Bill is president of SSi Consulting a firm specializing in Microsoft cloud and on-premise accounting/ERP solutions for small and mid-size businesses. Bill has been helping businesses successfully select and implement computerized accounting solutions to improve productivity for more than 25 years. A graduate of the University of Virginia, he completed his MBA in Accounting from the University of Tennessee. In 1983 he founded Business Computer Solutions, an accounting software solution firm that became one of the top 20 resellers for Microsoft Dynamics(TM) SL (Solomon) in the U.S. In 1997 he sold his company and became one of the founding partners of LBMC Technologies located in Nashville, Tennessee. In his eight years as a partner of SSi Consulting, he has focused the firm on Microsoft Dynamics(TM) GP (Great Plains), and Microsoft Dynamics(TM) SL (Solomon), positioning the company in the top 5% of accounting software resellers. In 2009, Microsoft selected SSi Consulting as Mid-Atlantic Partner of the Year. He and companies he has led have received numerous awards including, Microsoft Dynamics(TM) SL (Solomon) Software Customer Service Award, Microsoft Dynamics(TM) SL (Solomon) Software Top Regional Salesperson Award, the Ron Herring Mission of Service Award from the Mankind Project. SSi has been a member of the Microsoft Partner Advisory Council and the Microsoft SL Product Advisory board. Bill helped to found the Microsoft Center of Excellence for Government Contractors and the Microsoft Center of Excellence for Not for Profits, both located in Washington DC.