Wade is a C.P.A. who brings 20 years of financial expertise and business management experience to U.S. Transactions Corporation.  Wade also has an extensive network of contacts within the government contracting arena.  He was previously with Ernst & Young in San Francisco and later PriceWaterhouseCoopers in Stuttgart, Germany where he was senior engagement manager responsible for the assurance work for IBM, Kodak, Sony Europe, and several other multinational companies. He also served as President/General Manager to three early-stage fast-growth companies in the life sciences industry.  

Wade’s current affiliations include the following:

• Loudoun County CEO-Cabinet, since 2005 (a founding Member)
• Vistage CEO Membership Organization, member
• FENG (Financial Executives Networking Group), Greater Washington DC Chapter, Co-Chairman
• Loudoun Education Foundation, Trustee and Vice President
• EagleBank, Northern Virginia Advisory Board member
  

Publications and Speaker Presentations: 

–         Level-3 Processing: An Opportunity for increasing sales and reducing costs, Authors: Wayne Berson, CPA and Wade Tetsuka, CPA, Government Express, Washington, D.C., September 2006 

–         Lower Costs & Greater Marketability through Purchase Card Acceptance and Level III Processing, Author: Wade Tetsuka, CPA, The Coalition for Government Procurement, Washington, D.C., Off The Shelf, October 2006 

–         SmartPay® II Insights, WFED, Federal News Radio 1050 AM, Amtower Off Center Radio Talk Show, Washington, DC., Guest Speakers: Wade Tetsuka, David Shea, Director GSA SmartPay Program, and Eva Robinson, Executive MasterCard International, June 15, 2007 

–         How Can Level-3 Processing Lower Your Costs, IDEA E-Solutions, Electro E-Biz Annual Forum Speaker Presentation, September 19, 2007, Vancouver, BC. 

–         Government & Corporate Purchase Card Acceptance on the Rise: Enhance Your Profitability through Level III Processing, Authors: Larry Allen, Executive Director, The CGP, and Wade Tetsuka, CPA, The GovCon Report, Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce, October 15, 2007  

–         SmartPay® / IMPAC® Card Acceptance for Revenue Opportunities and For Greater Profitability, The Coalition for Government Procurement, Washington, DC, Small Business Forum 2008, January 8, 2008, Vienna, VA.