Patrick (Pat) is a principal and director of the information systems and risk assurance practice at Baker Newman Noyes, specializing in a wide range of topics related to business process and information systems. He has been with the firm since it was founded, having previously been with one of our predecessor firms since 1988. Pat has significant experience providing services such as assessment and evaluation of business processes and the identification of information system solutions, creation of control frameworks to mitigate risk, information technology control and security reviews and SSAE 18 (SOC 1 / SOC 2) examinations, developing solutions to analyze large-scale data sets, and developing information technology strategies and business resumption plans. Pat is a nationally recognized expert in SOC for Service Organizations examinations; he provides SOC for Service Organizations examination quality review services for three regional CPA firms. Pat earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Maine, Orono.