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Digital Forensic Accounting

Project Director - Responsible for overall management and quality of major projects. Including budgeting, staffing, planning, and operations. Develop project goals and timetables and improve effectiveness of PMO and projects. Initiated frameworks, and procedures for internal processes. Managed all phases of project management development life cycle through testing and system implementation. Manged the DMV-ITM and SCO TFC and CMIPS II projects.

PMI-SVC Board of Director, Vice President - Volunteers

National Board member of Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association (LISTA) and President of LISTA NorCal TechLatino Council. Our Goal is to educate, Motivate and Empower the Latino community with Technology. Our Vision is to help people solve problems and challenges while developing networks of their own. As a self-proclaimed ‘match maker for creative folks’ I get to meet many new people and introduce them to other people I’ve met. Let’s create and innovate things that demonstrate ingenuity and cleverness. http://techlatino.org/

Project Management Office: Responsible for the oversight, review and development and documentation of Project Management Plans (PMPs), Feasibility Study Reports (FSRs), Budget Change Proposals (BCPs), and Special Project Reports (SPRs). ITSD HIPAA Project office: lead on contract development and monitoring for the project. Member in the Project Initiation the Controlling Process and Closing Process phases. Project coordinator for the MIS Data Management Unit. Monitor and validate MIS encounter data. Database system designer, programmer and tester. Meet with customers and document system changes and business requirements. Systems code analysis, modifying and design specifications. Risk analysis of new solutions. Report on the progress and deliverables. Implement changes to the MIS system. Research and analyze new MIS technologies for problem solution. Window server & Mainframe projects. Project Manager (PM) for EDRS and RASSCLEII project. PM in the newly established Project Management Office, Planning and Oversight Section, establishing and developing processes for the monitoring of contracts. Managed IT Projects. Developed Statement of Work templates for IT project contracts.

Project management/coordinator on network technology projects (network backup solution). Analyze, design, program, document and implement technology solutions for the department per business requirements. System analysis and design. Risk and cost analysis, testing and implementation of new systems. Monitor and report on the progress of project activities and deliverable, work with Network Production staff on implementing new technologies. Work with management in developing tactical and strategic LAN/WAN objectives. Acquisition of new equipment and software to ensure specifications meet the Boards business requirement.

Manager/Project Coordinator for the PASS project. Subject matter expert in audits for the PASS project. Project management and lead/liaison between Business and system development. Problem identification and implementation of solutions. System lifecycle, design, coding, and risk analysis. Document Business Requirement utilizing JAD sessions. Program Development, Planning, and Technology Research, oral and written presentations. Troubleshoot of system. Internal auditor managing the department wide internal controls and review of all the EDP systems. EDP auditor in charge. Design and control of installed EDP systems; developed computer databases and inquiry processes in order to obtain audit information through EDP systems.

Internal controls of EDP systems during design development stages to ensure their adequacy and to recommend improvements; analyzes and suggests changes to fiscal controls of installed EDP systems; develops computer databases and inquiry processes in order to obtain audit information through EDP systems. I performed financial, performance, and EDP audits in accordance with GAA auditing standards. In addition, completed operational efficiency and economy audits; determines whether internal control policies are adequate and recommended implementation of new or improved internal control policies and procedures. Evaluated effectiveness of departments in achieving their desired program results; performs compliance audits for federally- and state-funded programs; investigates fraud and misuse of public funds.

Auditor-in-Charge, plan and performed compliance/EDP audits; quarterly and annual post-audits of accounts and transactions; review and audit of activities and operations; review of IT system controls; and other special post-audits. Ensure audit programs comply with standards, laws, rules and regulations and ensure that audit objectives are met, and internal controls are properly evaluated.

Auditor-in-Charge, plan and performed compliance/EDP audits; quarterly and annual post-audits of accounts and transactions; review and audit of activities and operations; review of IT system controls; and other special post-audits. Ensure audit programs comply with standards, laws, rules and regulations and ensure that audit objectives are met, and internal controls are properly evaluated.