DCI Team

GARY AMICO

Gary is the Chief Tax Consulting Officer for DCI Solutions and brings Best Practice results in the area of Taxation to the Firm’s clients. Gary provides general methodology and process to Firm’s Total Tax Solution Practice as well as providing Tax Recovery and Consulting. His expertise in taxation is acquired from multiple years experience as a Senior Manager for a Big 4 Accounting Firm, where he oversaw projects for Fortune 1000 companies in state and local income tax, franchise tax, municipal business license tax, sales and use tax, hiring tax credits, and audit representation. Gary was one of the primary authors of the telecommunications tax reform movement and was instrumental in drafting Section 602 of the 1996 Federal Telecommunications Act. Gary earned his B.S. in Accounting from Loyola-Marymount University and his law Degree from Loyola Law School. He has completed the Institute of Property Taxation’s Sales and Use Tax School and is active in the California Society of C.P.A. State and Local Tax Discussion Group.

JIM BAKER

Jim serves as the Chief Cost Reduction Officer for DCI Solutions focusing on development of systems and processes to provide Benchmarking and Cost Recovery Solutions to the Firm’s client base. Jim also interacts with DCI consultants and clients to ensure DCI’s methodologies are effectively implemented to meet the
individual needs of DCI’s multifaceted client base. Prior to DCI Solutions, Jim served in several executive, operational, and financial positions for two publicly traded retail chains. As the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for one of them, he was instrumental in growing it from 35 stores in 1991 to 300 stores in 1999. He successfully completed a public offering of the Company’s stock which was a consistent top performer on the NASDAQ from 1998 to 1999. Jim attended Southern Illinois University and holds a BBA with a Specialization in Accounting.

KIRK CONOLE

ROBERT W. FIKE

Bob is Director of freight analysis for DCI Solutions. Bob is responsible for freight rate analysis and negotiation, carrier development, and product line management. He has over 31 years of experience in LTL and third-party logistics. Until recently, Bob was Vice President of LTL for Exel Transportation Services, where his team helped develop the product line from $1 to $48 million. He is a graduate of Saint Louis University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautics. Additionally, he is a graduate of MIT’s Transportation Logistics and Supply Chain Management Program.

MARK ALHANATI

Mark manages DCI Solutions’ Tax Processing Center focusing on tax process management and tax recovery services as part of DCI’s Total Tax Solution Practice. A Professor of Accounting at Mount St. Mary’s College since 1986, Mark currently chairs the school’s Department of Business Administration. For 24 years he has consulted employers within the manufacturing, food service, and retail sectors on how to optimize benefits from federal and state job tax credits (including WTW and WOTC). Mark holds a B.S. in Accounting from California State University, Northridge and an MBA in Management from Loyola-Marymount University.

JOSE MANZANO

Jose manages the tax consulting area of multi-state excise taxes including sales and use, business license privilege taxes and other non-income based taxes as part of DCI Solutions’ Total Tax Solution Practice. Jose’s 14 years of experience in the area of multistate and local taxation provides Best Tax Practice approaches to the Firms Multi-state taxpayer base. In addition to being a Senior Business Tax Auditor with the California State Board of Equalization for over 8 years, Jose was also a State and Local Tax Manager with a Big 4 Accounting firm in Los Angeles. Jose holds a B.S. in Accounting from California State University, Long Beach