Stephen M. Yoss, Jr., CPA
Associate
| K2 Enterprises
Stephen M. Yoss, Jr., CPA, is a senior technology strategist and principal of
MantisPRO, a company that focuses on helping organizations develop a technology
strategy to streamline their business operations. Stephen has consulted with
several companies on how to lower overhead, personnel, and compliance costs by
investing in technology and reengineering their business practices. He teaches
his clients to embrace technology at every opportunity in order to increase
efficiency and productivity. MantisPRO’s specialty is designing and building
cloud based workspaces for companies to conduct all their operations
virtually.
Prior to starting MantisPRO, Stephen worked as an accountant in his family’s
accounting practice, Yoss & Allen. While working there he became a Certified
Public Accountant and completely redesigned the firm’s technology practices.
Many of the technologies he consults on today were first designed, perfected and
implemented in his family’s practice and with their clients. Stephen has also
spent time working abroad as a management accountant in New Zealand.
Stephen began working with technology at age ten, and started his first IT
company at age 13, designing web applications for local businesses. He started
writing original computer code at age 15 and has been working with technology
ever since. Stephen is a graduate of Loyola Marymount University and holds
degrees in Accountancy and International Business. He is currently pursuing a
graduate degree in Information Systems and Technology at Claremont Graduate
University. His research is focused in the areas of corporate technology and
education technology strategy. He has been teaching professional continuing
professional education since 2009 in self-study, webcast, in-house, and live
formats. He has presented to thousands of practitioners nationwide on topics
such as cloud computing, mobile technology, spreadsheet design and best
practices, information security, identity theft prevention and many more. Apart
from working in technology and accounting he is a professional licensed
pyrotechnician and works on major firework displays around the country. He lives
in Claremont, California.