attended various courses from
area colleges and other sponsors on Accounting and Auditing,
Business Planning and Valuations, Federal Taxation, Financial
Management and Personal Financial Planning.
Mr. Rodrigues spent several years at J.G. Hodgson & Co.
in New Bedford, Massachusetts and more recently with O'Connor
& Drew in Quincy, Massachusetts as their Director of Management
Advisory Services and Ernst & Young in Providence, Rhode
Island in their small business practice group.
Mr. Rodrigues has extensive experience in auditing and accounting,
tax and consulting in various areas and industries, especially
privately-owned businesses and non-profit organizations.
Mr. Rodrigues is an active member of many civic and professional
organizations. Memberships include the Fall River Chamber
of Commerce, the Fall River Rotary Club, American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants, (Tax, Consulting and Personal
Financial Planning Divisions) Massachusetts Society of Certified
Public Accountants, Tiverton Lions Club, and a variety of
non-profit organizations in the Southeastern Massachusetts
area.
Mr. Rodrigues is the 1999 recipient of the Massachusetts
Accountant Advocate of the Year award presented by the Small
Business Administration. |