CONFIDENTIAL RESUME - SUMMARY SECTION

C. McNeill (Mac) Taylor

P.O. Box 44, Thorp, WA 98946
Cellular Phone: (775) 622-7269 E-mail: ctfa5e30@westpost.net
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION:
Master of Business Administration
Master of Education in Higher Education Administration
Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Certified Management Accountant
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
7/10-Present: Self-employed as a stock investor in Thorp, Washington.
10/09 through 6/10: Employed as Vice President for Administration and Finance a
t Wayne State College in Wayne, Nebraska.
11/07 to 10/09: Employed as Controller at Great Basin College in Elko, Nevada.
Was also Budget Director and Business Office Representative for a period of tim
e.
2/07 to 11/07: Director of Business Affairs at Eastern Oregon University in La
Grande, Oregon.
8/03 - 2/07: Director of Accounting at Central Washington University in Ellensb
urg, Washington.
8/02 - 8/03: Self employed as a stock and commodity investor/day trader in Bois
e, Idaho.
6/81 - 8/02: Employed at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho. Held several
responsible positions including Assistant to the Vice President for Finance and
Administration and Controller.
2/79-5/81 - President of Main Office Equipment and Supplies, Inc., Boise, Idaho.

7/67-11/78 - Held several responsible positions at the University of Illinois.

Last position was Assistant to the Comptroller (Vice President/Chief Financial O
fficer).
SELECTED AREAS OF ACCOMPLISHMENT:
Have over 40 years of successful higher education accounting, budgeting, financi
al systems, and administrative experience. Have led major financial system impl
ementations. Have written and/or implemented new financial procedures, policies
, and processes at all the institutions where I have worked. Have improved effi
ciency and effectiveness among staff members under my direction. Have used new
technology many times to speed up and improve operating methods.

CONFIDENTIAL RESUME - DETAILED INFORMATION SECTION

C. McNeill (Mac) Taylor
P.O. Box 44
Thorp, WA 98946
Cellular Phone: (775) 622-7269
E-mail: ctfa5e30@westpost.net

EDUCATION:
M.B.A. (Master of Business Administration), Boise State University, Boise, Idaho
. Member of Beta Gamma Sigma (national business honor society).
M.Ed. (Masters in Higher Education Administration), University of Illinois at Ur
bana-Champaign. Member of Kappa Delta Pi (national education honor society). Al
so completed 12 semester hours in the Ed.D. program.
B.S. (Accounting), Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION:
C.M.A. (Certified Management Accountant). Certificate Number 14111.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT / CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION:

For my required annual 30 hours of C.M.A. Continuing Professional Education, I h
ave attended the Indiana University Higher Education Tax Institute and the State
of Idaho Controller's Management Control System Course.
Have also completed MicroMash software for the following subject areas: profess
ional responsibilities, internal controls, fraud control, professional ethics, c
ash management, effective writing, personal financial planning, investments, gov
ernmental accounting, auditing, Access, PowerPoint, Advanced Excel, CPA Review s
ections, and others. Last worked through the Yeager CPA Review Auditing Section
.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
7/10-Present: Self-employed as a stock investor. Thorp, Washington.

