Landmark Consulting, LLC was founded in 1996, and relaunched in January 2011, by Principal and Owner, Keely Carrere Thibodeaux. Landmark is the result of an assessment of lessons learned and a very important realization. Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, LA, in August 2005. After working in the corporate arena on Katrina recovery programs and projects, Keely began to realize that crucial steps were being overlooked in the recovery process, and that closeout was on the horizon. She realized that project controls systems and tools are integral to the success of a program. Incorporating project controls that ensure compliance with Federal funding sources – before, during and after the project is complete, is the only way to avoid audit findings and the potential loss of funding. Project managers focus on three main program components: scope, schedule and budget. Without specific compliance activities, the client is exposed to the risk of cash flow constraints. Although the work is completed, funds may not be reimbursed, or worse, they may have to be repaid. But, there is a better way to get it done. Landmark has developed the practice of “Compliance Focused Program Management”. The Compliance Assurance Program (CAP) is a proprietary system, that incorporates tools and steps in all phases and throughout the lifecycle of a project, to measure and communicate the real-time status of funding compliance. The Landmark team has been carefully constructed, to include experts in the project controls, compliance, closeout and document control areas with a common characteristic. Every Landmark team member has been affected, either personally, professionally or in most cases both, by Hurricane Katrina and has also assisted in recovery efforts in the City of New Orleans.