Project Manager Management

Ryan J. Teply

***** ***** ****** ******

Olathe, KS 66062

Phone: 913-***-****

Email: abikjc@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

To obtain a position that will utilize my management and audit experience

to improve business operations and reduce risks.

Career Summary

Sprint Nextel Corporation - June 2008 to Current

Project Manager - Internal Audit

Responsibilities:

. Manage a team responsible for financial and operational audits of

Sprint Nextel's 1,200 company-owned and 12,000 indirect third party

retail stores

. Identify and investigate potential fraud, in conjunction with Corporate

Security

. Perform annual fraud risk assessments to ensure all financial,

operational, legal and security risks are properly mitigated

. Provide daily supervisory guidance for an audit team through the

planning, executing and report writing phases of the audit

. Prepare audit reports and present findings to executives and audit

clients

. Identified over $13M in cost reduction opportunities in the retail

channel year-to-date 2010

. Prepare and deliver biannual evaluations of employee performance

. Administrator of Loss Prevention Management System audit software

. Participate in college recruiting events, including interview and

evaluating candidates for open positions

. Train new audit employees in areas of retail audit concepts and Sprint

policies

Skills Used/Knowledge Gained:

. Loss Prevention Management System

. Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visio and Outlook

. Lotus Notes

Embarq Corporation - November 2006 to June 2008

Project Manager - Internal Audit

Responsibilities:

. Managed teams in developing and executing audit programs to provide an

independent assessment of Embarq's financial and operational processes

. Provided daily supervisory guidance for audit teams while performing

process level risk assessments, audit program planning, testing and

report writing

. Led operational audits of various areas of the business including

Vendor Management and Retail Stores

. Managed ad-hoc projects to identify operational and financial process

gaps and opportunities in Embarq's Business Markets and Company

Official Business

. Identified and investigated potential fraud and ethics violations and

communicated findings to Corporate Security and Ethics and Compliance

. Identified an $18.5M cost reduction opportunity in Embarq's vendor

management procedures

. Member of process team responsible for developing a standardized audit

process

. Worked on team to design and implement an audit tool (TeamMate)

. Prepared final audit reports to be published to senior management and

audit clients

. Assisted audit clients in the development of remediation plans to

address identified process gaps

. Performed annual inventory review in accordance with Sarbanes-Oxley

requirements

. Prepared and delivered one on one feedback to audit team members

. Trained new Internal Audit employees in areas of audit concepts and

Embarq procedures

Skills Used/Knowledge Gained:

. Understanding of local telephone company and DSL service

. TeamMate Audit Management System

. Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visio and Outlook

. Fraud investigation, ethics compliance investigation and persuasive

interviewing techniques

Sprint Nextel Corporation - January 2003 to November 2006

Auditor II - Corporate Audit Services

Responsibilities:

. Completed segment testing related to Sarbanes-Oxley financial,

operational, retail and IT audits

. Prepared final audit reports for Sprint Nextel's Sarbanes-Oxley

Steering Committee

. Supported Sprint Nextel's external auditor (KPMG) to ensure all

Sarbanes-Oxley audit requirements were met

. Managed the 2005 LTD Retail Audit and audit team prior to the spin-off

of Sprint Nextel's local service (Embarq)

. Assisted in the launch of Sarbanes-Oxley required audits

. Completed audit segment work on a wide-range of financial and

operational functions: Financial Statement Close and Consolidation,

Revenue and Receivables, Revenue Assurance, Supplier Disbursements,

Customer Care, Customer Access, Executive Expense Reporting, and System

Pre-Implementation

. Completed audits of Sprint Nextel retail stores nationwide, with a

focus on the following functions: Cash, Human Resources, Loss

Prevention, Inventory and Revenue Assurance

. Organized and facilitated quarterly department-wide staff meetings

. Participated in college recruiting events and presentations

. Interviewed and evaluated candidates for finance positions

Skills Used/Knowledge Gained:

. In-depth understanding of all aspects of telecommunications companies

. Sarbanes-Oxley financial requirements

. Lotus Notes

. Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visio and Outlook

. Loss Prevention Management System (LPMS)

. Fraud and ethics compliance investigation techniques

Education

. Kansas State University - Manhattan, KS

Graduated: December 2002

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (GPA 3.4/4.0)

Major: Management

. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Management Internship Program

May 2002 to August 2002

. 2007 Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Annual Conference

Community Involvement

. Habitat for Humanity

. Harvesters Volunteer

. Wayside Waifs Volunteer

. Plaza Art Fair Volunteer

. Powell Garden Butterfly Festival Volunteer

. Junior Achievement Elementary School Instructor

. Anthony Bates Foundation Volunteer

. Organized charity golf tournament to raise funds for Hypertrophic

Cardiomyopathy research

. Assisted with community heart screenings

-References Available Upon Request-

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