Laura Soileau
Director in P&N's Consulting Services Group
Laura Soileau, CIA, CISA, CPA, CFE, CRMA, CGMA, is a Director in P&N's Consulting Services Group. Prior to joining the firm, she was an internal audit manager for a Fortune 100 company.
Laura has extensive experience in all aspects of internal audit, including leading internal controls assessments; developing risk assessments for financial, operational and technology audits; coordinating with external auditors; overseeing the execution of audit plans; and communicating the results of audits to senior management and audit committees. Her clients come from a diverse array of industries, including higher education, governmental, public companies, manufacturing, distribution and professional services.
Laura also has a depth of experience helping small to mid-size organizations in assessing their current state environment and making recommendations to improve performance, including identification of internal controls tailored to the organization as well as opportunities to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the organization.
Laura presents regularly on internal audit related topics and also has a blog “Solutions by Soileau” available through IA Magazine on the daily challenges facing internal auditors.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA)
Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA)
Bachelor of Science, Accounting/Marketing, University of Arkansas
Master of Science, Accounting, Louisiana State University
North American Director, The Institute of Internal Auditors Global Board, July 2017 - present
Director, The Institute of Internal Auditors North American Board, April 2017 - present
Member, Institute of Internal Auditors
Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Member, Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants
Member, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
Member, ISACA
Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Internal Auditor magazine, 2010 - present
Former Member, Publications Advisory Committee of The Institute of Internal Auditors, North American Board, 2010 – 2017
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Michael Richmond
Director of Technology Services with P&N
Michael Richmond, CISSP, RSA/CSE, is the Director of Technology Services with P&N. He has been with the firm since July of 2001, and has also held the positions of Director of Engineering and Senior Network Engineer. He currently leads technology and cybersecurity services for the firm.
Michael is an accomplished IT professional with over 20 years of experience providing financial institutions, government agencies, and varied other private sector companies with cybersecurity consulting, computer forensics, and advanced IT design and implementation services.
Michael’s experience includes:
Large scale IT project management
Cybersecurity framework implementation and consulting
Vulnerability/penetration testing and remediation
Security incident response
Computer forensics/eDiscovery for litigation support
Disaster recovery and business continuity planning
Cloud and datacenter storage and virtualization
Advanced Network design and implementation
IT systems auditing for legislative and compliance requirements
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering, Concentration in Mechanical Engineering, Louisiana Tech University
Certified Information Systems Security Professional
Certified Security Engineer
Member, International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium
Member, Information Systems Security Association
Member, Forensic Focus
Member, Computer Security Institute
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Paul Douglas
Director in P&N's Consulting Services Group
Paul Douglas, CISA, CCSFP, is a Director in P&N's Consulting Services Group, focusing on IT risk advisory, data privacy and security strategies, and IT compliance. Prior to joining P&N he was a Consulting Manager with a Big Four professional services firm. He has assisted organizations across the United States and in other countries.
Paul has experience serving as the outsourced and co-sourced internal audit department for organizations. He is responsible for executing audit plans, specifically related to IT risks.
Paul helps clients address risk through his experience performing high value assessments and implementing control strategies. He leads a team of professionals to assist organizations with protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of their most critical assets.
Paul has experience serving clients related to abroad variety of standards, including:
· The HIPAA Security, Privacy, and Breach Notification Rules
· The HITECH Act and HIPAA Omnibus Rule
· The HITRUST Common Security Framework
· The Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)
· NIST Cybersecurity Framework
· NIST 800-30 Assessments and NIST 800-53 Control Evaluations
· The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
· The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance, Completed the Center for Internal Auditing (CIA) Program, Louisiana State University
Programs Chair, Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) – Louisiana Chapter, 2016-Present
Tech Talk Committee Chair, Association of Healthcare Internal Auditors (AHIA), 2014-Present
Article Contributor and Conference Speaker, Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), 2014-Present
Member, Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), 2008-Present
Member, Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), 2008-Present
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Jude Viator
Associate Director in the P&N Consulting Services Group
Jude Viator, CIA, CISA, CRISC, is an Associate Director in the P&N Consulting Services Group. He joined the firm in 2007.
Jude has extensive experience in conducting and managing internal controls based projects, as well as Information Technology (IT) and Information Systems (IS) security assessments for a variety of organizations, including publicly traded organizations. He has experience conducting and managing outsourced and co-sourced internal audit engagements, BSA/AML compliance assessments, operational and compliance audits, IT general controls assessments, internal control assessments, SOC 1 and SOC 2 exams, agreed-upon procedures (AUP) engagements, risk analyses, best practice assessments, and reengineering of processes/functions. Additionally, he has experience in identifying and testing Sarbanes Oxley 404 IT relevant controls. He has experience in all aspects of internal audit engagements, including review of internal controls, interviewing client personnel, assessing the possibility of fraudulent activity, developing test procedures, scripting the report, and presenting the report and other matters to client management and oversight committees.
In addition, Jude has attended the AICPA’s SOC School and he is currently serving as a liaison between Louisiana and Mississippi Institute of Internal Auditor chapters and the Institute, as a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Chapter Relations Committee.
Jude regularly presents on internal audit and IT audit related topics for local and regional IIA and ISACA chapters, as well as other audit organizations, including internal audit functions at P&N and client organizations.
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