Meet the Experts: ICAC Advisory Board Members

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Meet the Experts: ICAC Advisory Board Members

Melissa Goddard

Melissa is the founder and principal of FACT Financial Investigations LLC.
Melissa has over 35 years’ experience in accounting and fraud of which 22 years has been focused on the construction industry. Melissa has worked in construction accounting offices in many capacities ranging from staff accountant to CFO. Melissa has also worked in public accounting, government accounting and internal audit offices.

Melissa past work experience includes extensive experience in the construction industry working in a variety of roles performing construction accounting, job costing, work in progress management, cost control, analyses of contracts and auditing of construction projects ranging from small remodel projects to multi-million-dollar projects.

Melissa’s industry expertise includes construction, education, transportation, airports, sewer facilities, research & development, master planned communities, health care, government, not-for-profit and manufacturing.

Her service expertise includes:

• Construction Audit and Cost Control
• Fraud Management (Prevention, Detection, and Investigation)
• Fraud Risk Assessments
• Forensic Accounting
• Construction Risk Management
• Litigation Support Services
• Internal Control Review, Design, and Implementation
• Contract Review and Compliance
• Due Diligence Investigations
• Expert Witness Services
• Construction Training for Owners & Contractors
• Construction Delay Claims Analysis
• Forensic Schedule Delay Analysis

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Paul Pettit

Paul is a management consultant with over 34 years of progressive roles within industry and professional services where he has managed and delivered successful audit and consulting projects to clients across a multitude of industries. At Revenew, Paul leads the Performance Improvement practice and oversees business development and account management for clients seeking cost recovery, cost containment and performance improvements both with their vendors, suppliers and contactors as well as within their operations.

Since 1999, Paul has been involved in providing consulting and internal audit services within technical areas of organizations including engineering, procurement and construction. Prior to providing those professional services, he worked for over nine years in the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) industry with KBR. Paul holds Master degrees in Business and Environmental Management as well as a Bachelor degree in Civil/Mechanical Engineering Technology from the University of Houston.

His service expertise includes:

  • Certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Construction Controls Professional (CCP)
  • Construction Auditor (CCA)
  • Internal Auditor (CIA)
  • Risk Management Assurance (CRMA)
  • Professional EH&S Auditor (CPEA)
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David Butler

David Butler is currently a Senior Manager in the Governance, Risk, and Compliance Services practice of Weaver, LLP and is a Certified Public Accountant licensed to practice in the state of Texas as well as a Certified Information Systems Auditor and a Certified Construction Auditor. In his role at Weaver, Mr. Butler leads engagements pertaining to Internal Audit and Process Improvement with a specific focus in Construction Management. Prior to his time in the Governance, Risk, and Compliance space, Mr. Butler was an Operations Analyst with TXU Energy. While at TXU, Mr. Butler was the Subject Matter Expert over Segregation of Duties around the company’s SAP GRC platform. Before his time at TXU, Mr. Butler was a Senior Internal Auditor at Tenet Healthcare where he performed operational and compliance audits at the hospitals and medical facilities managed by Tenet. Before Tenet Mr. Butler worked at UHY, LLP where he performed audit and attestation services to clients in a variety of industries. Mr. Butler has performed substantive audit test work in numerous areas including but not limited to cash, accounts receivable, inventory, fixed assets, accounts payable, equity and operations. Mr. Butler also has extensive experience in planning and executing employee benefit plan audits, with a focus on defined contribution plans. Prior to joining UHY, Mr. Butler worked as a consultant with FTI Consulting in their Corporate Finance and Restructuring practice. While at FTI Mr. Butler provided consulting services to clients in both debtor and creditor engagements including performing financial analysis of cash flows, preparing documents for bankruptcy filings, and creating financial reports for third parties.

Mr. Butler has a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting, graduating Cum Laude, and a Master of Science degree in Finance, both from Texas A&M University.

His service expertise includes:

  • Construction Management & Contract Compliance
  • SOX Compliance
  • Internal Audit
  • Process Improvement
  • Risk Assessment
  • Segregation of Duties (SAP GRC)
  • Controls Testing & Implementation

Seth Snyder

Seth is a seasoned advisory services consultant based in Chicago with 20 years of experience in internal audit and business consulting. Seth has over 12 years of experience conducting construction contract compliance and recovery reviews for several clients across the technology & communications, manufacturing, utility, healthcare, higher education and financial services industries.  

His service expertise includes:

  • Bidding, budgeting, change order management, procure-to-pay, and close-out
  • Assists clients risk assess project portfolios
  • Assess and redesign project controls to improve and optimize processes

Carl Padding

Carl is a Senior Advisor with Alvarez & Marsal Tax in Chicago.  He brings more than four decades of industry experience, specializing in Cost Segregation Services.  These services focus on commercial real estate properties and construction related activities for federal and state tax reporting purposes. 

Carl’s engineering background, and in-depth knowledge of oversight and tax research & analysis, helps to provide a comprehensive, 360-degree view as clients seek pathways for navigating commercial real estate initiatives and construction-related projects to maximize value.   

Throughout his career Mr. Padding’s operational approach and results-oriented mindset has provided solutions for a wide variety of projects, including IRS examinations with favorable results regarding real estate cost segregation and fixed assets matters. Mr. Padding has performed cost segregation analyses and capital asset valuations for a range of applications within domestic and international markets. This has enabled him to work closely with companies in a variety of sectors, including the real estate, hospitality, construction, banking, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, retail, and food & beverage industries.  

Mr. Padding has a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Michigan.  He is an Associate Member (#A020-13) of the American Society of Cost Segregation Professionals and a member of the National Association of Construction Auditors with designations of Construction Control Professional (“CCP”) and Certified Construction Auditor (“CCA”).

His service expertise includes:

  • Cost Segregation Services

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