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Strategic and accomplished financial executive with successful career building, overseeing, and directing compliance, internal audit, and risk control functions and teams. Proven expertise in delivering comprehensive accounting, auditing, process improvement, and internal controls services to diverse clients, including Global Fortune 500 companies. Apply deep experience in risk, compliance, IT, and internal controls to help businesses effectively navigate and adapt to ever-changing economic and regulatory environments. Dedicated to creating cultures of continual learning and mentoring future leaders with candid feedback and a balanced, steady demeanor. • Lead US Advisory Partner for KPMG LLP for COSO13 transitions. Made numerous presentations to financial executives around the nation.• Made numerous presentations on internal control and project results to senior management and audit committees of the board of directors of clients. Created a model to help explain and identify areas of risk for clients.• Developed, built and implemented control self-assessment programs for two global public companies.• Led multiple implementations and refinements of Sarbanes-Oxley section 404 requirements.• Led startup of several internal audit functions for publicly traded companies. These startups specifically focused on how to successfully commence such a function, considering the unique cultural characteristics of the specific client.• Led IT reviews in security and ERP post implementation controls for clients. Reviews were focused on understanding specific gaps from expectations and understanding root causes to allow for development of specific improvement plans.• Led numerous process improvement projects for a wide variety of clients. The projects were focused on streamlining and improving communication in areas like revenue, inventory management, purchasing and capital projects.

Listed skills include Internal Controls, Sarbanes Oxley Act, External Audit, Assurance, and 22 others.

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  Oregon State University

  Business