Brian joined First Bristol Corporation in early 2016 and is the Chief Financial Officer. He has over 20 years of experience in commercial real estate finance and accounting roles. Brian oversees the accounting/finance department and his responsibilities include cash management, treasury, financial reporting, financial controls, and managing the banking and financial relationships. In addition, Brian manages the accounting and reporting systems.
Brian graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell with an undergraduate degree in accounting. Brian began his career as an accountant for a large regional commercial real estate developer and property manager. Over time, he developed an interest in accounting systems and application development and recognized an opportunity to gain efficiencies through systems. Brian furthered his interest by earning a master’s degree from Bentley University, majoring in Management Information Systems (MIS). With a strong skill set in both systems and finance, Brian has improved efficiency within orgnazations through implementing financial ERP systems, writing custom applications, and designing and developing financial reporting systems and databases.
Brian is active in coaching youth basketball. Brian also founded a boys AAU basketball program and successfully coached and operated the organization for three years.