George Fella

Summary

Experience

• Strategic Audit Planner

  Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction

  September 2011 – October 2012 (1 year 2 months)

  Prepared the fiscal year 2013 federal Joint Strategic Oversight Plan for Afghanistan Reconstruction and developed the annual audit and inspection plan for the Special Inspector General. This involved establishing strategic objectives nd coordinating resources for Afghanistan oversight among the Inspectors General for Department of Defense, Department of State, Agency for International Development, and Afghanistan Reconstruction. Conducted strategic level risk assessments of Afghanistan reconstruction efforts and proposed areas for audit and inspection coverage. Provided strategic level guidance and oversight of the production of capstone reports on broad areas of Afghan reconstruction including lessons learned, challenges, and risks.

• Program Director, Forensic Audits, Strategic Planning & Applied Technology

  U.S Army Audit Agency

  July 2005 – September 2011 (6 years 3 months)

  Established forensic audit office and designed data mining techniques for identifying process breakdowns, systemic control weaknesses, and fraudulent transactions associated with about $50 billion of contractor payments in Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Instructed fraud detection techniques at agency schools. Performed Army-wide assessment of risk across business areas to identify emerging risk issues and high-risk areas for application of resources in a 600 employee audit organization. Identified future audits and prepared the Army's annual audit plan for the Secretary of the Army. Designed and implemented databases to capture prior audit knowledge, strategic information, and risks to support audit planning and execution within the Army. Directed division of 30 auditors and completed 33 audits of Army operations related to Homeland Defense, force protection, disaster assistance, and Corps of Engineers operations. Developed audit approach, briefed senior leaders and congressional staff on audit results, and prepared final reports. For example, audited the $15 billion reconstruction of the hurricane protection system for New Orleans and $4 billion debris removal operation following Hurricane Katrina. Crafted executive-level reports and briefed congressional committee staffers on recommendations to enhance competition and reduce subcontracting abuse. The recommended actions culminated in congressional changes to the law.

• Program Manager Execution Officer

  National Geospatial Intelligence Agency

  July 2004 – July 2005 (1 year 1 month)

  Directed division with 17 contract personnel having primary responsibility for IT strategic and capital planning and investment control. Prepared draft strategic plan for directorate. Worked with agency transformation managers to define requirements and build technology roadmap database that linked IT investments with POM/IPOM and enterprise architecture. This initiative put NGA ahead of other intelligence community agencies in complying with law and implementing IT capital planning.
  Established standard system definition and implemented authoritative IT system registry.

• Audit Manager

  U.S. Army Audit Agency

  January 1991 – January 2004 (13 years 1 month)

  Planned, developed, and directed Army-wide audits of diverse areas such as information assurance, modernization of information management systems and networks, Workers' Compensation Program, budget and workforce requirements, acquisition programs, and contracting. These audits resulted in 520 recommendations that benefited the Army by improving allocation of resources; identifying over $825 million in savings; realigning program responsibilities to better execute programs; streamlining processes; and enhancing management controls and oversight.

Certifications

• Certified Public Accountant (inactive since Jan 2013)

  Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, License CAO35287l

  August 1996 – Present

• Certified Fraud Examiner

  Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, License 7769

  March 1991 – Present

Skills

• Risk Assessment

Education

• U.S. Army War College

  MS, Strategic Studies

  2003 – 2004

• Penn State University

  , Public Administration

  1978 – 1979

  Obtained 10 graduate credits

• Indiana University of Pennsylvania

  BS, Accounting

  1972 – 1975

Groups

• Condo and HOA Law & Living