CBIZ, Inc. provides professional business services that help clients better manage their finances and employees. CBIZ provides its clients with financial services including accounting, tax, financial advisory, government health care consulting, risk advisory, real estate consulting, and valuation services. Employee services include employee benefits consulting, property and casualty insurance, retirement plan consulting, payroll, life insurance, HR consulting, and executive recruitment. I am the Managing Director of Compensation in the Human Capital Advisory Services practice of CBIZ Business Solutions of St. Louis, Inc. I am currently writing a book on "Reasonable Compensation in Closely Held Companies." I have nearly twenty years of experience in the area of human resources, focusing on designing innovative compensation programs. I enjoy assisting clients in the design and implementation of strategic base salary and incentive programs.My core areas of expertise include designing market-based and job evaluation-based compensation programs, pay structures, and compensation surveys, as well as developing policies and procedures. I also provide expert witness testimony in the areas of compensation, market value of a job or employee is another area of practice.Prior to joining the Firm, I served as a Compensation Consultant for Mellon (formerly known as Buck Consultants) and was employed by William M. Mercer. I am a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP), Certified Executive Compensation Professional (CECP), former President of the St. Louis Compensation and Benefits Network (CBN) and am a member of WorldatWork (formerly known as the American Compensation Association).Specialties: Executive compensation,strategic human resources, expert witness, DCAA compensation, reasonable compensation opinion, market competitive pay, intermediate sanctions, salary structure or salary range design and implementation.