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Maximizing Profitability: Our Mission to Optimize Business, Reduce Costs, and Drive Revenue

Launched in 2019, Markond serves hundreds of businesses nationwide. Our solutions incorporate all facets of business operations from enabling more successful HR teams and their Employees to providing business operators solutions to reduce costs improve cash-flow.
Payroll Services

Automated and simplified payroll with turnkey support

HR Platform

Powerful HR Management solutions purpose-built for SMB's

Employee Tax Credits

Maximizing CARES Act's Employee Retention Credit for COVID-affected businesses.

Financial Services

Range of innovative financial services to reduce costs and drive revenue

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Pat Ferrandino

Principal

Reason for choosing our
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Tailored advice and
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Flexibility to serve you
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Complete accounts of the systems and expound
teachings of the great explorers.

Our values guide us.

Serve with mindset

Keep advocating for others without pause.

Dare, then achieve

Have high aspirations and demonstrate through action, not just words.

Value the process

Maintain strong ethics in all of our actions.

Own your actions

Take the lead in improving situations beyond our clients initial state.

Discuss, then execute

Be transparent when sharing information, be polite when questioning, and fully commit once a decision is made.

Create with humblenes

Prioritize the success of the team over individual accomplishments.

Team Behind Our Success

Pat Ferrandino

Co-founder and Principal
Pat is seasoned senior executive with four decades of diversified leadership experience in a myriad of industry verticals. His depth of knowledge and understanding have enabled him to navigate his ventures and private holdings to exponential growth and success. From his earlier days of growing a startup tour company to become one of the major international tour operations, and from his pioneering marketing innovations in the cruise line industry to his own personal cruise line holdings, Pat has had the foresight, financial and economic savviness, and entrepreneurial fortitude needed to succeed. His work with international governmental bodies in economic development further added to his portfolio of valuable experience. A highly sought-after advisor to executive management and ownership groups in areas of marketing, sales, strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, and capitalization, Pat is well suited to leading our team.

Dwarka Kalantry, CPA, CFA, CFP

Chief Financial Officer
As CFO, Dwarka leads our highly qualified team of Certified Public Accountants and Payroll Tax Specialists, including members who previously served in roles with Citigroup and the City of New York. Dwarka’s extraordinary career spans more than four decades, having founded and overseen the operations and management of a highly regarded New York-based CPA firm. He is a licensed Certified Public Account, Certified Financial Advisor, and a Certified Financial Planner. Dwarka’s professionalism, business ethics, and demeanor distinguish him as a true leader and invaluable asset to our company.

Jeffrey Scheer, J.D.

Corporate Counsel
As corporate counsel, Jeffrey advises the company related to legal matters, compliance, risk management and contractual agreements. He is a member of the New York Bar Association and the Massachusetts Bar Association, and is currently listed in New York Super Lawyers®, Business and Corporate, 2022 and Best Lawyers in America®, 2023. Jeffrey completed his undergraduate studies at University of Rochester, graduating with honors, and received his law degree (J.D.) from University at Buffalo School of Law. A frequent guest legal panelist at major conferences, seminars, and webinars, Jeffrey is also a prolific writer with published articles in a broad-spectrum of topics, including Federal Relief programs for businesses amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hilda Salerno

Customer Success Lead
Hilda leads our talented team of business customer account managers. Hilda is a twenty-plus year veteran of the banking industry, having served in leadership roles with such industry giants as HSBC and JP Morgan Chase. Among her many attributes, Hilda has the extraordinary abilities of internal team building, external customer relations, and business development. She leads by example and her professionalism, deep financial services product knowledge, and cheerful personality allow her to deservedly earn the trust, admiration, and respect of both business clients and team members alike.

Partner with Markond

With Markond you and your clients get easy Payroll, Employee Tax Credits and HR Software PLUS access to our experts, compliance support, and so much more.

Explore a career at Markond

We have a deep passion for supporting entrepreneurs and business operators. So if you're looking to make a positive impact in the business world, we'd be thrilled to have you on board!