Bruce Holberg:  

Work Life I am a Consultant who covers small privately owned organizations that do not have Internal Audit Departments. I provide them with internal audit and internal controls background and assist with any government reporting. Prior to this position I am the Director of Internal Audit for National Beverage Corporation in Plantation, FL, a suburb of Fort Lauderdale, FL. Prior to National Beverage I worked for United Subcontractors at their HQ in Edina, MN. Also had the position of Director of Internal Audit. Before United Subcontractors I was Manager of Internal Audit at Snap-On Tools Corporation in Kenosha, WI. Wausau Paper was my home before Snap-On where I was Manager of Internal Audit. PQ Corporation of Valley Forge, PA was where I managed their international audit operations. I traveled to 19 foreign locations and managed and conducted audits at subsidiaries covering every continent except Africa. Before PQ I was with UGI Corporation / Amerigas in suburban Philadelphia, PA where I was Supervisor of Internal Audit and traveled all over the U.S. I was responsible for over 240 branches west of the Mississippi River. Prior to that I was with DuPont at their HQ in Wilmington, DE where I held a variety of increasingly responsible positions in internal audit, accounting and finance groups. Before DuPont, I was in graduate school obtaining my MBA degree with a major in Finance. Prior to that I served in the U.S. Air Force and was stationed in Texas for four years. Military I served in the U.S. Air Force for four years from 1972 - 1976. All of my time was spent at three Texas bases. Most of it at Carswell AFB, just outside of Ft Worth, TX. I was in the Finance function and was responsible for the travel and relocation function. One of the things I still remember was the out dated computer systems we had. In fact, it required a full time representative from the computer company to be on site every day. I also remember the trays of computer cards and the old fashioned teletype machine we had. It was another era. I always wanted to be a Chief Internal Auditor when I grew up. My family and friends thought that was a crazy idea. As it turns out, they were very wrong. I love to travel, domestically or internationally, and it can be by car, air, ship or rail. I have traveled to over 30 countries covering every continent except for Africa. I have only been in Florida for about three years, but already have taken eight cruises. Once year I travel with the American Association of Private Rail Car Owners who take an annual 12-16 day trip to different parts of the U.S. and Canada. We travel in privately owned rail cars and usually have 20-22 cars that are made up as a private train. In 2015 we will make a 14 day trip in the southeastern part of the U.S. I was also fortunate to fly British Airways Concorde just before it was discontinued. I used 125,000 British Airways miles, but every mile was worth it. I doubt most of us will fly at twice the speed of sound any time soon. It took 3 hours and 17 minutes from New York to London and 3 hours and 21 minutes back. There just enough time to enjoy the best airline meal I have ever had and listen to a top quality stereo system. The flight is so short they did not show movies. What a great trip to remember. If I'm going to work somewhere, I need to have exciting work, great facilities, and professional coworkers to be able to deal with the day-to-day. I have several heros, but one that comes to mind is Cary Grant. What a wonderful life he had and what an excellent actor he was. If I could only do one tenth of the things he did on and off screen, I would be a very happy person. Plus, there are many more heros out there. My inspiration comes from many different sources. I believe that a good education covering what you want to do combined with a great family and set of friends will help all of us to inspire to where we want to go in God's world. The one person from my past who I'd most like to see again is my high school history teacher, because started my interest in domestic and international history and the study of how complicated the world can be.. I love pets and have had several dogs during my life. The two that come to mind are McDuff, a great collie who I knew while I was in high school and undergraduate school. One funny...Expand for more