Maximizing ROI in Manufacturing: The Hidden Opportunity of R&D Tax Credits with Casey Barka

<p><strong>Connect with Casey Barka:</strong></p><p>Website: www.striketax.com</p><p>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caseybarka/</p><p><strong>Lisa Ryan::</strong>&nbsp;Hey. It's Lisa Ryan. Welcome to the manufacturer's network podcast. I'm here today with Casey Barker. Casey is an R&amp;D tax credit expert with 20 years of industry knowledge and nine years of proven experience calculating R&amp;D tax credits for major accounting and financial service firms. Before co-founding Strike, Casey spent eight years in the petrochemical industry in Houston, Texas. His distinguished knowledge of the dynamic properties of polyethylene polypropylene and styrene-butadiene copolymer resins drove significant department improvement. I'm glad I got all those out. And, Casey, welcome to the show.</p><p><strong>Casey Barka::</strong>: Thank you very much, Lisa. Glad to be here.</p><p><strong>Lisa Ryan::&nbsp;</strong>share a little about your background and what led you to do what you're doing.</p><p><strong>Casey Barka::</strong>&nbsp;I hail from the great state of Wisconsin originally. My bachelor's is actually in biochemistry and molecular biology. I had hopes and aspirations of going into the medical field. And as life hands you lemons, I went to the army and traveled the world for a few years. Happy to have served my country there. And after that, I found my way to Houston, Texas, an oil and gas hub. It was a very natural landing place for me. I spent 8 to ten years with various large Chevron Total big names in the industry, primarily focused on plastics and polymers; as you mentioned, I got my MBA as I worked up the corporate ladder. I just happened upon a job posting for research and development Credit Consulting, and it hurt my interest. And as the story goes, here we are ten years later. I co-founded Strike Tax Advisory, headquartered in Boise, Idaho. I am leading part of a team here in Houston. And, yeah, really excited to talk to your group about how R&amp;D tax credits can benefit the manufacturing industry.</p><