Real Estate Internal Auditor
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RAYLAND C. VANNORMAN
JD, MS, CIA, CFE
********@*****.*** / 713-***-**** / https://www.linkedin.com/in/Raylandc PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Over 25 years of diversified legal and business experience with one of the world’s largest oil and gas companies as well as a major university. Also possess private legal sector knowledge of Criminal, Family, Real Estate and Disability Law. In addition to Juris Doctor degree (licensed in both Texas and Mississippi), also hold a Master’s in Occupational Safety and Health, as well as Certified Internal Auditor and Certified Fraud Examiner designations.
KEY BUSINESS STRENGTHS
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION, remote. 2022- present
Reviewing Attorney, Unemployment
Reviewed over 1,000 Appeal Tribunal decisions, and subsequent appeals and made a recommendation for each to the Commission, based on Texas Labor laws and Unemployment precedents. TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, College Station, TX 2017 - 2019 Export Control Director, Research Division
• Brought in to address previous audit issues; completed outstanding audit tasks, implementing preventive and corrective procedures moving forward
• Responsible for directing and monitoring the university's Export Control Program to ensure compliance with federal regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR); the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), and regulations administered by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC); responsible for export control oversight with other University System offices to include training, education, and assessment tools and managing processes related to export licenses, technical assistance agreements, technology control plans, and manufacturing license agreements.
SHELL OIL COMPANY, Houston, TX 2011 – 2016
Lead Auditor – Upstream Americas
Led multiple business audits to provide assurance, insight, and recommendations to Audit Managers and the Audit Committee concerning Shell’s corporate governance and best practices polices on the following audit scopes: Internal Auditor – Upstream Americas
Participated in 37 business audits, on 5 continents/20+ countries, to help Shell accomplish its global and domestic objectives by evaluating and improving the effectiveness of its risk management controls for its upstream ventures. Although reported to upstream sector management, audits often encompassed aspects of all 4 divisions of Shell’s operations – Upstream, Integrated Gas and New Energies, Downstream, and Projects & Technology. A few of the additional audit scopes included: Contracting Health, Safety & Environment LegalCompliance Exploration & Production Risk Management Auditing
• Anti-Bribery & Corruption
• Stakeholder Commitments
• Oil Sands Production/Refineries
• Health, Safety & Environment
• Government Relations
• Joint Ventures
• Ethics & Compliance
• Risk Management
• Transportation
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SHELL INTERNATIONAL EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION INC., Houston, TX 2003 - 2011 Manager – Operation Services
Managed a team of Financial Business Support Analysts to provide support to Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE) ensuring engineering manpower and consulting needs met in a timely and cost-effective manner for multi-billion- dollar projects in Russia, Brazil, Nigeria, and the Gulf of Mexico.
• Ensured proper project-cost-coding of multi-million-dollar contracts
• Led the publication of industry books promoting 2 of the projects - Shell’s Parque das Conchas and Perdido
• Edited articles for Shell projects for World Oil and Offshore magazines Commercial Advisor – Contracting & Procurement - US Team Lead Managed a team of Contracting & Procurement Specialists to meet the needs of 200+ engineering and inspection positions for multi-million-dollar contracts.
• Cleared nearly $1 million in problem invoices for Nigerian (Bonga) Engineering Project
• Significantly reduced Shell’s risk exposure by revising all Topsides Purchase Orders; renewing all legal terms/conditions
SHELL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL INC., Houston, TX 1996 - 2003 Export Control Advisor
Developed charter processes for IT Department to establish a global network environment that ensured Shell’s compliance with US Department of Commerce Export Control Regulations.
• Worked with the US Department of Commerce – Bureau of Export Administration to secure several US Export Licenses which allowed Shell to implement state-of-the-art software applications in their Syrian Operating Units, avoiding the expense of maintaining multiple IT models
• Created a computer-based web application for company-wide training purposes with completion-tracking and auditing capabilities
• Led and successfully completed/passed the first internal audit of US Export Regulatory Compliance in IT Contract Manager
Developed Master Service Agreements for all domestic Shell corporations and coordinated/edited the annual contractual revisions.
• Negotiated and developed the first external contract for Shell Services International Inc., valued at $4.5 million
• Created a library and indexing system to maintain all Shell Services Company contracts SHELL OIL COMPANY, Houston, TX 1987 - 1996
Senior Property Analyst
Served as liaison between Shell Oil Company and its royalty owners for 8 states, ensuring compliance of oil and gas contracts and leases with state codes and account specifications. LEGAL COUNSEL / ATTORNEY, Jackson, MS 1985 - 1987
Represented clients in both criminal and civil matters in court. Specialty Areas: Bankruptcy, Estate Planning, Family and Disability Law
EDUCATION/LICENSES
• Certified Fraud Examiner Designation – Association of Certified Fraud Examiners – 2017
• Certified Internal Auditor Designation – The Institute of Internal Auditors - 2016
• Master of Science in Occupational Safety and Health – Columbia Southern University – 2014
• Juris Doctorate -The University of Mississippi School of Law - 1985
• Bachelor of Arts in Communications/ Public Relations– Mississippi State University – 1982
• Continuing Legal Education (TX State Bar/Vinson & Elkins/Bloomberg/Baker Botts)–1991 – present
• Shell Oil Company Audit Training Courses – 2011 – 2016
• Litigation/Legal Documentation
• Oil Spill Response Preparedness
• Downstream Product Stewardship
• Technology Embedding/Protection
• Drilling Readiness
• Hydrocarbon Maturation
• Governance/Due Diligence
• Opportunity Realization
• Liquefied Natural Gas
• Decommissioning of Assets
• Facilities/Land Management
• Intellectual Property/
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners - 2017
• Institute of Internal Auditors - 2016
• National Society of Leadership and Success Selection, Columbia Southern University - 2015
• State Bar of Texas - 1991 – present / International Law Section, State Bar of Texas – 1998 - 2004
• Mississippi State Bar/Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association – 1986 (currently inactive)
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