With nearly two decades of service to the industry, Reitman Consulting Group, Inc. is a respected brick and mortar consulting firm with associates who know the security and alarm business and have the experience and resources to make a difference for each client.
Founder Mitch Reitman has intricate knowledge of the security industry and systems integration industry. He and his team have the desire, experience and ability to serve this sector like no other consulting firm in the country.
With services like acquisition advisory and brokerage, transactional support, tax advisory and compliance, litigation support and a full range of business services, RCG’s track record speaks for itself. Whether working with clients on an ongoing basis or through special project support, we can help with due diligence, assist in preparing for audits and reviews, craft strategies for succession planning, and support to advance client interests during litigation. If you’d like guidance when selling your business, we customize services for each unique situation. RCG’s back office, bookkeeping, and tax services and specialized project support for businesses large and small are respected throughout the industry.
Testimonial
“If you need assistance and you are in the electronic security industry, Mitch is one of the best. He’s thorough and he gets it. I’ve worked with Mitch on everything from acquisition-related due diligence to tax matters to day-to-day matters financial issues for clients he’s uniformly done a great job each time.”
Awards and Honors
2019 Texas Burglar & Fire Alarm Association Person of the Year
2017 Electronic Security Hall of Fame
2009 Mark Schubert Associate of the Year, California Alarm Association
Team
RCG professionals are knowledgeable, credible, reliable, and approachable.
The staff at RCG includes two certified public accountants supported by nine employees and an attorney who together have more than a century of combined experience. They offer sophisticated understanding of client businesses and down to earth, straightforward communications that assure clear understanding of situations and recommended solutions.
Mitch Reitman
Owner
Mitch Reitman
Founder and managing principal of Reitman Consulting Group, Mitch Reitman provides tax compliance, due diligence, brokerage, valuation services, litigation support, and financial consulting to the Systems Integration, Security, and Fire Alarm Industry.
For more than 25 years, Reitman has been actively involved in local, state and national security trade associations and has held leadership roles on boards with ESA and AIREF. An active member of several local and national associations, he serves on the board of Texas Burglar and Fire Alarm Association, Alarm Industry Research and Education Foundation, and several others. He has also worked with TBFAA and local associations to set up and administer a scholarship program for children of public safety officers. He was honored as TBFAA’s 2019 Person of the Year.
He is a frequent speaker on business and financial topics at local meetings as well as state and national conventions.
Mitch Reitman began his career at Coopers & Lybrand, Certified Public Accountants, where he was an audit manager. He has been in the security industry for 25 years and is a former vice president of acquisitions for Select Security and director of acquisitions and business development for Protection One Alarm Monitoring.
Mitch holds a Master of Science in Accounting and Applied Economics from University of North Texas and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from The University of Texas at Austin
Education
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
Master of Science, Accounting and Applied Economics, 1990
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
BBA, Accounting, 1981
Activities & Affiliations
Electronic Security Hall of Fame, 2017
Texas Burglar and Fire Alarm Association, Person of the Year 2019
Alarm Industry Research and Education Foundation
Volunteer Involvement
Alarm Industry Research and Educational Foundation, Member Board Of Directors, 2011 – Present
Electronic Security Association, Member Board of Directors, Jan 2004 – Present
Texas Burglar and Fire Alarm Association (TBFAA), Board Member, May 2006 – Present
Global Life Safety Alliance, Board Member – Treasurer, Jan 2020 – Present
Chester Grudzinski
Chester Grudzinski
Chester W. Grudzinski, Jr.'s leads our Tax Consulting and Transactional Advisory practices. He is an attorney with over 40 years of experience regarding federal, state, and other tax matters relating to security, fire, and systems integration companies. He has represented many clients with the formation, operation, and liquidation of all types of business entities, including in that process many mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Grudzinski has represented individuals, private business interests, and publicly traded companies. He also represents clients in tax controversy matters. His emphasis has been upon partnerships, limited liability companies, S corporations, and trusts that have engaged in a wide range of businesses, including investment activities, real estate activities, oil and gas activities, and other active businesses.
Chester is a Trustee of the Law School Foundation of Texas Tech School of Law. Chester is also an active member with the Partnership Tax Committee of the American Bar Association and has participated as a speaker and as a member of discussion panels for such committee. Chester has a commitment to the community through his service on the Board of the Longhorn Council, Boy Scouts of America, as a Westside Little League baseball coach, and as a volunteer coordinator at the Presbyterian Night Shelter in Fort Worth for All Saints Episcopal Church.
Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP (Dec 1986 – Oct 2018)
Lead tax counsel in many complex organization and restructuring matters, including:
Representation of billion dollar investment and hedge fund partnerships in formation, contributions, distributions, and restructurings
Representation of real estate partnerships in federal tax controversy matters
Represented a cable company and related entities in a federal tax controversy matter
Representation of numerous investment and hedge fund partnerships in structuring and negotiating various investments, including equity and credit derivatives
Representation of many partnerships regarding formation, allocations, and distributions relating to tax exempt and foreign partners
Represented a local business owner in a dispute with the IRS over a tax shelter
Representation of many partnerships in the acquisition, restructuring, and disposition of impaired deb
Previously with Law Snakard, and Gambill Attorneys at Law and KPMG, CPA’s.
Education
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW 1981
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS - EL PASO
BBA Accounting 1978
Activities & Affiliations
Trustee of the Law School Foundation of Texas Tech School of Law
Partnership Tax Committee of the American Bar Association
Volunteer Involvement
Board of the Longhorn Council, Boy Scouts of America
Westside Little League baseball coach
Volunteer coordinator at the Presbyterian Night Shelter for All Saints Episcopal Church
Carol Todd
Carol Todd is in charge of our tax compliance and tax representation services. She also manages our External Reporting assistance Practice group which assists our clients’ in the development of client prepared schedules and other information for use in reviews and audits by their independent CPA’s.
Carol graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in Accounting from the University of North Texas – formerly known as North Texas State University. She was a dedicated shareholder in an established Fort Worth accounting practice for over 20 years, where she gained extensive experience in tax preparation for individuals and businesses as well as financial accounting principles. She utilizes her vast experience advising the clients who rely on the firm’s knowledge and expertise in these areas.
Education
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
BBA, Accounting
Volunteer Involvement
Charter Member - Eagle Mountain Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution