CURRICULUM VITAE
Michael D. Smith, ASA, CFA, CVA
Education:
Bachelor of Science in finance from University of Wisconsin, 1999
Employment:
Senior manager, business valuation services, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Baden, Gage & Schroeder, LLC
One of the largest certified public accounting and business consulting firms based in Indiana. Michael is the manager of the valuation and litigation support services for the firm. BG&S provides a full range of services and support to attorneys, including expert testimony and consultation.
Hoyman Dobson
Valuation Analyst, business valuation services , Melbourne, Florida
One of the largest certified public accounting and business consulting firms based in Brevard County, Florida. Provided valuation and litigation support services for the firm from 2000 through 2009.
Affiliations:
• CVA designation holder and member, National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA 2003)
• Charter holder and member, CFA Institute (2002)
• ASA designation holder, accredited in business valuation from the American Society of Appraisers (2011)
AREAS OF PRACTICE EMPHASIS:
Involved in more than 400 valuation engagements in a diverse industry base
• Business advisory services including due diligence and merger & acquisition advisory
• Business valuations including tax (409A, gift & estate), buy/sell, & fair value purposes
• Litigation support services, calculations, pension valuation, and expert witness testimony
PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS:
• Smith, Mike. "Using an Index to Benchmark Non-controlling Shareholder Risks." Business Appraisal Practice. Second Quarter. 2011.
• Smith, Mike. "Marketability Discounts: A Method to Avoid Double-counting Relevant Factors."The Value Examiner. March/April 2011: 21-24.