CPAs in Industry 2018 Conference

Raymond Monteleone, CPA Related Seminars and Products

Ray Monteleone is President of Paladin Global Partners, a business management consulting firm, and Partner with Dannelly, Monteleone & Associates, a full-service CPA firm. Ray focuses on strategic management, problem solving, mergers & acquisitions, compensation consulting, growing companies, and senior executive mentoring for clients worldwide in industries such as healthcare, high tech, manufacturing, education, financial institutions and not-for-profit organizations. He held numerous directorships such as Rexall Sundown, First American Railways, Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railway, Rush Holdings, and Pointe Financial Corporation, and he currently chairs the Advisory Board of Algy Costume and is a member of the Board for Chen, Moore & Associates, chairing the Ethics & Governance Committee.

A CPA, Ray was Partner/Tax Director at Arthur Young for the South Florida practice and consultant with Holland & Knight involved in strategic planning & practice development. Ray was VP of Global Corporate Development for Sensormatic Electronics Corporation and interim CFO. He was President of First American Railways, Chairman and Co-CEO for Loren Industries, and Deputy Commissioner, COO/CFO for the Florida Department of Education and was an officer of Laser Spine Institute.

Monteleone serves professional/civic organizations including Florida Tax Watch (member of the Board), Leadership Florida (member of the Audit Committee), Executive Leadership Orientation Committee (Class ’02), Florida Atlantic University Foundation Board, Chair of the Audit Committee and serving on the Executive, Finance and Nominating Committees, and FAU Broward Alumni Council (Past Chairman), Florida Institute of CPAs, American Institute of CPAs, Leadership Broward Foundation (Past President), and Past Vice Chair of the Fort Lauderdale Chamber and current member.Previously on the Board of the Broward Education Foundation (Past Chair, serving for 2 terms) and served on the South Broward Hospital District (Commissioner). Ray was named Leader of the Year by Leadership Broward, Outstanding Broward Alumnus by FAU and inducted into its Parliament of the Owls (2010), just to name a few.

Monteleone graduated cum laude from New York Institute of Technology, attended the Arthur Young Harvard Business School program, received his MBA from FAU, and he lectures at universities and professional association seminars.

Anne Marie Hicks, CGMA,CPA Related Seminars and Products

Controller

CAE USA, Inc Tampa, FL

Anne Marie is the Controller for CAE USA Inc and CAE (US) Inc (the US Holding Parent); and is the Subject Matter Expert for US Defense Contract Accounting compliance for affiliates of CAE Inc (Ultimate Parent). In her role, Anne Marie oversees the back office accounting and financial statement reporting; design and implement controls for compliance with US Federal Acquisition Regulations, US Cost Accounting Standards, US Defense Acquisition Regulation Supplement, US GAAP, IFRS and SOX; assist with mergers and acquisitions due diligence efforts; and integrate newly acquired entities.

Anne Marie has been with the CAE USA Inc for over 25 years and close to 35 years in Aerospace and Defense Contract Accounting. She is a graduate of the University of South Florida, holding Bachelor degrees in Accounting and Management. Anne Marie is a member of the AICPA, member of the FICPA, an active member of the 2018 CPAs in Industry Conference Committee, 2018 Accounting and Business Show Committee, 2018 FICPA MEGA CPE Conference Committee and participate in the FICPA CFO and Controller Leadership Roundtable.

C. Brett Cooper, CPA•ABV, ASA•BV/IA, BVAL, CRFAC Related Seminars and Products

Director Valuation & Advisory

Rivero, Gordimer & Co, PA Tampa, FL

Brett received a BS with Degree in Accounting from FSU and his background includes two basic skill sets; valuation and forensic accounting, which have lead him to providing services in the consulting areas of valuation of business and business interest, intangible asset valuation, economic damage determination, forensic accounting, M&A advisory services, and ESOP related services.

Brett is Director of the Valuation & Advisory Practice Group of Rivero, Gordimer & Company, P.A. in Tampa, FL. He has been in the consulting arm of public accounting and with an investment banking firm for the past 20 years of his career. Prior to the consulting career, he practiced in the tax and audit functions of regional sized accounting firms and as the CFO of a manufacturing concern.

Over his career, Brett has worked with numerous industries present in the Southeastern U.S. with a heavy concentration in Healthcare, Technology & Life Sciences, Manufacturing & Distribution, Professional Services, Hospitality, and Energy.

Petar Besalev, CISA, CIPT, CCSK Related Seminars and Products

Director of Cyber Risk and Privacy

A-lign

Petar Besalev is responsible for overseeing all security services, including PCI DSS, penetration testing, FISMA, FedRAMP and privacy assessment services at A-LIGN. He has provided IT security, audit, consulting and compliance services for Fortune 500 companies in multiple industries including manufacturing, financial, healthcare, government, and more.?

Eugene Ristaino Related Seminars and Products

Gene develops and provides Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Programs, including in-person seminars and on-line webinars. He also lectures for many industry associations, and has authored numerous professional education programs.  Gene provides tailored CPA programs to accounting firms as requested. Gene is also a national instructor for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and many state societies.

Gene Ristaino also provides valuation services for private companies, along with accounting and auditing consultation and technical reviews for small and medium-sized CPA firms.  His expertise includes consulting services for real estate developers and construction contractors in project costing and analysis, cost certification, claim support and documentation, expert witness, business valuation and job cost system implementation and improvement.

Gene is a retired partner of Isdaner & Company, LLC (2016), a local firm of 65 people in the Philadelphia area, and was the director of accounting, auditing and quality control for the firm. Gene managed a diversified accounting practice (over 40 years of experience), which included accounting and auditing and technical engagement review. Gene concentrated in: real estate and construction; healthcare (nursing homes); the governmental and not-for-profit auditing sectors (yellow book), HUD regulations and the Single Audit Act; as well as substantial experience with manufacturing, transportation, retail and service organizations.

Gene has provided expert testimony and/or issued expert reports in numerous litigation support engagements involving real estate transactions, construction claims, family disputes and embezzlement cases. He has provided expert testimony in two Court appearances. He has also prepared construction contract claims, back charge reports, and damage reports in dispute litigation and arbitration.

Gene is “Accredited in Business Valuation” (ABV) and “Certified in Financial Forensics” (CFF) as designated by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). Gene has also achieved his designation of “Accredited in Business Appraisal Review” (ABAR) from the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA).  Valuation and/or litigation engagements include construction contractors; leisure transportation; travel and tour agencies; manufacturing; real estate investment limited partnerships and LLCs; specialty restaurants; and family limited partnerships. Cases have included dissenting stockholder disputes; buy/sell transaction prices; estate and gift tax issues; and owner disputes. Gene has attended the Business Valuation Course, and the Fair Value Forum developed by the AICPA, the national Valuation Conference presented by the AICPA, as well as many national Forensic and Valuation Programs presented by the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA).

Gene has a Masters in Taxation (MST) from Villanova University. His practice concentrated in corporate taxation for private companies, with a specialization in the real estate and construction industries.

Gene is a member of the American and Pennsylvania Institutes of Certified Public Accountants and previously served on the Peer Review and A&A Procedures committees for the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Gene was a team captain for the AICPA Peer Review Program, and has performed numerous peer reviews under the AICPA Standards.

Gene is a former adjunct professor of tax law for the Masters in Taxation Programs for Villanova University and Philadelphia University. He received his undergraduate BS degree in accounting from Drexel University, and earned his Masters in Taxation from Villanova University.