Operator-led. With a senior bench.

Kays is the Managing Partner of MCS Advisory and leads all four practice areas. Thirteen-plus years building, financing, and operating private-sector healthcare ventures across PE-backed holding companies, family-office investments, multispecialty Ambulatory Surgery Centers, multi-site group practices, behavioral health platforms, and biotech ventures.

• $15M+ client capital secured (VC raises + expansion financing)
• $100MM+ commercial revenue cycles managed
• 12 turnkey ASCs delivered concept-to-accreditation
• 200,000+ sq ft medical and ASC space developed
• 140,000+ ASC procedures overseen
• DSO reduction of 20–30% across multiple practice turnarounds
• $1.5B DoD healthcare consolidation (military service)
• 439,000 TRICARE beneficiaries supported through transition

• VC raises and capital advisory (seed through Series B)
• Healthcare M&A and MSO/ASC syndication
• DCF, rNPV, sum-of-parts valuation methodology
• Fractional CFO and COO engagements
• FP&A, revenue cycle optimization, payor contracting
• Defense and federal healthcare advisory
• Biotech equity research and investment analysis
• EOS, SWOT, BCG, Business Canvas frameworks

Retired as Lieutenant Colonel from the US Army Medical Service Corps after 23 years of service and two OIF deployments. As Ops Officer for JTF CAPMED NCR, led operations in the $1.5B DoD healthcare consolidation that merged three teaching hospitals, realigned 48 clinics under SecDef-reporting Joint Task Force, and ensured continuity of care for 439,000 TRICARE beneficiaries and 9,600 staff.

Earlier, led the U.S. medical delegation at the 2003 Madrid allied conference, sourcing coalition medical capabilities for the Operation Iraqi Freedom coalition with 30 partner nations. Held progressive assignments at the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Army Medical Command, 5th Army, ARNORTH/NORTHCOM, 3rd Army, Coalition Forces Land Component Command Iraq, and as Senior Military Advisor to the Iraqi Army.

MBA, M.S. in Finance, M.A. Based in Tampa, Florida.

Noel is a healthcare attorney and administrator with 27+ years of combined legal and operational expertise across the healthcare ecosystem. He brings legal, regulatory, and transactional firepower to MCS Advisory engagements — particularly in private equity and venture capital funding, digital health, healthcare M&A, and regulatory compliance.

Through his own practice (The Law Offices of Noel C. Pace, PLLC), Noel is licensed in Florida, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C., and is a board-certified healthcare administrator and Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) with over 20 years of administrative leadership.

• Private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) funding
• Healthcare M&A and corporate transactions
• Corporate and regulatory compliance
• Federal and state licensure matters
• HIPAA, HITECH, EMR privacy and data breach
• Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) compliance
• Medicare, AHCA, AAAHC, Joint Commission accreditation
• Healthcare contracts and clinic real estate
• Cybersecurity, risk, and IoT medical devices
• Intellectual property (IP) — patents, trademarks, trade secrets
• Digital health, telehealth, telemedicine, telebehavioral health
• Artificial intelligence (AI) and predictive analytics
• Healthcare informatics and big data
• Medical malpractice and patient safety litigation
• Precision medicine, mHealth, bionic and smart aging tech
• Private insurance conditions of payment

Led court victories with verdicts of $5.3M (affirmed on appeal) and $7M; negotiated away $5.8M in liabilities in the past two years.

U.S. Army War College graduate. Retired Colonel with 30+ years of service across the Regular Army and Army Reserve, holding a U.S. government Top Secret / SCI clearance.

Served as an AMEDD Special Operations Officer (ASI: S1, Civil Affairs 38G5Y, and 90A Logistics Branch Officer). Successfully commanded a Medical Company, Combat Support Hospital, Hospital Center, and a Medical Brigade of multiple hospitals during COVID-19 response. Overseas tours include Korea, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom-CCA, and Operation Willing Spirit, with specialties in hospital and emergency management, special operations, and chemical/biological casualties.

Adam is a strategic-minded, high-energy accounting and technology professional who engages at all levels of an organization by leading cross-functional teams to resolve complex business process and technology challenges. He brings 25+ years delivering large-scale ERP implementations, financial system migrations, and forensic and investigatory accounting work to MCS Advisory engagements.

Industry experience spans healthcare, biotech/pharmaceutical, oil and gas, insurance, construction, and manufacturing. Colleagues describe him as a "special ops business and IT project consultant who can parachute in and get the job done effectively and efficiently."

• MS Dynamics GP — all versions, third-party applications
• MSSQL database architecture
• Management Reporter 2012+, FRx Financial Report Writer v6.7
• Financial Consolidations and Group Reporting
• US and European Reporting (GAAP)
• Forensic and Investigatory Accounting
• Regulatory compliance — SOX, ITSOX, ITGC, SDLC
• IPO readiness and SEC Reporting
• FAS 123R, FAS 52
• Corporate Accounting and Treasury Management
• Banking, Investments, and Due Diligence support
• Financial Reporting and Analysis

On healthcare M&A and capital event work, Adam supports due diligence, financial system integration, and post-merger accounting consolidation. On fractional CFO engagements, he provides ERP and reporting backbone — particularly for physician practices and ASCs scaling toward institutional capital. For biotech and growth-stage clients, he provides IPO-readiness assessment and SEC reporting expertise.