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Team & Advisors - Overview

In case consulting tasks reach beyond the disciplines covered by HQIC independent entrepreneurs who proved their strengths in those additional areas required are invited to form a multi-discipline team covering all necessary components of top consulting performance.

Long-term business relationship with most of the team members has proven their competences in the capacities that HQIC outsources.

Furthermore, our customers can chose to bring their own in-house specialists or other consultants that they prefer to the team. If we are asked to choose specialists in other disciplines we will pick those with experience, skills and capabilities to get the job done professionally and on time.

Helmut Quirxtner

Helmut Quirxtner - Gamlitz, Styria, Austria
Strengths: Business Administration; Controlling; Due Dilligence and Turnaround Processes - analysis and implementation

Education: Doctoral Candidate - University of Phoenix, AZ, USA; M.B.A. - WIFI/University of Linz, Austria; M.B.A. - The College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA, USA; Bundeshandelsakademie (Higher Commercial Education) Wels, Austria; Ing. – Mechanical Engineering Degree – Hoehere Technische Bundeslehranstalt, Linz, Austria

Professional Experience: various management and leadership positions, focusing on business policy, financial management, financial and tax accounting (Specialist for R&D related tax accounting under Austrian GAAP), marketing and sales, micro and macro economics, and organizational behavior. CEO, CFO, and COO of medium-sized organizations; team leader of aerospace related R&D specialists.

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Sonja T. Sheffield

Sonja T. Sheffield - Upper Marlboro, MD, USA
Human Resources; focus on Human Recources Consulting, Employee Relations, Adult
Education, Coaching, Tutoring, Document Preparation, and Editing

E-mail: sonja.sheffield[at]gmail.com

Education: PhD Candidate, Capella University, Postsecondary & Adult Education, MA Higher Education, MA Theology

Professional Experience:

Teaching: Adjunct Faculty – Philosophy, Critical Thinking, ESL/TESOL Instructor, ABE/GED Instructor - Prince George’s Community College, Largo, MD; Tutor, Language Arts, Critical Thinking
Human Resources: Employee Relations Specialist, Benefits Administration, Policy Administration, Operations Management


Christian Ettl

Christian Ettl - Wels, Upper Austria, Austria
Strengths: CPA; focus on Austrian GAAP, Austrian Tax Law and IFRS

E-mail: christian.ettl[at]aon.at and christian.ettl[at]steuerkonzept.at
Internet: www.steuerkonzept.at

Education: Magister - Johannes-Kepler-University of Linz, Austria, focus on Financial and Tax Accounting; Hoehere Technische Bundeslehranstalt, Leonding, Austria.

Professional Experience: Independent certified public accountant who specializes in Austrian financial and tax accounting services for small and medium-sized business enterprises to large corporations. He is detail-oriented and an always on-time performer. His financial and tax accounting knowledge bases span from Austrian GAAP (UGB) to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Financial due diligence specialist