Mike Anthony Mike Anthony
Mike Anthony

Hi, I'm Mike Anthony

Specializing in IT Risk, Government Transparency, and Performance Audits

I specialize in IT controls, government performance, and compliance reviews. Certified PMP, Lean Six Sigma, and Fraud Examiner (CFE), CISA in progress. Strong background in documenting compliance findings, standardizing workflows, and conducting rigorous data reliability testing.

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Performance Audit

Agency KPM Review | SAO-Aligned Methodology
Simulation
Audit Program Design Risk Assessment Root Cause Analysis Findings Reporting
  • Designed an end-to-end performance audit engagement scoped to a simulated Texas state agency's Key Performance Measures (KPMs).
  • Developed an audit program with defined objectives, risk assessment criteria, and data reliability procedures.
  • Documented findings using SAO-style workpaper format: condition, criteria, cause, effect, and recommendation.
  • Compiled a findings report with risk-rated deficiencies, root cause analysis, and remediation timelines.
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Special District Financial Transparency Reconciliation

CPA & TCEQ Cross-Agency Alignment
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Financial Transparency Compliance Review Data Reconciliation
  • Conducted desk-audit reviews of active MUD annual CPA audits, financial reports, and dormancy affidavits against 30 TAC §293.95 and Texas Water Code Chapter 49 requirements to identify reporting gaps and compliance exceptions.
  • Evaluated outstanding district debt structures, actual property tax assessments (M&O vs. Debt Service), and reserve accounts.
  • Reconciled district data using the Comptroller's Special Purpose District Public Information Database (SPDPID) and validated compliance against Local Government Code §140.008 (HB 1378) standards.
  • Documented cross-agency data discrepancies and compliance variances in structured audit workpapers, detailing condition, criteria, and recommended corrective actions for district compliance remediation.
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Program Specialist II - Water Supply Division

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
12/2025 – Present
Feasibility Analysis Process Standardization Compliance Review
  • Evaluate MUD creation applications for financial and operational feasibility, analyzing bond capacity and infrastructure cost projections.
  • Developed internal SOPs and examination-style checklists for MUD application review, reducing onboarding time and ensuring consistency.
  • Apply structured compliance checklists and documented review criteria across 100+ application elements.
  • Coordinate multi-discipline reviews with engineers, legal staff, and agency management.
2025

Tax Examiner

US Dept. of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service
12/2024 – 09/2025
Regulatory Review Exception Documentation
  • Applied structured regulatory review procedures to ITIN applications, verifying tax return filing basis, identity documentation, and supporting evidence.
  • Identified procedural non-compliance patterns, documented exceptions, and escalated findings through established review channels.
2023

Operations Manager

Stage 4 Solutions @ VMware (Contract)
04/2023 – 11/2023
SLA Compliance Root Cause Analysis Vendor Management
  • Performed operational workflow assessment for SLA compliance, applying root cause analysis to identify control gaps; improved reporting accuracy by 30%.
  • Managed vendor contractual compliance across two cross-functional platform integration projects involving 50+ stakeholders.
2023

Global Marketing Operations Manager

Thales Group
01/2022 – 01/2023
Agile Methodology Power BI SQL & BigQuery
  • Led agile-based process improvement to global reporting workflow, reducing cycle delays by 30% through systematic bottleneck elimination.
  • Integrated Power BI dashboards using SQL and BigQuery to monitor campaign operations and reporting accuracy.
2021

Marketing Ops & Digital Transformation

Sphere Consulting
09/2020 – 12/2021
Project Management Cross-functional Teams
  • Delivered a $100K lead generation platform migration on time and within budget, directly supervising one staff member.
  • Directed analytics and content operations using HubSpot, WordPress, and Monday.com.

Interactive Audit Demo

Adapted directly from methodologies and control checklists I use in my actual audit and compliance work, this interactive simulator demonstrates how I verify standard operating controls, reconcile exceptions, and monitor risk levels in real time.

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MUD Creation Assessment (30 TAC §293)

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Critical Risk
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Initial assessment. Select and verify critical controls to evaluate compliance risk levels.

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