Michael Arends Email & Phone Number

Melissa, TX, US

London, GB

Managed IT audits, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, SSAE 16, IT due diligence, Payment Card Industry (PCI) and information security improvements for our clients. Identify risks related to their organization and the controls in place to manage those risks.* Documenting client current control environments while identifying any areas of improvement.* Prepare.

Managed corporate compliance including gathering and reviewing information to confirm the activities are being performed. Managed and executed numerous improvement programs and technical risk assessments.* Served as Carol’s Privacy Officer and Compliance officer including Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).* Managed the Compliance.

Chicago, Illinois, US

Managed and executed numerous audit programs and technical risk assessments. Audit experience included application and platform audits; compliance readiness audit, mapping controls to CobiT framework Performed and supervised engagements for SOX, SAS 70, PCI, FFIEC and HIPAA.* One multi-billion dollar holding company had four subsidiaries in four different.

Chicago, Illinois, US

Key resource on larger engagements, mentoring staff when necessary and managed the process for smaller clients. Performed engagements regarding SOX, FFIEC, and SAS70. Industry expertise includes, finance/banking, printing/manufacturing and retail. * Managed small engagements where I was the only resource taking ownership of the engagement when assigned.

US

Planned and conducted larger and more complex audits supervising one to five staff members. Areas of concentration included Investments & Insurance, Executive Compensation and General Controls for Information Technology.* Member of the Records Retention Steering Committee representing the Audit Department. Duties included identifying, tracking and.

US

* Managed the Information Security efforts of the department regarding the non-mainframe systems and applications. Directly supervised four security administrators ensuring all systems access requests are properly authorized and access provided is based on job responsibilities.* Manage the Networked Systems Security Steering Committee that reviews and.

US

Primary responsibilities were to install, monitor the organizations intrusion detection system and report the information to executive management. Additional responsibilities include responding to information security incidents.* Oversees general activities within security management, participates in the annual planning and budget process within IT.

Dallas, TX, US

* Executed process for creating, changing, deleting and maintains user trisection security profiles. * Adheres to established procedures for processing requests for mainframe or LAN access.* Assists customers and employees with problems determination and resolution by using appropriate security policies and procedures to provide timely and effective second.

Minnetonka, Minnesota, US

* Monitored, administered and completed security access requests to create new users, modify existing accounts (grant, remove access), disable accounts, and delete user accounts. * Provide level 3 support to end users, resolve problems and questions, monitor and address violations of security standards including parameters set on various platforms for.

B.S., Bcis

Mba, Finance