Professional Experience

Barry has approximately 20 years of diversified accounting, auditing, and general consulting experience working with both public and private companies. Barry has worked extensively throughout his career with public companies and has a high degree of expertise in all forms of public filings including all periodic 34 ACT filings, SB-2s, Form 10s, S-3s and S-8s. Formerly an Audit Manager with KPMG, Barry has experience in a number of industries including distribution, manufacturing, software development, telecommunications, service, technology and construction.

Recent Engagements

Audit Engagements:  Manages numerous audits of both public and privately held companies, including sectors such as wholesale distribution companies and technology and manufacturing entities.

SEC Reporting/IPO:  Assisted with Initial Public Offering including completion of the audit and the filing of a registration statement for an Internet based technology company.  Resulted in the company completing a $20,000,000 public offering and being listed on NASDAQ.

Accounting Matters:  Assisted various companies in complex accounting matters including stock compensation plan issues, revenue recognition issues, software capitalization questions and other complex equity transactions.

Acquisitions:  Assisted Dallas based holding company in corresponding with SEC concerning complex accounting questions relating to acquisition of a large foreign entity. Audited the acquired China based entity, with estimated assets of $100 million, in conjunction with KBA’s Hong Kong affiliate.

Education

Barry received his Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Accounting degrees, and an Honors in Business Information Systems at the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa.

Affiliations

Barry is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, and the Dallas Chapter of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants.  He also serves on the Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 Committee for Polaris International, the firm’s international affiliation of independent accounting firms.  Barry is also an associate member of the National Association of Corporate Directors.