Auditing Expert Witnesses

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Human Resources, Employment - Certified EEOC Investigator, discrimination, wrongful discharge, background checks, classifications, retaliation, harassment, benefits, handbooks, worker’s compensation, timekeeping, severance, overtime, Human Resources , auditing, HR Generalist, compensation, Non-profit, Pay plans, Accommodations

Summary Human Resources Expert & Practitioner Over twenty years as a Human Resources Generalist and an expert in all areas of Human Resources. (i.e. wage, safety, benefits, job descriptions, policies and procedures, labor laws and compliance, focusing on Employee Relations/ER). My ER knowledge focuses on the areas of providing advice, mediation, investigating workplace disputes, risk assessments, recommendations of remediation, training, involuntary termination, wage correction, discrimination, performance, drafting HR documents, etc. Expert in conducting salary drafting job description reviews and establishing salary ranges for fair pay in accordance with compliant job descriptions. EXPERT WITNESS – Work with attorneys to provide Human Resources litigation consulting and expert witness services (depositions, in-court testimony, case review, etc.) in the areas of Human Resources. Provide expert witness, reports, consulting, investigating, analyzing, testifying and litigation suppor...

Rogers City, Michigan

Safety, OSHA - Multiple industry safety experience, OSHA, safety & health, serious injury and fatal injury prevention, occupational fatalities, falls, machine guarding, ladder, multi-employer worksite, construction, training, silica, industrial hygiene, respiratory protection, safety management systems, auditing

38 years of occupational safety, health (including industrial hygiene), and environmental management experience within several industries. This includes roles as an Air Force Bioenvironmental Engineering officer (final rank of Captain, with industrial hygiene and environmental responsibilities), regional Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) management for a hazardous waste cleanup company, OHS management for a Prime Contractor to the Department of Energy (Oak Ridge, TN), construction safety and construction fatality research for the University of Tennessee under contract to the Department of Labor/Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), OHS management for a consumable dental supplies and metals related manufacturing/machining company, OHS management for an international gas engine manufacturer within a global automotive manufacturer, regional environmental, health and safety (EHS) management and global safety team member for a Tier 1 auto parts manufacturer, regulatory...

Charlottesville, Virginia

Accounting - Financial Accounting, Auditing, Valuation, Judgment and Decision Making Biases

Ann Backof has expertise in auditing and financial reporting. Professor Backof has taught financial accounting, intermediate accounting, auditing, and data analytics during her tenure as a professor at the University of Virginia. Her research focuses on auditors’ judgments and decision making under uncertainty and jurors’ evaluation of those judgments when determining auditor negligence and damage awards. She uses psychology theory and behavioral methods to investigate these important issues. Professor Backof’s research has been published in top accounting journals including The Accounting Review, Contemporary Accounting Research, and Accounting, Organizations and Society. Her research projects have received prestigious grants from the Center for Audit Quality (CAQ), the Assurance Research Advisory Group (ARAG) and the PwC INQuires Research Grant program. Before earning her Ph.D., Professor Backof worked as an audit senior associate for PricewaterhouseCoopers in New York City wher...