, turn a crisis into an opportunity.
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Larry Chester
Founder and President
Larry has served as a CFO for 25 years for companies including Colovos Company, Republic Windows and Doors, United Service Companies, and High Sierra Sport Company, helping them eliminate losses and improve financial operations and reporting.
Realizing that he enjoyed the challenges of helping companies that were working their way through a crisis, he joined a bankruptcy trustee for several years, analyzing the financial condition of client companies, and managing them through those difficult times.
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FRANK WOJTOWICZ
Frank is an experienced hands-on financial executive with a strong operations background and experience having P&L responsibilities. He has demonstrated successes in implementing financial and operational improvements, financial forecasting, cash flow improvement programs, introducing planning and control systems, and enhancing the accuracy and usefulness of financial reporting and cost accounting systems.
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KEVIN HARRIS
Kevin is a QuickBooks Certified ProAdvisor and member of the American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers. His diverse educational background and accounting services experience benefit small businesses in all industries. Prior to founding QuickSolvers, Kevin spent two years as a Financial Analyst at a northwest suburban Chicago manufacturing company, and then served as the CFO for a residential homebuilder and general contractor in Chicago. Kevin’s diverse educational background and accounting services experience benefit small businesses in all industries.
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JOHN NOCERA
John is a CPA with over 25 years of experience in senior finance and accounting leadership roles, including an impressive track record as a CFO for multiple businesses and non-profits. He has deep business improvement knowledge, a high level of cost improvement and inventory costing expertise, and significant experience with manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of all sizes, including small e-commerce startups that sell via Shopify and Amazon. His diverse background enables him to help businesses in multiple industries improve performance and transform their organizational capabilities.
He lives in the Chicago area and enjoys golfing, skiing, working out and spending time with his teenage daughters.
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SCOTT HALL
Scott is a seasoned executive with deep finance and operations expertise. He has had success in leading numerous organizations across a variety of industries by developing and communicating a clear strategy and building effective teams engaged in achieving the objectives. He brings an entrepreneurial and creative approach to solving complex problems. A relational and results-oriented leader with a career of building teams to deliver impact with strong finance, analysis, and business case development skills. Our clients benefit from his proven ability to not only develop programs but translate them into actionable plans that add to the bottom line. He has significant experience in implementation, process improvement, change management, program management.
Scott lives in Long Grove, IL with his wife and enjoys time with her, their three sons, daughters in law and two grandchildren.
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ALAN GUTNOV
With 10 years of experience in the energy industry, Alan has worked with a wide variety of businesses. Identifying operating cost reduction opportunities while also minimizing energy expenses. Focused on being more proactive, than reactive, plus a dedication to going above and beyond for everything he does, his clients will experience the same when partnering with him. His industry experience includes healthcare, hospitality, logistics, and manufacturing.
Published in a biogenetic scientific journal, for his research on drosophila fruit flies and the effect of enzymes on the storing of their fat cells. His interest in knowing more is an incredible benefit to his clients. When he’s not learning something new he loves to paint, both have been lifelong loves.
