After graduating from Georgia Tech with a degree in Electrical Engineering, Richard began his Cost Segregation career working for Ernst & Morris Consulting, one of the very first firms to specialize in Cost Segregation.

At Ernst & Morris, Richard learned the engineering-based Cost Segregation method and other best practices from the pioneers of the industry. The seeds for SegStream were planted when, as a junior Cost Seg engineer, Richard was introduced to the chaos of Microsoft Excel Cost Seg building models. 

In 2017, after having completed Cost Segregation studies for more than a decade and having worked in roles including software user experience and software product management, Richard founded SegStream to tackle the software problems that had haunted him since his first run-ins with those infamous Excel models.

After completing initial product development, with a sole focus on professional Cost Seg engineers, he pivoted SegStream toward creation of the first commercially available custom Cost Segregation property modeling software, specifically designed to be useful for Accountants and Specialty Tax Professionals.

Richard leads SegStream product development with a strong belief that, by making the highest quality Cost Segregation studies accessible to anyone with sufficient tax knowledge and the desire to learn, Cost Seg can be democratized into a mainstream tax strategy for use by everyone, not just the wealthy and well-connected.

Dawn received her Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Georgia and her Master of Accounting from the University of South Florida. 

After receiving her CPA license over 25 years ago, Dawn has spent many years working in and with both public and private companies. Serving clients across various industries, she focuses primarily on Cost Segregation studies, Energy studies, and Tangible Property Regulations. In addition, she finds the ability to focus on real estate tax incentives and helping clients grow their business with tax incentives has proven to be very rewarding and impactful.

In addition, she is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants (NCACPA), the current treasurer of the Triangle Commercial Real Estate Women (TCREW), and chair for the Women’s Leadership Initiative for the Triangle Chapter of Urban Land Institute (ULI).