Mr. Kurtzner has more than a decade of experience in cost containment consulting, having advised some of the nation's largest businesses with complex utility and service infrastructures.In 2013, he launched Util Auditors as a consolidated cost containment consulting firm that has expanded to identify and correct utility and service billing errors and inefficiencies in 12 areas of operational spend. Util is a complete resource to its clients, delivering industry leading systems, technology and proprietary knowledge, to address their needs. During his 11 years as Managing Partner, Mr. Kurtzner has developed Util Auditors into an industry leader in its space with clientele extending into both the Forbes and Fortune Top 20. Mr. Kurtzner has consulted organizations on a range of projects and subject matters, including international work throughout North America to include Puerto Rico, and locations in the European Union, the Middle East and Asia. He attributes his success to the development of deep, industry-insider relationships in each of the cost centers that Util advises on, which they leverage to their client's advantage. The company has also developed a proprietary web-based, multi-audit reporting platform which simplifies large-scale, multi-location audit endeavors, called uView. His patent, published in January 2024, is on the automation of the billing audit function via AI, ML, RPA and other emerging tech, to expedite the process and expand the industries reach to service SMB clientele.Mr. Kurtzner was an early graduate of South Colonie Central High School where he obtained a Regents diploma and graduated with Honors in just 3 years. He went on to receive his Real Estate, and Life, Accident and Health Insurance licenses by the age of 21 when he started his first company, Blue Financial, in New York.Recently, Mr. Kurtzner spent 2 years as Global Director of Business Development at Ibanera where he introduced innovative, next-gen payment and blockchain-centric banking solutions, including crypto processing, Stablecoin as a Service, and a white label BaaS platform to clients that span 5 continents.Currently he serves as Executive Vice President at Ozura, a proprietary ledgering technology setting out to revolutionize banking, payments and money movement across the funds lifecycle.Mr. Kurtzner has also been involved in the launch of 4 other start-up ventures. He has a passion for business, as well as life; he loves the outdoors, the beach, hiking, exercising and most of all; meeting new, inspiring people.