Michael has over 25 years of auditing and information security experience. Effective July 30, 2010 Michael joined GBQ Partners as Director of a newly formed Business Technology Group. Prior to joining GBQ, he operated Business Technology Group, LLC a company he founded in 2001. Previously, he was a Partner at Crowe Chizek. Michael’s experience includes working with middle market, family owned and public companies, to deliver specialized Information Technology Audit and Risk Advisory services.  He has designed and executed internal audit and regulatory compliance programs for local, regional, and global companies.  Michael also has significant experience with multiple compliance frameworks including ISO, COSO, CoBit, NIST, PCI, HIPAA, SOX, Red Flags, and Privacy. Michael is an active member of the Columbus community and currently serves on the Board of Trustees’ Technology Advisory Committed for Capital University. He is an active member of the American Institute and Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants, having served on the Executive governing bodies of both associations and as a Past Board Chair for the Ohio Society.  Mike has been named twice by Accounting Today Magazine as one of the “Top 100 Most Influential People in the Accounting Profession” for his leadership role in recognizing and promoting the value of technology professionals within the accounting profession. Specialties Internal IT Audit program development Information Security policies and procedures Internal Control Frameworks (CoBIT, Nist, ISO) IT Strategy / Business Alignment IT Risk & Compliance Program Management SOX/JSOX readiness and testing HIPAA Security Rule compliance PCI self assessments SAS 70 readiness & assurance IT Operational Assessments Business Continuity read more ...
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