Education & Certifications
B.S., Accounting-Brigham Young University, June 1986
Certified Public Accountant, March 1990, Alaska
Certified Information Systems Auditor, September 2005
Certified Internal Auditor, January 2006
Affiliations
Audit Committee Member for the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
Experience
VP of Internal Audit - UTI Corporation, Phoenix, AZ (For Profit
Education)
February 2008 to January 2010
Direct report to the Audit Committee Chairman and indirect to the CEO.
Responsible for supervision of staff and managers during planning,
execution, and reporting of financial, operational and information
systems audits, including all Sarbanes-Oxley testing and new systems
development activities. Update the Audit Committee Chairman on a monthly
basis and the full Audit Committee on a quarterly basis. Utilize a three
year rotating risk-based audit plan, continually updated for
corporate/environmental changes. Communicate technical and/or complex
audit findings to senior management and the audit committee.
Global VP of Internal Audit - eFunds Corporation, Scottsdale, AZ (Global
Technology Company, Payments Industry)
February 2003 - December 2007
Direct report to the Audit Committee Chairman and indirect to the CEO.
Created the audit department in 2003 by developing the charter, policies
and procedures, hiring staff, and developing a global risk based audit
plan. Responsible for supervision of international staff and managers
during planning, execution, and reporting of financial, operational and
information systems audits, including all Sarbanes-Oxley testing and new
systems development activities. Update the Audit Committee Chairman on a
monthly basis and the full Audit Committee on a quarterly basis. Utilize
a three year rotating risk-based audit plan, continually updated for
corporate/environmental changes. Communicate technical and/or complex
audit findings to senior management and the audit committee.
Perform/supervise global investigations of fraud and other Ethics Policy
violations. Coordinate with external auditors for five SAS70s and
regulatory auditors including the FFIEC examiners.
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Texas Director of Internal Audit - World Savings Bank, San Antonio, TX
June 2001-January 2003
Direct report to the EVP of Internal Audit. Supervised a staff of 9
auditors during planning, execution, and reporting of financial,
operational, and information systems audits. Utilize a risk-based audit
plan, continually updated for corporate/ environmental changes.
Communicate technical and/or complex audit findings to senior management
and the EVP of Internal Audit.
Senior Manager - Deloitte & Touche, Phoenix, AZ
May 1998-May 2001
Practice leader for the Arizona and Nevada Controls Assurance group
within the Enterprise Risk Services group. Responsible for computer
controls assessment work for clients in the practice area including Dial
Corporation, Viad Corp, Arizona Public Service, and middle market
clients. Led various consulting projects in the areas of data security,
Y2K projects, and system implementations in industries such as financial,
retail, oil & gas, telecommunications, and hospitality.
VP of Finance - American Express, Business Systems Integrity, Phoenix, AZ
February 1996-February 1997
Directed 30 professionals in the western US and Canada in systems
development activities, mergers, and consolidations for the Corporate
Finance Group. Facilitated the creation of international system
development standards for the finance group including financial
reporting, test case scenarios, and review of system test results before
implementation. Facilitated the task force responsible for determining
the cause and ultimate solutions for international financial controls and
currency exchange discrepancies.
VP & ITAudit Manager - First Interstate Bank, Phoenix, AZ 9/93-1/96
VP & ITAudit Manager - National Bank of Alaska, Anchorage, AK 1/89-8/93
Senior Financial Auditor - Ernst & Whinney, Anchorage, AK 6/86-12/88