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Director, Commercial Banking Program

Professor of Practice - Finance

I am a Professor of Practice in Finance and the Director of the Commercial Banking Program.  I am a former banker of 37 years with my last position as Executive Vice President and Chief Information and Operations Officer of First Midwest Bank (now Old National Bank) in Illinois.  I am a licensed CPA in Illinois, a Certified Financial Planner and Chartered Financial Consultant.  I have authored two textbooks on Fundamentals of Commercial Banking and Financial Modeling Foundations.

Education

• Doctor of Education (Ed.D) Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Ill.
• Master of Business Administration (MBA) Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, Lake Forest, Ill.
• Bachelor of Arts (BA) Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, Ill.
• Associate of Arts (AA) Lake County College, Grayslake, Ill.

Courses Taught

Introduction to Commercial Banking, Bank Management, Loan Underwriting, Bank Risk Management, Applied Financial Modeling, Study Abroad in Zurich, Switzerland

Research Interests

I have extensive experience in productivity, project and general management and information systems technology. I have authored several publications in these areas, including: Bank Productivity (1990), Earnings Enhancement Handbook for Financial Institutions (1991), Managing Bank Conversions (1996), and Bank Systems Management (1998), Branch Administration Management Service and Controlling Operating Costs, Managing in the Age of Information (1998), and Increasing Profitability and Growth: A blueprint for thriving in the financial crisis (2012). 

Presently, I am most interested in advancing education for students and bankers, focusing on gaps in knowledge that exist today. I am also interested in simulations that can be used to educate students and bankers, and developing effective financial models useful for both teaching and application in the professional world.

Professional Affiliations

• Risk Management Association
• American Institute of CPAs, member of the academic advisory board
• Licensed CPA in Illinois

Professional Interests

• Commercial Banking
• Finance
• Financial Modeling
• Information Technology

Selected Publications

See CV for full list (key books and articles listed below):

Bank Productivity (Bankers Publishing)

Increasing Profitability and Growth: A blueprint for thriving in the financial crisis (Sheshunoff)

Managing in the Age of Information (Sterlinghouse Publishing)

Financial Institution Staffing (McGraw-Hill)

"The Professionalization of Commercial Banking," Illinois Banker Magazine (8/2016)

Honors and Awards

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Certified Financial Planner (CFP
• Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFc) 
• Distinguished Alumnus, College of Lake County, 1994
• Beta Gamma Sigma, National Honor Society for Collegiate Schools of Business, 1994.
• Beta Alpha Psi, Accounting Honors Fraternity, DePaul University, 1984.
• Sigma Iota Epsilon, Management Honors Fraternity, Northern Illinois University, 1993.