Dennis Walraven Email and Phone Number

Coaching those who serve in their pursuit of financial security.

Dennis Walraven joined K.A. Gregory Wealth Management of Lake Wylie, South Carolina in March 2019. Dennis has been helping clients with financial services since March 2018. He has lived in the Lake Wylie area since 2009 with his wife Erika.K.A. Gregory Wealth Management was founded on the principal of providing the wisest financial strategy for our clients. We take the time to get to know our clients personally and a successful relationship is the key to success.Planning your financial future can be overwhelming and confusing. If you are saving for a child’s college tuition, planning for retirement, or simply investing your current assets, choosing the right financial advisor is one of the most important decisions you can make.Our mission is simple. K.A. Gregory Wealth Management helps individuals or families in all stages of life unravel the complexities of their financial issues. Through our knowledge and experience, we offer our clients the framework so they can create financial stability now and security for the future.Specialties: Financial Advisor, Financial & Retirement Planning, 401(k) Rollovers, IRAs, Business Retirement Planning, Life Insurance, Medicare PlanningDennis served 20 years in the United States Army, retiring to Raleigh NC. After his sons left the nest he attended and graduated from North Carolina Central University, Summa Cum Laude, in 2009 with a Computer Information Systems degree.

Comprehensive holistic financial planning focusing on preparing individuals and families for retirement.

Series 7 exam, then the Series 66, Life and Health licenses

IMS System Engineer, installing and maintaining IBM's hierarchical database system. Familiar with Tivoli service management software for change scheduling and incident reporting.

Responsible for hardware configuring a new z9/Business Class mainframe central processor, gathering system requirements for SAS software development environmentCreating datasets using Time Sharing Option Extension (TSO/E) and Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF), working familiarity with Interactive Output Facility (IOF) and System Display and Search Facility (SDSF) logs and dumpsWriting Job Control Language (JCL) batch jobs for recurring tasksMaintaining Transfer Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCPIP) reserved port list for five Logical Partitions (LPAR)Installed SAS Updates

Responsible for purchasing all hardware and software for small and medium business customers totaling $2 million annually, configuring systems and networks in conjunction with engineeringAssisted shift of business focus from system builder and provider to systems integrator with partnerships at Hewlett Packard, Compaq, IBM, CISCO and others

Leadership Instructor for Officer Basic Course training 150 new officersAdvised senior staff officers on personnel, finance, and trainingManaged forty personnel, equipment, and facilities valued at $16 millionServed on NATO (SHAPE) International staff as facility coordinator in Mons, BelgiumSupervised 30 personnel during deployment and operations during Operation Desert Shield/StormSenior Drill Sergeant, supervising 4 Drill Sergeants and 500 soldiers for initial entry training annually