About David

Short Bio (Useful as a Webinar Introduction):

David H. Ringstrom, CPA, is an author and nationally recognized instructor who teaches scores of webinars each year. His Excel courses are based on 25 years of consulting and teaching experience. David’s mantra is “Either you work Excel, or it works you,” so he focuses on what he sees users don’t, but should, know about Microsoft Excel. His goal is to empower you to use Excel more effectively.

To learn more about David, you can view his LinkedIn profile and follow him on Facebook or Twitter (@excelwriter).

Medium Bio:

Nationally recognized Microsoft Excel expert David H. Ringstrom, CPA, is the president and owner of Accounting Advisors, Inc. based in Atlanta, Georgia. David founded Accounting Advisors in 1991 as a consulting-services business, later he began teaching continuing education classes as well. His mission since is to offer quality training and consulting services on Microsoft Excel via live webcasts, on-demand self-study webcasts, and in-house engagements. David has taught hundreds of webinars on Excel and other topics, in addition to speaking at conferences and in-house engagements.

To learn more about David, you can view his LinkedIn profile and follow him on Facebook or Twitter (@excelwriter).

Complete Bio:

Acclaimed Microsoft Excel expert David H. Ringstrom, CPA, is the president and owner of Accounting Advisors, Inc. based in Atlanta, Georgia. David founded Accounting Advisors in 1991 as a consulting-services business, but in 2009, he began teaching for continuing education providers as well. His mission since then has been to offer quality training on Excel and additional accounting software via live webcasts, on-demand self-study webcasts, and in-house engagements. More than 24 providers, located throughout the country as well as overseas, now look to David for their Excel and accounting software training needs.

David’s Excel courses cover the gamut of the software’s features and functions to provide CPAs as well as accounting and financial professionals the knowledge they need to work more efficiently and effectively in Excel. David is known for saying, “Either you work Excel, or it works you.” Based on this belief, he focuses on teaching users what they don’t know but should know about Excel.

His comprehensive yet easy to understand presentations cover Excel 2016, 2013, 2010, and 2007. David’s webcasts are fast paced, and he welcomes attendees’ questions. In addition, his detailed handouts and slides serve as handy reference tools students can fall back on after participating in his webcasts or taking his self-study courses.

Training Providers Currently Offering David’s Coursework

Published Writing

  • Idiot’s Guides: Introductory Accounting (coauthor)
  • AccountingWeb (staff writer)
  • Sleeter Report (blog columnist)
  • Microsoft’s Professional Accountants’ Network
  • The Successful California Accountant
  • New Jersey Society of CPAs
  • Microsoft Office and VBA Developer
  • Microsoft Small Business Accounting
  • Inside Lotus 1-2-3
  • Inside Quattro Pro
  • Inside FileMaker Pro
  • Inside Peachtree
  • Inside QuickBooks

Technical Editing

David has served as the technical editor of more than 34 books—many in the For Dummies series—including:

  • QuickBooks Simple Start for Dummies
  • QuickBooks for Dummies
  • QuickBooks All-in-One Desk Reference for Dummies
  • Quicken for Dummies
  • Quicken All-in-One Desk Reference for Dummies
  • Peachtree for Dummies
  • com for Dummies

Public Speaking

  • American Woman’s Society of Certified Public Accountants Atlanta Chapter
  • Avant Resources
  • CPEcredit.com
  • CPE Link
  • Eli Research
  • Georgia Government Finance Officers Association
  • Georgia Society of CPAs, North Perimeter Chapter
  • Georgia Society of CPAs, Southeastern Accounting Show
  • Georgia Tech’s Center for Manufacturing Information Technology
  • South Carolina Society of CPAs

Professional Memberships

Education and Military Service

  • Georgia State University, Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting
  • United States Navy: 1983–1986, USS Nicholas (FFG-47)

To learn more about David, you can view his LinkedIn profile and follow him on Facebook or Twitter (@excelwriter).

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