10/09 through 6/10: Employed as Vice President for Administration and Finance a
t Wayne State College in Wayne, Nebraska. Wayne State is one of three State-sup
ported colleges in Nebraska. The College offers baccalaureate and master's deg
rees as well as Educational Specialist Certificates.
Reported to the President. Directed the offices of Budget and Grants Administra
tion, Accounting, Financial Aid, Facilities Services (including overseeing all r
epair, maintenance, and capital projects), and Business Services. Was responsib
le for a staff of approximately 90 people and a budget of several million dollar
s. Was the main Purchasing Agent for the College. Was responsible for risk man
agement and insurance. Provided input and coordination with the Vice President
for Academic Affairs in regard to computing services. With the Vice President f
or Student Services, I monitored the operations of the auxiliary services includ
ing the Bookstore and Chartwell's food services. Worked through food service co
ntract negotiations with Chartwell's and the VP for Student Services. In coord
ination with the Nebraska State College System staff, I was responsible for inte
rnal auditing services and serving as liaison with external auditors. Developed
 good working relationships with outside agencies in the State. Was responsible
for preparation of internal and external financial reports. Served as a member
of the Nebraska State College System Council of Business Officers. Attended al
l regular Board meetings and Business Officer meetings. Answered questions from
and made presentations to the Board, its Financial and Audit Committee, and the
Board staff as requested. Reviewed and signed all contracts and purchase order
s for the College. Advised the President and other executive officers on admini
strative and fiscal matters. Developed and implemented plans for the Division a
nd the College. Ensured compliance with all necessary policies and procedures.
Prepared bonding reports and budgets for the remodeling of Pile Hall. In conju
nction with the VP for Student Affairs, worked with the contracted architects fr
om Omaha to design the Pile Hall remodeling proposal within the pertinent budget
restraints. Directed the financial dealings with the State's insurance agency
and WSC professors regarding a massive water leak and resulting damage in the Ca
rhart Science Building. Made sure that contractors were paid on time for the on
going remodeling of the upper floors of the Carhart Science Building. Signed of
f on the Carhart Science Building substantial-completion punch list. Worked to
improve purchasing procedures and contracting procedures for buildings and other
needed items. Received all bid proposals for capital project construction work
. Hosted and presented at the 309 Building Task Force's annual visit to WSC to
review State-funded capital projects. Worked to redistribute the Administration
and Finance Division's staff load so that everyone was busy with the proper dut
ies, and so that the College was in compliance with Board policies. Promoted th
e Budget Manager to Budget Director and worked to reassign some of her payroll-r
elated duties back to Human Resources and Payroll. Promoted the Accounting Mana
ger to Comptroller and put her in charge of the Business Services Office as well
as the Accounting Office. Worked to get the Facilities Services Director to li
sten and respond better to his employees. Designed a weekly State and Revenue B
ond Fund budget report spreadsheet for the President's staff meetings. Held wee
kly VPAF staff meetings. Reviewed on a weekly basis with Nebraska State College
System staff members capital projects in progress, financial/budgeting reports
due, and other pressing items for discussion. Attended monthly video meetings w
ith Board staff members regarding on-going systems conversions, and year-end clo
se and budgeting procedures. Worked with the President to decide how to handle
the current Nebraska budget-cut situations and any needed layoffs. Met one on o
ne with the President, each of the VPs, and each of the Deans to begin building
their budget requests for FY11. Filed reports with the proper authorities so th
at the VP for the Foundation could collect building project grant monies awarded
to WSC. Consulted twice with the other two main VPs during snow emergencies to
close down the College's operations during the President's absences. Worked wi
th the Accounting Manager/Comptroller and the Financial Aid Director to improve
accounting and collection processes

11/07 to 10/09: Employed as Controller at Great Basin College in Elko, Nevada.

