1. DENNIS J PICKARD
Mobile: 816-806-5247 - dennis.pickard123@gmail.com - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennisjpickard
Summary of Qualifications
Audit professional with experience in financial, technical, regulatory and operational audit and control validation.
An extraordinary record of partnering audit with the business and providing a strong balance of risk mitigation with
compliance management. A talent for analyzing problems, developing and simplifying procedures,and finding
innovative solutions. A proven ability to build effective and productive working relationships with clients.
Excellent management, negotiation and public relations skills. Committed to the highest level of professional and
personal excellence.
Professional Experience
Datapipe (previously Layered Tech, managed hosting & cloud computing),
Information Technology Audit Lead,Kansas City, MO
2013 - Present
Leads the audit and compliance activities for international provider of secure hosting and data center operations
and management organization. Provides client management and related parties with validation that security,
audit and compliance requirements are being achieved for PCI DSS, HIPAA HITRUST Common Security
Framework (CSF), and Service Organization Control (SOC 1 & 2) reporting. Provides direct client support for
regulatory compliance examinations.
Liberty Board of Education, Audit and Finance Committee (Board appointed volunteer)
2013 - Present
Reviews the operations of the District making recommendations regarding: contract awards, financial reports of
revenue and expenditures, capital improvements, bond issuance reports, annual budget, financial planning
objectives, audit reports, and internal control reviews.
DST Systems (Financial services and mutual fund processing), Information Technology Audit Manager, Kansas
City, MO 2005 - 2012
Organized, designed and directed high quality, risk based audits of operations and technologies supporting all
business lines of the company including mutual fund transfer agency,brokerage, insurance, healthcare and
production print output. Streamlined Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance testing reducing controls by 40
percent while increasing quality and reliance by the external auditors. Developed the tracking system used for
reporting outstanding issues to senior management and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.
Improved efficiency by eliminating manual procedures by implementing automated audit tools designed to
validate data integrity, verify computational accuracy,and alert for signs of fraud or abuse.
Commercial Federal Bank (Regionalbank holding company), Information Systems Audit Manager,Omaha, NE
2000 - 2005
Managed the Information Systems Audit function for a $12 billion multi-state holding company. Developed
and maintained the risk assessment model for IT and the tracking system used for reporting outstanding issues
to senior management and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.
First Commerce Bancshares (Community bank holding company), Internal Audit Manager, Lincoln, NE
1987 - 2000
Progressively increasing responsibility leading to a management role in supervising and executing risk-based
audits for this multi-state bank holding company. Directly communicated audit results and recommendations to
senior management and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.

2. DENNIS J P ICK ARD
Education and Certifications
University of Nebraska-Lincoln MBA – Management and Finance concentration
BS – Business Administration & Finance
Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
Professional Affiliations
The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
HITRUST Alliance - Health Information Trust Alliance