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About the Author
Gene Siciliano, CMC, CPA, is a financial management consul-
tant. His business is helping companies increase profits and
cash flow by raising their financial awareness and employing
best management practices. His tools of the trade include busi-
ness planning and modeling, financial department effectiveness
audits, board service, management coaching, and a series of
training and workshop programs, largely focused on finance
and accounting for predominantly non-financial clients.
An active member of the National Speakers Association and
an avid communicator, Gene speaks to corporate and associa-
tion audiences nationwide on financial and management topics.
His articles on financial management, business planning, and
cost control have been published internationally. He also pub-
lishes an electronic newsletter for managers of privately owned
companies entitled We Thought You’d Like to Know.
Following graduation from Penn State University’s Smeal
College with a business degree in accounting, Gene spent sever-
al years on active duty as a Naval Reserve officer. He carries the
permanent rank of Commander, U.S. Navy—Retired. Returning
to civilian life, he joined Alexander Grant & Company (now
Grant Thornton), a large public accounting firm. After nearly
eight years as a practicing CPA, he entered the corporate world,
where he held senior financial management positions with
Computer Sciences Corporation, Epson America, and several
smaller companies. In 1986 he founded Western Management
Associates, the consulting business that he owns and operates
today. In his practice he often serves as the part-time chief finan-
cial officer for client companies. From that experience grew the
trademark of his business, Your CFO for Rent. ®
When not in the office, Gene has served nonprofit organiza-
tions—both professional and charitable—as president, board
member, and treasurer. He is most often drawn to organizations
that help children. In his spare time, he enjoys tennis and the
theater, both available in abundance near his home in Redondo

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