Ron is a facilitator, advisor, and internal auditor for boards and management teams. He is a Member of Kral Ussery LLC, a public accounting firm with a national focus on advisory services, litigation support and internal auditing to U.S. public companies. Ron has worked with hundreds of clients, many through Big-4 firms. He brings practical expertise on controls, regulations, accounting and auditing to deliver robust solutions on SEC disclosure and regulatory matters.
Prior to being a founding member of Kral Ussery, he formed Candela Solutions in 2003, which is now a wholly owned affiliate of Kral Ussery LLC. Previously, Ron was a General Manager of a subsidiary for a multi-billion dollar company traded on the NYSE and a Principal Consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers where he led operational audits and internal control projects. He began his public accounting career with a California CPA firm as a Financial Auditor where he signed audit opinions upon becoming Managing Director of the firm’s Orange County office. Ron worked extensively with Big-4 firms on consulting projects as a leader of the California CPA firm. Ron launched his career as an Auditor with the California State Auditor.
Ron thrives on empowering financial professionals through active learning combating real workplace challenges. He facilitates sessions on boardroom effectiveness, corporate compliance, risk assessments, SEC disclosures, COSO control and ERM frameworks, auditing standards and accounting matters. He leads seminars and in-house training sessions for external audit firms on PCAOB standards, as well as for public companies on SEC rules and regulations. Ron is a co-author of The Board of Directors and Audit Committee Guide to Fiduciary Responsibilities. He promotes practical approaches with a keen focus on business realities anchored in professional and regulatory standards. Ron is a member of 4 of the 5 COSO sponsoring organizations; the AICPA, FEI, IIA, and IMA. He served on FEI’s working group for the development of COSO’s 2013 Internal Control – Integrated Framework and he is a Facilitator for the COSO Internal Control Certification Program. Ron is a CPA in CA, WI and NV; and a member of the Nevada Society of CPAs. He holds an MBA from Arizona State University and a BBA from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Ron resides in Las Vegas, Nevada, and travels frequently across the U.S. He can be reached at [email protected].