Mike has more than 20 years of experience in planning, developing, performing, supervising, and reviewing information system audits for external financial audits and co-sourced internal audit departments. This includes leading and managing Sarbanes/Oxley Internal Control audits from both management's assessment and the external audit. Mike has served as a specialty advisory services signing director in the Phoenix office since 2008. Prior to joining CLA, Mike was with Ernst & Young in Phoenix, serving as a Technology and Security Risk Services staff to senior manager from 1997 to 2008.
Mike has a working knowledge of the information systems auditing standards as published by the Information Systems Audit and Control Association. He has significant knowledge and experience with the concepts, terminology, capabilities, and application of business and control risk associated with various information systems architectures. Mike has an in-depth understanding of complex business processes with the underlying information security and control issues and is able to concisely and effectively communicate them to the internal and external parties. In addition, he has a well-rounded IT background of infrastructure and development management.