Dr. Kirk F. Fischer 4905 Ascot Parkway (o) Temple, TX (p) Curriculum Vitae

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1 Education Curriculum Vitae Northern Illinois University B.S. Accountancy 1984 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Master of Business Administration 2007 Anderson University Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) in Accounting 2012 Professional Certification Certified Public Accountant Illinois, 1985 Certificate #40218 Academic Teaching History University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Belton, Texas 2009-Present Positions Held 2012-present: Assistant Professor : Instructor : Adjunct Instructor Courses BACM 1301: Introduction to Business BACC 2311: Financial Accounting BACC 2312: Managerial Accounting BQBA 2301: Introduction to Quantitative Methods BFIN 3310: Business and Personal Finance BFIN 3311: Principles of Finance BACC 4323: Cost Accounting BACC 4332: Advanced Accounting BACC/BFIN 4341: Financial Statement Analysis BACC 5220: Not-for-Profit Accounting BACC 6243: Fraud examination Pedagogy Innovations Built video training for lectures and problems as supplemental learning opportunities for students Conducted boot camps for all exams in BACC 2311 and BACC 2312 voluntary nighttime review sessions using a mock exam formula to prepare students for the type and nature of questions appearing on the exams Implemented CengageNOW on-line homework management for all courses where it is offered (by Cengage) using a three-step approach: o Practice problems with unlimited check my work o Graded problems with one check my work o Ungraded mock exams as practice to identify and strengthen student weaknesses Comprehensive Student Learning Outcome (SLO) implementation o Published in the syllabus o Subject of mastery exercises o SLOs are the sole content of the final examination Introduced mastery exercises to compel students to produce business-quality work. o Mastery exercises (focused on SLOs) require students to prepare detailed businessquality output which is rejected until correct average iterations before acceptance is four. Exercises are evaluated for accuracy, presentation, professionalism, proper use of tools (MS Excel), and acceptability in a professional environment.

2 University Service and Contributions 2012: Chairman, curriculum committee 2012: Faculty Search Committee: Assistant Professor, Finance 2011: Chairman, curriculum committee o Implemented on-line shared progress reporting on committee work 2010: Curriculum committee member 2010: Faculty Search Committee: Assistant Professor, Accounting 2009: Academic Leadership Seminar, Our Underachieving Colleges by Derek Bok On-Going University Service Learning Covenant committee with Dr. Oldham o Faculty assembly Member of International Business committee Pancake supper server on multiple occasions Cru football recruiting weekends all but one since starting at UMHB Recognition and Accolades 2012: Finalist for QEP (Quality Program) for paper on Mastery Exercises 2011: Nominated for Piper Professor consideration 2010: Voted Teacher of the Month by the Student Faculty Association

3 Professional Employment History Professional Datasolutions, Inc. Temple, Texas PDI is a 150+ employee software development and service company specializing in ERP software for convenience store chains. PDI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of McLane Co./ Berkshire Hathaway. VP of Operations ( ); VP of Product Development ( ); VP of Finance and Administration ( ); and VP of Marketing ( ) Member of executive management during growth from 70 to 160 employees and $6M to $30M in sales while generating consistent profits. Designed dozens and instructed hundreds of classroom-based customer and internal education courses on various topics including accounting, ERP/accounting software operation, and system administration. Selected and implemented various internal-use software platforms: ERP, CRM, HR, time and billing, and document imaging. Compiled detailed business requirements for the flagship ERP system, PDI/Enterprise. Introduced and implemented the Capability Maturity Model (CMM) quality control measurement system reducing the number of post-release defects. Created and executed a customer service program, A+ Customer Service; a ten step program taught to each new employee that contributed to significantly increased levels of customer service as measured by independent firms. Software Support Services, Inc. (SSSI) - Corvallis, Oregon SSSI produced the Advantage Energy System, a petroleum distribution and convenience store software package Vice President Support, Sales, and Marketing Launched an annual training seminar for hundreds of customers, increasing training revenue and training availability to nationwide customer base. Consolidated disparate dealer network into cohesive national sales organization. Created and implemented Service Quality Indicators (SQI s) and customer surveys to systematically and objectively measure customer service quality. Launched a comprehensive marketing campaign including product name and image change. Friendly Information Services, Inc. (FIS) - Rockford, Illinois (FIS) was an early 1980 s start-up company capitalizing on the emergence of personal computers and small business software. President, Principal Partner Bootstrapped $4000 initial investment to $1,000,000 in sales in three years. Consulted with portfolio of over 100 companies in dozens of states on office automation. Created and managed a public accounting service serving small businesses and individuals. We were among the first accounting services in the area to adopt personal computers and automated tax return software for increased efficiency and customer service. Negotiated the sale of the company to SSSI (computer sales) and a local accounting firm. Corporate Teaching Experience Authored and led instruction for hundreds of corporate training classes. Sample topics include: Accounting for Non-accountants; various financial modules (General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, etc.); System Administration; Advanced Processing for Accountants.

4 Technical Skills, Software Experience Certified Microsoft Office expert (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Publisher, Outlook), MS Windows (XP, Vista), Microsoft SQL Server, UNIX; extensive experience with several accounting, operations, and inventory management systems; skilled with several multimedia systems. Personal Accomplishments Passed CPA exam in first attempt Who s Who, American graduate students Toastmaster s International Advanced Toastmaster Bronze. Volunteer Activities Grace Presbyterian Church, Temple, TX (450 members) o Treasurer o Praise Team leader (keyboards) Belton/Temple Habitat for Humanity. Christian-based housing provider. Fundraising committee, Board member, President Open Door Corvallis, Oregon. Board member Open Door provides meaningful work and guidance to mentally handicapped individuals

5 Research Activities Degree Work Masters degree practicum: Loss Prevention Technologies and Processes for Convenience Store Chains, May 2006 Doctoral research: Statistical analysis of convenience store point-of-sale data for detecting losses, December 2008 Doctoral dissertation title: It s Going to Cost You: A Cross-Sectional Activity-Based Model for Estimating Administrative Costs in Convenience Store Chains, August 2012 Academic Presentations The International Academy of Business and Public Administration, A Cross-Sectional Activity-Based Model for Estimating Administrative Costs in Convenience Store Chains, May 2012 The International Academy of Business and Public Administration, Loss Prevention in the Convenience Store Industry, April Corporate Presentations Professional Datasolutions, Inc., Users Conference executive track: A Cross-Sectional Activity-Based Model for Estimating Administrative Costs in Convenience Store Chains, September 2012 Professional Datasolutions, Inc., Users Conference general session: Estimating Costs in Convenience Store Chains, 2010 Featured speaker: Epicor Perspectives conference: Database Consolidation, 2001 Chevron Oil Company Dealer Conference: How to Buy a Computer System, 1990 Grants Received UMHB: Recipient Summer Research Grant 2013 to build content for on-line Financial Accounting course Practicum Committees 2013: Alyce Trevino 2013: Implementing Activity-Based Costing in Small Manufacturing Firm A Case Study (chair) 2013: IFRS Implementation in Small CPA Firms A Qualitative Assessment (chair) 2012: Reevaluating an Accounting Adjustment Process (member) Conferences Attended General Publications Featured: CRM Magazine, January Shared experience with web integration to SFA and CRM platforms. Yankee Oilman, 1992 How to Buy an Automation System National Petroleum News, 2002 Automation 101 Golf Magazine, 1995-present Clubtest (annual issue) Numerous quotes and interviews for industry journals: National Petroleum News, CSP (C-Store People), Convenience Store Decisions, NACS Magazine.