Client Testimonials
"Dorina's deep expertise helped us rapidly mature"
"Dorina was an incredible resource for LIFTE H2, and for me personally, as our young company successfully navigated ISO27001, SOC2, and ISO9001 certification processes in our first two years in business.
Dorina's deep expertise and practical approach helped us rapidly mature from a small start-up into an international company with complex products and services."
Jeremy Maunus
COO, LIFTE H2
"Compliance is the heart of our business strategy"
““Dorina offers a unique blend of practical, hands-on guidance and custom-tailored strategies. Her insights have not only facilitated record-breaking timeframes for our compliance certifications, but also fostered a greater understanding of how to genuinely improve business efficiency and effectively mitigate risk.
She makes compliance make sense - translating complex regulations into actionable plans that benefit the business.
Dorina brought compliance into the heart of our business strategy, and I recommend her without reservation to any business looking to do the same.”
Richard Zhang
Co-Founder & Head of Digital
"A long time partner and advisor"
“I've collaborated with Dorina for more than a decade, initially crossing paths at athenahealth during its time as a publicly traded company. Throughout the years, we've jointly tackled various compliance initiatives and internal audits, achieving a noteworthy success in obtaining the HITRUST certification.
Dorina is now supporting my current organization in addressing specific compliance challenges.
She and the AdviseUp team brings an extensive wealth of experience. with a focus on the intricacies of the highly regulated healthcare industry. Their true superpower has been in advising executive leadership and board members - while working hands-on to build our remediation programs."
Geeta Bihar
VP of Engineering
"Rolling up their sleeves to dig in"
“The AdviseUp team took time to help our tech governance team with everything from designing new control monitoring processes to finding control improvements.
Dorina showed genuine interest in helping me grow as a professional. She taught me what it means to be a leader in the audit, governance compliance, and risk space.
It is not often that you meet Chief Audit and Risk officers who roll up their sleeves and dig in, but Dorina showed us that no matter how high you climb, you’re not above any work.”
Howie Magaro
Technical Program Manager
"Never let anything fall through the cracks"
“While creating and implementing our new internal controls program, AdviseUp brought the deep technical knowledge we needed, while customizing controls to our unique business functions.
They navigated our highly regulated environment to ensure we were prepared for both compliance and long-term program operationalization. They never let anything fall through the cracks.”
VP of Internal Audit
Healthcare Organization
"Measurable data to inform our decision-making"
“AdviseUp helped us transform our Audit and Risk program. One of the things I valued about their approach is that they stuck to measurable data — rather than assumptions — to inform our decision-making.”
Chief Compliance and Risk Officer
Fortune 500 Company
"Dorina became part of the family"
“When it comes to building an automated risk management and governance process, Dorina is an excellent builder. Using her years of experience and dedication to solving complex customer problems, Dorina worked with our company to design a repeatable mechanism for managing security risks in the existing GRC solution and build a process for identifying areas of improvement.
Thanks to her diligence, the Security Compliance team was able to create the foundation for easier internal control testing.
Dorina was amazing to work with. She was more than an extension of our internal team, she became part of the family!
Security Engineer
Fortune 500 Technology Company