Accounting, Economics, Securities, Brokerage

Accounting, Economics, Securities, and Brokerage Experts
CV Abstracts

Robert E. Addington, CPA; Accountant	Mr. Addington has 25 years experience as a CPA handling all aspects of personal and business accounting issues. His experience includes tax audits, bankruptcies, business valuations, business interruptions and lost sales profits, mergers and acquisitions, real estate and business financing, divorce settlements, restaurant accounting, and negotiations with the IRS. Bob is a Certified Valuation Analyst, issued by the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts.

J. Nick Augustine, JD; Publicity, Marketing, and Public Relations Expert	Mr. Augustine's experience includes publicity; public relations; firm branding; media marketing; advertising; management systems; auditing; social networking; and consumer psychology. He has been a guest speaker, has hosted a national weekly radio program, and has hosted national conference calls on the topic of public relations and marketing.

Steven R. Chapski, CPA, CFE, CSM Forensic Economist and Accountant	Mr. Chapski has nearly 20 years in accounting services, including tax services; bankruptcies; economics; financial statements; budgets; forecasts; audit reviews; tax returns (individual, partnership, corporate, and fiduciary); interactions with external auditors; reconcile accounts; business valuations; fraud; embezzlement; age discrimination; fee disputes; employee contracts; asset valuation/recovery; business interruptions; cash-flow projections; gift valuations; intangibles valuation; software audits; wrongful discharge; lost wage valuation; alimony/child support; divorce settlements; retail accounting; receivables analysis; asset valuation/recovery; inventory damages; trust administrations; royalties; and commissions. Steve is a Certified Personal Accountant, a Certified Fraud Examiner, and a Certified Software Manager. He is also a member of the Supplier Forum of International Franchise Association, and has experience as an Internal Revenue Service Special Agent and as a Pinkerton Investigative Services Investigator.

Alex L. Constable, MBA, ASA; Economist	Mr. Constable has over 15 years of economic and finance experience including economic damages calculations; wrongful death; personal injury assessments; wrongful termination; business interruptions; royalty rates; intellectual property claims; lost earnings capacity analyses; valuation and statistical analyses; and employment law cases. Alex is an Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) in business valuation as recognized by The International Board of Examiners of the American Society of Appraisers. His professional memberships include: The National Associate of Forensic Economics; The Licensing Executives Society; The American Academy of Economic and Financial Experts; and The American Society of Appraisers.

Kelly Joseph DeRango, PhD, MBA Economist	Mr. DeRango has more than 10 years experience in economics, including economic damages calculations and economic analysis, concentrating on wrongful death, personal injury, wrongful termination, and employment law cases. Kelly is a member of the American Economic Association, the Midwest Economics Association, the Western Economic Association, the National Association of Forensic Economists, and is a Referee for American Economic Review, Public Finance and Management and Empirical Economics. He has worked on numerous projects including: Jobs Education and Training funded by Joyce Foundation; Goodwill of Detroit; HOPE; and FAST TRACK. Kelly has written numerous journal articles and book chapters, and given presentations on a variety of economic topics.

Thomas J. Hern Automotive Consultant	Mr. Hern has over 30 years experience in the automotive dealership business including automotive dealership sales, service, and operations; automotive dealership evaluations; relationships between dealers and manufacturers; dealership and vehicle valuations; dealership training; technology consulting; accounting systems; cost segregation studies; and benchmark reviews. Tom was a recipient of the 1997 Dow Searle Fellowship and a winner of the 1997 Faculty Excellence Award.

Daniel L. Maloy, CPA; Forensic Accountant	Mr. Maloy has more than 25 years experience as a CPA. His experience includes accounting and tax services including preparation of compiled and reviewed financial statements; controllership services; individual and small business tax returns; budgeting and forecasting; business valuations for business sales, buy-out agreements and divorces; present value calculation of future pension benefits in divorce cases; country club, school districts, and other non-profit accounting and tax matters; and management consultation regarding company accounting and operations. Dan is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and is certified by the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants. He has more than 1,000 hours of continuing education in areas of various accounting, tax, business valuation, ethics and other specialized areas of training.

Frank A. Wisehart, CPA, CFE, CVA Forensic Accountant	Mr. Wisehart has more than 16 years experience as a Forensic Controller and CFO (Chief Financial Officer), specializing in personal and business taxes, audits, settlements, damages, fraud, bankruptcy and economic valuations. Frank is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Technical Standards Subcommittee), the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants (Ethics Committee), and the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts (Certified Instructor).