Areas of Expertise: IS Audit Education, IS Auditing, Security and Control of Information Systems, Legal Environment of Information Systems, Local Area & Wide Area Network Security & Controls,
Computer Ethics, Management Information Systems, Executive Support Systems, Internet as an Audit Resource (over 30 years of teaching & practical experience in the field, published 5
textbooks and authored or coauthored over 200 articles in subjects above).
Professional Certifications:
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM)
Certified Data Educator (CDE)
Personal Employment relevant to your current teaching and professional assignments.
U.S. General Accounting Office - Los Angeles Regional Office, Manager, Management and Evaluator Support Group (1972-1996) Manage staff of 15 involved in Office Automation and
support, Computer audit, Training, Human resource Planning and
Staffing, Technical information retrieval and Security/facilities Management
Recent Involvement in Professional Executive-Management Development Programs, Extension and Public Service Activities. Presentations before:
Instructed a Certified Information Systems Audit Review Course on “Business Process Evaluation and Risk Management” held at the Southern California Edison Facility in Rosemead, CA on 4/26/03.
- Presenter to Industry professionals on the subject of “The CyberSecurity Enhancement Act: Its Impact to Business Operations” and “ Best Practices in IT Security” held at the Honolulu Conference Center in Honolulu, HA. Professor Gallegos gave a similar briefing to Military and Federal IT Workers that afternoon for TeraBitz Computer Training Institute in Honolulu, Hawaii on 5/7/03.
- Keynote presentation to Information Systems Audit and Control Association Hawaii Chapter 20th Anniversary Celebration on the “Information Systems Audit and Control Association – Past, Present and Future” held at the 1st Bank of Hawaii Conference Facility in Honolulu, Hawaii on 5/8/03.
- Presenter to students and faculty from the Accounting Department and Accounting Students Organization on the “Information Systems Audit and Control Education – Needs for the 21st Century” held at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu, Hawaii on 5/9/03
- Presenter, U.S. Department of Treasury Office of Comptroller of the Currency Training Conference, “IT Governance: Methods and Techniques for Assessment ”, November 2002
- Presenter, AGA Educational Conference, “IT Auditing: What is it and How to use it”, February 2002
- Presenter, AGA Educational Conference, “ Auditing Internet Applications”, March 2001
- Presenter, IACIS Conference, “ Information Systems Audit Training Needs for the 21st Century: A Selected Assessment”, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2000 Awarded “Best Research Paper for Year 2000” by the International Association of Computer Information Systems
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