Great Basin College (GBC) is one of eight State-supported institutions of highe
r education in Nevada. GBC covers a service area of approximately 62,000 square
miles and has several branch campuses. The college is a comprehensive communit
y college that offers selected bachelor's degrees.
3/09 to 6/09: Controller, Budget Director, and lead Business Officer representa
tive at Great Basin College. Reported to the President. When the Vice Presiden
t of Administrative Services retired, I was assigned lead business officer dutie
s for reporting financial information, responding to financial requests, and for
attending Nevada higher education business officer meetings. These duties were
in addition to my other continuing duties as Budget Director and Controller (sa
me duties as listed below). (A new Budget and Human Resources Officer was emplo
yed during May, 2009.)
11/08-3/09: The duties of the Budget Director at Great Basin College were assig
ned to me when the former Director left at the end of 10/08. I was working with
her on the budget since 7/08. Responsible for State and all other budget prepar
ation, control, and reporting. Worked closely with the President, and the two V
Ps on budgeting and planning matters such as where, when, and how to make budget
cuts while trying to retain essential services, and where to move funds for the
most efficient use of resources.
11/07-11/08: Duties as Controller at Great Basin College. I reported to the Vi
ce President for Administrative Services and directed the planning, operations,
and policy implementation of the Business Office which included the functions of
Nevada System of Higher Education reporting, Accounting, financial statement pr
eparation, grants accounting, travel, cashiering operations, student accounts, m
ail services, automobile checkout and monitoring, branch cashiering policies an
d procedures, Accounts Payable/Purchasing, Accounts Receivable, account setup, a
nd general ledger control. I attended and participated in the Vice President's
weekly staff meetings. I asked for review or upgrades of most all positions in
the Controller's Office, since a number of positions seemed to be titled imprope
rly. I worked also to move the mail services function to Facilities/Buildings a
nd Grounds where there was more space available for processing. I worked to sim
plify the audit workpapers, budget-reporting and record-keeping procedures, and
to improve morale in these times of budget crunches in the State of Nevada. I p
articipated in Board of Regents' IAV meetings as needed to sit in during the Vic
e President's absence. I participated in the preparation for the implementation
of PeopleSoft student system modules. Reassigned Controller's Office duties a
s needed to offset retirements during the hiring freeze. Have reassigned differ
ent people to work at the Controller's service window to maximize customer servi
ce. Worked with the VPs and other department heads to establish a "one-stop sh
op" so that our customers would be served better and more efficiently. Served a
s a voting member of the Faculty Senate and the Budget and Facilities Committee
of the Senate. Worked with government agencies as needed to improve communicati
ons and cash collection processes. The Controller's Office budgeted for, receiv
ed, and disbursed all funds for all campuses. The Controller, as well as the Pr
esident and Vice Presidents, was authorized to sign contracts for the College.

2/07 to 11/07: Director of Business Affairs at Eastern Oregon University in La

Grande, Oregon.
Eastern is one of the seven state universities in Oregon and serves a large geog
raphical area in Eastern Oregon and parts of Central Oregon. I reported to the
Vice President for Finance and Administration. I left this position because it,
along with 22 other administrative positions, was eliminated to save money duri
ng the FY08 fiscal year. In this position, I directed the operations, planning,
control/ monitoring, and continuous policy implementation of the Business Affai
rs Department which included General Accounting, Grants Accounting, Purchasing,
Student Accounts Management/Cashiering/Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Tr
avel, General Copy Service, Faculty Publications Service, the Banner FIS System,
and the Campus Bookstore. I also directed internal audits done by various Busi
ness Affairs personnel. In this position, I acted fairly independently from the
Vice President since she normally provided only general oversight. I acted as
liaison to the Oregon University System's Controller's Office and other offices
as needed. Worked with the other EOU Finance and Administration department head
s to solve financing problems and implement policies and procedures. These depa
rtment heads included the Director of Facilities, the Budget Director, the Human
Resources Director, and the Safety and Risk Management Director. Attended and
participated in the Vice President's staff meetings with the other department h
eads. Prepared many financial studies and funds transfers. Directed the annual
"closing of the books" process. Served on various work, policy, and search com
mittees. AT EOU, I worked towards implementing several new policies, procedures
, and upgrades to improve effectiveness and efficiency. Some of these included
designing standard forms for account setup and acceptance of financial responsib
ility, directing a push towards using ACH disbursements as much as possible for
all vendors, remodeling the Bookstore and improving its signage, and working to
coordinate the copier usage and contracts on campus so that duplication of effor
ts and confusion were reduced. I served as the person authorized to sign contra
cts on the University's behalf when the VP was absent.

8/03 - 2/07: Director of Accounting at Central Washington University in Ellensb

urg, Washington. There are five State Universities and one State College in Was
hington State. CWU serves a wide geographical area in the center of the state.

