1. Brian D. Nelsen, CPA
Phone: (330) 945-6490 (H)
Address: 2719 Carriage Hill Lane
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223
Experience: 2004 – 2011 COUNTY OF SUMMIT, EXECUTIVE Akron, OH
Finance and Budget
• 2009 – 2011: Director, Finance and Budget – Reduced County general fund spending by nearly 15% since
2008, maintaining County’s bond rating and upgraded financial management ratings from both Moody’s and
Standard & Poor’s. Have been a lead player in County’s economic development team on Goodyear,
Bridgestone, and Austen BioInnovation projects. Strong background in Charter form of County Government.
• 2004 – 2009: Deputy Director, Finance and Budget – Administer a $500 million operating budget, $150
million capital budget, countywide procurement and board of control process, Executive’s Office payroll and
accounts payable preparation, bond issuances, county debt management, and Office Services Bureau.
Implemented a countywide procurement card program and re-engineered accounts payable process in
connection with the implementation of a document imaging solution.
1992 – 2004 CITY OF AKRON, FINANCE DEPT Akron, OH
Tax Collection
• 2001 – 2004: Deputy Tax Commissioner - Manage a staff of 40 employees in the collection of $110 million
of municipal income tax, community learning center, and joint economic development district revenues. Re-
Engineered and streamlined office workflow, IT systems, business practices and web applications.
CAFR and Budget Preparation
• 1998 – 2001: Accountant, Audit & Budget Division - Prepared the City’s Comprehensive Annual Financial
Report, the Annual Operating Budget, the Budget in Brief and various other financial reports on an as needed
basis. Participated in the implementation of new accounting pronouncements as issued by the Governmental
Accounting Standards Board (GASB).
Cash and Investment Management
• 1992 – 1998: Accountant, Treasurer’s Office - Primary responsibilities included cash, investment, and debt
management along with payment-lieu-of-tax collections.
1991 – 1992 NATIONAL CITY BANK, NE Akron, OH
Credit Analyst
• Financial analysis of the bank’s corporate lending customers to determine credit worthiness. Actively
participated in key lending decisions made by bank management.
Education: 1996 CONVISER, DUFFEY C.P.A. REVIEW Akron, OH
• Passed all four sections of November 1996 C.P.A. exam on first attempt, scoring second in the State of Ohio
on the Financial Accounting and Reporting section and 25th overall of 1,662 candidates.
1986 – 1991 UNIVERSITY OF AKRON Akron, OH
• B.S. in Accounting.
Skills: Excellent public speaking skills with ability to support public policy positions. Vast experience with
presentations to County Council, public and media. Strong belief in team concept and results oriented approach
to management. Firm belief in fiscal accountability and continuous improvement through use of best practice
models. Experience in cash and investment management, complex fiscal analysis, tax collection, budgeting,
financial statement preparation, bid/contract/rfp preparation, lending, bond issuance, debt service, payroll, fixed
assets, receivable billing, staff supervision and policy development. Proficient with Microsoft Access, Excel,
Word, Powerpoint, & FrontPage, IBI’s WebFocus, Adobe Acrobat, various Oracle and SQL database systems,
WebPage design, and most other database, spreadsheet, and report writing applications.
Organizations: Member Ohio Society of C.P.A.’s, Member Government Finance Officers Association