I am a veteran with over 15 + years with Big 4 firms such as Ernst & Young LLP, Arthur Anderson LLP, and Global IT Audit Professionals, of which I am a Managing Partner. Subject-Matter-Expert and controls maven in COBIT, SSAE 16 Type 1 and Type 2 Reporting and Sarbanes-Oxley Regulatory Compliance testing and reporting. I have a proven record of outstanding achievement in a variety of industries such as: Life Science-Pharmaceutical, Utility, Government, Insurance, Financial Institutions, Manufacturing, Oil and Gas industry, Insurance, Health Care, Retail, and the Defense Industry. Some of my clients included: W. R. Grace & Co, LOGICON a Northrop Grumman Company, USAA, American National Bank, First National Bank, Nueces National Bank, Riggs Bank, Brookshire Grocery Company, Wisconsin Energy Corporation, Jockey International, Parson Consulting, Computer Science Corporation (CSC), Digital Insight, Key Energy Services, Inc., Fossil Inc., and Jefferson Wells International. I have proven experience with Business Continuity planning, testing and execution. I have technical ability and experience with the audit and control of common Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and accounting systems (i.e., Oracle, SAP, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, Workday, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics (365). I am a guru of assessing regulatory program costs, technical feasibility, and benefits that has an exceptional grasp of the regulatory process’s complexity and an expert in drafting rule making documents, conducting analyses for regulatory action, and managing public comments. Achieved 100% reduction in client expectations cited by the external auditors by applying and testing for 2022 compliance by using COBIT processes. I keep Abreast of emerging technologies (e.g., NIST Cybersecurity Framework and 800-53, CIS Top 20 Critical Security Controls, FFIEC IT Examination Handbook, COBIT, FedRAMP, ISO 2700x, ITIL), also SAP controls across a variety of platforms, by me keeping abreast of audit best practices and I am initiative-taking in finding and communicating how they may be applied in client practices.