Richard L. Popp, CPA

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Cincinnati, Ohio 45209 abkhhg@r.postjobfree.com

PERSONAL PROFILE

. A highly talented, innovative Manager with strong technical

accounting and auditing abilities, developed during the

course of nine years of progressive responsibility and

achievement in the audit practices of Deloitte & Touche LLP

and Arthur Andersen LLP

. Experience serving clients in the manufacturing, public

utility, retail, construction, transportation, professional

services, and education industries

. Proven track record of developing talent and improving

audit efficiency

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP Cincinnati, Ohio

MANAGER September 2006 to Present

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT September 2003 to September 2006

STAFF ACCOUNTANT May 2002 to September 2003

. Served as manager on audits of publicly traded companies with revenues

up to $12.7 billion including:

. Public utility company included in the Fortune 500, S&P 500 and

the Dow Jones Utility Average

. Multinational cable manufacturer included in the Fortune 500 and

S&P 100 Fastest-Growing Companies

. Steel manufacturer included in the S&P SmallCap 600 Index

. American subsidiaries of a British conglomerate included in the

FTSE 250 Index

. Concurrently managed multiple audit engagement teams

varying from two to eighteen members per team

. Coordinated and supervised the activities of multiple

foreign engagement teams

. Coordinated with other Deloitte service lines to deliver

seamless service to the client

. Communicated results of services performed to client's

Audit Committee

. Supervised and reviewed work of senior and staff accountants

. Prepared and reviewed financial statements and related

footnotes for public and privately held companies

. Analyzed new accounting pronouncements and determined

applicability to clients

. Conducted audits of financial statements prepared in accordance with

US GAAP, UK GAAP, and International Financial Reporting Standards

. Facilitated implementation of control documentation and

testing approaches in response to Section 404 of the

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

. Identified and evaluated clients' system of internal

control and provided management with recommendations for

improvements

. Established and monitored budgets for audit engagements

. Provided performance feedback and training, and conducted performance

reviews

. Instructed national training seminars

. Co-Chairman of the Deloitte Cincinnati Audit Staff Advisory Committee

ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP Cincinnati, Ohio

STAFF ACCOUNTANT September 2001 to May 2002

. Performed testing of operational effectiveness of controls implemented

in response to fraud detected in cash disbursement process: prepared

report to management and audit committee communicating the results of

testing and recommendations for improvements to the control

environment

. Prepared and reviewed financial statements and related

footnotes for public and privately held companies

. Served as an auditor for publicly traded companies and joint ventures

of publicly traded companies with revenues ranging up to $1.2 billion

KPMG LLP Cincinnati, Ohio

TAX PREPARER / INTERN January 2001 to April 2001

January 2000 to June 2000

January 1998 to June 1998

. Prepared individual income taxes returns with international issues,

specializing in foreign earned income exclusions for expatriates and

foreign nationals

. Supervised and trained new interns

. Maintained book and tax depreciation schedules for privately held

companies

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORP. Endicott, New York

PRE-PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANT January 1999 to June 1999

. 1999 IBM Travel / Relocation Accounting Co-op Excellence Award winner

. Managed relationship with outsider collection agency and three-person

data entry team

. Designed database to assist with recovery of payroll overpayments

resulting in significant reduction of hours spent by data entry

personnel

PROFESSIONAL LICENSES & ORGANIZATIONS

. Licensed Certified Public Accountant in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana,

Pennsylvania, Texas, and Michigan

. Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

. Member of the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants

EDUCATION

University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio

Bachelor of Business Administration GPA 3.53 September 1995 to June

2001

Major: Accounting GPA 3.79

Major: Information Systems GPA 3.67

Awards: Dean's List (11 Quarters), Deloitte & Touche Scholarship, George

R. Terry Scholarship and Alpha Kappa Psi - Eta Chapter Scholarship

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

. Guest instructor for a master's level auditing class at the University

of Cincinnati

. Accounting Case Study Advisor at Miami University

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