Alex Bagne CCSP – is the President of ICS Tax, LLC (ICS) and a certified member of the American Society of Cost Segregation Professionals. He has heavily contributed to the ASCSP and growth of its members by providing training on numerous topics at our annual conferences as well as through actively participating in the Technical Standards Committee and giving educational webinars.
Alex is a nationally renowned speaker on tax consulting topics who provides CPE at state accounting shows and tax conferences as well as via webinars throughout the country. He is published in the AICPA’s Tax Advisor magazine, Accounting Today, and several other notable tax journals. In addition to cost segregation, Alex’s expertise includes the tangible property regulations, energy efficiency incentives (179D/45L), accounting methods, and fixed asset reviews.
Prior to ICS, Alex worked for a decade with several Big Four firms including Ernst & Young, Deloitte Tax, and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Alex earned a BSBA in accounting from The Ohio State University, a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Minnesota, and a law degree from the Tulane School of Law in New Orleans, Louisiana. Alex is both a licensed attorney and a certified public accountant.
Gian Pazzia CCSP – has previously served as President of the ASCSP from 2013-2015 and has held a seat on their Board of Directors since 2007. Additionally, Gian was the chair of ASCSP’s Technical Standards committee from 2009-2013. He was one of the first members to become a certified. As President, Gian initiated ASCSP’s first formal relationship with the IRS Director of Engineering and coordinated ASCSP’s comments to the IRS on amendments to the IRS Cost Segregation Audit Techniques Guide prior to public release. As Chair of the Technical Standards committee he led the effort to publish the first set of standards that all cost segregation reports must follow in order to be stamped by a Certified Member (MQS Report Requirements Appendix MQS 2011-1 Issued October 21, 2010). He coordinated ASCSP’s remarks on numerous issues including comments to the IRS on the newly issued “Repair Regulations” (December of 2011) and was also the lead author for ASCSP’s official commentary on the AmeriSouth XXXII., vs. Commissioner case; and the Peco Foods vs. Commissioner case.
Accomplishments Outside of ASCSP
Principal at KBKG primarily responsible for building their national Cost Segregation practice.
Provided expert witness testimony on Cost Segregation issues before the IRS.
Published 12 times by AICPA Journal of Taxation, BloombergBNA, and Accounting Today on cost segregation issues.
Worked in the cost segregation groups for PWC and Arthur Andersen.
TREASURER
John Hanning CCSP- has been a Society member since 2010. In the past John has served on the ASCSP Education Committee helping to develop the Senior Study Guide and holds his LEED Green Association credential. John received his Bachelors in Economics Management from Ohio Wesleyan University and his MBA from Ohio University. Currently, John is a Director with KBKG and is responsible for value-added services relating to cost segregation, fixed asset reviews, repair & expense studies, retirement studies, 263(a) compliance and accounting method changes. John currently resides in Columbus, Ohio with his wife Olivia and their three children.
Curt Gautreau CCSP-Curt is President of Cost Segregation Initiatives and a Certified Member of the American Society of Cost Segregation Professionals, CCSP. He has been involved in the consultation with CPA’s and or directly with real estate owners and developers on a national basis for the benefits and implementation of Cost Segregation and the surrounding taxation issues for the past 15 years. He areas of specialization include Real Estate Taxation, Depreciation, Accounting Method Changes, Passive Losses and Capitalization Rules. Curt currently serves as the Chair of the Technical Standards Committee of the American Society of Cost Segregation Professionals. He is a member of the AICPA, past president of the Baton Rouge Chapter of the Louisiana Society of CPA’s, and a member of the Young Entrepreneurs Organization (Y.E.O.)
DIRECTOR
Greg Bell SCSP- joined the ASCSP in February of 2014 with aspirations of achieving the highest certification upon learning about the organization and their membership levels. He attended the 2014 Chicago Conference and upon passing the exam, obtained his current Senior Member #S009-14. Greg will be taking the Certified Member exam this year at the 2017 Las Vegas Conference.
Following the 2014 Chicago Conference and meeting his new counterparts, Greg was encouraged to participate in the ASCSP Membership Committee for year 2015. During these monthly conference calls, this committee discussed the various marketing aspects of how our organization could achieve a larger membership and the best economical means of advertising and branding to achieve those goals.
Greg was not able to attend the 2015 Las Vegas Conference but actively participated in the newly formed 2016 Conference Committee to assure that this annual conference would have a range of educational sessions that could appeal to all member level designations. Greg arranged and conducted the tour of the Hilton mechanical systems as a ‘break-out’ from the typical classroom sessions. He will be presenting this type of venue again in Las Vegas.
Greg is the principal of BellCostSeg in Melbourne, Florida, that has been specializing for the past five years in the field of Cost Segregation Studies. With over 43 years of General Contracting experience, architectural, structural & civil engineering design, and owner of a medium sized construction company, he brings a new perspective to the ASCSP membership.