During my employment at CWU, I reported to the Assistant Vice President for Fina
ncial Affairs. I directed the operations of the Accounting and Payroll Offices
which included the following sections: Accounting, Accounts Payable, Grants Acc
ounting, Cash Management, Capital Asset Accounting, Payroll, financial reporting
/systems coordinator, financial statement preparation, endowment accounting, inv
estments, AFRS (State of Washington) financial reporting, travel, and account se
tup for the PeopleSoft financial system. Participated in the AVPFA's staff meet
ings. Was a member of the BAR (Washington State Budget, Accounting, and Reporti
ng group for colleges and universities) and attended all its meetings. Managed
a number of projects such as implementation of credit card security compliance r
equirements, implementation of nonresident alien taxation software, design and i
mplementation of an automated bank reconciliation process, preparation of a Sarb
anes-Oxley presentation, and preparation of a Gramm Leach Bliley presentation.
Prepared and issued numerous (seventy in the last two and one-half years that I
was at CWU)policies and procedures for accounting and business-related functions
such as procedures for use of volunteers, cashier deposit/posting to G/L proced
ures, trustee payment/taxation policy, policy on cash transfers to the CWU Found
ation, cash management/handling policy, and many more. Worked with the AVP and
Internal Auditor on establishing and reviewing internal controls. For FY06, I d
irected the auditing of 70 petty cash/change funds and related controls. Acted
as primary work contact for the Washington State Auditor's Office. Supervised t
he preparation of the UBIT tax return. Responded as needed to audits. Worked w
ith the AVP and Auxiliary Business Manager as requested to investigate the decli
ne in Dining Operations income. Prepared the financial statement footnotes and
the MD&A change analysis worksheet. Worked to get employee positions upgraded a
s needed. Reviewed and monitored bond accounting entries and account balances a
s needed for auxiliary bond issues that were issued to build a new student union
, recreation center, and campus store. Worked on numerous projects as assigned
by the AVP or VP.

8/02 - 8/03: Self employed as a stock and commodity investor/day trader in Bois
e, Idaho.

