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Johnny Mays, CPA, CISA
Cybersecurity and IT Advisory Manager
Austin, TX, United States
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Experience:
Providing a full suite of services to help take your business and operation to the next level.
2022 : Present
Altitude Advisory Group
Cybersecurity and IT Advisory Manager
MGO's Tech Advisory group performs IT environment and systems assessments including high-level and fine-grained areas involving segregation of duties (SoD), access controls, change management, computer operations, data conversion, reconciliation of information between old and new systems, and evaluation of business process controls.
MGO Technology Group has an ongoing commitment to maintaining world-class privacy and data security systems and processes. Our staff of cybersecurity and information specialists, led by our Chief Information Security Officer, provide penetration testing and develop custom solutions that provide peace-of-mind and meet the privacy needs of our clients so they can :
- Protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of critical data
- Actively surveil against threats
- Comply with fiduciary and regulatory demands
- Stay ahead of emerging security threats
- Implement and maintain world-class security controls
- Align systems and controls to support organizational goals
- Align with strategic business goals to enable enterprise efficiencies
- Create a sound security program that addresses any weaknesses
2021 : 2022
MGO (Macias Gini & O'Connell LLP)
Manager, Technology & Cybersecurity
Managing your company's regulatory compliance on a global level can be a difficult task. RSM provides tailored global audit services to internationally active companies in accordance with a variety of auditing standards including :
- International Standards on Auditing (ISA)
- Auditing standards generally accepted in the United States (US GAAS)
- U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) auditing standards
RSM is a member of the Forum of Firms, for which the membership obligations are to :
- Maintain quality control standards in accordance with the International Standard on Quality Control (ISQC 1) issued by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) in addition to relevant national quality control standards
- Conduct regular, globally-coordinated internal quality assurance reviews
- Maintain policies and methodologies for the conduct of transnational audits that are based, to the extent practicable, on the International Standards on Auditing (ISAs) issued by the IAASB
- Conform to the IESBA Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants and national codes of ethics
RSM delivers an efficient and convenient approach to manage the risks involved with global reporting, while serving as your global growth partner and helping you navigate the complex demands of worldwide compliance.
2019 : 2021
RSM US LLP
Audit Supervisor
Applied is the leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. Unparalleled expertise in modifying materials at atomic levels and on an industrial scale enables customers to transform possibilities into reality. These innovations make possible the technology shaping the future.
Travelled to multiple international locations and performed site and business process audits for key business units based on our annual risk assessment and categorization. Performed work in the areas of IT general controls, demand planning, procurement, global real estate and asset management, revenue procedures, SOX support, complex global legal entity structuring and restructuring, intercompany transactions, international transfer pricing, and tax and IP regime evaluations, as well as multiple special projects and investigations, plus system specific deep dive assessments.
2016 : 2019
Applied Materials
Global Internal Audit
- Performed IT audit procedures to test the design and effectiveness of information security controls for Fortune 500 companies
- Planned and executed the daily activities of IT audit engagements for oil & gas, healthcare, technology, and manufacturing organizations
- Tested and documented access to programs and data, change management, segregation of duties, system development, physical/environmental security, and computer operations
- Identified and managed risks inherent in business processes and technology systems supporting business objectives and financial statements
2014 : 2016
PwC
Risk Assurance
2022 : Present
Altitude Advisory Group
Cybersecurity and IT Advisory Manager
MGO's Tech Advisory group performs IT environment and systems assessments including high-level and fine-grained areas involving segregation of duties (SoD), access controls, change management, computer operations, data conversion, reconciliation of information between old and new systems, and evaluation of business process controls.
MGO Technology Group has an ongoing commitment to maintaining world-class privacy and data security systems and processes. Our staff of cybersecurity and information specialists, led by our Chief Information Security Officer, provide penetration testing and develop custom solutions that provide peace-of-mind and meet the privacy needs of our clients so they can :
- Protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of critical data
- Actively surveil against threats
- Comply with fiduciary and regulatory demands
- Stay ahead of emerging security threats
- Implement and maintain world-class security controls
- Align systems and controls to support organizational goals
- Align with strategic business goals to enable enterprise efficiencies
- Create a sound security program that addresses any weaknesses
2021 : 2022
MGO (Macias Gini & O'Connell LLP)
Manager, Technology & Cybersecurity
Managing your company's regulatory compliance on a global level can be a difficult task. RSM provides tailored global audit services to internationally active companies in accordance with a variety of auditing standards including :
- International Standards on Auditing (ISA)
- Auditing standards generally accepted in the United States (US GAAS)
- U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) auditing standards
RSM is a member of the Forum of Firms, for which the membership obligations are to :
- Maintain quality control standards in accordance with the International Standard on Quality Control (ISQC 1) issued by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) in addition to relevant national quality control standards
- Conduct regular, globally-coordinated internal quality assurance reviews
- Maintain policies and methodologies for the conduct of transnational audits that are based, to the extent practicable, on the International Standards on Auditing (ISAs) issued by the IAASB
- Conform to the IESBA Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants and national codes of ethics
RSM delivers an efficient and convenient approach to manage the risks involved with global reporting, while serving as your global growth partner and helping you navigate the complex demands of worldwide compliance.
2019 : 2021
RSM US LLP
Audit Supervisor
Applied is the leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. Unparalleled expertise in modifying materials at atomic levels and on an industrial scale enables customers to transform possibilities into reality. These innovations make possible the technology shaping the future.
Travelled to multiple international locations and performed site and business process audits for key business units based on our annual risk assessment and categorization. Performed work in the areas of IT general controls, demand planning, procurement, global real estate and asset management, revenue procedures, SOX support, complex global legal entity structuring and restructuring, intercompany transactions, international transfer pricing, and tax and IP regime evaluations, as well as multiple special projects and investigations, plus system specific deep dive assessments.
2016 : 2019
Applied Materials
Global Internal Audit
- Performed IT audit procedures to test the design and effectiveness of information security controls for Fortune 500 companies
- Planned and executed the daily activities of IT audit engagements for oil & gas, healthcare, technology, and manufacturing organizations
- Tested and documented access to programs and data, change management, segregation of duties, system development, physical/environmental security, and computer operations
- Identified and managed risks inherent in business processes and technology systems supporting business objectives and financial statements
2014 : 2016
PwC
Risk Assurance
Company:
Altitude Advisory Group
Spoken Language:
English, Spanish
About
Johnny Mays is a CPA, IT advisory, and cybersecurity expert with a worldview gleaned from 8+ years of progressive experience—five in public accounting, three with a multinational technology company, and some in tangible sales.
As a professional, I leverage my background to consult clients in my specializations, which include ITGC, IT audit, SOX, the COSO framework, risk assessment, change management, system development, physical and environmental security, computer operations, network security, and data privacy.
I am passionate about developing best practices for safeguarding organizations from cyber hacking and internal and external threats. I actively speak in public forums about these topics to a wide variety of audiences. In the ever-evolving global marketplace of today, and with ceaselessly changing technology, it is more important than ever to maintain a competitive edge, and I am the person to help your organization do just that.
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