Barb has broad-based experience as an IT audit manager, IT director, and management consultant spanning a variety of industries ranging from insurance and banking to manufacturing, technology and not for profit. Her extensive work in regulatory compliance, IT governance, IT operational and technical management and business continuity management provides a hands-on, innovative approach to difficult tasks. With over fifteen year of audit and technology experience, Barb brings a solid base of knowledge to the workplace as well as her strong sense of ownership to the engagement. Barb is a CISA, and CBCP with a Certificate of Accountancy.

She has been featured as a speaker for the American Red Cross, IIA IASA and Contingency Planners of Ohio on business continuity and disaster recovery.

She was a part of a forensic initiative with the state of Indiana and Purdue University and is currently a Committee Chairperson with the American Red Cross Business Emergency Planning Association. Barb has managed over 20 organizational assessments to ensure compliance with SOX 404, GLBA, FFIEC, PCI, Model Audit and HIPAA regulatory requirements.

• Performed various IT components of Internal and External Audits and Sarbanes Oxley review (Section 302, 404 and 906)
• SAS70 Audits
• Model Audit engagements
• PCI Audits
• Security and IT Risk engagements within the Insurance, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Financial, Software and Healthcare industries.
• SOA included risk assessments, project initiation, scoping, documentation, gap assessment, testing, remediation, training and reporting phases.
• Created comprehensive recovery plans for a major insurance company, multiple financial institutions
• Led development and organization-wide deployment of data privacy standards, to comply with GLBA, BITS, PCI, and FFEIC requirements, resulting in improved governance and reduction of risk for financial institutions.

Education:
Bachelor of Science, Purdue University

Professional Certifications:
Certified Information Systems Auditor
Certified Business Continuity Professional

Professional Involvement:
Membership Committee Chairperson, American Red Cross- BEPA
Member of ISACA, IIA and CPO