Partner
Relevant Professional Accomplishments:1. Leadership – setting appropriate tone at the top and driving financial results, managing team members and their success.2. Interaction with CEOs, CFOs, Internal Audit, boards and audit committees – presentations, strategies and offering thoughts and concerns as to the safety and soundness of their institutions.3. Lead audit partner for the Dallas and San Francisco offices of McGladrey for various periods of time. Partner responsible for several international clients and related international accounting standards.4. Knowledge of internal audit plans and Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) plans with a focus on trends for transformation risks. Recent focus on governance, risk and compliance (GRC) matters and cyber security matters.5. Financial accounting and audit – significant expertise with real estate/hospitality and financial institutions accounting, auditing and regulatory matters.6. Corporate restructuring - domestic and international.7. Internal controls – design, implementation, monitoring, and the related information technology (IT). This would include SOX engagements and an understanding of the 2013 COSO framework.8. Initial public and secondary to include stock and bond offerings.9. Pension plans - both defined benefit and contribution plans.10. Due diligence and entity valuation experience for mergers and acquisitions.11. Organized webinars and educational seminars in regard to accounting, and regulatory/ compliance matters.12. One of the authors for the Firm's annual risk alert - topics focused on such matters as enterprise risk management and financial reporting topics.Recent Contributions to clients:• Service Organization Controls• Critical Third Party Vendor Management Controls and Cyber Security Plans• Regulatory matters - Consumer Financial Protection Bureau compliance• Business Continuity Planning
