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Edward Wielage

Santa Barbara,CA

Summary

Seasoned CPA with extensive tax and accounting experience and demonstrating excellent analytical skills. A successful entrepreneur with a track record of founding successful software companies, including New Horizon Software, Inc. developer of PlanGuru a leading budgeting and planning software application for businesses and accounting professional. Sold Cogent Technologies, Inc. to a division Thompson Reuters, showcasing a blend of technical expertise and visionary leadership.


Currently semi-retired looking for part-time opportunity to use my experience in a meaningful way to help a business or organization.

Overview

43
43
years of professional experience

Work History

Software Consultant

Cogent Software, Inc.
08.2011 - Current

Cogent Software was a company started by my partner and I after we substantially divested ourselves from a New Horizon Software, Inc. a company we also founded. We have been working as subcontractors for PlanGuru LLC the successor to New Horizon Software, Inc. a company that develops budgeting and planning software for small and medium sized businesses as well accounting professionals providing consulting services to their client. While still involved in Cogent Software our involvement with PlanGuru LLC is very limited.

President

New Horizon Software, Inc.
02.2000 - 08.2011

New Horizon Software, Inc. was founded by my partner and I to develop and market a budgeting and planning software application marketed to the accounting profession as well as small and medium sized businesses.

Vice President

Cogent Technologies, Inc.
01.1989 - 11.1996

Cogent Technologies, Inc. was founded by my partner and I to develop and market Workpaper Plus, an automated trial balance and workpaper software for the accounting profession. In 1996 we sold the company to a division of Thompson Reuters.

CPA

Edward Wielage CPA, Inc.
11.1981 - 04.1988

I went into sole practice specializing in tax work in 1981 after several years of practice regional accounting firms in Northeastern Pa as the manager of the tax department. At the time I was licensed in California and Pennsylvania.

Education

MBA - Accounting And Finance

University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

Bachelor of Science - Accounting And Finance

University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska, NE

Skills

  • Excellent analytical skills
  • Good knowledge of tax law
  • Accounting and bookkeeping
  • Computer software design and development

Timeline

Software Consultant

Cogent Software, Inc.
08.2011 - Current

President

New Horizon Software, Inc.
02.2000 - 08.2011

Vice President

Cogent Technologies, Inc.
01.1989 - 11.1996

CPA

Edward Wielage CPA, Inc.
11.1981 - 04.1988

MBA - Accounting And Finance

University of California, Berkeley

Bachelor of Science - Accounting And Finance

University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Edward Wielage