Wesley Middleton's biography

Wesley Middleton's resume

Wesley is the firm's Managing Partner, where he is responsible for the firm's strategy, execution and administration. With a background in corporate, partnership, and individual tax compliance and consulting services, Wesley will remain instrumental in the firm's expansion of tax services and growth of the private practice in Houston. Prior to joining MaloneBailey, LLP, Wesley served as the Tax Director and member of the Executive Committee of a large Houston CPA Firm. Wesley began his career as an auditor with a construction niche CPA firm in Mobile, Alabama where he gained extensive audit, accounting and tax experience. Wesley has used this breadth of experience to advise and consult with clients in a variety of industries including construction, manufacturing, health care, professional services, oil and gas and retail.

Jay Norris's biography

Jay Norris's resume

Jay brings over 15 years of combined public and private industry accounting and management experience, beginning his audit career at Ernst & Young and later working in private industry in corporate controller positions. His public and private industry experience includes SEC compliance and SOX implementation. He has experience in a variety of industries including oil and gas, power, construction, airline services, healthcare, and manufacturing.

George’s extensive oil and gas audit expertise includes auditing and accounting for oil and gas exploration and production (upstream), trading and marketing (mid-stream), and refineries (downstream). His SEC reporting experience includes Forms 10-K, 10-Q, S-1, S-3, and S-4 filings. George also has proficiency guiding clients through their initial implementation of SOX, preparing consolidated financial statements, and leading clients through mergers and acquisitions, master limited partnership formations, and initial public offerings. While a senior manager at Deloitte, he taught oil & gas accounting and auditing classes nationally.

Steven C. Vertucci, CPA

Steven Vertucci's biography

Steven Vertucci's resume

Steven specializes in audits of public companies in industries such as manufacturing, telecommunications, oil and gas, real estate, high-technology and various service industries. Prior to joining MaloneBailey, LLP, Steven served on active duty for the 2nd ACR in the U.S. Army as a Weapons Specialist.

David has 25 years of combined public and private company auditing and management experience, beginning his career in public accounting at KPMG. Prior to joining MaloneBailey, LLP, David spent more than 20 years at the local public accounting firm of Scott, Forrest, Adams & Co., PLLC, including several years as a partner. David's experience at Scott, Forrest, Adams & Co. included providing audit and tax compliance services for companies in real estate, governmental and non-profit, and other industries.

Stan is a Tax Partner at MaloneBailey, LLP and a leader of the Private Company Practice Team. Stan joined MaloneBailey, LLP in 2008 as a Tax Manager and has played a central role in developing the firm's tax department. Stan has over 10 years of experience with tax and accounting services. Prior to MaloneBailey, Stan worked at Gainer, Donnelly & Desroches, LLP and Grant Thornton.

Stan earned his Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration in Accounting and Finance from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas.

John joined MaloneBailey in 2010 as a Partner and brings nearly four decades of tax, audit, and accounting experience. Prior to joining MaloneBailey, John owned his own practice, John M. Thomas, P.C., for nearly thirty years and before that John was a Partner at Chambliss & Chambliss, a Houston accounting firm. John brings a wealth of experience and knowledge in construction accounting. A graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, John earned his degree in Accounting.

Shane Garbutt, CPA is an Audit Partner and is responsible for servicing SEC clients of the firm and reinforcing our commitment to quality financial reporting and auditing. Prior to joining MaloneBailey, Shane joined the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) in 2006 and grew within the organization to become Inspections Leader in 2010. Before his tenure at the PCAOB, Shane was a Senior Manager at PKF Texas in Houston and has more than 7 years of combined experience at various “Big Four” firms. Shane attended The University of British Columbia in Vancouver where he received a Bachelor of Commerce degree with a distinction in Accounting. Shane is also a member of the AICPA.