Ryan C. ***** is a Senior Manager for ***** , ***** & Damico, Forensic Accountants, out of Houston, Texas. His responsibilities include providing investigative support to corporations, government entities, law firms, and non-profits in response to fraud and employee misconduct investigations, internal controls, and audits. He also provides consulting support to organizations that are looking to bolster, strengthen, or implement organization-wide anti-fraud programs and measures, including both preventive and detective enhancements. Mr. ***** 's background includes conducting hundreds of interviews, investigations, and internal audit engagements within the utility and energy industry. Some of his areas of expertise include: experience with employee and contractor frauds, conflicts of interest, ethics and compliance violations, controls consulting, process improvements, fraud risk assessments, contract review, and contract recovery audits. In addition to his anti-fraud experience, Mr. ***** has experience conducting investigations into employee misconduct including: discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, workplace violence, intimidation, and pornography.

Mr. ***** is a member of the ACFE Faculty where he co-presents the CFE Exam Review Course, as well as specialized training such as Interviewing Techniques for Auditors and Conducting Internal Investigations. He also sits on the Professional Standards and Practices Committee for the ACFE and the ACFE's Advisory Council. He served four years as the founder and chapter President of the New Orleans ACFE Chapter post–Hurricane Katrina and sits on the Board of Directors of the Houston ACFE Chapter.

Mr. ***** has worked as an online faculty member with the University of Phoenix teaching the graduate level course, Managing the Business Enterprise. Mr. ***** has published articles in both the Fraud Magazine and Security Management Magazine. He currently supports professional organizations such as the ACFE, the IIA, and local universities by giving presentations on fraud, waste, and abuse. Some notable presentations have included: Conducting Facilitated Fraud Risk Assessments, Detecting and Preventing Employee Expense Purchase Schemes, How to Lose Your Job, Training Ground for Fraud, How the Internet Enables Fraudsters, and Using the Deviant Behaviors of Others to Find Fraud. Mr. ***** has also been a repeat presenter at several of the ACFE Annual Fraud Conferences.

Mr. ***** has over 10 years of experience in the fraud investigation and internal audit field. He also has over 13 years of full-time and volunteer law enforcement experience. His last appointment was with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office in the Special Operations Division where he held the rank of reserve Corporal and Detective and assisted the Property Crimes Division on white-collar fraud cases. He also spent considerable time conducting search and rescue operations after Hurricane Katrina.

Mr. ***** graduated from Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a minor in Sociology/Criminology. He later graduated from Louisiana State University with a Master's in Business Administration. He is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified in Control Self-Assessment (CCSA), a Certified Human Resources Professional (PHR), and a Certified Fraud Specialist (CFS).