Biography

Jason has consulted in the information technology field since 1996. He has experience in business development, internal controls design and implementation, Sarbanes-Oxley 404 implementation and attestation, data analysis, fraud identification, information protection consulting, project management, and hardware and software integration. He has led enterprise and IT risk assessment projects for companies of all sizes, for various purposes including pre- or post-acquisition due diligence, enterprise risk management, internal audit, and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.

Jason serves clients across multiple industries, including energy, life sciences, aerospace and defense, telecommunications, and technology. He is a regular guest speaker at the San Diego chapters of the Institute of Internal Auditors and ISACA as well as the University of California, San Diego on topics including selling, driving shareholder value, internal control rationalization, IT risk, and internal audit efficiency.

Selected Speaking Engagements

  • IT Risks Impacting Financial Reporting
    (Accounting Conference Seminar, Virtual/July 2021)
  • Cutting SOX Costs
    (Accounting Conference Seminar, Virtual/April 2020)
  • Internal Audit’s Role in CCPA
    (ISACA/San Diego, September 2019)
  • Critical Cybersecurity Questions
    (ISACA/San Diego, July 2019)
  • IPE Update
    (SOX and Internal Controls Update/San Francisco, June 2019)
  • The State of the Internal Audit Profession
    (Institute of Internal Auditors/San Diego, April 2019)
  • Integrated IT Compliance
    (SOX and Internal Controls Update/San Francisco , June 2018)
  • How Others are Dealing with General Data Protection Regulation
    (ISACA/San Diego, September 2017)
  • The Future of SOX
    (SOX and Internal Controls Update/San Francisco, June 2017)

Professional Affiliations

  • Board Member, Institute of Internal Auditors San Diego
  • Member, ISACA San Diego

Education

  • BA, management science, University of California, San Diego
  • MBA, management information systems, University of California, Irvine

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