Execute testing of IT controls in support of Northwestern Mutual's first annual Model Audit Rule certification. Work has focused on UNIX and Windows platforms.

- Managed approximately $1.5 million of client service revenue annually, directing project teams, producing deliverables, and reporting results for IT control assessments, SAS 70 examinations, and Sarbanes-Oxley attestations.- Assessed IT and business process risk, defining scope, planning the effort, budgeting and staffing resources, evaluating design and operating effectiveness of internal controls, and concluding on the impact of identified issues. - Managed overall delivery of services for teams of 2 to 10 professionals, which included project management activities, monitoring project status, ensuring quality of service, and communicating observations and recommendations to senior management. - Produced approximately 15 Annual Service Auditor Reports for client distribution to their customers, facilitating the quality assurance and review process to ensure highest quality deliverables in compliance with AICPA and firm guidelines and client expectations.

- Planned and supervised business process and IT general control audits, Sarbanes-Oxley attestations, and SAS 70 examinations. - Served as the lead senior for initial Sarbanes-Oxley readiness and implementation projects, collaborating with internal client resources, delivering training, and producing final project deliverable reports. - Trained and supervised staff, performed quality assurance reviews of their work, provided constructing feedback, and conducted project performance evaluations in a timely manner.

- Executed IT general controls audits based on the COSO and COBIT frameworks with a focus on security, operations, application development and maintenance, automated application logic, and financial reporting. - Identified and assessed the financial statement impact of IT risks through interviewing clients, reviewing supporting documentation, and authoring narratives of their operations. - Performed audits in the following environments: Mainframe/RACF, AS/400, Windows, Oracle, PeopleSoft, and J.D. Edwards. - Audited financial performance and issued financial statements of public and private companies in the Health Care, Utilities, Hospitality, Retail, and Manufacturing industries.