Training Services

Mark Speck - VP Internal Audit - LCC Communications
"Experts do not come any better than this. Someone should let Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, or Nightline know of Rick's experiences and credentials. He can easily add an interesting and piercing point of view to the corporate scandals that have led the US economy down the wrong paths. Whether it be Forensic Accounting, Internal Audit, Risk Management, or Fraud Investigations, Rick has a wealth of experience that he can either put to use on an engagement, as an expert witness or as a trainer.

I hired Rick twice to train my audit teams at Nextel and Sprint-Nextel and his teaching skills are outstanding, as he is able to convey the material and develop application based exercises that accelerate the learning process. Plus as any good instructor should be, he is entertaining, which makes the experience fun and relevant. Rick is also flexible in that I had him tailor a 3 day course into 2 days and focus on certain content more relevant to the audit work my team was conducting. He received rave reviews from my team and I noticed a profound difference in their approach and knowledge base going forward.

I also see Rick as a mentor, given his depth and breadth of experience. When I run into something unique and I want a qualified opinion I have received sound advice, input or analysis from Rick. So whether you are looking for training, consulting, investigative activities, expert testimony or project related assistance, I highly recommend Rick Balog."
Top Qualities: Personable, Expert, High Integrity

Dr. Valedepeñas - Board of Directors - Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas,(Central Bank of the Philippines)

In 2007, Mr. Balog conducted three courses for the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, namely: Financial Modeling and Forecasting using Excel, Forensic Auditing: How to Identify Fraud in Financial Statements, and Forensic Accounting: Developing the Fraud Resistant Company. These courses received good ratings from our participants. They indicated that the objectives for the courses were met. Mr. Balog was rated "excellent" for the quality of his presentation. He was also commended for his ability in relating the subject matters with current issues and in establishing rapport with the participants. Overall, Mr. Balog is a very professional speaker and had clear mastery of the topics.
Top Qualities: Excellent Speaker, High Integirty, Great Results, Subject Expert

Tina Vialard - Corporate Training Manager - JT3, LLC
Rick provided 40 hours of training for our financial analysts in February 2008. With less than six weeks notice Rick tailored the course objectives and content to meet our specific needs. As a government contractor his expertise in this area was very welcome. The training was well received with all participants giving Rick and the course high marks.” March 2, 2009
Top Qualities: Great Results, Expert, High Integrity - Tina Vialard hired Rick as a Training/Facilitator in 2008

John Canniffe - Practice Manager - American Management Association
"I have worked with Rick on many projects, including designing and developing a training seminar and serving as a subject matter expert on a financial fraud webcast. Rick has the rare gift for imparting knowledge, often highly technical knowledge, so that is easier to grasp. His personable attitude and demeanor helps in appropriately segmenting often difficult subject matter into workable chunks so it can be analyzed, discussed and comprehended by clients and customers. I plan to work with Rick in the future and can answer any questions you may have."
Top Qualities: Great Results, Personable, Expert

Fadel Shukry - Director of Internal Audit - First Solar, Inc.
“Rick presented a comprehensive technical training session to my internal audit function. His thorough knowledge and preparedness facilitated a valuable training week for my Team. Rick's energy, and ability to energize and keep the group's attention focused, assisted the group to hone in on complex materials.” 09
Top Qualities: Expert , Good Value , High Integrity

Annette Homan - Director, Technical and Professional Portfolios - The American Management Assn.
“Rick is a unique subject matter expert. It is rare to find someone that can take technical financial information and make it come to life. I have observed learning experiences he has facilitated and I have read customer evaluations that included positive feedback on his ability to make information practical. I would welcome the opportunity to contract with Rick again in the future.” February 26, 2009
Top Qualities: Great Results , Expert , Creative, Hired Rick as a course Developer in 2005 ,Rich has taught and developed professional development programs for AMA for over 20 years.

Anne Brewer - American Management Association
"Rick was very professional and provided current financial information and training to our client. Client was very pleased to be working with Rick."
Top Qualities: Great Results, Expert, On Time

Scott Erickson - Manager of Internal Audit - First Solar, Inc.
“We hired Rick Balog at ARC for the Operational Auditing to Enhance Shareholder Wealth Course, which our internal audit group needed to enhance our operational auditing skills. We were very pleased with Rick and the course and would not hesitate to have Rick provide additional CPE materials in the future.” February 21, 2009

Tom Mitro - President of Winchester Learning Services, Inc.
“Rick is a valued MindEdge business partner who understands the benefits of online learning for his clients and has been very responsive to all service and support requests from MindEdge.” February 20, 2009

Linda Plummer - President Plummer and Associates
"Rick is a creative, high energy trainer/consultant who is passionate about his work."

