Quality Assurance Manager
Resume:
Richard E Cascarino
PO Box ******
Steamboat Springs, Colorado 80477
United States
*****@**********.***
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An Internal Audit consultant and lecturer with over 25 years
experience in Risk, Audit, Corporate Governance, Forensic, Internal
and Computer auditing education and author of the books Internal
Auditing-an Integrated Approach and Auditor's Guide to Information
Systems Auditing and the forthcoming book Preventing Fraud - It Could
Happen to You. He is also a contributing author to the Governance
section of Finance: The Ultimate Resource. He also has over 10 years
IT experience.
Career History
Richard Cascarino & Associates (03/2008 - Present)
Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Chief Executive
Richard Cascarino & Associates is an extension of our South African
company, Compact Business Services and is a global Internal Audit and IT
Consulting and Training firm with clients in over 15 countries worldwide
providing first-call services to Internal Audit functions and IT
departments for a variety of technical and support services.
As CEO with an international staff of six, responsibilities include setting
strategic direction for the organization, budgeting, marketing, IT
infrastructure, quality assurance and service delivery
Accomplishments
. Consulted to Internal Audit Departments in Financial Services on a
variety of audit areas:
. Developed and ran Basel II and III training in USA and Internationally
. Development and Implementation of IT Security Architecture for Banking
Clients
. Re-aligned the strategic direction of a service supply company to
obtain $12 m in new contract orders
. Developed a new Risk Assessment methodology for rapid deployment in
entity-wide implementation
. Conducted training assignments for Institute of Internal Auditor
chapters, ISACA chapters and internally for clients on the USA and
overseas
. Trained on use of ACL and IDEA as Audit Tools
Compact Business Services (Pty) Ltd (01/1989 - 03/2008)
Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa
Chief Executive
Compact Business Services is a global Internal Audit and IT Consulting and
Training firm with clients in over 15 countries worldwide providing first-
call services to Internal Audit functions and IT departments for a variety
of technical and support services.
It has also, in the past, provided the administration for the Institute of
Internal Auditors - South Africa, the South African Society of Quality
Assurance, and several other organizations.
Clients are now serviced out of the US company.
As CEO with an international staff of 4, responsibilities include setting
strategic direction for the organization, budgeting, marketing, IT
infrastructure, quality assurance and service delivery.
Accomplishments
. Consulted to Internal Audit Departments in Banks across Africa on
audit of:
o Compliance
o Institutional Investment
o Custody
o Treasury
o Trading
o Foreign Exchange
o Securities Services
o Asset Management
o Mutual Funds
o Derivatives
. Assisted several African companies establish an Internal Audit
Function
. Consulted in strategic planning for several large Internal Audit
Departments
. Assisted large organizations successfully implement Control Risk Self
Assessment
. Consulted to South African organizations aligning themselves with SOX
requirements
. Consulted to Central, Commercial and Investment Banks in Africa on
Basel II and other legislative compliance issues
. Consulted to several organizations on the Strategic implementation of
IT and on IT security
. Trained Internal Auditors in 10 countries in Africa and the Indian
Ocean Islands
. Developed Undergraduate and Graduate Degree programs in Internal Audit
and IT Auditing now in use at several South African Universities and
overseas
. Conducted Quality Assurance Reviews for Internal Audit departments, IT
Security departments and Forensic departments
. Conducted IT Security audits, Corporate Governance audits, Operational
audits, Program-results audits and Forensic audits for a variety of
clients
Coopers & Lybrand, (01/1987 - 01/1989)
Computer Assisted Audit Group
Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa
Senior Audit Manager
Coopers & Lybrand, prior to becoming Price Waterhouse Coopers, was one of
South Africa's leading firms of external auditors.
Accomplishments
. Responsible for running the Computer Assisted Audit Group for South
Africa.
. Conducted Computer Assisted Audit Techniques for Banking and Insurance
institutions
. Managing and conducting technical audits and security reviews in IBM,
UNISYS, HP and DEC VAX environments, specializing in MVS, VM, CICS,
ADABAS, IDMS and IMS software in the IBM environment.
. Conducted technical training on mainframes, minis and micros
internally and for clients
The Anglo American Corporation of South Africa Limited, (11/1983 - 12/1986)
Group Audit Services Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa
Divisional Audit Manager (EDP)
The Anglo American Corporation was, at that time, the largest conglomerate
in Africa owning some 60% of the equity on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange
and with interests in mining, manufacturing, finance, insurance and
agriculture.
My responsibilities were to develop the IT capability within the Internal
Audit Function and provide technical support to that function as well as
undertaking technical and managerial audits, provision of a consulting
service to group companies.
Accomplishments
. Anglo American became acknowledged as having the leading-edge IT audit
function in the country
. Conducted technical IT audits, business requirements studies
. Restructured the IT function in two subsidiaries
The Okhai Group (01/1981 - 11/1983)
Dundee, Dundee United Kingdom
Chief Information Officer
The Okhai Group consisted of four companies operating internationally in
the manufacturing, wholesale and retail sectors.
My responsibilities included the total responsibility for the I.S. planning
and usage of all four member companies in the group.
Accomplishments
. Set up the largest on-line network of Burroughs small systems in the
U.K.
. Computerized the total business for all member companies including
Production Control for the two manufacturing companies and general
ledgers and subsidiary ledgers for all companies
. Developed one of the first EDI systems in the UK
. Developed the DRP for the company
Various other IT in UK (09/1969 - 12/1980)
Education
University of Witwatersrand
Master of Business Administration
Thesis on the Marketing of Internal Audit
Kirkcaldy Technical College
SCOTBEC Diploma in Computer Data Processing
Certifications
CFE - Certified Fraud Examiner
CISM - Certified Information Security manager
CIA - Certified Internal Auditor
CISA - Certified Information Systems Auditor
Languages
Afrikaans
English (Native)
French
International Experience
Global (Current)
Geographic Preference
United States
All States or Provinces
Eligible Country
United States - Green Card
United Kingdom - Citizen
South Africa - Work Permit
Publications
. QFinance: The Ultimate Resource- Published by Bloomsbury Publishing,
London 2009
. Auditor's Guide to IS Auditing - Published in USA by Wiley Publishers
2007(now in use at several universities worldwide)
. Internal Auditing - An Integrated Approach - Published in South Africa by
JUTA - January 2005 (now in use at several universities worldwide) Second
Edition 2007
. Various editorials published in Internal Audit Magazines
Audit Committee Membership
Audit Committee Chairman - Gauteng Audit Committee Johannesburg - Cluster
2 (Office of Premier, Shared Services, Health)
Audit Committee Member - Department of Public Enterprises
Academic Experience
2006- present External examiner on the MBA Programme at the University of
the Witwatersrand
1999-2008 Course developer and Course Co-ordinator and examiner on the
B.Com. in Internal Auditing and B.Com (Hons) at the University of the
Witwatersrand
1999-2003 Course developer and external lecturer and examiner on the B.Tech
Internal Audit program at Technikon SA
1998 External lecturer and examiner on the B.Tech Internal Audit program at
Technikon Pretoria
1990-2008 External lecturer and examiner on the H.Dip program in Computer
Auditing at the University of the Witwatersrand
1986-1988 External lecturer and examiner on the Masters programme in
Computer Auditing and Consulting at RAU (now the University of
Johannesburg)
Professional Activities
2010 Board Member - Global Audit Advisory for Banking
2010 Board Member - Global Audit Advisory for Insurance
1993-1994 Southern African Regional Director of the Institute of Internal
Auditors Inc
1990/91/92 President of the Institute of Internal Auditors-South Africa
1991-1992 International Vice-chairman of IIA Inc Quality Assurance
Committee
1989-1991 Founding Southern African Regional Director of the Institute of
Internal Auditors Inc
1989-1990 Senior Vice President of the Institute of Internal Auditors (SA)
1987-1989 Vice President (Professional Services) of the Institute of
Internal Auditors (SA)
1988-1989 Chairman of Johannesburg Region of the Institute of Internal
Auditors (SA)
1987-1990 South African representative on IIA Inc International Advanced
Technology Committee
1986-1994 Editor of Audit Update and Internal Audit Review magazines
Bank Auditing Experience
Assisting in the introduction of Control Risk Self-Assessment
* SA Reserve Bank - International Division
* Bank of Botswana
* Mauritius Commercial Bank
Assisting in the planning and Implementation of Internal Audit
* Imperial Bank of South Africa
* Standard Bank of South Africa
* First National Bank of South Africa
* ABSA Banking Group (South Africa)
* Volkskas Bank
* Boland Bank
* Trustbank
* Bank of Lisbon
* Permanent Building Society
* UBS
* Mauritius Commercial Bank
Banking Activities involving Basel II, Risk, Internal Control and
Compliance With Internal Audit: Consulting on Basel Compliance and Basel
Auditing to the auditors of:
* ABSA Banking Group (South Africa)
* Bidvest Bank (South Africa)
* Mercantile Banking Group (South Africa)
* Standard Bank (South Africa)
* Standard Chartered Bank (South Africa)
* HSBC (South Africa)
* Citibank (South Africa)
* Capitec Bank (South Africa)
* Investec Bank (South Africa)
* Bank of Namibia (Namibia)
* KPMG (South Africa)
Assisting in implementation of Basel II Operational Risk controls
. Mauritius Commercial Bank (Mauritius)
Consulting and training to Central Banks on risk control and general
regulatory compliance
* South African Reserve Bank
* Central Banks of:
o Botswana
o Zimbabwe
o Mozambique
o Tanzania
o Zambia
o Namibia
o Angola
o Malawi
o Ghana
o Kenya
o Uganda
Other Enterprise Risk and Compliance Training to members of Banking
Associations
* Institute of Bankers in South Africa
* Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance
* Kenya (via the Kenya College of Accountancy)
* Macroeconomic and Financial Management Institute of Eastern and Southern
Africa on Managing Treasury Risks for the Central Banks of: Angola,
Botswana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Swaziland,
Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe
US Banking Involvement
Consulting to Internal Audit -
Community Bank - $1.5b assets (SpiritBank of Tulsa)
Internal Audit Training:
Top100 bank - $1.3t assets
Development Bank - $100b assets
Colorado bank - $2.5b assets
Missouri Community Bank - $3.0b assets
Kansas Community Bank - $ 2.0b assets
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