The Bean Counter
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Accounting |
| Occupation | Accountant |
| Location | Melrose, Massachusetts, United States |
| Introduction | Born in San Francisco, raised in Arcadia, California, near Pasadena. After graduating in accounting from west-coast Jusuit college, worked for a Palo Alto based consulting firm specializing in litigation support on insider-trading cases. Later worked for large defense contractor, as an analyst for the SeaWolf and Trident submarine programs. Moved to Boston and joined the Tsongas for President presidential campaign in '91-'92. Then began a career in the mutual fund industry, working a large mutual fund company's trust operations division in Boston. Started at a giant accounting firm in 1997 on various recurring investment fund audit assignments, plus some investment operations, T/A, custodian and DC recordkeeper SAS70 work. Branched out in 2004-5 and performed Sarbox 404 audits. Enlisted in the US Army Reserves in 2005. Completed Basic Training and AIT at age 40. Currently live in Melrose, Massachusetts. |
| Interests | Home Brewing, Horse Racing, Parallel Parking, Questioning Authority |
| Favorite movies | Jaws, Saving Pivate Ryan, Good Will Hunting |
| Favorite music | Country, Classic Rock, Alt., Jazz, Funk, Blue-grass, Cajun, Texas music |
| Favorite books | Currently reading: American Betrayal, Laptop from Hell Recently read: 1984, Rigged, The Tyranny of Big Tech, House to House, Helmet for my Pillow, No True Glory, Night Draws Near, John Adams, Band of Brothers, Seabiscuit, In the Company of Heroes, Bringing Down the House, DeVinci Code, Moneyball, Modern Pace Handicapping, American Soldier, Reversing the Curse, Baghdad Without a Map, One Bullet Away, Confederates in the Attic |