David Wm. Marsh CD BA

Experience

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  Canadian Armed Forces

  Dec 1982 - Apr 1987

  Infantry Section Commander - Soldier/Commando

  Served my country with Honour & Pride!

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  Canadian Forces

  Apr 1987 - May 1996

  Air Traffic Control Officer

  Kept aircraft apart and their passengers safe.

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  Manulife Financial

  May 1999 - Jan 2010

  Lead SOX Audit & IT Security Analyst

  Designed and tested audit controls mapped to administrative processes Authenticated and tested raw/originating data integrity.Managed audit and control evidence for internal and external examinationReviewed administrative and production procedures to eliminate redundancies and safeguard procedural integrityConducted scheduled production auditsDesigned and implemented management sign offAuthored audit reports outlining control deficiencies and observationsCorporate liaison to external auditors Issued Communications relevant to changes in administrative and production controls.Authored control documentationActed as Audit Ambassador on Sarbanes Oxley issuesConsulted with stakeholders, steering and audit committeesAddressed audit shortcomings to remediate deficienciesDelivered SOX audit presentations and instruction to national senior management teams across the countryReviewed audit blueprints to assess published control standardsManaged system access controlsDefined and documented segregation of duty protocols relevant to 2000+ production staffGranting Resource and IT Security Analyst for global group benefit administration systemsInvestigated IT security access violationsRemediated IT access violations with documented findings and implementation of relevant controlsCreated, monitored and administered administrative controls across claims paying systems.Authored the Plan Member Administration Business Unit Disaster recovery Plan (BUCP)Conducted on site administrative, production and security audits of third party vendors contracted by Manulife FinancialWrote the Process Audit, SOX Control and IT Access and Security Training Manual Show less

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  FITNESSfive42

  Jul 2008 - now

  Owner - Coach/Trainer & Program Facilitator

  At Fitnessfive42 we believe in you and want you to reach and exceed your running and active living goals. Our running and lifestyle programming has been developed to support runners; from beginners, who are new to running, having never run before to the more experienced runners with specific training goals in mind...and just about every runner in between. At FITNESSfive42 we share a passion for running and active living and strive to promote individual success in a supportive and inclusive running and training environment. Our trainers are dedicated to helping every participant achieve success and can truly say that at FITNESSfive42 it really is “All about YOU!” Our Name: FITNESSfive42 speaks to the benefits derived from active living and training for popular race distances; specifically, 5K to the 42.2K full marathon.Please visit us online at www.fitness542.com to learn more about our popular "Chance of a Lifestyle™" programming where individual success is a team effort... Join "your team" today and share the benefits of fitness and active living tomorrow! Show less

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  Nossa Cleaning Services

  Aug 2011 - now

  Owner

  As an entrepreneur my primary tasks, related to effectively growing my business, are to promote, develop and educate consumers within the local economy on the accessibility of dependable and professional cleaning services currently available to commercial and residential clients in their local marketplace. Nossa Cleaning Services is proud to be locally owned and operated and strives to develop local business to business opportunities and sustainable working relationships. The Downtown Dartmouth Business District is currently experiencing the benefits of a gentrification of sorts...the downtown core is attracting new business interests and retailers who in turn stimulate the local economy and increase the flow of money into the neighbourhood to further drive the upswing and interest in the local business environment. Ideally, the Downtown Dartmouth Business District has evolved to be much more than the sum total of the area’s local merchants. The once again trendy and vibrant city blocks comprise Dartmouth's city centre of old...and by welcoming some savvy entrepreneurs who saw the diamond in the rough, we are already seeing the signs of success and an economic revival in the area. As new construction moulds the area, the local property values are beginning to climb. And with that growth comes new people; entrepreneurs and consumers alike, eager to see what the buzz is all about. If we play our cards right new home owners with greater disposable income will continue to generate a need for more; and dare I say trendy and diverse businesses. And, with that; the cycle of gentrification has quickly become the local-preneurs's “circle of life”. And that in a nutshell is what I do as a local business owner...In a green world...local isn’t a location it’s a way of life! Support your local economy and engage your community whenever you can. Show less

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  Halifax Chamber of Commerce

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2012

  Member

  Member of Halifax Business Community