Megan Feinberg CCSP- has been part of ASCSP since 2012 and is a Certified Member. For the last two years, Megan has been a member of the Education Committee and at last year’s ASCSP Conference, Megan was the co-lead of the 1031/Like Kind Exchanges presentation. Megan has 16 years of cost segregation experience and is Specialist Leader at Deloitte LLP. In addition to leading a team of cost segregation professionals, Megan is also the national lead for Section 179D services at Deloitte and in 2012, co-authored the article “Green Tax Breaks for Designers of Government-owned Facilities”. Prior to joining the cost segregation world, Megan worked as the Purchasing Manager for a national residential construction company and as a structural design engineer. Megan has her Bachelor of Science Civil Engineering from Purdue University, is a LEED AP and has her EIT. When she is not helping other reclassify assets, she can be found at the hockey rink cheering on her three boys or volunteering as the treasurer of the Western Auxiliary Board of Hephzibah Children’s Association.
Curt Gautreau CCSP – is President of Cost Segregation Initiatives and a Certified Member of the American Society of Cost Segregation Professionals, CCSP. He has been involved in the consultation with CPA’s and or directly with real estate owners and developers on a national basis for the benefits and implementation of Cost Segregation and the surrounding taxation issues for the past 15 years. He areas of specialization include Real Estate Taxation, Depreciation, Accounting Method Changes, Passive Losses and Capitalization Rules. Curt currently serves as the Chair of the Technical Standards Committee of the American Society of Cost Segregation Professionals. He is a member of the AICPA, past president of the Baton Rouge Chapter of the Louisiana Society of CPA’s, and a member of the Young Entrepreneurs Organization (Y.E.O.)
John Hanning CCSP- has been a Society member since 2010. In the past John has served on the ASCSP Education Committee helping to develop the Senior Study Guide and holds his LEED Green Association credential. John received his Bachelors in Economics Management from Ohio Wesleyan University and his MBA from Ohio University. Currently, John is a Director with KBKG and is responsible for value-added services relating to cost segregation, fixed asset reviews, repair & expense studies, retirement studies, 263(a) compliance and accounting method changes. John currently resides in Columbus, Ohio with his wife Olivia and their three children.
Malik Javed CCSP – is a Principal and oversees engineering operations for Cost Segregation projects at KBKG. Since joining KBKG in 2004, Malik has performed thousands of Cost Segregation studies. Malik has also successfully represented KBKG’s clients in an IRS audit. He has been invited to speak to thousands of CPAs by some of the most prominent associations in the industry. He is a Certified member of the American Society of Cost Segregation Professionals (ASCSP) and is currently serving on the Board of Directors of the American Society of Cost Segregation Professionals. He is also a member of the ASCSP Technical Standards Committee. While on the Technical Committee, he assisted to update the Minimum Quality Standards for Cost Segregation Studies.
Peter Kelly CCSP– was part of the inaugural group of members of the ASCSP, and among the first group of people to be granted the Certified Level of membership shortly after the society was formed. He has been a Certified Member since 2007. Peter has been a member of the Education Committee since 2012. During this time, he has contributed to the establishment of the Study Guide, developed the Format for the Case Study Analysis currently in use by the Education Committee, contributed to the first Case Studies, and also conducted an Exam Prep Class for those taking the Senior and/or Certified Exams at a prior Annual Conference. Peter is Director of Operations at Bedford Cost Segregation, LLC, headquartered in Bedford, NH, and has been in the Cost Segregation business since 2002, after a previous career as a Process Engineer in the Semiconductor Industry.
Rob Lipka SCSP- is a Senior Member with the Society have been a member of ASCSP since 2012. I have been on the Marketing and Convention Committees from 2013 until present where I have helped plan the Chicago, Las Vegas, and Orlando conventions. I have been in the cost segregation industry for more than 19 years starting at a Big 4 firm and most recently as a Manager with Baker Tilly in Chicago.
In my career, I have been involved with many different types of studies including residential rental communities, hotels, office complexes, manufacturing facilities, and renewable energy production facilities. But my most favorite, and complex, project would have to be the one I did for a large craft brewer that constructed a new brewery facility that not only included the brewing facility but also a brew pub, gift shop, office, and outdoor music venue. This project was audited and the client sustained 100% of the study. Additionally, the engineer from the I.R.S told the client it was one of the best cost segregation studies he had ever seen.
Finally, I would like to be a member of the Board of Director’s so that I can help continue to take the Society and our profession to the highest level achievable.
Travis Mlodzik CCSP – Travis joined the ASCSP in 2012 and attained his Certified Member status in 2014. Travis joined the Education Committee in 2013. While serving on the committee, Travis has assisted in updating the Study Guide, contributed to Case Studies, co-leads the Exam Prep Day course at the annual conference, and co-leads the Exam Prep Webinar series. Travis received his Bachelors in Construction Management from the University of Minnesota. Travis is a Manager at Eide Bailly LLP and has been in the industry since 2007. Travis currently resides in Bloomington, Minnesota with his wife and two daughters.
