Ronald R. Tidd, Ph.D., CPA/CITP, CEH

Central Washington University, College of Business

Chair, Department of Accounting

Director, Master of Professional Accountancy Program

http://www.rrtidd.com

Career Experience

Accounting Professor

      Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA                                  September 2001 - Present

Associate Professor, Accounting: Information systems, e-business, and taxation.

      Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI                         September 1997 - June 2001

Assistant Professor, Accounting: Information systems and taxation.

      Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY                                             September 1991 - August 1997

Assistant Professor, Accounting: Taxation.

Accounting Professional

      Fox & Company, Boise, Idaho                                                         August1983 - 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

Computer Technology Skills

Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office 2007 applications, including web site design and management with FrontPage and the development of theory-based distributed education using Excel, Word, and Outlook.

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

Working knowledge of MS Windows operating systems (95/98/2000 Professional/XP).

Professional Activities

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants                                                     1978 - present

Member, information technology section; Discussion leader in CPE courses (Internet taxation and information security)

American Taxation Association                                                                                      1991 - 2003

Member; Newsletter editor; Software reviewer.

TAXES Magazine                                                                                 November 1998 – June 2002

Columnist, wrote 31 columns about information technology.