Extensive experience in management of middle market companies and public accounting firms and professional services firms. Managing partner of Checkers, Simon & Rosner, LLP at the age of 36; firm was 9 partners; professional staff of 50 people(revenue approximately 2 million). Through my leadership, added new services and through acquisitions of smaller firms into Checkers; prior to the sale non audit services to American Express Tax & Business Services our revenue had grown to 25 million dollars; approximately 250 staff and 28 partners.After the sale to American Express TBS, I led the office in growing to 75 million dollars in revenue.Experience with private equity firms, financial and CEO advisor matters, enterprise risk, coaching, integration management, turn- a-rounds, M & A , helping companies with strategy, etc. Co-author of a business process patent that will change how insurance companies obtain their capital though the securitization of reinsurance contracts. In the process of marketing our product to insurance companies and to investment bankers. Vice Chairman of Amerinst Insurance a quasi public company. One of a two person negotiation team that merged two large international networks of CPA firms to become BKR International. With six other managing partners of non-big six CPA firms created in Bermuda, Accountants Liability Assurance Corporation(ALAC), which provided professional liabilty insurance to a majority of the non big six firms. I served on that organization's executive committee.Also served as a Director and Vice Chairman of the Illinois CPA Society; Member of Governing Council of The American Institute of CPAs.Past Chairman of the North American Region of BKR International and member of the Governing Board of Directors of the overall organization, as well as, the North American RegionI have absolute passion for helping organizations and getting behind their numbers to see what is really happening in the company.Specialties: Financial management and organization management, merger and acquistions and transition management, coaching CEOs, understanding complex arrangements, good back ground in taxation. Background in real estate, insurance, professional service organisations, not-for-profit organizations