mike guarriello

Independent technology audit and business risk management consultant for various retail, manufacturing, and healthcare clients. Experiences included: Internet Web Site Design assessment, data accuracy reviews, Social Media strategy development, financial year-end IT General Controls testing and SOX project management work. In partnership with RubinBrown, LLP, delivered extensive SOX support for a Fortune 50 pharmacy benefit manager corporation, including: documentation, testing strategies, and IT SOX solutions. Public accounting experience.

Responsible for developing and managing high-risk technology audits that identified and addressed control and operational risks for various SBC affiliates.

Developed a dynamic, client-oriented team focused on facilitating software enhancements and production support resolutions.

Responsible for leading all technology/IT audit activities for SBC Corporation and its affiliates, including: assessments of IT governance, data networks, Internet Services, hardware, business applications, disaster recovery, and the public telephone networks. Led and developed a Team of 15 IT Audit and IT professionals while rebuilding team after relocation to the St Louis area.

Served in various IT support roles, including COBOL programming, mainframe production support, database administration (IMS & DB2), and extensive business system's parallel testing.

Responsible for all technology audit activities for Target Corporation and its affiliates (including two credit banks, online retail, and healthcare clinics/pharmacies). This included significant contributions to help establish Target's Gramm-Leach-Bliley (GLBA) IT Security programs. Developed a team of 41 IT and business auditors. Implemented college hire development programs and created a Team of IT and business auditors in India. Implemented Target’s IT General Controls framework for SOX compliance reviews. Nominated by Executive Management to serve as IT's Target Credit Union's Audit Committee member.

Nominated by Executive Leadership to take an entrepreneurial role responsible for creating the Internal Audit function for Target Canada; including: IT, retail, distribution, compliance and vendor management. By leading my team, drove the creation & delivery of all technology compliance obligations for Target Canada’s IT systems including: requirements definition, SAP security role creation, and policy implementation. Supported management through retail inventory counts and vendor management distribution assessments as Target opened its' first stores. Lead enterprise-wide Total Sourcing Management audit initiative for Target, resulting in the first holistic view into Target’s most critical vendor relationships. This included establishing an overall enterprise-wide vendor risk assessment strategy and the creation of an IT Vendor Assessment criteria.

Delivered practical, strategic guidance and tactical support for clients to mitigate IT, compliance, vendor management and business risks. Responsible for the design, implementation, and successful completion of innovative IT audit programs and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) testing in the manufacturing, healthcare, technology, and publishing sectors; including simultaneously leading the internal IT Audit function for several Fortune 500 companies. Developed both new & experienced team members while helping lead the Firm's national IT Audit SOX practice. Drove innovations to help clients reduce audit costs by leading collaborative efforts with management and external audit partners. SOC2 preparation experience with several clients. Public Accounting experience.