"KNOWLEDGE GAINED THROUGH EXPERIENCE IS FAR SUPERIOR AND MANY TIMES MORE USEFUL THAN BOOKISH KNOWLEDGE."
Mahatma Gandhi
Team Leaders
William (Bill) McElroy
Bill started his career with some of the most prestigious firms on Wall Street and rose to become Senior Vice President. In 1991 he founded McElroy Financial Services which is now known today as Guardian Plus Inc specializing in portfolio management.
Seeing a need to help small businesses with bookkeeping and corporate governance, he formed Guardian Plus RS in 2014 and is the Chief Financial Officer of several companies.
During his career he has been the Director of Compliance and Director of Equities of a Securities Exchange Firm, wrote and implemented ISO 9000 procedures, been the Director of several non-profits, help start several new companies and non-profits and is a past District Governor for Rotary International. Bill is happy married for over 45 years with 2 daughters, 3 grandchildren.
Jay Black
Jay began his career in manufacturing specializing in custom commercial/residential and design-specific interiors which included Jet Interiors, Banking, Hospital, Hotel, Historical Restorations, and Certified Specific LEED Building Practices. His career path allowed him to work his way through the manufacturing processes from Shipping/receiving, inventory control, purchasing, finishing, assembly, safety coordinator, estimating, and project management.
Manufacturing gave him the steppingstones along with Estimating and Project Management the understanding and control of budgets using best manufacturing practices as well as close interactions with the Architects, Designers, Customers, Contractors, Suppliers, Manufacturers, Shipping/Delivery, installation, and Contractual documentation.
He has worked with some of the largest companies in the Pacific Northwest including: Washington Mutual/Seattle Art Museum, Century Square, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Vulcan, St. Ignatius at Seattle University, Paul Allen Brain Institute, Starbucks, Nordstrom, Hotel Max, Watermark Credit Union, Furuya and Corgiat Historical building restorations, Microsoft, One Union Square, Delta Crown room Club, 787 Prototype interior, Davis Wright Tremaine, Preston Gates & Ellis, Perkins Coie as well as many Private Residences.
Jay and his wife enjoy road trips whether by car or motorcycle, traversing the back roads and trails of the lower 48 states. He is a father of an amazing adult son who is integral to the operations of a major airline.