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Tempe, Arizona, Us

Los Angeles , California, Us

Rebuilt internal audit function (10 professionals) at Aerojet Rocketdyne, aerospace power and propulsion company (5K employees and $1.8 B in annual revenues) as it doubled in size after Aerojet’s acquisition of Rocketdyne. Reported to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and the Audit Committee.• Reduced costs by 40% over four years, while shifting focus from routine financial and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) projects to more impactful operational projects in the Supply Chain, Contracts, Quality, Manufacturing, Environmental and Business Continuity functions.• Teamed with the Information Technology (IT) organization to help IT 1) effectively transition Rocketdyne from its legacy SAP system to Aerojet’s Oracle system, 2) successfully and cost-efficiently outsource most IT functions to a 3rd-party provider (CGI Group) and 3) significantly enhance cyber security controls.• Honed the annual risk assessment activity into a process recognized as being best-in-class by Aerojet Rocketdyne executives, the external auditor (PwC) and the Government.

Arlington, Va, Us

Started and built internal audit function from the ground up at DRS Technologies, a defense electronics company (10K employees and $4 B in annual revenues) into a group of 12. Reported to CFO and Audit Committee. As company grew five-fold from 2004 to 2008, developed expertise in helping DRS’s 30 business units improve their processes and implement/upgrade their ERP systems.• Reduced department costs by 50% over a four-year period (2005-2009) and established financial leadership development program, transforming internal audit into a launching pad for high-potential finance, accounting, and operational professionals.• Guided the internal audit organization through the transition from U.S. public company to wholly-owned subsidiary of Finmeccanica, Italian-based defense contractor that acquired DRS in 2008.• Led company-wide team of 30 internal business units, executives, external accountants, and consultants to successfully implement key requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX).

Arlington, Va, Us

Planned, directed, and coordinated financial and operational audit oversight of Boeing's California-based defense and space business units (50K employees and $15 B in annual revenues). Led and/or performed several special projects including investigations of ethics violations and other sensitive issues and due diligence reviews of acquisitions.• Molded 4 heritage groups from Rockwell, McDonnell Douglas, and Hughes into 1 cohesive California organization, resulting in a 40% reduction in headcount.• Steered 300 executives through a complex business simulation at Boeing's two-week executive program (5 sessions in 2002).• Led a post-acquisition review of a major company purchased by Boeing, identifying approximately $500 million of favorable purchase price adjustments.