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Meet our
Professionals
John R. Comyns,
Partner
John has over 30 years experience providing accounting and tax
services to manufacturing and technology companies and others in a
variety of industries. His experience includes assisting clients with
merger and acquisition transactions, partnership tax planning,
corporate and business planning, representation before federal and
state taxing authorities and planning for high wealth individuals.
John
received a Bachelor's of Science degree from California State
University at San Jose. He is a member of the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants and the California Society of Public
Accountants and is a board member of the Dominican School of
Philosophy and Theology.
Steven P. Smith,
Partner
Steve
has over 30 years experience providing accounting and tax services to
a variety of clients including manufacturing technology
companies, and real estate. Steve served as primary technical resource and was
personally responsibly for the development of Deloitte & Touche's
earnings and profits computer software and was viewed as a national
expert in the area. Steve also frequently serves as an expert witness
involving accounting and taxation litigation.
Steve
received a Bachelor's of Science degree in Accounting from San
Francisco State University. He is a member of the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants and the California Society of
Certified Public Accountants.
Dan K. Deaver,
Partner
Dan
has over 23 years experience providing accounting and tax services to
real estate, wineries, technology, retail and manufacturing
companies. His experience includes assisting clients with mergers
and acquisitions, and other business due diligence, tax planning for
multi-state partnerships, representation before federal and state
taxing authorities and delivery of tax services to large multi-entity
clients.
Dan
received a Bachelor's of Science degree in Finance and Accounting from
the University of California at Berkeley and a Masters of Science
degree in Taxation from Golden Gate University. He is a member of the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the California
Society of Certified Public Accountants.
Mark E. Eitelgeorge,
Partner
Mark
leads the firm's audit practice and has over 23 years of professional
experience servicing a variety of primarily closely-held clients in
the areas of ERISA, wineries, restaurants, retail, manufacturing,
distribution, and financial services. Mark has a thorough
knowledge of ERISA, significant experience with retirement and other
employee benefit plans, as well as international auditing and
reporting experience. He has also taught national accounting
courses related to a variety of subjects, represented numerous
employee benefit plan clients before the Internal Revenue Service and
Department of Labor and served as guest speaker for various
professional organizations.
Prior
to joining Comyns, Smith, McCleary & Deaver, LLP in 1996, Mark was a
senior audit manager with KPMG Peat Marwick LLP and a senior employee
benefits consultant with a local consulting firm specializing in
employee benefits. In his capacity as an employee benefits
consultant, Mark designed and administered hundreds of qualified
retirement plans and managed the firm's trust accounting department.
As audit manager with KPMG, Mark spent two years in
Düsseldorf, Germany, where he spent the majority of his time auditing
domestic and international clients.
Mark
is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants,
the California Society of Certified Public Accountants, International
Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans, and American Society of Pension
Actuaries. He received a Bachelor's of Science degree in
Accounting and Business Administration from St. Mary's College of
California and is active with various youth sports organizations.
Gerard S. Clancy,
Partner
Gerry
has over 23 years of experience as a CFO and Certified Public
Accountant to a wide variety of companies in the manufacturing,
distribution, construction, real estate, and retailing
industries. After earning a Bachelor of Science degree in
accounting from California Polytechnic State University (San Luis
Obispo), Gerry worked for the international accounting firms of Price
Waterhouse and Deloitte & Touche LLP. Later, Gerry served as
a CFO for a multi-entity manufacturing and distribution company.
His responsibilities included designing and managing the company's job
cost and process cost system, negotiating mergers and acquisitions and
working with financial institutions. He also selected and
installed new manufacturing and distribution hardware and software for
the company, which included a fully integrated ledger system.
Presently
Gerry spends the majority of his time preparing audited reviewed and
compiled financial statements and tax returns as well as advising
companies on an operational level. He also works regularly with
financial institutions and investment groups on their behalf.
Gerry is
active in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and
the California Society of Certified Public Accountants. He also
served in the past as President, Home Builders Association Commercial
Builders Council.
James B. Wolf,
Partner
Jim
has over 20 years of professional tax and accounting experience,
including the private practice of law. He has a broad base of
experience in tax consulting and compliance matters relating to
manufacturing, real estate, construction and agriculture based
industries. Jim's technical experience includes substantial
consulting in connection with inventory methods and real estate
development ventures.
Jim
received his J.D. and M.B.A. from the University of Santa Clara and
his Bachelor's of Science degree in Accounting From San Jose State
University. Jim is a member of the California Bar Association.
Brent M. Baxter,
Partner
Brent
has over 15 years of professional tax and accounting experience
working in public accounting firms. Prior to joining Comyns, Smith,
McCleary & Deaver, LLP, Brent was a tax manager at Deloitte & Touche. His
experience includes working with closely held clients in the
manufacturing, wholesale/retailing, and real estate industries.
Brent
is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
and the California Society of Certified Public Accountants.
Brent
received a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Economics of
Industrial Societies from the University of California at Berkeley.
He also received a certificate in accounting in 1993 and a Masters of
Science degree in Taxation in 1998 from Golden Gate University.
Andrew M. Porter,
Partner
Drew
has over 16 years of experience in tax accounting. Prior to
joining CSMD, Drew was a senior tax manager with Deloitte &
Touche. Drew has experience serving business clients in the real
estate, healthcare, energy, and retail industries. Drew has
extensive experience in the application of the consolidated return
regulations and has provided tax consulting services in this area to
large and small consolidated corporate groups throughout the country.
Drew is a
Certified Public Accountant, licensed in California, and a Certified
Forensic Accountant. He holds a
Bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of
California at Davis and an M.B.A. from the Graduate School of
Management at U.C. Davis. He is a member of the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the California Society
of Certified Public Accountants, and the American College of Forensic
Examiners.
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