Rene is a Managing Director in our Dallas office and has been with Protiviti since 2003. He helps to lead our Texas Financial Services Internal Audit Practice, which includes Banking, Mortgage, Auto Finance, Asset Management, Real Estate, Broker/Dealer, and Insurance clients. Rene has over 20 years of external/internal audit, IT audit, SOX, and IT consulting experience. As a licensed CPA and CFSA, Rene has strong financial accounting and auditing expertise that he leverages for his financial accounting, SOX, internal audit, and risk consulting projects, specifically with banking, mortgage, and real estate industry clients. Rene is also a licensed CISA, CRISC, and CITP professional and has successfully completed several IT risk assessments, IT infrastructure audits, application reviews, ERP configurable control re-designs, and General IT control reviews.

Rene has been with Protiviti since 2003. Protiviti Experience Highlights> Led operational audits, IT audits, IT SOX projects, IT Risk Assessments. COBIT Process Effectiveness Reviews, and SSAE 16 readiness reviews at multiple mortgage loan originator/servicing companies with UPB's ranging from $85B - $400B. (2010 – Present)> Led Internal Audits and SOX Testing projects at a $2 billion real estate company. In this role reported directly to the CFO and Audit Committee. (2011 – present)> Led IT Audits at the 9th largest federal credit union in the US and complied with applicable FFIEC guidance and regulatory requirements from NCUA. (2009 – Present)> Led Internal/IT Audits at a $10B bank adhering to FFIEC and OCC guidance. (2013 - present)> Led IT Audits based on FFIEC guidance , Internal Audits, and SOX ITGC projects at a federal financial institution with over $80B in assets. (2007 - present)> Led Investment Risk Management and Derivative Audits for large investment fund with over $120B AUM. (2011 - Present)> Led numerous SOX Compliance Engagements for over 10 public companies. (2003-Present)> Led numerous SAP control and security projects to help automate internal control design to streamline SOX compliance efforts and strengthen the effectiveness of key business processes. (2003-Present)

Led IT audits for top tier asset manager with over $400 billion in assets• Performed audits of global trading systems and portfolio accounting systems• Served as audit consultant for corporate and investment system implementations• Created and supervised the execution of detailed audit programs • Wrote audit reports and communicated results to executive management

Led business process and IT risk consulting projects for mid-size to Fortune 500 clients • Managed consulting project teams, client relationships, and project budgets • Performed business process analyses for multiple business functions in several industries• Developed and recommended business process improvements to better control business risk and streamline operations• Assessed technological risks associated with IT security and business process controls for traditional and web-enabled businesses• Grew KPMG’s IRM practice by developing new business leads, creating proposals, and selling project work

Served as audit in-charge, responsible for leading financial audit engagement teams • Performed business process reviews and financial statement analyses for governmental, financial, manufacturing and information technology organizations• Managed project budgets and client relationships• Reviewed audit evidence to develop and support financial statement audit opinions

Served as staff accountant for Austin-based CPA firm• Performed monthly bookkeeping services for various business clients• Prepared individual and corporate tax returns using computer tax software• Maintained on-line and off-line filings of client billings