Dr William J McKibbin is a consulting financial engineer, risk analyst, and educator specializing in spreadsheet modeling and auditing, forecasting, simulation, optimization, statistics, programming, and presentation support. Dr McKibbin has been in professional practice serving companies in various capacities as consultant and trainer since 1998.
Appointments
Managing 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)
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), Decision Tools Suite (Palisade), ModelRisk (Vose), and Visual Basic for Applications (Microsoft).
Associations
Member, American Finance Association, Berkeley, CA; Member, American Management Association, New York, NY
Writings
"The Need for Good People," This I Believe (2008); "Enter the Algorithm," Occasional Paper (2007); "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)
Military
Operations Officer, 96th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne), Ft Bragg, NC (1991-1992); Deputy Team Chief & Inspector, On-Site Inspection Agency, Washington, DC (1989-1990); Commanding Officer, A Company, 6th Psychological Operations Battalion (Airborne), Ft Bragg, NC (1988-1989); Section Leader, Special Operations Detachment, 6th Psychological Operations Battalion (Airborne), Ft Bragg, NC (1986-1988); Diplomatic Courier, US Embassy, Moscow (1986); Commanding Officer, Combat Support Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Infantry (Mechanized), Aschaffenburg, Germany (1981-1982); Logistics Officer, 1st Battalion, 7th Infantry (Mechanized), Aschaffenburg, Germany (1980-1981); Assistant Operations Officer, 1st Battalion, 7th Infantry (Mechanized), Aschaffenburg, Germany (1979-1980); Platoon Leader, A Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Infantry (Mechanized), Aschaffenburg, Germany (1978-1979)
Awards & Honors
Meritorious Service Medal (3 Oak Leaf Clusters), Humanitarian Service Medal, Senior Parachutist Badge, and Major, US Army Reserve (Retired); 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
Residence
Dr McKibbin hails from the Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania.
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