Sean O’Connell

As Managing Director, Sean provides high-level leadership and guidance to SN’s Deltek Vision and Vantagepoint sales and consulting teams. With 25 years of comprehensive experience in Deltek software and services leadership, Sean is perfectly positioned to drive growth and enhance the SN client experience.

Prior to joining SN, Sean served as Vice President of Sales at Deltek, where he was responsible for sales execution within Deltek’s extensive portfolio of 5,000+ government contract and professional services customers in North America. Sean’s wealth of experience within the technology and AE industries, combined with his results-driven approach, helps elevate SN’s collaboration with project-based firms nationally to maximize overall profitability and productivity.

Kevin Kline, CPA

In his role, Kevin leads SN’s rapidly growing national assurance practices and develops strategies to accelerate digital transformation within those areas. This commitment to future-forward thinking provides clients with a technology-driven audit process that produces a smarter, more accurate, insightful, and streamlined audit experience.

With more than 20 years of accounting industry experience, Kevin has extensive auditing, accounting, and consulting knowledge. Before joining SN, Kevin honed his skills, serving in leadership roles that included directing the commercial audit practice of a large regional public accounting firm and several years in the audit practice of a National and a Big 4 firm.

Don’t worry; even an assurance expert like Kevin enjoys extra-curricular activities, including hiking and keeping up with his alma mater’s football team, “We Are”!

Education

  • BS degree in Accounting from Pennsylvania State University

Professional & Community Highlights

  • AICPA & PICPA member
  • Harrisburg Regional Chamber and CREDC, Board Member, Audit Committee
  • Humane Society of the Harrisburg Area, Board Treasurer, Audit Committee
  • Forty Under 40 Winner, Central PA Business Journal

Kevin’s Favorite Book

The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande

Amy Baird

As an Ajera Outsourced Accounting Services Accountant, Amy works with project-based firms across the country; providing financial expertise and AE industry insight. Having spent time in architecture firms herself, Amy brings a unique understanding of the inner workings of an AE firm to her role.

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Teri Nichols, CFE, MBA

Teri joins our team having 16 years of government-industry audit experience. She is a former Supervisory Auditor for the Defense Contract Audit Agency, who audited cost allowability, allocability, reasonableness, and compliance. She is an expert in Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS), Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS). In addition to her extensive experience in performing a variety of audits on major and non-major contractors, she also worked as a Forensic Accountant/Federal Auditing Agent for DCAA’s Office of Investigative Support Division, investigating and testifying as an expert witness in civil and criminal cases for DCIS, Army CID and, NCIS.

Hobson Hogan

Hobson has represented many buyers and sellers across the AEC industry for over 15 years as an advisor. His experience includes several deals spanning a variety of markets and geographies involving private firms, publicly traded firms, and private equity firms in North America, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. He excels at solving complex issues to help clients achieve their growth goals.

Education

  • BIE, Georgia Tech
  • MBA, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

Jennifer Knox, PE, MBA

As a Consultant in our Strategic Growth Advisory group, Jennifer’s architecture, engineering, and construction industry background is a true asset to our clients, helping firms improve business practices and drive leadership and ownership transitions. She has over 10 years of experience in construction, engineering, and project management. Her responsibilities have ranged from being an owners PM at a Fortune 500 Company to leading Strategy and Growth for a small skilled trades contractor.

Her passion for the AEC industry is built on a strong appreciation for the amazing work and community impact these individuals contribute day in and day out. Jennifer leverages her diverse background and MBA to help firms build collaborative cultures to drive success.

Professional & Community Highlights

    • BS & MS in Civil Engineering
    • Professional Engineer (PE)
    • Executive Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Karen L. Sigel

Karen has more than 20 years of in-depth experience in the Deltek CRM and Proposals systems. Her experience working for an ENR Top 500 architecture/engineering firm provided her with insider knowledge of the industry and hands-on front line of Deltek products. Her areas of specialization include Deltek Vision and Vantagepoint CRM/Marketing software implementation and training.

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