6/81 - 8/02: Employed at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho. BSU has over
18,000 students and is the largest University in Idaho. There are two other sta
te universities and one state college in Idaho.
BSU serves the population center of the state in southwestern Idaho and the surr
ounding regions.
1/99-8/02 - BSU Manager of Investments and Cash Management.
In my last position at BSU, I reported to the AVP for Finance and Administration
. I was asked to move into this position because of my past experience at BSU a
nd because BSU had spent so much money on installing PeopleSoft system modules t
hat the University's reserves were depleting rapidly. I monitored and accounted
 for capital project expenditures, was the first person to set up a system for e
ntering and controlling capital project budgets for BSU, drew cash from various
sources for projects including revenue bond construction funds, attended bond pl
anning/issuance meetings, worked with Dick King at Lehman Brothers in Seattle, N
ick Miller of Hawley-Troxell (attorneys in Boise), and Roger Wright of U.S. Bank
on bond issue documents and escrow matters, accounted for appropriated and loca
l fund commitments made by the VPs, worked on preparation of budgets for the Rev
enue Bond Fund and the Housing Fund, served on the committee that tracked invest
ments/cash management, and performed other projects as assigned by the AVP. Con
trolled and transferred Appropriated, Revenue Bond, and Local construction funds
as needed to pay project costs. Set up bond trustee accounts and disbursed bon
d proceed funds as required by various bond issues. Proposed and designed sever
al forms including a departmental letter-of-credit form to improve cash and proj
ect control, as well as to promote understanding of the definition of "capital p
rojects." Participated in facilities administration and planning meetings since
I tracked the financing for all the capital projects. I was assigned by the AV
P to prepare the Auxiliary Enterprises' FY2003 budget book. Served on the Budge
t/Cash Management Committee with the AVP. I controlled the institutional reserv
e/salary savings reserve accounts that were reported each week to the Vice Presi
dents. Controlled and prepared all salary savings budget transfers from a BSU g
eneral fund account to various college deans' and department heads' operating bu
dgets. Worked with the Budget Office and the Controller's Office on various pro
jects. Had to be persistent in explaining to the new Controller that BSU still
needed fund accounting even though GASB 34/35 were being implemented. Prepared
the IPEDS and internal Board reports that tied to the audit. Prepared BSU's 200
1 indirect cost rate proposal and negotiated with HHS a six-point higher rate fo
r a four-year period. Served as a member of the GASB 35 Fixed Assets Committee
and gave draft depreciation and building inventory worksheets (from my old preli
minary records) to the Controller's Office. Worked with the (Student Affairs) A
uxiliary Enterprises Business Manager, the Housing System Business Manager, and
the Student Union Building Business Manager to formulate a coordinated budgeting
/year-end expenditure-summarizing process for them, since I had been doing a num
ber of these duties for two or three years. Accounted for a large (multi-millio
n dollar) FTA grant in conjunction with the Architect's Office and with the Gran
ts Accounting Office. Was lead person on initiating a banking services RFP and
evaluating respondents to select one as the University's primary bank.
11/97-12/98 - BSU Director of Investments and Taxation
Reported to the Associate Vice President for Finance and Administration. My dut
ies in this position included doing investment research and policy formulation i
n order to maximize investment earnings for the University, cash management, UBI
T tax reporting, nonresident alien tax reporting, capital project accounting, Re
venue Bond Fund monitoring/control, and performing various other bond issue dut
ies as assigned. Performed some duties, such as reserve allocations and fund tr
ansfers, that were normally done by the Budget Office. Was scheduled to prepare
the Revenue Bond Fund audit workpapers and the University's revenue fee spreads
/allocations.
7/96-11/97 - Assistant to the BSU Vice President for Finance and Administration
During this time at BSU, I assisted the AVP for Finance and Administration and t
he Vice President with a number of special projects. Projects included: comple
ting a banking services request for proposals; tracking Department of Public Wor
ks capital projects; reviewing campus revenue-generating entities' three-year bu
siness plans and budgets; calculating a new, (proposed) BSU internal indirect co
st rate for the revenue-generating entities/auxiliaries; participating in campus
classroom rental deliberations; preparing a donated services policy; reviewing
certain contracted services agreements; preparing fiscal integrity reports for B
SU's move to NCAA Division 1-A status; monitoring tax issues involving nonreside
nt aliens and other complex situations; preparing an armored car services pre-RF
P status report; drafting a uniform cost allocation policy; preparing a moving e
xpense survey, policy draft, and tax implications worksheet; acting as a backup
resource for the FY97 audit including preparing Housing System audit workpapers
and consulting on preparation of the consolidated financial statements; preparin
g an investment policy draft; working on a gymnastics operations review; and sug
gesting setting up networked audit files so that Controller's personnel could ac
cess and update them easily.
Duties in addition to working on the projects listed above: served as the Unive
rsity's investment and cash management officer, and as bank contact for depositi
ng and withdrawing investment funds; was one of four officers who could sign BSU
checks as necessary; paid agency fees and principal/interest payments for all b
ond issues; monitored the Revenue Building Bond Fund, tracked debt service requ
irements, and helped prepare the annual budget for the Fund; made sure that adeq
uate student fee revenue was transferred to the Fund to meet debt service requir
ements; allocated interest income to the President's and Vice Presidents' public
relations accounts; served as a member of the Accounts Payable/Travel Services
Advisory Group for the new PeopleSoft software, as chair of the committee that w
as charged with preparing a BSU disaster recovery plan, and as a member of a tea
m that helped get BSU's Select-a-Seat (auxiliary)ticketing office functional aga
in after it lost several employees. Had primary operating and monitoring respon
