He has held positions in banking, as director of training, and various audit positions while leading and performing projects for clients in the manufacturing, transportation, high tech, education, insurance, and power generation industries.

He has 7 years Banking Operations, 2 years Business Analyst and 20+ years’ Internal Audit (Practitioner, Instructor, Author) experience.

He has written four books, two book chapters, and several articles on internal auditing, whistleblowing programs, mentoring programs, fraud, deception, behavioral profiling, capitalism, and corporate social responsibility.

Dr. Murdock has conducted audits and consulting projects, delivered seminars, and is a frequent speaker at internal audit, academic, and government functions in North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Mr. Hernan hold following Degrees:

📌DBA: Argosy University (Sarasota, FL)

📌CSS: Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)

📌MBA: Suffolk University (Boston, MA)

📌BSBA Suffolk University (Boston, MA)

Mr. Hernan hold following Certifications:

📌CRMA

📌QAR Accreditation in Internal Quality Assessment/Validation

📌Leadership and Customer Service (AchieveGlobal)

📌IDC Certified Instructor

📌CIA

He is author of following Books:

📌Auditor Essentials: 100 Concepts, Tools and Techniques for Success (CRC Press, 2019)

📌Operational Auditing: Principles and Techniques for a Changing World (CRC Press, 2017)

📌10 Key Techniques to Improve Team Productivity (The IIA Research Foundation, 2011)

📌Using Surveys in Internal Audits (The IIA Research Foundation, 2009).

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Alia Noor is an approved Tax Agent, Associate Partner, Taxation and Compliance Advisory at Ahmad Alagbari Chartered Accountants( Alif Group) having 18 years of experience in providing advisory and consulting services across diverse industries. Her expertise spans the critical areas of Audit, Finance, Taxation, Compliance & Fintech in UAE, Malaysia, Pakistan, and Gulf states.
Alia possesses a formidable list of qualifications, including CGMA(UK), FCMA (Pakistan), MBA in Finance she also holds a Fintech certification from Oxford University, Corporate tax diploma, GCC VAT dip, and COSO certification from AICPA. Alia also holds the position of Director of Program at Alif Technologies.

She has received numerous accolades, including Features as "UAE Top Business Leader-2024" in Gulf News, received "Best Corporate Tax Advisors 2025 and 2024" at Excellence Awards 2024 from Gulf News, "The Most Inspiring Women Entrepreneur - Consultancy" at "Women Entrepreneurs Conference and Awards 2024" from Berkeley Middle East, "Global Women Achievers Award- 2024" from Pardees News, “UAE Pak achiever award 2024”,"Authors Recognition Award-2023" and the "High Achievers Women Award-2014" from (ICMAP) Institute of Cost And Management Accountants of Pakistan. Recognized as one of the Top LinkedIn voices.

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