Upon graduation from Pennsylvania State University, Jim began his career at a regional public accounting firm in suburban Philadelphia.  After three years, Jim joined the Philadelphia office of Deloitte and Touche as a senior accountant.  During his five-year tenure his client service responsibilities   included supervising audits for businesses in various industries including manufacturing and distribution, professional service, and retail.  He served different entity structures including publicly traded companies.

In 2001, Jim joined a semiconductor corporation as their External Reporting Manager and Accounting Policy Manager.  In less than three years, he      assumed the role of Controller of one of the corporation’s business units and was responsible for forecasting future operating results and implementing control procedures and accounting processes to integrate two acquisitions.  Within one year, Jim took on a similar role as Controller of another business unit.  His responsibilities, in addition to forecasting future operating results, included designing and implementing a system to track the accounting for intellectual property agreements and managing a team of four individuals responsible for accounting related to company benefits and restructuring activities.  He joined Kreischer Miller in 2005. 

Jim is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

jpippis@kmco.com