About Rodney Almaraz

Rodney Almaraz is a Senior Manager with Myers and Stauffer and is experienced in Information Technology Assurance and Consulting including reviewing and assessing all facets of internal controls and compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Numerous audits including, but not limited to:

• Comprehensive reviews and assessments of IT general and application controls including at county department of education entities and universities.
• Reviews of network, operating system, application, and database security configurations through observation of security configurations and automated testing.
• External and internal infrastructure vulnerability assessment (desktop, router/switch, and server) through automated network scanning (outside and inside the firewalls).
• Wireless network vulnerability assessment through observation of security configurations and automated testing using a variety of tools and applications.
• Testing and vulnerability assessment of key web applications using automated testing tools.
• Reviews of the security program including personnel security, administrative security structure, and policies and procedures.
• Reviews for compliance with the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules.
• Reviews of disaster recovery and business continuity.
• Reviews of application and infrastructure change management.

SECURITY CLEARANCE

• Top Secret – Granted by Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office

EDUCATION

• Masters of Business Administration, Information Technology, University of Texas at Austin
• Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting, University of Texas at San Antonio