Ronald Meyer Resume

Ronald Meyer, CPA Chattanooga, Tennessee; from 1996 to present. Clients include: tax preparation, write-up and consulting work for cabinet mfg. multiple restaurants, contractors, attorney, engineering and dental offices. Maintain audit currency with two audit clients. Successfully assisted two corporations through bankruptcy. Other accomplishments include: Family & Children’s Service, Inc. -- employs 200 people, providing social service of all types. Successful software conversion engagement involved training five accounting staff, debug with six month parallel system runs. The new mid-market software, Great Plains for Windows, was customized to report activity in 50 cost centers and entity wide consolidation reports. All accounting modules were installed during this 1,500 hour engagement.

Joseph Decosimo & Company, Chattanooga, Tennessee ; from 1987-1995. Decosimo is a large CPA firm with five regional offices. As measured by AICPA membership the firm ranks 25th in the nation. Joined the firm as an audit supervisor and quickly advanced into audit management. Managed engagements include:>>>>Das Borden & Company -- This real estate developer syndicated 53 limited partnerships in three states with 5000 apartment units under management. All partnerships had HUD backed mortgages and HUD housing assistance payments for low income tenants. Involvement in HUD programs brought specialized reporting and audit requirements. Completion of this complex engagement required 4,000 professional hours each year.>>>>>Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority -- Lovell Field services the Chattanooga air traveler as a feeder spoke to major hubs in Nashville and Atlanta. In 1993 the Authority embarked upon construction of major new passenger terminal and baggage handling facilities financed by a multi-million dollar bond issue and FAA grants. Implementation in 1994 of a comprehensive passenger facility charge involved establishment of necessary financial controls and accounting procedures to satisfy FAA reporting requirements.>>>>>The Bradley Factor, Inc. -- This company purchases commercial receivables primarily from carpet and furniture manufacturers. I audited this successful company for four years during a high growth period. Expertise they developed resulted in loan losses significantly below national norms. The short-term nature of this financing presented audit challenges in a volatile ever changing market. Correct Balance Sheet asset valuation was key to success.>>>>>Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise -- CNE has received national attention in the housing industry for its successful model renovating run down inner city housing. CNE's programs make home ownership possible for low income citizens with below market interest rates using revolving mortgage pools from multiple grant sources.>>>>>Chattanooga Housing Authority -- CHA employs 200 people to manage the 4,300 units of public housing. Multiple housing programs, Single Audit Act and compliance with OMB Supplements for A-128 and A-133 make for a complex engagement and audit report>>>>>Hunter Museum of Art -- The Hunter is admired in the art community and is a credit to Chattanooga culture. Audit peculiarities included artifact lending and custodianship risks, grant accounting mixing federal, state and local sources.>>>>>Other audit clients include cabinet and furniture manufacturers, a finance/factoring company, mezzanine/venture capital investors, Public Education Foundation, Colleges and specialty audits of student financing required by U.S. Dept of Education.

AHS--Sunbelt, Orlando Florida; from 1984-1987. Sunbelt owns and operates 22 not-for-profit hospitals in the southeast totaling 5,000 acute care hospital beds. Served as manager of internal audit department supervising a staff of six auditors. Prepared medicare/medicaid cost reports. Forensic audit project successfully unwound contentious hospital-doctor venture resulting in amicable settlement. Coordinated with external auditors, Ernst & Young for SEC compliance filings for public bonded indebtedness.

Cleston Daniel & Associates, CPA Nashville, Tennessee; from 1982-1984. Served with this small regional CPA firm as staff auditor, auditing saw mills, manufacturers, cafeteria school funds, medical clinics, and "cost plus" contracts for the construction industry and individual tax.

Sunnydale Industries, Inc.Centralia, Missouri from; 1979-1982. Sunnydale is a producer of products used primarily by other manufacturers, such as plastic bags and packaging materials. Joined the firm as Corporate Controller when there was no accounting or financial program and serious problems in cash flow, lack of production scheduling and job costing, poor management reporting, and relations with trade suppliers. My efforts to solve the problems and meet the challenges yielded these representative results: Developed comprehensive accounting system, recognizing distinction between fixed and variable costs. Installed a job order cost accounting system providing identity of profitable vs loss jobs. Company gross margins increased 8%

Have successfully combined a quality professional education, superior analytical skills, management strengths and sound business judgement in the attainment of valuable and successful accounting and financial experience. Credentials include: Certified Public Accountant and Certified Government Financial Manager.

Demonstrated skill with: Great Plains software installs, Quickbook, Spreadsheets, word processors.

Basic Russian, Fluent English, Willing to learn Greek.

5 years of college. Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Business Administration, Active liscense as Certified Public Accountant (Charterd Accountant)

40 hours of continuing professional education each year since1978

Education and Memberships:
B.S. Business Administration, 1978, University of Tennessee. Study Abroad: Newbold College, London, England 1974. Instructor for United Way not-for-profit accounting seminar. Member of: Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants, Association of Government Accountants

Pilot of small planes. Good pianist. Water sports.

Will provide to interested prospective employers.