Steve Goranson , President , ActionCOACH
“Rick recently presented the Business Information Tip at our ActionCOACH's ProfitCLUB. He is not only an excellent speaker and presenter, he provided our ProfitCLUB members key action steps to focus on and build profitability in our businesses. During his talk, Rick demonstrated his ability that when presented with a business problem, to be able to look outside the box to find realistic and achievable solutions to the problem.” March 10, 2009

William L. Reali - Managing Partner - Reali, Gaimpetro & Scott, CPA's
Mr. Richard Balog has served in a consulting capacity with my Firm since 1989. He consistently demonstrates a complete understanding of our client’s business environment and their competitive environment.

His range of services includes the development and installation of product cost estimation systems, manufacturing production and cost reporting systems, forensic accounting, business reporting development, and manufacturing process and control monitoring and reporting systems.

We are always pleased to present him to our clients when they are facing process and control challenges, profitability concerns, and need innovative solutions in a timely and cost effective manner. I am personally proud to recommend his services.

Scott Johnson - Corporate Controller - Roper Pumps, Inc.
We hired Mr. Richard Balog, CPA, CIA, and President of The ARC Consulting Group, Inc. to perform the following services:
- Review the current state of the integration of an ERP system into the cost accounting and reporting systems
- Review the development of cost system overhead rates to ensure that we are costing our products properly
- Assist with report design and implementation of the ERP system
- Provide a report providing recommendations relating to the smooth and proper interface of our manufacturing reporting and the ERP systems.

Rick consistently showed a complete understanding of our varied manufacturing processes environment in less than one day. He then proceeded to engage our production management and financial personnel to identify their specific concerns relating to the interface. His work exceeded our expectations. I am pleased to recommend his services to anyone.

Myla Puyat - Sr. Director of Finance and Administration - Artemis Health
We hired Mr. Richard Balog, CPA, CIA, President of The ARC Consulting Group, Inc. to perform the following services
- Review SAP Business One setup to ensure that costs/Bills of Materials are flowing correctly
- Review the manufacturing processes to determine an effective methodology for the equitable distribution of labor, manufacturing, corporate and sales overhead to the various product lines
- Assist with report design and work with SAP consultant to implement
- Provide a report showing the differences between the costs resulting from the current cost allocation structure and what the products actually cost to make. In addition, consultant will provide recommendations relating to the elimination of the differences identified during the review

The understanding he demonstrated of our environment after a half-day tour of our facilities and meetings with production management exceeded our expectations. He then proceeded to identify several significant shortcomings in both the software and its ability to interface with our existing data collection and reporting systems.

Finally, the recommendations he provided our company focused on the elimination of the causes of our challenges. We were very pleased with the quality and completeness of the work product he delivered.

Project Management Programs
Our project management and continuous process improvement training programs are offered in association with Ally Business Developers, a leader in providing world-class training. These programs are presented exclusively by Mr. Michael Bender, PMP, who is President of Ally Business Systems.

The National Center for Continuing Education.
Several of our programs are now being offered for individual enrollment through The National Center for Continuing Education . This world-class organization, located in the Tallahassee, Florida, offers programs for the Financial professional. For specific offerings and enrollment information, please click on this "NCCE" hot-link, or email Joe Weil at jw@nccetraining.com

ARC has been admitted into a small group of professionals dedicated to servcie the Medical Profession. As an Associated Medical Office (AMO) Expert Certified Vendor, AMO requires that all AMO Vendors and staff are fully lisenced, accredited, background checked and are in full compliance with, HIPAA, OSHA, Privacy Act and Identity Theft Prevention regulations. Isn't that the caliber of professional you would want in your facility/practice? Isn't that the type of professional you would prefer to work with?

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ARC has partnered with UNF's Department of continuing Education as the sole provider of finance and accounting training offered through the University's Continuing Education Department.

ARC provides support services through the University of Florida's Small Business Resource Network. ARC was required to undergo an extensive background and competency evaluation in order to become of this prestigious network dedicated to assisting small and medium-sized business be successful in these trying times.

Professional Certification and Authorization for Granting CPE Credit Hours
As a National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) certified provider of continuing professional education, our program development process is a critical part of our corporate philosophy. We believe that only by a complete and total understanding of both the competencies of the program participants and the desired learning objectives of the program, coupled with a total commitment to excellence, can an organization provide programs of the utmost quality.

All complaints can be addressed to Mr. Richard T. Balog, President & CEO, The ARC Consulting Group, Inc., 4221 Clearwater Lane, Jacksonville, FL 32223, (904) 268-1148, Rick@arctraining.com, and/or to NASBA. ARC will work with you to reach a solution that is satisfactory to both ARC and the client. For more information regarding administrative policies such as complaints and refund, please contact our offices at 904-168-1148.

The Better Business Bureau
The ARC Consulting Group is a proud member of the Northeast Florida Chapter of the Better Business Bureau. Please click on the BBB Logo below to review our record of business excellence.