DARLENE W.

STEPHEN 13601 William Beans Road Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 Telephone: (561) 374-1225

I have developed a broad working knowledge of many areas. My ability to deal wi th a mix of technical data, Sarbanes-Oxley/Internal Control compliance, ACE proc esses, and financial issues has contributed to my professional growth. I am a p ositive, open, energetic person who welcomes any challenge and follow through wi th perseverance. I take particular pride in my ability to create a positive rap port with management and co-workers which leads to positive results. In my career with Pratt & Whitney, I am currently the Internal Control Audit Man ager/Sarbanes-Oxley Lead. I have managed Government Property Administration i n Connecticut, San Jose and West Palm Beach, served as Business Practices Office r, ACE Pilot leading the Finance organization to Gold and sustaining Gold. Should you agree the position you offer requires a person with my proven degree of performance as well as potential to contribute to your continued growth and s uccess, I would very much appreciate an opportunity to meet with you personally to demonstrate my knowledge and abilities. Thank you for your time and consideration, and I look forward to hearing from yo u.

Very truly yours,

Darlene W. Stephen Enclosure: resume

DARLENE STEPHEN, MBA Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 Home: (561) 697-9290 Cell: (561) 374-1225 ds1190c5e@westpost.net SUMMARY Hold a secret clearance with the Government, as required to support government contracts. Managed $1.0M of Government-owned assets to the Federal Acquisition Regulations Part 45. Disseminated ethics and compliance guidelines to over 1,00 0 employees. Initiated and conducted compliance allegations and reported result s and recommendations to Human Resources, Legal and site General manager. Manag ed the activities of the Internal Control Department / Sarbanes-Oxley. Establis hed the guidelines for Finance management to review and confirm high risk areas to be audited. These roles required controlling and tracking critical financial , technical, personnel data, auditable work papers and maintaining a high degree of confidentiality. Excellent ability to work with accuracy and efficiency und er tight deadlines and demonstrates excellent time-management, productive in sec uring the cooperation of others, and can facilitate effective communication with peers, P&W management and internal and external customers and suppliers.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS PRATT & WHITNEY WPB, FL

Internal Controls Manager/ Sarbanes-Oxley Lead 2009 - present * Analyze and expertly advise management of the effectiveness of specific progra ms; * Responsible for providing Sr. management with annual risk assessments annually and recommending policy and procedures changes to increase effectiveness; * Support internal United Technology Corporate reviews and external DCMA and DCA A audit requests; * Coordinate and perform audits in various departments to assess their complianc e to both Government regulations and Company policies and procedures; * Initiate and manage all GAP assessments and documentation for annual SarbanesOxley requirements; * Recommend department management changes and brief senior management on final a udit report findings; * Provide training to employees on company policy and guidelines for proper expe nse reporting; * Develop, evaluate, interprets and implement internal policies and procedures f or Management of the programs and organization; * Maintain files and records in accordance to regulatory requirements; * Develop procedures and systems for assessing the effectiveness of management p rocesses and operations. Government Property Administration Manager ( 1992 - 2009) * Supervisory experience of professional staff across multiple sites (i.e. CT, W PB and San Jose); * Successfully obtains annual system approval from DCMA for the control and mana gement of Government Property; * Make and enforce effective determinations regarding purchases; * Monitor risk assessment and compliance to Federal Acquisition Regulations, Par t 45 for over $200 million in assets; Monitor inventory and generate and conduct surveys; * Ensure all purchases of supplies and equipment meets regulatory requirements; * Actively schedule and participate in conducting audits of tooling at suppliers (25 audits performed in 2009); * Provided leadership relative to deployment and implementation of Government Pr operty procedures; * Reviewed and approved annual physical inventory plans, financial 1018 reports and requests for right-of-use; * Recruited and trained new GP personnel in CT and FL; * Actively initiated joint communication meetings with Government personnel to i mprove customer satisfactions; * Examined the impact of proposed policies or changes to comply with FAR; * Provided leadership and project direction to staff and defined task assignment s and conducted performance evaluations; * Assist with department budget development and resource management in accordanc e with relevant policies/regulations; * Utilized project management tools to track and analyze task progress; Selected contributions & accomplishments: * Created and published guidelines for Government property control and man agement. Guidelines were distributed to over 1,000 employees during training ses sions I organized and conducted; * Supervised one - seven Property Administrators; * Served as ACE Pilot to ensure the Finance organization obtained Gold status; * Created internal presentations for the Controller and staff, Finance;

Received special award for being an "exceptional employee".

Business Practices Officer ( 2003 - 2005) * Set high standard in monitoring and oversight of P&W/UTC ethics and control po licies including Sarbanes-Oxley to ensure 100% compliance; * Developed training material and conducted awareness training of the Code and p ertinent laws and regulations; * Served as the point of contact for questions regarding business practices and provided advice and interpretation of the Code, including the applicability of t he Code/policies to specific situations; * Investigated allegations of violations of the Code, laws, or regulations perta ining to P&W business Financial expert on process improvement utilizing the ACE tool kit; * Responsible for communicating potential fraud allegations to senior management . Selected contributions & accomplishments: * Developed Business Practices Education Center (BPEC) training models for a nalyzing employee engagement and compliance * Ensure reduced violation in the usage of Government-owned assets * Assumed this position in addition to managing the Government Propert y Administration Group COMPUTER SKILLS Word - Excel - PowerPoint - Windows XP, 2000, 98 & NT - SOXA Tool - SAP, Custom er-owned Property Module - Microsoft SharePoint EDUCATION M.S. in Quality Systems Management, Lean Business Management, 2004 M B A, Finance, Nova Southeastern University, 1998 B.S. Business Administration, Barry University, 1983