Patrick Desmond, CPA

• Collaborated with multiple teams to provide assurance services for both domestic and international private company clients. • Performed a multitude of tasks including asset testing, documentation of business controls, financial statement tie-outs, and other work within the firm's client engagement databases. • Contributed to Year-end Financial Audits, as well as Employment Benefit Plan Audits.

• Automated process for creating monthly journal entries for over $1 billion in cost of goods sold yearly for international programming. • Created a single database that multiple departments can use to increase data integrity and increase value throughout the company. • Time once used for data manipulation can now be used for more timely and meaningful data analysis.

• Led a project that converted physical Fixed Asset files to a more organized digital format. • Responsible for creation of support for SurModics’ FY2015 Q3 10-Q filing. • Performed Accounting Impact Analysis on Patent Licensing Agreements so that important information was easier to find.

• Learned about many aspects of the securities market, when and how to trade, what to look for when evaluating a company, along with much more. • Journaling each week provided a source of feedback as well as a way to track improvements.

• Learned about the internal finance and accounting of the asset management firm. • Gained experience in marketing, trading, mutual funds, and IT. • Led projects in assessing the cyber-security status of the firm as well as breaking down mutual fund service fees into more comprehendible figures. • Extensive work with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Great Plains.

Farmer School of Business