Wayne has been involved in the financial services industry since 1991. He served as the founding partner of AMDG Financial and AMDG Tax & Accounting from 2002 until it joined with Savant in 2021. Before founding AMDG Financial, Wayne was a senior manager for PwC, where he was responsible for developing and implementing the information technology and business process audit approach in support of both financial statement audit and consulting projects for various Fortune 50 clients. At the time of the Price Waterhouse and Coopers and Lybrand merger, he worked at integrating these approaches on the international team in London. Wayne also served as financial audit and systems control manager for Ernst & Young.
Wayne earned a bachelor of arts degree in business administration from Grove City College in PA, a bachelor of science degree in accounting from the University of South Florida, and a master of science degree with honors in employee benefits from John Marshall Law School (now University of Illinois Chicago School of Law). He is a Certified Public Accountant and earned the Personal Financial Specialist credential. He is past chair and member of the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants’ Financial Literacy Task Force.
Wayne is a member of Rotary International and served as the district governor and club president for Rotary District 6400. He authored the book, The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Financial Well-Being, and loves to educate others on financial, tax and investment topics by writing columns and through public speaking.
Wayne and his wife Lisa have two married sons and are grandparents. They love to sail on Lake Michigan and Tampa Bay. In fact, he is a member of a racing crew and is enjoying sailing in the Race to Mackinaw as well as local regattas and weekly events. Wayne is an avid reader, especially about history and other non-fiction.