Who We Are
Principal
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Teri has global experience executing Fortune 500 audits, internal audits, Sarbanes Oxley compliance reviews and revenue recovery examinations in Europe, Asia, and the American Continent.
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Teri has more than 20 years of financial experience with expertise in the analysis and development of claim efforts for large, complicated and data-rich entities.
Teri has more than 14 years specializing in the accounting for disaster recovery. Teri served as an integral member of the insurance advisory services team assisting a quasi-government entity following the events of September 11, 2001. Insurance recovery was over $2 billion dollars.
Teri supported litigation efforts resulting from 9/11.
Recently, Ms. Gauquie provided expert accounting and accounting insurance services to support the disaster recovery of Superstorm Sandy. Efficient and effective insurance settlement was achieved within six months.
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Teri continues to provide disaster recovery services for multi-billion dollar losses. She has extensive experience in both FTA and FEMA recovery and resiliency programs.
Ms. Gauquie has spent the over 17 years
immersed in some of the world’s largest loses. She has effectively dealt with the complications inherent to multi-location damages for airports, ports, real estate, rail systems, tunnels, bridges and terminals. She has dealt with numerous agencies within one of the world's largest cities. Ms. Gauquie’s broad financial and disaster recovery experience makes her a valuable resource to clients for whom she puts her expertise to work.
Theresa ("Teri") Gauquie CPA, CMA, CGMA
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DISASTER RECOVERY EXPERIENCE
Superstorm Sandy, November 2012-Current
Teri provided expert insurance accounting support to successfully settle over $400M in an insurance settlement within 6 months. Provided expert accounting services to assist quasi-government entity with the preparation, processing and coordination of multi-billion dollar FEMA and FTA grants related to the damage and destruction of multi-state properties including airports, ports and rail in New York and New Jersey.
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Teri - through TMG CONSULTING LLC, her 100% women owned WBE - currently provides expert grant closeout services for Sandy related FEMA grants through a sub-contract to the prime to the City of New York.
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
Successfully assisted a quasi-government entity, and property owner in the preparation and processing of multi-billion dollar insurance claims related to the events of September 11, 2001.
Led accounting based element of the Loss Recovery Team in compiling loss information and supporting documentation for the insurance, business interruption and FEMA claims; developed format and assisted client to establish the preliminary loss assessment (“PLA”). The PLA was presented to the Board of Commissioners and external funding sources. The PLA became the backbone of the financial reporting system for the 9/11 recovery. Developed and managed document retention system. Actively participated in status and reporting meetings with the client executive internal insurance coordination team consisting of the CFO, COO, treasurer, comptroller, executive directors and selected managerial staff; and actively participated in status and reporting meetings with the insurance recovery team, client executives, and adjusters. Successfully recovered over $2.2 billion dollars.
In addition provided dispute and litigation advisory services to effectively manage numerous dockets and provide support for thousands of claims brought by first responders.
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Owner (TMG Consulting LLC —Salisbury Mills, NY — March 2007-Present)
Disaster recovery. FEMA and FTA grant development, management, compliance and closeout. Insurance preliminary proof of loss, claims development, audit, and settlement. Document management. Large disaster expertise in the billions of dollars. Litigation support, dispute consulting and forensic accounting. Fractional CFO/Controller services upon request.
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Senior Grants Compliance Administrator (AECOM - New York and New Jersey - April 2015-August 2016.)
Expert support for the preparation, reporting, management, processing and coordination of multi-billion dollar FTA grants or grant eligible costs. Damage and destruction of the 2nd largest interstate heavy rail rapid transit system connecting Newark, Jersey City and Hoboken in New Jersey with lower and mid-town Manhattan in New York City. Temporary position to provide continued assistance to a particular client.
Senior Disaster Recovery Consultant (Adjusters International – New York and New Jersey - November 2012 –October 2014)
Senior Consultant providing expert accounting support to Insurance, FEMA and FTA grant process. Successful insurance resolution within less than 6 months for multi-millions of dollars. Multi-location losses involving airports, ports, real estate, rail systems, tunnels, bridges and terminals. Temporary position to provide continued assistance to a particular client.
Director (Kroll, Inc. — New York City, NY — July 2004-Feburuary 2007)
Director specializing in insurance, business interruption consulting, litigation support, Sarbanes Oxley compliance consulting and problem solving, internal corporate investigations and forensic accounting
Senior Manager (Deloitte New York City, NY — November 2000-June 2004)
Senior Manager specializing in insurance, business interruption, dispute consulting and litigation support, purchase price disputes, money laundering and forensic accounting
Director (PricewaterhouseCoopers — New York City, NY — January 1997-November 2000)
Director specializing in forensic accounting, intellectual asset management/revenue recovery and licensing, dispute consulting and litigation support, purchase price disputes, securities litigation and internal corporate investigations
Manager (Sony International — New York and New Jersey — 1995-1997)
Responsible for internal audits of the global music, domestic electronics and global film and entertainment divisions
Staff Accountant (Deloitte & Touche — New York, NY — 1992-1995)
Responsible for financial audits of publicly traded corporations and revenue recovery examinations for global corporations
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Controller (ACA, ACE, ACO, CRI - New York, NY - 1979-1992)
Fractional Controller each for 4 sister companies - a music membership society, publishing, record company and orchestra - in the contemporary classical music industry.
ACHIEVEMENTS & AWARDS
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Certificate of Appreciation - The Port Authority of NY&NJ, Office of Emergency Management, Hurricane Sandy.
Outstanding Performance – World Trade Center Loss Recovery Team from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Award of Honor for Outstanding Achievement in Accounting from the NY State Society of Certified Public Accountants
Foundation for Professional Growth Award in Accounting from the Lubin School of Business Adminstration at Pace University
Deloitte & Touche USA S.T.E. P. Award (Success Through Exemplory Performance)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
AICPA Forensic & Valuation Service Section
AICPA Women in the Profession
Alumni PricewaterhouseCoopers PwC
Deloitte Employees and Alumni
Emergency Management and Homeland Security Professionals
Insurance Claims Professionals
CERTIFICATIONS + LICENSURE
Certified Public Accountant
Certified Management Accountant
Certified Global Management Accountant
EDUCATION
B.B.A. in Public Accounting Pace University,1992
Summa Cum Laude
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Bryant University
Business Management​