Anthony “Tony” Coletto has over 35 years experience in business planning. Tony has effectively applied his knowledge and experience to help his clients realize their goals for profit and market growth. At S&A, Tony uses his expertise for business planning and development, mergers and acquisitions and is presently helping the company to grow and diversify in various industries and sectors. He has assisted many clients in areas such as plan development and the execution of highly effective strategic business plans, succession planning, financial analyses and internal corporate reorganizations. His impressive portfolio of clients includes manufactures, distributors and service companies and he has been applying his expertise in a wide variation of industries such as aerospace, industrial development, energy marketing, transportation and more.
Allen P. Kappel, Senior IT Consultant
Allen Kappel brings over 23 years of diverse experience in information technology and business development. Allen’s technology experience includes engineering, design and deployment of corporate networks, security, routing and switching architecture, associated hardware and software. Allen continues to successfully implement technology for our clientele. At S&A, he is responsible for managing the maintenance, development and optimization of our information technology in accordance with organizational policies and goals. Allen ensures proper functioning of the company’s information and processing systems. He makes timely evaluations of existing systems and individual user needs to analyze, design, recommend and implement future system changes. He designs and implements network security and technology for companies in manufacturing, healthcare, banking, automotive, retail and the government sector. He has exceptional skills in disaster recovery, project management, telecommunications and virtual private networking.
Paula R. Harrison, Project Support/Administration
Paula Harrison has over 25 years of experience in the accounting industry. She is well versed in accounts payable, accounts receivable and bank reconciliations. Her organizational skills and ability to see a project through to the end are incomparable. Her skills include negotiation, cost reduction procedures and logistics coordination. She assists on special projects, and her other responsibilities include project support, coordinating trade shows, arranging clients' meetings, and making travel arrangements for the consultants. Her academic qualifications are in accounting and business from various colleges in New York.
Joanne Mohline, Senior Consultant/CPA
Joanne Mohline is responsible for reviewing all financial work and adding credibility to the work. She excels in cash flow planning, budget, cash flow analysis, internal control procedures analysis, financial due diligence and field audits of local government agencies, libraries and schools as well as non-profit organizations receiving state or federal funds. Joanne performs control, substantive and compliance testing analytical procedures, and supply management with written and verbal communication. She holds a Master’s Degree in Accounting and Financial Information Systems from Cleveland State University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Baldwin Wallace College.
Kathy Cannell, Senior Accounting Consultant
Kathy Cannell has over 10 years of experience in the accounting industry. She is well versed in costing reports including job and equipment costing, labor and profit and loss. Kathy has performed various functions including accounts payable, accounts receivable, credit, collections and inventory control procedures. At S&A, Kathy provides a wide range of financial management services for the diversified clientele. She is responsible for compiling financial statements, bank reconciliation, inventory management, cash flow statements, budget preparation, payroll preparation and filing of tax returns. She provides effective solutions for inventory related issues and controls.
James D. Jackson, Senior Consultant
James Jackson has over 35 years experience in the Investment Casting Industry and development research in high technology industry such as aerospace, electronics and material science.
He has been a Consultant with S&A Consulting Group for over ten years. His projects have included work in the U.S. and Far East and he has presented numerous papers at technical conferences in the USA and abroad. Jackson's experience includes but is not limited to, contract R&D in materials science, directing development research programs in both shell and core ceramic systems for the investment casting industry, managing a ceramic core finishing facility of an aerospace company, installation and startup of an automated ceramic shell dip system and designing of a shell drying system and research in materials for aerospace components, including rocket propellants. He has served as Technical Director of Investment Casting Institute of America, Product Line Manager of a ceramic preparation and blending operation of an aerospace company, and Director of Technical Sales & Marketing for a major refractory producer. Jackson holds a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University and Ohio State University and a Masters of Business Administration degree from Baldwin- Wallace College.
Thomas J. Thornton, Senior Consultant
Thomas Thornton has almost 25 years of diverse experience in manufacturing of aerospace and related investment casting, ceramic, and composite products. His experience includes application of lean manufacturing, cellular manufacturing, and continuous flow manufacturing principles in a wide range of experience in material, process, and equipment development. With S&A, Thornton has a proven record as a project manager experienced in developing, piloting, and implementing a variety of materials, process and capital equipment projects.
Thornton’s unique combination of material and process engineering technology skills provides superior quality, cost-effective service. He has brought manufacturing processes through the pilot plant stage and into production and development, creating new generations of casting processes and alloys. He holds a Masters of Material Science and Engineering from the University of Virginia and has training in JIT, TQM, SPC, Cellular Manufacturing, ISO 9000, and injection die tooling.
Jane M. Neubauer, Senior Marketing Consultant
Jane Neubauer brings over 8 years of experience in the market research field, both for Fortune 500 companies, as well as independently. Her diversified background includes working with manufacturing, service and technology firms. At S&A she has performed market research for various new market opportunities for manufacturers in the aerospace industry. Jane specializes in market research for new products and new market opportunities, and provides business-planning services for individuals and companies across the country that are involved in new business ventures. She holds an MBA in Marketing from Case Western Reserve University and a B.A. in Economics from Denison University.
