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Dr. Robert Elliot Davis

 
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Occupation:
Auditor/Author/Consultant
Location:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Status:
Self-Employed


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Knowledge Summary

This Maven is an information management consultant/senior audit manager, a freelance author as well as a university-level instructor. His unique qualifications encompass more than twenty-five years of audit, information security and accounting practice experience and expertise. Professionally, he is a recognized as an accomplished, energetic auditor, author, and speaker with a sound mix of experience and skills in monitoring and evaluating controls. In particular, he has achieved recognition as the (First and Inaugural) Temple University CISA in Residence and founding Temple University Master of Science in IT Auditing and Cyber-Security Advisory Councilmen. Lastly, he has accepted invitations to join Delta Mu Delta International Honor Society, the Golden Key International Honour Society, the Thomson Reuters' Expert Witness List, the IT Governance LTD expert panel, as well as the International Association of IT Governance Standards honorary membership group.

Experience

Current Employer:
Self-Employed (Auditor/Author/Consultant)
Dates:
Sep 1999 - Present
Description:

• Manage external and internal IT audits
• Provide consultation concerning Information Security Governance, IT Governance, and IT Risk Management
• Provide consultation concerning the FCPA of 1977, GDPR, SOX ACT of 2002, COBIT, and ISO 27000 as


Past Experience:
Temple University
Title:
(First and Inaugural) CISA in Residence
Dates:
Aug 2012 - May 2013
Description:

* Assist the professional Master of Science in IT Auditing and Cyber-Security (MS in ITACS) faculty in publishing/co-publishing articles
* Lead the integration of the Audit Command Language (ACL) software package into the ITACS curriculum
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Past Experience:
Temple University
Title:
Adjunct Instructor in the Department of Management Information Systems
Dates:
Jan 2012 - Dec 2012
Description:

• Facilitate learning the IT Audit Process in the Master of Science in IT Auditing and Cyber-Security (MS in ITACS) Program
• As a key member of the MS in ITACS Program, participate in setting up and running tutorial sessions to enrich and


Knowledge, Keywords & Publications

MBA, DBA, CISA, CICA
Specialties:
Expert Witness,
Information Assets Protection,
Information Security Governance,
Information Technology Governance,
Managing IT Audits,
IT Compliance,
IT Service Delivery and Support,
IT Risk Management,
Management Information Systems,
Operational Auditing

Publications:
IT Auditing Using a System Perspective
The Case for Continuous Auditing of Management Information Systems
Auditing Information Security (3 CD Set)
Davis CISA Study System (6 CD Set)
IT Auditing: An Adaptive Process
IT Auditing: Irregular and Illegal Acts

Education & Languages

Walden University

2013 - 2017

Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)

Information Systems Management

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

1982 - 1985

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Management Information Systems

Temple University

1974 - 1977

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

Business Law/Accounting

Certifications & Licenses

Certified Information Systems Auditor

Certified Internal Controls Auditor

Protecting Human Research Participants