Dana Barooshian

Career Summary

Mr. Barooshian is a forensic accountant with over 20 years professional experience performing financial and compliance audits, internal control evaluations, risk assessments, and financial consulting engagements for a diverse group of independent federal agencies, charters schools, nonprofit organizations and commercial entities. After early career experiences with competitive intelligence, private investigation and investigative reporting, he entered public accounting in 1996 and became a Certified Fraud Examiner and Certified Internal Controls Auditor, and developed specialized knowledge and experience with the federal government financial reporting, internal control and compliance requirements, as well as charters school finances and federal education program compliance requirements. He has managed high profile engagements such as audits of the Executive Office of the President – White House Travel Office, close out audit of the Panama Canal Commission, audits of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, compliance audits of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac reporting of affordable housing goals to HUD, and numerous independent federal agency and charter school audits performed under Government Auditing Standards. As a principal in Chortek & Gottschalk, LLP, he is director of the Martin & Wall division serving government and nonprofit clients and manages all aspects of quality management and client relationships. Degrees include a BA in Sociology and MBA. Mr. Barooshian had a top secret eligible clearance, which is currently inactive.

Audit & Assurance Experience

• Managed over 50 audit engagements for independent federal agencies, included White House Travel Office, Panama Canal Commission, Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and several other respected independent federal agencies.
• Managed over 30 charter school audits, requiring extensive knowledge of internal control and compliance requirements for federal education, child nutrition and career and technical training grants.
• Conducted detailed internal control reviews of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, both Fortune 50 companies at the time, on behalf of US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Developed specialized forensic and audit methodologies for assessing accuracy and completeness of affordable housing goals data reported to HUD, which included financial and non-financial data. Engagement included working with GSE internal audit and risk management departments.
• Managed emergency audit of Air Force One invoices and travel manifests to respond to Congressional subpoena for Hillary Clinton’s travel activities

Consulting Experience

• Participate on team that performs long range financial forecasts for a federal government trust fund.
• Managed several contract compliance audits related to health care and real estate.
• Managed several internal control evaluations, financial policy development and audit feasibility studies for federal agencies.
• Managed business process improvement engagements for White House Travel Office and US Census Bureau.

Fraud Examination and Due Diligence Experience

• Conducted an investigation of asset misappropriation, embezzlement and money laundering for the principal of a nationally known manufacturing company from a Caribbean nation. Our use of financial reconstruction techniques produced sufficient evidence to expose the malfeasance.
• Conducted an investigation of a major coffee retailer and its owner as part of a divorce case. Lifestyle audits, tracing interlocking ownership and money trails were all used to uncover hidden assets and sources of income.
• Conducted undercover operations in several major bars and restaurants to identify employee theft.
• Conducted undercover field investigations for law firm of a major boxing promoter to gather evidence and prepare affidavits relating to unlawful descrambling and showing of pay-per-view fights without payment of proper royalties.
• Conducted investigation of a manufacturers' representative during period of contract renegotiation and uncovered evidence of misrepresentation, false statements, unlawful diversion of business and self-dealing that were instrumental to our client.

Work Experience

Principal, Chortek & Gottschalk, LLP, Certified Public Accountants, Washington, DC, May 2011 – Present

• Manages Martin & Wall division specializing in audits and internal control evaluation of independent federal agencies, charters schools and non–profit organizations.
• Manage all aspects of quality assurance, client relationship management and contract and GSA schedule compliance to ensure firm meets best practices and client expectations.

Partner, Martin & Wall, PC, Certified Public Accountants, Washington, DC, January 2003 – May 2011 (Manager from October 2006–February 2000)

• Developed federal agency audit charter school audit practice from scratch.
• Successfully built quality management and engagement performance systems to earn GSA Schedule 520 Financial & Business Solutions, and perform high profile audit engagements for independent federal agencies.
• Develop best practices for client relationship management.

Vice President, William F. Gurrie & Co., Ltd., Certified Public Accountants, Arlington, VA, February 2000–December 2002

• Opened new federal practice unit for this CPA firm founded in 1933 and based in Midwest.
• Successfully built quality management and engagement performance systems to earn GSA Schedule 520 Financial & Business Solutions, and perform high profile audit engagements for independent federal agencies.
• Developed and performed over $1 million of federal client work.

Research Coordinator, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, July 1989–September 2006

• Developed a state-of-the-art corporate and financial research operation to support collective bargaining and organizing campaigns.
• Worked with Council of Institutional Investors and union pension funds to develop and present corporate governance and executive compensation shareholder proposals.
• Attended corporate annual meetings and engaged and publicly questioned chief executives on financial performance, corporate governance and executive compensation practices.
• Wrote responses to company requests for SEC “no action letters.”

Journal Intern, The Nation Magazine, Summer 1987

• Learned the craft of investigative journalism as research and personal assistant to David Corn, Washington Correspondent.
• Performed background research for Iran–Contra connections.
• Performed interviews and wrote up notes for Washington Correspondent.

Education

• Master of Business Administration, Loyola College, 1995. Graduated with honors.
• Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, Binghamton University, 1989. Graduated with honors.

Professional Licenses & Certifications

• Certified Fraud Examiner since 1999 (compliant with all CPE requirements)
• Certified Internal Controls Auditor since 2010
• Investment Advisor Representative (NASD Series 66 securities license) since 2003
• Licensed and Bonded Private Investigator in Washington, DC 1996–2000

Board of Directors Positions

• Washington Metropolitan Area Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Membership Director, 2001
• Opera Camerata of Washington, Director, 1997–2004