Team Grid Style3

<strong>Business Manager/Accounting Para Professional</strong> Maria Louisa has spent the last forty years involved with bookkeeping and financial accounting. She has provided services to a variety of businesses. She started her professional career with Texas Department of Human Resources. She served in a number of write up positions to a variety of businesses before starting her own business in 1983. She served as a consultant to a variety of businesses during this tenure before becoming a para-professional and write up consultant for Hector E. Garcia, CPA.   <h4>Write Up and Accounting Responsibilities</h4> Maria Louisa’s experience includes manual and computerized record-keeping functions for a variety of entities and industries. Other experience includes consulting and write-up services as well as setup of accounting systems and training of client personnel including but not limited to Xero Pro, Peach Tree accounting software and Microsoft Office Suite programs.  Her experience with accounting software applications enables her to provide support to business owners and bookkeepers by answering any questions or help solve many problems to keep their business running smoothly. Mary also has completed extensive accounting hours at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Her broad experience in write-up functions is as follows: Recording cash receipts and disbursements, maintaining A/R & A/P ledgers, and adjustments to produce a general ledger or trial balance Preparing adjusting journal entries to record assets, liabilities such as notes payable, and equity transactions such as partner’s or owner’s draws as well as depreciation expense Calculating and processing payrolls through a manual system, accounting software or a third-party payroll vendor such as ADP Calculating payroll tax deposits using a manual system or EFTPS Preparing payroll tax returns through the various accounting systems Summarizing and analyzing data for tax return preparation purposes   <h4>Professional Activities, Civic Affairs and Organizations</h4> Maria Louisa is a native of San Antonio and has attended the University of Texas at San Antonio and San Antonio College.   <h4>She is a member of the following organizations:</h4> Xero Pro Advisor Program Intuit ProConnection for Accountants Introduction Leader and business coach with Land Mark Forum American Association of Notaries St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church

Education: Bachlors in Business Administration from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, TX <h4>Relevant Experience</h4> Hector Garcia has over of forty-one years of experience in public accounting on a variety of engagements including tax, compilation & review of financial statements and consulting engagements.  His business consultation experience include setup of accounting systems for closely held entities (non-public entity’s), assistance with write-up and payroll services, tax consulting & compliance services for, manufacturing, construction companies, not-for-profit organizations, legal and medical entities that operate as corporate (regular C-Corp. or Sub-S corporation), limited liability company (LLC), limited partnership (LLP) or as sole-proprietorship.  As a bi-lingual public accountant, Hector provides professional services to foreign entrepreneurs who elect to do business in the State of Texas. Hector’s tax experience includes preparation of tax returns (individual, partnerships, corporate, fiduciary, estate, non-profit, limited liability company returns), representation of taxpayers in examination of tax returns and tax planning.  He specializes in Federal and State tax compliancy and preparation of federal, state and local returns.  Concentration in foreign entrepreneurs, Hector has numerous years of experience in consulting and tax return preparation for foreign entities who elect to conduct business under a U.S. corporate entity. His financial accounting background includes set up of general ledgers job costing centers, budget processing, cash flow management modules, other accounting functions needed for small businesses for financial reporting in compilation and review engagements. Hector is an alumnus of the Kellogg School of Management in Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill.  The advanced management education program sponsored by the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) provided studies in access to capital, identifying innovative assets, entrepreneurial finance and managing strategic changes in the entrepreneurial world of business and cash flow managements. Hector served as an associate with the consulting team of US/Mexico Consulting Group, a firm that offer international business and public affairs services to entrepreneurs, foreign and domestic who would like to grow their businesses organically that allows for sustainability and high capacity within existing business models.  The outcome from this service is the development of business affiliations and joint ventures that provide new venues of services and process with global entrepreneurs who are ready to do business in the U.S. Hector serviced on the Board of Directors of Texas Public Radio (TPR) and currently the Treasurer of the board.  The mission of TPR is provides news and views to the public without the interference of public and private sector involvement in the current radio airwaves. Hector also services on the Board of Directors of Project Quest, a workforce development program and participates on the finance committee as part of his duties within the non-profit organization. The mission of Project Quest is provide training and development of individuals skill sets required to succeed in targeted, high demand occupations. Hector was a board member of the Southwest Minority Supplier Development Council (SMSDC).  This council is a subsidiary council of the NMSDC.  The mission of SMSDC is to create an environment of the private sector, U.S. Corporate members, and Minority Business Entrepreneurs (MBEs) to meet and build positive business relationships, with the hope of leading to contractual opportunities, teaming, joint venturing, strategic alliance and economic growth.  As an active board member, Hector is the past Chairman of the Minority Business Entrepreneur Input Committee (MBEIC).  The MBEIC is a standing committee within the Board of Directors of SMSDC.  The MBEIC is charge with implement board initiatives, engaging MBEs with Corporate Procurement representatives and process.  And as chairman, Hector was charged with the responsibility of representing the MBE community at local and national events. Hector’s first language as he was growing up was Spanish.  As a bilingual professional, Hector has serviced many non-English speaking clients with their businesses and on their behalf in front of the Internal Revenue Service.   <h4>Professional Activities, Civic Affairs and Organizations</h4> Hector Garcia is a native of San Antonio, Texas and a graduate of St. Mary’s University.  He has a degree in Bachelor of Business Administration, with a concentration in Accounting.  He is a member of the following organizations: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants Member of CPAConnect, a subsidiary of CPA America, International Board member of Project Quest   <h4>Professional Activities, Civic Affairs and Organizations</h4> Hector Garcia is a native of San Antonio, Texas and a graduate of St. Mary’s University.  He has a degree in Bachelor of Business Administration, with a concentration in Accounting.  He is a member of the following organizations: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants Member of CPAConnect, a subsidiary of CPA America, International Board member of Project Quest