I was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. I have been married to my lovely wife for 35 wonderful years and we have 1 son. I enjoy traveling and make as many trips as I can yearly to Rehoboth Beach, DE and, travel time permitting, to Italy.

I am the Senior Accountant here at SteelBlue. I started in August, 2023. My typical day encompasses running reports for various departments and management that help paint the financial picture of our organization. I am responsible for a chunk of the month-end close process along with my teammates in the accounting department. I also work with management on some of the various audits that come up and handle the sales tax filings in the states we do business in.

This job entails a lot more than just being a “bean counter.” I wear many hats daily to complete my tasks. They include being an investigator, analyst, negotiator, coach and trouble shooter, just to name a few.

My top value would be collaboration. In order to gather the information needed, I work with virtually every department in the organization in some capacity. The teamwork I have encountered has been awesome. Everyone is willing to help and provide what is needed for the good of the organization.

We are a family plain and simple. We operate as a family. We succeed as a family and we deal with the issues as a family.

In addition to taking pride in doing my job,  I also enjoy hearing of various accomplishments achieved within the organization, be it on the manufacturing floor, hitting various financial goals that make us profitable and the closing of a large project.

While I don’t want to swap roles with anyone, I would like to learn more about several various positions and how their jobs affect the numbers I see come across my screen every day.

For me, it is being treated as an adult. In my career I have worked in organizations that micro-managed, supervisors that told you to do it their way only. The culture here is that we have the flexibility to structure our day as needed. I have been told many times that the work-life balance is vital, which is very much appreciated.

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1. I have been a football official for over 20 years. I have officiated at the youth league, varsity high school and collegiate football levels. I now work in training new officials and observing current officials to help make them better.
2. In high school, I played football as a center. My quarterback was Dan Marino.
3. I am working on seeing all 50 states. Currently, I have visited 40.  
4. During college I became an EMT. I have helped save many lives including my own mother-twice.
5. I am fluent in Italian, I can speak, read and write it.