sibility for the BSU Revenue Bond Fund from this period on to the time I left BS
U. This Fund had fund balances that varied from a few million dollars to approx
imately $40 million.
7/95-6/96 - BSU Controller
In this position, I reported to the Vice President for Finance and Administratio
n. Directed the operations of the Controller's Office that included the same of
fices, duties, and responsibilities as listed below under the Acting Controller'
s position description. Had check-signing authority for the University (one of
four senior officers who did), had state expenditure voucher/"DA-8"-signing auth
ority for the University, and had expenditure/revenue-coding authority for the U
niversity. Approved all general ledger entries and all accounting policy and pr
ocedure changes. Suggested that a one-stop financial service center be set up f
or the convenience of the students, faculty, and staff. Requested internal oper
ations reviews of the Cashier's Office, the Student Loans/Accounting Office, and
the other Controller's offices on a rotating basis to look for possible improve
ments and to make needed changes. Cut costs and increased reserve fund balances
as often as possible. Instituted cash management review procedures that monito
red selected accounts with deficit balances. Set up and maintained client and a
uditors' adjusting entries and re-posted audit workpapers in separate, easily-ac
cessed file directories. I was the first Administration Building department hea
d to institute customer-service training for my department's employees in conjun
ction with the BSU Training and Development Officer. Also designated an employe
e to help train BSU user departments on the financial system and on BSU's financ
ial and accounting procedures. Held fairly regular, brief meetings with section
heads to keep them informed. Encouraged employees to take courses and to enter
training/development programs. Worked to improve the fairness of equipment all
ocation procedures among Controller's Office sections. Worked to improve BSU's
compliance with various tax issues such as those involving nonresident aliens, c
ountry club dues, and donated services.
9/94-6/95 - Acting BSU Controller
I reported to the Vice President for Finance and Administration. Had check-sign
ing authority and "DA-8" state expenditure voucher-signing authority for BSU. D
irected the operations of the Controller's Office that included the following of
fices/functions: General Accounting, Accounts Receivable/Deferred Fees, Cashier
s/Fee Collections, Payroll, Accounts Payable, Grants Accounting/budgeting, finan
cial system control, Travel Services, Student Loans/accounting/check disbursemen
t, audit coordination, Finance and Administration computer network, and financia
l statement preparation functions of the University. Served on several Universi
ty-wide committees, and was chair of a BSU financial systems review group. Mana
ged the Controller's accounts and budget. The Controller's Office had 35 full-t
ime and seven temporary employees, and an office budget of $1,600,000 during the
fiscal year ending 6/30/95. At my direction, the Office eliminated three tempo
rary positions and did several major technology and operations reviews during th
e 1995 fiscal year. I controlled the Office's unrestricted reserve funds of app
roximately $1,400,000 that were accumulated from indirect cost collections. The
Office was responsible for receipt and recording of all cash coming into the Un
iversity and approval of all expenditures made from all BSU fund sources. The O
ffice also maintained expenditure and revenue object-coding control over all ent
ries made into the BSU general ledger. I was the primary BSU contact with the e
xternal auditors (Arthur Andersen, and later Deloitte and Touche), prepared resp
onses to management letters, and signed management information reliability certi
fications. Made sure that fiscal year audit workpapers and disks/files were com
pleted on time, and that Controller's Office personnel were available to help ex
pedite the audit process so that it was concluded on a timely basis with a minim
um of required audit adjustments. Prepared responses, as necessary, to BSU inte
rnal audits. Took the initiative (in cooperation with the BSU Financial Aid Dir
ector) to eliminate check distribution waiting lines at the Student Union Buildi
ng by deciding to mail financial aid checks. This procedure eliminated many hou
rs of personnel time previously spent in staffing the distribution lines.
6/81-9/94 - BSU Associate Controller and Director of Accounting Services
(I started at BSU as the Assistant Controller supervising two employees in the G
rants Accounting Section.) During this period of time, I had expenditure-coding
authority, "DA-8" expenditure voucher signature authority, and general ledger e
ntry approval authority. I managed the following offices/functions: Capital In
ventory Control, General Accounting, Accounts Receivable/Deferred Fees, Accounts
Payable, Grants Accounting/Budgeting, financial system control, Student Loans A
ccounting/check disbursement, audit coordination, Finance and Administration com
puter network, and financial statement preparation functions. Served on several
University-wide committees (at the request of the VP), was chair of a student d
eferred fees review committee, and served as Business Adviser to the Arbiter stu
dent newspaper. Was the project manager for a year during the early stages of B
SU's installation of the Integral Human Resources Management System (packaged so
ftware). Served for several years as day-to-day user manager for design and im
plementation of BSU's previous internally-designed financial system that was an
on-line, interactive, integrated system that operated very successfully from 199
0-1998. At various times, I reworked or prepared about all of the University's
audit workpapers and made the move from manual workpapers to files stored on PC
disks. For a number of years, I had primary responsibility for preparation of t
he University's Consolidated Workpapers, as well as for the Revenue Bond Fund, t
he Housing Fund, and the Appropriated Fund. For several years, my signature wa
s one of those required to process a new research grant application. The Grants
Accounting/budgeting section, under my direction, was responsible for approving
and making all grant/contract account budget setups and transfers. The General
Accounting Section, also under my direction was responsible for controlling and
allocating all interest income receipts (several million dollars per fiscal yea
r). I did the tracking and project accounting for the construction of a large w
astewater/sewage treatment plant at BSU's Meridian location.

