Professional designations:
- CPA, licensed in State of Colorado, license #4643, since 1978
- CITP, Certified Information Technology Professional, awarded by the American Institute of CPAs (2000 - 2006)
Current activity scope:
I'm employed as the senior accountant for a public company in Denver Colorado - Navidec Financial Services, Inc. (OTC: NVDF) and their subsidiaries.
Other activities:
Co-founder and board member of Glass Group, Inc. www.glassgroup.com Glass Group mission is to make business easier. The focus is on developing software automating the supply chain of the glass industry.
Past employment and Clients:
Consulting clients include (past and present): Microsoft, FRx Software, Aerogrow, Audimation, Avalara (see also below)
2007 - 2008: Evicam - www.evicam.com assisting in capital raising and structure.
2007 - 2008: Integrated Decision Engineering Analysis, Inc. www.experienceidea.com assisting in financial formation and operations.
2002 - 2008: Consultant to the high tech field and venture capital/startups with a special focus on marketing to professional accountants. Clients included Microsoft Corporation, AccTrak21 USA, FRx Software, Aerogrow International, Audimation/Caseware, and Global Staffing Connection.
2004 - 2007 Special financial advisor to Aerogrow, Inc. A revolutionary new consumer device for home gardening. Visit www.aerogrow.com Member of Board (2005 - 2007) and head of the Audit and Governance/Compensation committee (2006 - 2007). Initial seed investor.
2004 - 2006: Vice President of Business Development for Rivet Software - www.rivetsoftware.com
2000 - 2002: Senior Director of Channel Development for CPA2Biz (cpa2biz.com). Responsible for forging alliances with CPA firms .
1989 - 2000: Great Plains - Vice President Outsourcing, focusing on utilizing Great Plains’s products and services in a BPO (business process outsourcing) environment. He was also one of Great Plains’ key speakers focusing on new internal and external technology. Responsible for building the professional accountant channel from the lower quartile in market adoption to one of the top three solutions.
Before joining Great Plains Software in 1989, president of his own CPA firm, which emphasized technology, taxation, accounting, succession planning. Other past employment includes KPMG and Deloitte & Touche.
Education: B.S. in Business Administration (1976) and an MBA from the University of Denver (1983). Attended the Phillips Exeter Academy (1972 - 1973).
Presentations: Lectured throughout the country on accounting software, the impact of the Internet on business, AICPA’s Top 10 Technology List, XBRL and Strategic Planning. This includes sessions for the American Institute of CPAs and various state CPA societies. Click here for testimonials.
Professional service (current and past):
American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) www.aicpa.org:
- Member of Council (2001 - 2004)
- Editorial review board for the IT Bulletin (1999 - 2004)
- Information Technology Executive Committee (1999 - 2002)
- Electronic Business Task Force (1999 - 2000)
- Group of 100 (1999 - 2000)
- XBRL Working Group www.xbrl.org (1998 - 2001)
- Chair of the High Tech Task Force (1998), responsible for the initiation of the worldwide XBRL effort - see www.xbrl.org
- IT Practices Subcommittee (1993 - 1996)
- IT Research Subcommittee (1996 - 1999)
Colorado Society of CPAs www.cocpa.org:
- President (2001 - 2002)
- Blueprint (restructuring) committee (1997 - 2003)
- Vice President and board member (1994 - 1997)
- Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee (1990)
Awards:
September, 1999 - Special Service to the AICPA IT member section.
May 2000, awarded the prestigious AICPA Special Recognition Award for his work on the XBRL project. The picture on the left is Wayne accepting the award from Louis Matherne, Director of Technology at the AICPA.
Great Plains Awards:
- President's Award - 1991 and 1994
- Excellence in Partner Commitment - 1991
- Sales & Marketing Teamwork Excellence Award -1998
- Innovation Award (Sodbuster) - 1999
Publications:
Published in numerous professional journals, magazines, and newspapers including the Journal of Accountancy and PC Magazine.