"By using XCM,
I learned a lot about
the way my
office functions."
Mark Albrecht - CPA, MST
CEO
Mark.Albrecht@xcmsolutions.com
Mark is responsible for the strategic direction of XCM Solutions and is directly involved with product development. He is also CEO and founder, of Xpitax (an XCM Solutions company), which provides outsourcing solutions to the accounting profession. Previously, he was president and a founding shareholder of KAF Financial Group and has over 28 years of experience in public accounting, specializing in tax services. KAF Financial Group consists of a 50 person accounting firm with consulting divisions focusing on human resource, technology solutions, business valuations and a financial advisor group. Mark holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting from Boston College and a Master of Taxation degree from Bentley College in Waltham, MA. He currently holds securities Series 6 and 66 licenses from the Securities and Exchange Commission. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants. Mark’s past experience in implementing a paperless office within KAF Financial Group and his pioneering approach in developing outsourcing solutions through Xpitax provides a unique perspective of how to develop and incorporate useful technology within a CPA firm.
Glen Keenan - CPA
President
Glen.Keenan@xcmsolutions.com
Glen is responsible for international growth and operations. He has extensive experience in public accounting, having worked at the Boston Office for Deloitte & Touche for almost a decade focusing on the paperless workpaper environment, internal controls and risk assessment. He has also been an active contributor to the high tech community in the Boston area, having most recently served as the financial officer of a technology company specializing in document and content management. He is a current member of the Advisory Board of Lexalytics, along with being a member of their audit committee. In addition, he is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants. Glen holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Boston College.
Barry MacQuarrie - CPA
Chief Information Officer
Barry.MacQuarrie@xcmsolutions.com
Barry is responsible for the overall technology infrastructure that supports XCM Solutions and its products. He is also directly involved with the product development. Barry has extensive experience working with paperless office solutions, networking technologies, and Internet applications and their utilization within the accounting industry. Barry has over twenty years experience working with CPA firms and their technologies. He is a member of the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants (MSCPA) and the AICPA Information Technology Membership Section. Barry is a nationally noted speaker on the subject of paperless office technologies and other CPA firm technologies. Barry holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Babson College.
Gary S. Spaulding - CISSP, MCSE, MCNE, MCT, CCNA, CTT
Chief Technology Officer
gspaulding@xcmsolutions.com
Gary has over 19 years experience designing and supporting network infrastructures. After working with Novell networks for several years, in 1993 he became a Charter Member Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) specializing in Microsoft Back Office solutions. Involved with Windows NT, Active Directory, SMS, SQL Server, and Exchange since their beta development versions, Gary's experience with Microsoft technologies is extensive. For five years, he worked exclusively in the Data Center industry, designing redundant, load-balanced, high-availability systems and networks supporting Internet commerce sites. He has also designed large-scale (over 35,000 users) Disaster Recovery / Business Continuity Plans (DR/BCP) that address network failure scenarios. Gary is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and has worked extensively for one of the Common Criteria Testing Labs (CCTL) evaluating security evidence as part of the Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation Scheme (CCEVS), an internationally recognized method of certifying security related hardware and software solutions. In a previous life, Gary was a professional clarinetist, holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Jordan College of Fine Arts, studied at Peabody Conservatory, and has performed around the world.