
MANAGING PARTNER
Mark Finckle
Mark Finckle is a seasoned financial expert with over 25 years of experience on Wall Street. He has held leadership positions at Bear Stearns, Thomas Weisel Partners, and PaineWebber, and has directed investment banking efforts at three boutique investment banks.
Throughout his career, Mark has successfully executed more than 250 transactions, raising $3 billion in financing, while collaborating closely with many of the world's top venture capital firms. He began his career as a CPA at PricewaterhouseCoopers and has also served as Director of Financial Planning for a Fortune 500 telecom company and EVP of Finance for a public oil and gas company. Mark earned his MBA from Northwestern University.​
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LEAD CONSULTANT
MICHAEL S. SILVER
​Michael Silver is a C.P.A. and a graduate of the University of Iowa with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. Mike was the founder of Omnios LLC, a Microsoft, Sage and Deltek Business Partner and business systems consulting firm which he sold in 2012.
Mike is a Microsoft Certified Professional, has served on the board of the Illinois CPA Foundation Information Systems Committee and has been involved with several of Microsoft’s business partner advisory councils. Mike was an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist and was featured in Accounting Technology’s Killer VARs and VAR Top 100 on several occasions. And, Mike served on the Board of Directors at Glenview State Bank, a long-standing, Chicago area, suburban community bank.
Mike worked at Intacct in partner recruit and enablement prior to the Sage acquisition, at Microsoft on the Dynamics 365 and Business Central launch team and most recently with Wipfli’s Sage and Salesforce practices to build and foster technology partner relationships and alliances and to assist with practice strategy and direction.
AWARDS, RECOGNITONS AND AFFILIATIONS
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Microsoft Dynamics President’s Club 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002,2003
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Microsoft ERP Reseller of the Year Finalist 2003
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Microsoft World Wide Dynamics SL Excellence Award
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Microsoft Development Advisory Council
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Microsoft Software Project Accounting Channel to Excellence
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Microsoft Emerald Level Partner, 1997, 1998 1999, 2000, 2001
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Microsoft Excellence in Customer Service Award 1999
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Microsoft Business Solutions Customer Pinnacle Award Winner 2002, 2004
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Sage Software Presidential Reseller 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
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Sage Software Circle of Excellence 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
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Sage Software Project Accounting Advisory Council
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2005 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist
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Member of International Consultants Network
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Upstream Academy Charter Member
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Member Illinois CPA Society – Technology Advisory Board
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Member AICPA Information Technology Alliance
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2005 Accounting Technology’s Top 100 Pacesetters
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2006 Accounting Technology’s VAR 100
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2007 Select 100 Accounting Technology Pacesetters