Since joining Lupine Partners, he has worked with dozens of multi-family and commercial real estate companies ranging in size from small management firms to multibillion dollar pension funds.  Projects that he has managed have covered many aspects of real estate systems including: report writing, software evaluation, software implementation, system/workflow/process review and improvement, financial analysis, custom data extraction, technical training and software end-user training.

Brian has extensive experience in designing, querying and maintaining Microsoft SQL Server databases and he holds the HUD Tax Credit Specialist (TCS) designation.  He resides in a Dallas suburb.

Brian Speaks:  I wanted to expand my industry knowledge and experience how things work at other companies.  When I decided to change jobs, David proposed an opportunity at his company.  Lupine Partners was a very small company and I had the perception that working there would be a huge risk.  Not only would I be low man on the totem pole, but did I mention that it was such a small company??  I had a family to support and was very averse to taking risks.   Even though I had the perception that it was a risk, I knew that working at Lupine Partners presented me with the quickest path to experiencing many different companies.  Every engagement would present a new experience.  My worries about working at a small company were quickly removed.  Lupine Partners is a successful company that is run like any other successful company.  Employees are taken care of and provided with the same amenities as any "large" company.  It took a while to shake off 19 years of working at a corporate office, but once I freed myself from the old corporatementality, life was good.  I realized that I had the right to a life outside of work and that my time was valuable.

Angela Chaney joined Lupine Partners in January 2008.  She provides general consulting, custom reporting, software implementation and project management services to Lupine's clients.  Angela brings over 11 years of experience in both residential and commercial accounting and property management with a specific expertise in Essbase and creating custom financial reporting solutions.  Throughout her career she has worked on numerous software implementation and data conversion projects from both the accounting and property management side.

Angela graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington with a BBA in Finance and is currently completing the final requirements needed to sit for the CPA exam.  She currently resides in Dallas, Texas.

Angela Speaks:  I met David several years ago when my company was doing a software implementation.  David was the consultant hired to come in and drive our data migration to the new software.  I was the accounting manager and was “required” to be part of the software implementation team.  I was reluctant because it appeared to be an insurmountable amount of work.  But, David had a plan.  At the first meeting, he broke it down for us, step by step.  Week 1:  we start here, Week 2:  we should be here.  Looking at it from that perspective, it didn’t seem so bad.  Everyone got an assignment and once we got going, it all came together.  Not that there weren’t hiccups or rough spots but overall, we were successful.  David and Brian, our IT manager, had the lion’s share of the work but I like to think that in my small way, I contributed by asking about things that they hadn’t considered.  

We all called David “Yoda” because he was the master of The Project.  He knew it all.  I remember thinking that I wish I could be that good.  Now I have that chance.  

About a month ago, David asked me to lunch to discuss some business.  I was very surprised when he asked what I thought about coming to work for him.  I was very nervous, but the opportunity David described sounded very intriguing.  I knew that some of the things they were doing would be interesting and challenging to me and the other things would be exposing me to a whole new set of experiences.  Once I opened my mind to the possibilities, I jumped at the chance.  I already feel like part of the team since I know half the staff (David & Brian).  Meeting Amy was like running into an old friend.   I look forward to celebrating my one year anniversary and no longer being the “newbie”.

Amy McNeill joined Lupine Partners as General Manager in December 1998.  She provides business process documentation, custom report writing, data conversion, data verification, and project management services to Lupine's client base.  In addition, Amy creates the websites for all of David Wolfe Enterprises' corporations and for a handful of select clients as well.  She is responsible for the administration of all marketing efforts at Lupine Partners.

Prior to joining Lupine, she worked in the accounting department of NorthPark Management Company, a large retail owner/operator in Dallas, Texas.  She brings 17 years of experience in the hotel and real estate industries having held positions in accounting, administration and management information systems.

Having had numerous job descriptions she has amassed a wide range of skills ranging from event and project planning to software implementation.  She is a native of Dallas, Texas and currently resides in a Dallas suburb.

Amy Speaks:   I came on board at Lupine Partners nine years ago.  At 28 I had never worked anywhere other than corporate America, so coming on to a two-man shop where I would be (at the time) working from home, and being responsible for getting my work done, and growing without three different forms of management "watching" over me, was a little unnerving.  I knew that I could do the work, and I knew that I was motivated and responsible enough to not just "pretend" to work, but it was scary.  I needed to be able to support myself.   What if the company failed?  What if he didn't have enough money to pay me?  It didn't take me long to convince myself and my family that this was a job (a chance) that I had to take.  I felt like it was now or never.  To this day I tell anyone that asks that it was the best decision I ever made.  

I'm sure not all companies are like the ones that I worked for in the past, but from what I hear from friends, many are.  You aren't treated like an adult.  You feel watched, monitored, and never truly secure with your place in the company and your future.  Never really sure of other people’s agendas.  

Luckily for me I have found a place - a home - that is the total opposite of that.  The only agenda is to serve our clients and ourselves.  I have lived through many "versions" of Lupine.  What I feel is the core of Lupine has , and I think always will remain, the same.  

Everyone in this company is treated the same - as a respected adult with much to offer.  We each bring different insight to the table but everybody’s opinions, suggestions and ideas are listened to and taken into consideration.   Yes, there are days we might want to strangle each other, but at the end of the day we know that we all ‘have each others backs’.   We're a team and I don't feel like many people can say that (and mean it) about their co-workers.

Maggie Wolfe joined Lupine Partners in January of 2007.   Maggie's role at Lupine is to be in charge of all things marketing.  She handles the design and distribution of, "There Is Nothing New Under The Sun" as well as all other mailings that we send out.  She takes on all the multiple tasks that each of us throw her way on a daily basis and assists Amy with the day to day operations at Lupine.

Maggie Speaks:  Last October, a few days before my birthday, Dad said he had a great birthday gift in mind for me.  I thought “Car!”  But, no... When my birthday rolled around, Dad sat me down and told me what my birthday gift was.  He was offering me a position at Lupine Partners.  Now, I had been working at Wal-Mart for almost a year at that point.   That’s probably all that needs to be said, “Wal-Mart”.  I thought that anything would be better than working for such a huge company, even if it meant seeing my dad almost every day… I think it has worked out well.  It was definitely a transition.  I’d been working in retail for almost eight years, and I wasn’t used to people not yelling at me demanding hot French bread, or whatever it was I was selling.  One positive is, I’ve learned a lot of new skills that I probably never would have learned otherwise.   And even though retail and I have a love/hate relationship, I’d like to own my own store one day.  The marketing knowledge I’ve gained will reveal itself to be invaluable, I’m sure.  So, all in all…it was a pretty good birthday present.