John DSa, CPA

Experience

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  Arthur Andersen

  Jul 1991 - Jun 2002

  Audit Associate / Experienced Audit Senior

  Performed audits in various industries, banking, retail, insurance, reinsurance, airlines and oil and gas in the Middle East. In 2001 was transferred to the Dallas office to assist the Energy Group with their audit practice until 2002 Worked on both public and private companies, including forutnue 500 companies.

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  Grant Thornton LLP

  Mar 2003 - Jul 2009

  Experienced Audit Manager

  Was responsible for supervising and managing audits of public and private companies in industries such as oil and gas, information technology, retail and manufacturing industries, including audits of State and Local governments. Helped develop the oil and gas Dallas practice and provided national trainning in this industry within the firm.

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  PCAOB

  Aug 2009 - Mar 2016

  Inspections Specialist

  The PCAOB is a nonprofit corporation established by Congress to oversee the audits of public companies in order to protect the interests of investors and further the public interest in the preparation of informative, accurate and independent audit reports. The PCAOB also oversees the audits of broker-dealers, including compliance reports filed pursuant to federal securities laws, to promote investor protection.As an Inspections Specialist, I conduct inspections of audit firms domestically and internationally, including Big 4 Accounting firms. An inspection consists of assessing compliance of an accounting firm and an Issuer with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the rules of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and professional standards. Show less

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  BDO USA

  Mar 2016 - now

  Director - National Assurance