Mike Sylvester

Mike Sylvester, MBA, CPA/ABV

Education

Mike is a veteran of the United States Navy and graduated from Naval Electronics “A” School, Naval Nuclear Power School, and Naval Nuclear Plant Operations Prototype in 1991. Mike became a Journeyman Electrician in 1999. Mike received an Associates Degree of Applied Science in Industrial Maintenance from Ivy Tech in 2003. Mike earned a Bachelors Degree in Business with a specialty in Accounting from Indiana University in 2006. Mike is an IPFW Lawson Scholar and a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, a national honorary for business. Mike earned his MBA from IPFW in 2011.

Experience

Mike has fifteen years of industrial experience including six years as an electronics technician on a nuclear powered submarine, two years as a mechanical equipment operator in a civilian nuclear power plant, three years as a journeyman electrician in a multi-function steel mill, and four years as the maintenance manager of a manufacturing, assembly, packaging, and warehousing facility. Mike joined the firm full-time in August of 2004.

Specialties

Mike is responsible for the firm’s:

• Business Valuations
• Business Consulting Services
• Tax Planning and Preparation

Mike is a member of both the AICPA and the Indiana CPA Society. Mike is accredited in business valuation by the AICPA.