My Vita
Dr William J McKibbin is a consulting financial engineer specializing in risk analysis, stochastic modeling, pro forma forecasting, simulation, optimization, spreadsheet modeling, auditing, algorithmic programming, statistical analysis, and litigation support. Dr McKibbin has been in professional practice serving companies in various capacities as consultant, analyst, auditor, programmer, and trainer since 1998.
Degrees
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Business & Technology, Capella University, Minneapolis, MN (2005); Master of Arts, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Georgetown University, Washington, DC (1986); Bachelor of Arts, College of Liberal Arts, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA (1977); Associate in Arts, Junior College, Valley Forge Military Academy, Wayne, PA (1975)
Training
Certificant, Six Sigma Black Belt, Six Sigma Management Institute, Scottsdale AZ/Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ (2006); Certificant, Business Finance Consulting, The Loan Consultants Inc, Los Angeles, CA (2001); Diplomate, Financial Planning, College for Financial Planning, Greenwood Village, CO (1999); Diplomate, Command & Staff Officer Course, US Army Command & General Staff College, Ft Leavenworth, KS (1991)
Software
Dr McKibbin is an expert user of Excel (Microsoft), StatTools (Palisade), @Risk (Palisade), ModelRisk (Vose), NeuralTools (Palisade), RiskOptimizer (Palisade), PrecisionTree (Palisade), DPlot (HydeSoft), QuantLibXL (SourceForge), and Visual Studio Tools for Office (Microsoft).
Associations
Member, American Finance Association, Berkeley, CA; Member, Chamber of Business & Industry of Centre County, State College, PA
Appointments
Member, McKibbinUSA LLC, State College, PA (2001-present); Director, Colon Cancer Prevention Foundation Inc, Altoona, PA (2002-present); Director, Ridgefield Terrace Condominium Association Inc, State College, PA (2001-2002); Registered Investment Advisor & Principal, McKibbin Financial Partners, Hollidaysburg, PA (1998-2001); Registered Representative & Agent, United Services Planning Association Inc (now First Command Financial Services Inc), Ft Worth, TX (1992-1998); Commissioned Officer, US Army (1977-1992)
Academia
Adjunct Mentor, School of Business & Technology Management, Northcentral University, Prescott Valley, AZ (2008-present); Adjunct Instructor, College of Business, Argosy University, Pittsburgh, PA (2007-2008); Adjunct Instructor, Business Programs, Lehigh Carbon Community College, Schnecksville, PA (2007); Adjunct Instructor, Business Programs, DeVry University, Ft Washington, PA (2006-2007); Research Assistant, College of Liberal Arts, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA (1975-1977)
Writings
"The Need for Good People," This I Believe (2008); "Ternary Capital Structure," Occasional Paper (2007); "Towards Matching Profit to Principle: Pricing Matters," Editorial Essay (2007); "Patterns of Beauty in Finance," Occasional Paper (2006); "Critical Modeling Strategy," Occasional Paper (2006); "New Approaches to Finance and Accounting Are At Once, Untimely But Necessary," Occasional Paper (2006); "Isoquantal Capital Modulation: A Harmonic Modeling Approach to Understanding and Managing the Investment Decision," Ann Arbor, MI: UMI (2005)
Awards & Honors
"Who's Who in America" (61st ed), Marqui, New Providence, NJ; Summit Club, United Services Planning Association Inc, Ft Worth, TX; Meritorious Service Medal (3 Oak Leaf Clusters), Humanitarian Service Medal, Senior Parachutist Badge, and Major, US Army Retired Reserve; Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society, Jackson, MS; National Sojourners Medal, Alexandria, VA; Order of Anthony Wayne Medal, Valley Forge Military Academy, Wayne, PA
Civic
Life Member, American Legion Post 245, State College, PA; Sponsor, CATO Institute, Washington, DC; Member, Centre Hills Country Club, State College, PA
Residence
Dr McKibbin hails from the Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania.
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