Summary
Charles Hoffman is a CPA, entrepreneur, and business systems analyst with over a decade of experience helping accountants and software engineers adopt XBRL-based digital financial reporting. As co-founder of DFRNT and principal consultant at Charles Hoffman, CPA, he blends deep financial reporting expertise, knowledge engineering, and programming to translate complex accounting needs into practical software and automation solutions. He helped create and evangelize the XBRL standard during his tenure at UBmatrix and maintains a hands-on repository of XBRL samples and metadata to accelerate adoption. Comfortable teaching and consulting, he has also taught Accounting Information Systems at the University of Washington, bridging academic rigor and real-world implementation. Based in Seattle, he brings a rare mix of CPA credentials, systems design experience, and rapid prototyping skills (notably in Microsoft Access) that enable effective communication between business and IT stakeholders.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
MBA Information Systems, MBA Information Systems at Pacific Lutheran University - School of Business
Bachelor of Arts Accounting, Bachelor of Arts Accounting at Pacific Lutheran University