Ramius, SOX consultants probably make a mint, enough to "work at will," which is my aim. Now, I don't know if you want to go skiing in Switzerland ... but I'll bet you'd like to go salmon fishing in your swanky new boat, no?
SirKit's sister has done the training, classes, and testing to be a Certified Emergency Consultant for her bank. She's the one who will have the responsibility to make sure the bank is up and running after a terrorist attack or a weather catastrophe. She got some great hands on experience when Katrina hit! She had to make sure that the bank's ATM's had generators in most areas so folks could get cash for their immediate needs.
Right now she's in a very small group, and when the takes the 'Master' test, she says there will only be a couple of hundred along with her. Now THERE'S some bargaining power!
She's been the computer guru at her bank for the last 20 years, moving up the ranks along the way. I think in another couple of years she'll be ready to go out on her own.
Oh, and she detests SOX with a passion to equal yours, Ramius!