2/79-5/81 - President of Main Office Equipment and Supplies, Inc., Boise, Idaho.
When my family and I moved west from
stock in this company which was well
yed ten full-time and five part-time
acts with Boise State University and
ce supplies, furniture, and Olivetti
Illinois in 1979, I bought the controlling
established at the time. The Company emplo
employees, serviced typewriters under contr
Mountain Home Air Force Base, and sold offi
office machines.

7/67-11/78 - I worked in several increasingly-responsible positions at the Unive

rsity of Illinois. The U. of I. has three campuses and is the largest of the Ill
inois university systems. It currently has approximately 70,000 students and a
budget of around $1.4 billion.
1/76-11/78 - Assistant to the U. of I. Comptroller (Vice President/Chief Financi
al Officer).
In this position, I performed line and staff duties in the five-person Universit
y-wide Office of Financial Affairs that controlled the daily financial operation
s of the three campuses. Performed purchasing systems design, special accountin
g systems design, budget transfer posting and control, and backup investing duti
es. Acted as liaison between the University Office of Financial Affairs and the
campus Directors of Business Affairs as required. Researched and completed wor
k on other projects as assigned by the Vice President(s).
4/75-12/75 - Supervising Accountant assigned to the U. of I. University-wide Pay
roll Office.
I drafted policies and procedures, helped schedule payroll processing at the thr
ee campuses, and routed delivery drivers who delivered and picked up payroll tap
es and documents in Springfield, Urbana-Champaign, and Chicago.
10/70-3/75 - Assistant Manager of Payroll Services for the Urbana-Champaign Camp
us of the U. of I.
I supervised 21 employees who prepared all payrolls (monthly, biweekly, and off-
cycle) for the Campus. I was involved very heavily in the design and implementa
tion of an integrated payroll/budget/contract/staff directory system. I was als
o one of the two main trainers charged with preparing and conducting training cl
asses for system users in the 170 departments that generated forms/data for the
system. The Urbana-Champaign Campus Payroll Services Office prepared approximat
ely 30,000 W-2 forms every year.
8/68-9/70 - Senior Accountant in the Urbana-Champaign Campus Contracts Office at
the U. of I.
During this time, I served as contract negotiator working with U.S. Government a
gencies, principal investigators, U. of I. Legal Counsel, and Graduate College R
esearch Office personnel; served as long-form indirect costs specialist working
on indirect costs for sponsored research (cognizant agency was the DCAA) and edu
cational service agreements; and, served as a grants accountant working with an
assigned block of U.S. Public Health Service grants.
7/67-7/68 - Junior Accountant - Animal Science Department at the U. of I. Urban
a-Champaign Campus.
This position involved preparing departmental budget summaries and tracking all
departmental accounts to ensure proper budget compliance. I worked with the dep
artment head, principal investigators, the U-C Campus Contracts Office, and the
College of Agriculture Business Office.