PROFICIENT CORP.
MIAMI, FLORIDA

Kathy has helped companies evaluate their infrastructure and re-engineer their operations that ensured proper implementation of procedures needed to stay compliant. Kathy was previously a regional financial controller for an international company in charge of the Latin America division. As a manager of internal audit and controls for a multinational corporation, she established the internal audit division, creating a system of best practices for 13 of their offices located across Europe, Asia and Latin America. She has extensive experience in the insurance industry; She most recently served as an executive for a homeowner insurance carrier, providing leadership, management and vision to ensure the company has adequate controls and reporting procedures to effectively grow the organization, its financial strength and operational efficiency. Responsible for re-engineering the Accounting, Underwriting and Claims functions adding controls and efficiencies to improve the overall operations, reduce cost and make the company compliant with regulatory requirements. Proficient Corporation has been assisting businesses streamline their processes to significantly reduce cost and improve the bottom line. Proficient Corporation has been assisting businesses streamline their processes to significantly reduce cost and improve the bottom line. Do you see inefficiencies in your company and are not sure how to correct them? We are results oriented and driven by adding increased value to any organization. We offer Big 4 services without the Big 4 prices. Our approach begins with a detailed conversation of your current situation, needs, issues and goals. We know industries have similar processes and we are fully aware of the uniqueness of each company’s culture. Therefore we will provide customized processes tailored specifically for your corporate environment. Let us help you achieve your company’s goals and grow your bottom line! Call us for a free initial evaluation. Se habla español Kathy Semanate was engaged by our company to conduct a review of a regulatory accounting matter under my direct oversight. This project was a high-profile and complex subject whereby Ms. Semanate quickly understood the underlying regulatory issues and such drastically reduced learning curve resulted in completing the work ahead of schedule and in extremely high quality. She has my ultimate gratitude for the outstanding work product. Individuals in FPL's management were very complimentary of the work ethic and professionalism demonstrated by Ms. Semanate in conducting the review. Given the opportunity, I would certainly hire Ms. Semanate in the future for other work as the opportunities present themselves. Proficient Corp was hired to assist with our annual corporate SOX testing as well as provide loan staff resources for special projects. Kathy Semanate is professional and dependable - able to thoroughly deliver quality work over and over. The strong work ethic and dedication of Proficient Corp gives any manager the satisfaction in knowing that you have an instant extension of your team whenever you have a business need. Kathy Semanate and Proficient Corporation have my gratitude and respect for the excellent SOX 404 work performed on one of our client’s, 21st Century Holding Company. When the original firm which was hired to do the 404 job was dismissed, Kathy and her staff quickly performed an analysis of the situation, went into the Company and very smoothly began the documentation, discussion of internal control, education of the employees regarding the requirements of SOX 404 and last but certainly not least, guidance of the employees in the testing of the company’s controls and processes. Without Ms. Semanate’s guidance, my client would not have been able to perform the testing of the controls and I would not have been able to audit them in a timely manner. I really enjoyed her expertise; she's a quick study for all the different types of organizations for which she performs 404 services. Kathy Semanate has been working at our company for over two years. She is currently contracted with us to serve as our Director of Internal Audit on a part-time basis. This is a wonderful solution that fits our needs in a more economical manner, than if we staffed this position with a full-time employee. We have a fully competent, professional internal auditor at our disposal for a fraction of the cost. In addition to the internal audit activities, Kathy has developed many reports using her data mining skills that have been invaluable for us. She also led a very large project to reconcile and clean up the data in our policy processing system allowing us to overcome a material internal control deficiency. I have been very impressed with her dedication, her desire to do quality work, her technical skills and ability to get up to speed quickly. She has been a valuable asset to our company. People's Trust Insurance Company / Chief Financial Officer Kathy Semanate was engaged by our company to assist us in our Section 404 Sarbanes Oxley ("SOX 404") compliance efforts. She developed tests procedures, coordinated testing with both our domestic operations in the United States and our overseas operations in China. Throughout this process Ms. Semanate demonstrated great resourcefulness in dealing with the Company's China subsidiary by designing testing procedures that could be efficiently applied by the local accounting department, hence avoiding the need to send someone from the US to implement the testing. All of her work was completed in a timely manner with excellent quality. I can enthusiastically recommend Ms. Semanate for any SOX 404, accounting, or audit work projects. It was a pleasure to work with her and we would gladly employ her again for any future projects. We’ve built a reputation for efficiency and consistency, delivering on time and in budget with unmatched quality. At proficient, we stress four core values that guide our professional and personal behavior: