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Advantax is the only independent property tax consulting firm to offer comprehensive solutions nationwide.
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"Advantax successfully combines computer technology with tax consulting expertise, giving us exactly what we need."
-Ray Wojcik, Cardinal Health/Chicago Tax Club |
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David H. LeVan, CMI, MBA is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Advantax Group, a premier property tax consulting firm offering comprehensive solutions across all 50 states. His 20 years of consulting and leadership experience also includes Kraft Foods, Coopers & Lybrand and American Appraisal Associates. While at Kraft Foods, he received the Superior Achievement Award for his role in leading organization change, resulting in $10 Million in tax savings.
For over 18 years, Mr. LeVan has contributed to industry education through course development, teaching and chairing professional education committees. He received an award from the Institute for Professional in Taxation for his leadership in the development of the Intermediate Property Tax School at Georgia Tech. He also received 2007 Instructor of the Year, Inaugural Award. His thought leadership contributions to the industry also include the publication of numerous articles, and frequent speaking engagements at several professional organizations.
Mr. LeVan is also president and founder of Harriette's Song, a charitable foundation dedicated to creating opportunities for impoverished children. Mr.LeVan holds a BS in Mathematics from John Brown University and an MBA in Finance from DePaul University.
Carl T. Munyon is the Managing Director
of Consulting Services at Advantax where he is responsible for developing and executing
property tax strategies that meet the needs of Advantax’s clients.
Carl brings over 20 years of experience from ALDI Corporation as Vice President of Corporate Purchasing, where he successfully managed a $5 billion buying budget and bolstered customer confidence through product quality initiatives.
Through his extensive experience and passion to exceed client’s expectations, Carl
ensures Advantax solutions align with our clients needs. Carl’s role is vital in
carrying out the mission of Advantax to “Profoundly Impact Our Client’s Success.”
Carl holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Illinois, and a Commercial Pilot Certificate from the Institute of Aviation. He serves on the
Board of Directors for Harriette's Song, a charitable foundation dedicated to creating
opportunities for impoverished children. He also serves as a member of the Business
Board of his local church.
Todd Earnst, CPA is the Director of Finance
and Administration of Advantax where he oversees both finance and human resources. His primary focus is on ensuring high quality services to Advantax’s clients by
guiding the financial planning and employee development process.
Todd
joined Advantax in 2001 after spending nine years in the retail industry where he
held positions in both accounting and operations analysis for Clark Refining & Marketing as well as Follett Higher Education Group.
His years of experience at Advantax has given him
an unmatched understanding of client’s needs, allowing him to empower Advantax employees to strive and greatly impact Advantax’s and, more importantly, our client’s success.
Todd holds his CPA certificate and a BS in Business Administration with a concentration in accounting from Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, Illinois. He serves on the Board of Directors
for Harriette's Song, a charitable foundation dedicated to creating opportunities
for impoverished children. He also serves on the leadership board of his local church.
Michael G. Zak, MBA is the Director of Software at Advantax where
he is responsible for executing profitable sales and marketing strategies for its
PTR software and delivering advanced property tax technology solutions for our Clients.
Prior to joining Advantax, Michael worked as a Business Line Manager for Honeywell,
where he co-managed their commercial gas detection group. Michael has held various
other engineering, sales and marketing roles with companies such as Motorola, CirQon
Technologies, Watlow, and also co-founded Thermion Systems’ commercial heater business
in 2002.
Michael’s experience with strategic planning and modern technology lends key direction
for Advantax’s software unit to equip our clients for success.
Michael holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois, and
a MBA in Marketing Management from DePaul University.
Tim Ferraro is the Tax Team Leader of Advantax’s Operations team, with a focus on property tax compliance. As the tax manager, Mr. Ferraro combines both consulting, and compliance skills to help clients ethically achieve the minimum legal amount due in property taxes. His expertise in tax compliance includes industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, equipment leasing, and retail properties.
Prior to joining Advantax, he served as Senior Tax Analyst at Comdisco, Inc. where he played a major role in filing over 12,000 personal property tax returns annually, in a timely and accurate fashion.
Mr. Ferraro is an active member of the Institute for Professionals in Taxation, where he has completed two Intermediate Property Tax schools, as well as two symposiums in preparation for the CMI designation. He also studied Electrical Engineering at the University of Michigan.
Christie Ponnwitz, is the Manager of PTR by Advantax, our proprietary property tax software. She has spent over 20 years working with the PTR system in multiple capacities, including program development and design, rendition filing for clients, client training, PTR client management, as well as client implementation and support.
Ms. Ponnwitz serves the needs of our software clientele with over 20 years of technical experience in the property tax industry. Prior to Advantax, she worked for 5 years as an Independent Consultant offering PTR support and technical writing. Ms. Ponnwitz has an additional 9 years of experience with information services and project management in the manufacturing industry.
Ms. Ponwitz is active with the Institute for Professionals in Taxation by attending various conferences each year. She has been actively involved and serving for over 8 years with Meals on Wheels Association of America (MOWAA), the largest organization in the United States representing those who provide meal services to people in need.
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