Arthur Young & Company (now Ernst & Young)
Consultant - Senior Manager, 1975 to 1979

Senior Manager in a major consulting practice successfully developing and managing systems engagements for large clients within the Chicago Office of the Big-8 accounting firm Arthur Young & Company. Designed and implemented major custom accounting systems for large manufacturing, association and financial institutions.

International Harvester Company
Department Manager, 1971 to 1975
Engineer responsible for developing and implementing three major engineering systems for the Farm Equipment Division:

• Automate a high bay warehouse stacker crane

• Improve the cost effectiveness of new farm product design and development

• Implement an automated Industrial Engineering time study system that was accepted for operations by unions working for International Harvester

The results of all three major systems projects were documented and presented at professional industry conferences.

Zenith Radio
Engineer, 1967 to 1971

System developer responsible for developing a computer program to topologically design printed circuit boards for use in electronic circuits within Zenith television sets. This software significantly reduced the topological design process from 3-4 weeks to only 1-2 days.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, 1966
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana

Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA), 1969
Loyola University, Chicago, IL

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Mr. Wener is an active Associate Member of the Illinois Association of Health Plans (IAHP). He chaired a seminar developed for the Illinois Association of Health Plans regarding the impact of HIPAA on HMOs. Mr. Wener speaks regularly for a variety of organizations on systems-related issues and consults with the association regarding systems topics, legislation and issues related to the state HMOs.

Mr. Wener also served on several national committees for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Managed Advisory Services (MAS) Division. In that capacity he reviewed and revised the MAS practice standards for CPAs in the United States and wrote or co-authored several CPA Practice Guides for conducting systems related consulting engagements.

Mr. Wener served on several committees for the Illinois CPA Society including developing the first Midwest Accounting Show for the ICPAS. He also co-chaired the second Midwest Accounting Show. This show has become an annual conference and a standard for these types of conferences.

Mr. Wener created, developed and taught the Computer Systems Course for the Illinois Institute of Technology for their Masters in Business Administration and Masters of Industrial Engineering programs. He developed the course as a series of case study analyses of how to design and implement effective computer systems for an business organization. He also developed a correspondence course in business mathematics for the United Savings and Loan Association.

Mr. Wener is a frequent speaker. Past speaking engagements include the Illinois CPA Society, the Illinois Association of Health Plans and RX2000 regarding health care organizations becoming HIPAA compliant. He also was an active speaker, program planner and faculty member for RX2000 regarding preparing managed care organizations for the Year 2000.

Mr. Wener assisted the American Bar Association – Legal Technology Advisor Counsel in defining accounting system requirements, evaluating and testing practice management software for ABA approval.

Mr. Wener is an active member of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and Association of Health Insurance Plans (AHIP).

PUBLICATIONS

Mr. Wener co-authored a book entitled "The Automated Law Office" published by the American Bar Association regarding evaluating and selecting legal software.

Contact Mr. Wener at 847-927-5377 or via email to discuss your project.