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Ronald R. Tidd, Ph.D., CPA

Professor, Accounting, Master of Professional Accountancy
College of Business
 

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Résumé (click here to access my résumé in *.pdf format)

Career Experience

Accounting Professor

  • Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA                         September 2001 - Present
    Professor, Accounting: Accounting information systems, e-business, information security & incident response, and taxation
    Director, Master of Professional Accountancy Program

  • Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI                     September 1997 - June 2001
    Assistant Professor, Accounting: Accounting information systems and taxation

  • Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY                                            September 1991 - August 1997
    Assistant Professor, Accounting: Taxation

Accounting Professional

  • Fox & Company, Boise, Idaho                                                  August 1983 - January 1985
    Tax Supervisor: Managed all aspects of tax planning and compliance for small businesses and individuals.

  • KPMG Peat Marwick, Des Moines, IA                                       October 1979 - July 1983
    Tax Manager: Managed all aspects of tax planning and compliance for small and medium businesses, and individuals.

  • Whittaker Corp., Jeddah, Saudi Arabia                                        January 1979 - September 1979
    Financial Planner: Designed and implemented budget system.

  • KPMG Peat Marwick, Santa Fe, NM                                          March 1977 - January 1979
    Staff Auditor: Performed and supervised audits of small businesses and not-for-profits.

Educational Background

  • University of Minnesota, Ph.D., May 1992

  • Iowa State University, B.S. February 1977

Information Technology Skills

  • Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office 2000 applications, including web site design and management with FrontPage 2000 and the development of theory-based distributed education.

  • Strong working knowledge of Windows-based applications including Adobe Acrobat, ViaVoice, Visio Professional, MS Money, TurboTax, and Quicken.

  • Working knowledge of MS Windows operating systems (98/NT/2000 Professional).

Professional Activities

  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants                       1978 - present
    Member, tax and information technology sections.

  • Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants                    2002 - present

  • American Taxation Association                                                    1991 - present
    Member; Editor of newsletter; Past chair of Computer Resources Committee;  Software reviewer.

  • TAXES Magazine                                                                        November 1998 - June 2002
    Columnist, semimonthly information technology column.

Continuous Personal Improvement

  • Maintaining qualification for AICPA's Certified Information Technology Professional accreditation with emphasis on  web site management

  • Increasing skills with and knowledge about network security, ethical hacking, and computer forensics

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