Senior Analyst, Fraud Investigations & Policy Evaluation
Washington D.C. Metro Area
•Led complex investigations of potential fraud in federal programs, identified fraud risks, tested agency internal controls, recommended actions to reduce fraud risk, and evaluated program and policy effectiveness. •Conducted fraud audits and program and policy evaluations in compliance with Federal Auditing Standards and applied leading practices from the Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government (Green Book), GAO’s Framework for Managing Fraud Risks in Federal Programs, and the COSO Enterprise Risk Management Framework and Internal Control - Integrated Framework.•Communicated frequently with stakeholders and clients, such as Public Affairs, General Counsel, Congressional Staff, and external technical & academic experts. Coordinated work w/ Senior Congressional Staff and interviewed >50 Senior Officials from DOD as part of investigations. Helped prepare GAO leadership to testify at multiple Hearings.•Used SAS and SQL to manipulate, analyze, and mine datasets of over 23 million records. Used Python to automate the extraction and storage of large datasets. •Key contributor to a body of work on energy development on Tribal lands partially resulting in the addition of Tribal Healthcare, Education, and Energy Management Issues to GAO's High Risk List. Visited over 20 Tribal Nations to conduct numerous, often sensitive, in-person interviews on the effectiveness of Federal Programs for Tribes. Prepared technical materials Congressional Staff used to brief the President on issues related to permitting and energy development on Tribal lands.