Ron Hartman has 30 years of experience in Finance and Accounting.  He has served in several industries including healthcare, vehicle remarketing, manufacturing, public administration, government consulting, retail distribution, and real estate.  He served as a Controller, then Regional Controller, over a 17-year career at a large publicly traded vehicle remarketing company.  His most recent two years were spent serving as Corporate Controller and then Director of FP&A in a large home-based healthcare company.

During his career, Ron has overseen the opening of new business units and been involved with multiple business unit acquisitions. He has worked very closely with both external and internal auditors through the year-end close process and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.  He is a strong leader and has led accounting and front-office staffs with minimal turnover, attesting to his people-first leadership style.  Ron has developed and implemented several cost-saving initiatives, using technology to streamline tasks and improve accuracy.

Ron received his Associates of Arts degree from Florida College in 1988, his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Florida in 1990 and then his Master of Science in Accounting from Harding University in 1991.  He has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1995 and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.  Ron also served as an adjunct instructor in Finance and Accounting at Faulkner University from 1992 to 1994.

Ron’s personal mission statement is “to brighten the lives of everyone I meet”.  This simple, yet powerful statement encompasses so much of what Ron desires in life.  “We should always pause and consider how our actions affect others.  It takes a long time to develop trust in a relationship, but just seconds to destroy it.  Our interactions with others define the type of person we are, and ultimately how successful we can become.”