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BIOGRAPHY: Eric Spivak, MPA, CIA


Eric Spivak
(E-mail)

EDUCATION:

Masters in Public Administration (MPA), Arizona State University (1994)
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Arizona State University (1990); and

CERTIFICATIONS:

Certified Internal Auditor (2001)

Certified Government Auditing Professional (2010)

CITIZENSHIP:
United States of America, recruited form the State of Oregon

PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE :

• Independent Consultant (2005 to present and 1995-1998)
• Internal Auditor, City of Scottsdale, Arizona (2001-2005)
• Compliance Auditor, Arizona Administrative Office of the Courts (1998-2001)
• Performance Auditor, Arizona Office of the Auditor General (1994-1995)
• Experience in conducting compliance, financial, internal/operational, performance, and Sarbanes-Oxley audit engagements; and,
• Experience in conducting best practice and benchmarking studies; developing and implementing performance measurement systems; performing risk assessments, and grant and report writing.

TRAINING:

USDA Training, APIPA Conference

  • Building and Maintaining A Strong Workforce in Tough Times

  • Fraud in Government

  • Risk Based Performance Audit Project Planning

  • Getting An Audit from Project Initiation to out the Door: Internal Controls and Tips for Ourselves

  • Stastistical Sampling of Auditors

  • Critical Thinking Sills for Auditors

  • Maintaining Ethics and Accountability in Government

  • Training Dates: July 27-31, in Agatna, Guam

  • Total CPE Earned: 36.0 Hours

  • List of training, seminar and workshop attended after joining FSMOPA

    List of organizations which Eric has audited and provided consulting services to prior to joining FSMOPA

    •  Arizona Administrative Office of the Courts, Foster Care Review Program
    •  Arizona Coliseum and Exposition Center
    •  Arizona Department of Economic Security, Division of Child Protective Services
    •  Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections
    •  Arizona State Historical Society
    •  Chugach Electric Association (Anchorage, Alaska)
    •  City of Orange, California
    •  City of Tempe, Arizona
    •  City of Scottsdale, Arizona
    •  City of Spokane, Washington
    •  Commonwealth Edison (Chicago, Illinois)
    •  Gila County Arizona
    •  Fisher Communications, Inc. (Seattle, Washington)
    •  Maricopa County Arizona
    •  Pinal County Arizona
    •  Riverview Medical Center (Red Bank, New Jersey)
    •  San Diego Gas & Electric
    •  Southern California Gas
    •  Town of Atherton, California
    •  Washington Department of Financial Institutions
    •  Wells Fargo Financial Services, Consumer Credit Group