal, academic, profit and not-for-profit backgrounds who donate their time and talent. The VMT mentors startups to gain traction and sustainability up to their Series A funding. The service is free of charge to mentees accepted into the program. www.thevmt.org

Miramar, Fl, Us

Results-oriented and highly flexible management consulting servicing small and medium-sized businesses within a wide array of industries. We work with prominent Private Equity firms to handle some of their most challenging and critical portfolio company challenges. The organization is built upon successful relationships and delivering on commitments. We have extensive line operating experience, and have sat behind the same line operating desk – we’re not a band of "consultants"

Provide strategic and tactical IT leadership. Formulate, implement and enforce IT policy with all departments. Interact with C-level executives, senior management, external agents and the Board. • Played a key role in explosive growth and expansion of a triple digit multimillion dollar business• Pioneered technologies to build a reliable IT environment fully compliant with regulatory standards• Improved 6 management systems adding features and eliminating downtime for users and agents• Designed and implemented an innovative work flow technology to streamline administrative activities and expedite business processes without incurring extra costs

Hand-picked by CEO to improve enterprise client services for IT auditing and enterprise risk management. Marketed services to large clients in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, financial services, logistics, and other business sectors in Europe and US. Presented to C-levels and Boards. • Transformed Audit Services Department to build synergies, gain efficiencies, improve expertise• Added 20 to 30 large new clients during tenure and drove sales to generate multimillion dollars in revenue annually

Led a new business unit geared to providing mid-tier clients with IT auditing and risk management solutions including compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley, fraud investigations, and more. Marketed and sold IT auditing services. Presented to C-levels and Boards. Managed a 60- to 70-person work force.• Built company brand, grew account base, generated double digit million dollar revenue annually• Developed and advanced methodology which streamlined and simplified auditing procedures• Selected by ISACA to collaborate with their Board and develop IT auditing standards for industry

Co-founded an innovative outsourcing firm which offered Fortune 10 auditing services and C-level reporting to mid-tier companies. Managed implementation of IT audits, governance, risk assessment, risk mitigation, compliance, and security• Led the way in the marketing and sale of cutting edge auditing practices which pre-empted Sarbanes-Oxley. Sold business to CBIZ• Executed and completed 100+ projects for clients: Jet Blue, ADP, Gartner, AC Nielsen, and others

Established a firm specializing in training and consulting for IT auditing, risk management, security and controls, governance, compliance, and emerging technologies. Provided services and training throughout Europe, North America, Middle East, Asia and South America. • Tapped by MIS Training Institute to train public courses and at client locations globally • Recruited by ISACA (Information Systems Audit and Control Association) to develop ‘audit’ certification courses for Fortune 10 companies, Department of Defense, FDIC, and others• Presented at international conferences to audiences of 300+ for ISACA, and for IIA• Selected by global companies to uncover fraud and improve governance

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