Released on = July 26, 2006, 4:03 pm

Press Release Author = R. H. Ottaviano/ IIA

Industry = Accounting

Press Release Summary = The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) announces that
Robert Hannibal Ottaviano, Jr., has earned the Certified Government Auditing
Professional, CGAP designation. Individuals who have earned the CGAP designation
have met the requirements of The IIA's CGAP program, including the challenging
examination, high standards of character, and proof of education and government
auditing experience

Press Release Body = Mr. Ottaviano has been a practicing accountant for over 20
years, and specializes in Forensic Accounting, Taxes, Consulting and Auditing;
besides having his own practice for over a decade, he has been an officer and
director in a publicly traded company, a corporate accounting manager in a fortune
500 company, an auditor for a midsize New York City public accounting firm, and has
served on the board and been an officer in numerous Not-For-Profit corporations. Mr.
Ottaviano, besides being a CGAP, also holds the distinguished designations of
Certified Public Accountant, Certified Management Accountant, Certified Internal
Auditor, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Financial Manager, and Certified
Information System Auditor. Mr. Ottaviano received a B.B.A. in Public Accounting
from Pace University, and an A.A.S. in Accounting from Suffolk County Community
College; and is currently a member of the Institute of Management Accountants, the
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, the Information Systems Audit and Control
Association, the Institute of Internal Auditors, the Tax and Accounting Institute of
Long Island University at C.W. Post, and is a past member of the New York State
Society of Certified Public Accountants.
Mr. Ottaviano is also very active in his community: he is a volunteer fireman and
past president of the Glenwood Hook and Ladder, Engine and Hose, Co. where he serves
as co-manager/captain and all-star third baseman of the softball team, and on
numerous committees; a past director of the Glenwood Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's
Benevolent Association, Inc.; vice president and secretary of the North Shore
Volunteer Firemen's Holy Name Society, delegate to the Diocese of Rockville Centre
Holy Name Society; secretary of the Fifth Battalion Volunteer Firemen's Softball
League, and sergeant of arms of the Nassau County Volunteer Fireman's Association.
He is also a member of and serves on numerous committees of the, Southern New York
Volunteer Firemen's Association, the North Shore Fire Council, and a member of the
Firemen's Association of the State of New York, Glen Head Glenwood Business
Association, and St. Rocco's Roman Catholic Church, and a past member of the
Theodore Gordon Flyfishers, the Alfa Romeo Owners Club, Trout Unlimited, and the
Porsche Club of America.
Robert has lived in Glen Head for fourteen years, is married to Debra and they have
a 10 year old son Robert, III.

For more information, contact Robert H. Ottaviano, Jr. at (516) 676-1382.


Web Site = http://

Contact Details = Robert H. Ottaviano
Box 401
Glen Head, NY 11545
(516) 676-1382
cpacma@hotmail.com