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Formed Evergreen Financial Services, a forward looking financial consulting firm, to provide advanced financial, taxation, management and asset protection expertise beyond traditional accounting and tax to small businesses, corporations and ultra-high net worth clients. As consultant, often functions as clients’ CFO, COO or Compliance Lead. Became an approved contractor under the Securities Investors Protection Corporation (SIPC), with full authorization to support troubled and orphaned financial service clients transitioning to other providers after liquidating securities brokerages. Serves as tax preparation, estate and trust consultant to Evanich Accounting & Tax, LLC, a traditionally structured local CPA firm focused on historical accounting and tax preparation. Selected engagements included: Protected clients of a failed financial services firm.  Drove startup Mahoning Valley Veterinary Centre, LLC.  Added Wealth Management to traditionally structured local CPA firm  Developed innovative tax strategies, one subsequently written into tax law. Took over and completed a struggling enterprise level software implementation project.  Overcame a crisis at America Northcoast Securities, Inc. / Arch Eagle Group, Inc. Protected investors of NEBS Financial Services, Inc.

Question: How do you make the management of ordinary debits and credits more interesting? After all, "bean counters" are still stereotyped to wear eye-shades and armbands and debits and credits really haven't changed in decades despite software vendors efforts to sell you more feature rich upgrades every year.Answer: You join a company driven by an entrepreneurial CEO and take the financial management reins of an evolving financial services / investment business. Established as the parent holding company of a family of securities brokerage and wealth management companies including America Northcoast Securities, Inc. (formerly Ancora Securities, Inc.), and distributors of investment research, mutual fund families and two charitable foundations activities. We are actively involved in real estate, oil & gas, personal security, banking and a variety of other industries. Our newest project is establishing the Museum of American Porcelain Art inside of one of Cleveland's famous "millionaire's" mansions built during the industrial revolution. Our activities keep us under the regulatory microscope from all directions and every day is a new adventure.

Formerly known as Ancora Securities, Inc., America Northcoast Securities has rebranded itself to broaden its service delivery system to meet the needs of a wider variety of correspondent advisors and broker dealers that need access to discount full service brokerage activities. As such I monitor and participate in all facets of the companies financial operations and contribute to back office operations as well as financial management of the firm.

Small full service ($300,000 net capital) national securities broker / dealer specializing in 401(k) and 403(b) retirement plans. Introducing B/D for RBC Capital Markets for full service brokerage operations. Responsibilities included computing and preparing daily net capital calculations and reports for regulatory compliance, submiting all required monthly FOCUS Reports, and other required regulatory reports, and maintaining books and records in accordance with FINRA and SEC rules and regulations. As CCO/CFO I ensured compliance with regulatory net capital and recordkeeping requirements and worked to improve internal accounting procedures and processes, and management reporting tools and reports.

I established Master Planning Systems to facilitate a transition from Finalco to Colonial Penn Group where I assumed responsiblities as interim COO of their securities broker/dealer (Colonial Penn Distributors, Inc.). I lead a team to establish a national financial planning program through four geographically diverse regional offices. After producing over 1,700 financial plans, subsequent outside insurance related events prevented a transition to a permanent position, however, acquaintances at Florida Power & Light (parent to Colonial Penn) deposited me in strategic consulting services including accounting, tax, financial & regulatory reporting, business planning & operational process strategy development provided to business. As consultant to large and small companies alike from visible names like First Energy Corporation, A. Schulman, Inc., Colonial Penn Group to lesser known companies like Berry Fit Company, ProTrade Steel and others, I worked with numerous clients, but a key account was First Energy.First Energy Corporation was formed November 7, 1997 with combination of Ohio Edison and Centerior Energy. In 2001, First Energy merged with GPU, Inc., owner of three operating companies and including Three Mile Island. Later merger and acquisition activity, deregulation of electric utilities and changing accounting standards resulted in additional consulting engagements. Worked with First Energy’s top management. Led or participated in key projects. Broke the company from seven operating companies into 166 special purpose entities. Converted engineering cost analysis of decommissioning nuclear power plants into required financial statement disclosures (FAS 143).

Finalco Group was a vertically integrated family of companies in the "business necessary" equipment leasing business managing a portfolio of over $1.4 billion of equipment covering public and private direct participation programs. The company was acquired in a hostile take-over that played out on the front pages of the Wall Street Journal giving management experience in management under fire and ending further new product offerings.

A pioneering firm in the concept of "less stop" financial services, we covered everything from fee based conceptual financial planning to SEC Registered Investment Advisory operations with strong ties to real estate, insurance and direct participation programs. Securities activities were cleared through American General Securities were I achieved "Top Producer" status nationally in 1986, 1987 and 1988.

This was a full service traditionally structured regional CPA firm with a practice concentration in tax research and securities product origination. The firm provided accounting and tax related services to a variety of both public and private clients and bridged a variety of industries from healthcare to real estate. The firm also provided consultative services along the lines of capital formation and venture funding consistent with its exposure to tax motivated transactions including "tax shelter" registration and defense with the Internal Revenue Service.

Traditionally structured International CPA firm