Garrett Schwartz, ASA, CEA, is a machinery and equipment appraiser with Sencer Appraisal Associates, Inc. He is an Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) of the American Society of Appraisers (ASA) with a designation in Machinery and Technical Specialties. He is also a Certified Equipment Appraiser (CEA) of the Association of Machinery and Equipment Appraisers (AMEA). Garrett received a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Business Administration from San Francisco State University.
He is an active member of the ASA, currently serving as International President and member of the Board of Governors. He served as editor of the fourth edition of ASA’s foundational textbook on equipment appraisal, Valuing Machinery and Equipment: The Fundamentals of Appraising Machinery and Technical Assets, published in 2020; as ASA International Vice President and International Secretary/Treasurer; as ASA Region Governor covering the Western United States, Australia, and the Asian Pacific Rim; and as president of the ASA International Chapter and the ASA Northern California Chapter.
Though based in Northern California, Garrett has performed appraisals for equipment across the United States and throughout the world, including Mexico, Asia, the United Kingdom, and Europe. His clients have included the United States Department of Justice, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), local and regional banks, charitable organizations, business brokers, legal and accounting firms, private individuals, and business clients from single-proprietorships to Fortune 5 corporations.
Professional Affiliations & Credentials
- American Society of Appraisers, Accredited Senior Appraiser, Machinery & Technical Specialties Designation (Accreditation valid through February 2026)
- Association of Machinery and Equipment Appraisers, Certified Equipment Appraiser
- Appraisal Foundation, Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) certification (Certification valid through March 2024)
- International President, American Society of Appraisers (Current)
- International Vice President, American Society of Appraisers (2022 to 2023)
- International Secretary/Treasurer, American Society of Appraisers (2021 to 2022)
- American Society of Appraisers, Region Governor, Western United States/Australia/East-Southeast Asia (2017 to 2021)
- American Society of Appraisers, International Machinery & Technical Specialties Committee Member (2014 to 2017)
- American Society of Appraisers – Northern California Chapter, Board of Directors (2010 to 2018)
- American Society of Appraisers – Northern California Chapter, President (2014 to 2016)
- California Society of Certified Public Accountants – Financial Professional Member (2017 to Present)
Summary of Appraisal Experience
Garrett^s experience in appraisals includes, but is not limited to, the following categories:
Professional Coursework
- Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (National 15-hour course)
- Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice Update (National 7-hour course)
- ASA ME201 – Introduction to Machinery & Equipment Valuation
- ASA ME202 – Machinery & Equipment Valuation Methodology
- ASA ME203 – Machinery & Equipment Valuation – Advanced Topics and Case Studies
- ASA ME204 – Machinery & Equipment Valuation – Advanced Topics and Report Writing
- ASA ME206 – Appraisal of Inventory
- ASA ME207 – Advanced Applications of the Cost Approach
- ASA ME213 – Valuing Healthcare Facilities and Equipment
- ASA ME215 – Performing Machinery & Equipment Valuations for Financial Reporting Purposes
- ASA ARM201 – Appraisal Review & Management Overview
- ASA ARM202 – Litigation Services
- ASA ARM203 – Managing Multifaceted Assignments
- ASA ARM204 – Appraisal Review & Management Application
Continuing Education Seminars
- Appraisal Report Writing Seminar
- Appraisals for Financial Reporting Purposes Seminar
- Centerless Grinding Machine Appraisals
- CNC Machine Tool Market
- Dissecting Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) 157 & Fair Value
- Electrical Discharge Machine Appraisals
- Estate & Gift Tax Appraisals
- Estate Planning Considerations
- Financial Accounting Audit Reviews of Machinery & Equipment Appraisals
- Horizontal Machining Centers
- International Appraisal Standards
- Machinery and Equipment Review of Appraisals
- Machinery and Equipment Appraisal Research Procedures
- Medical Equipment Appraisal Symposium
- Mine Equipment & Ore Processing Machines
- Multi-Axis Turning Center Equipment Seminar
- Packaging Equipment Seminar
- Plastic Extrusion Machines Appraisals
- Plastics Industry Equipment
- Pipe & Profile Extrusion Equipment Seminar
- Report Writing for Tangible Fair Value
- Resistance Welder Valuations
- Valuing Straight-Side Presses
- Valuing Haas CNC Equipment
- Yellow Iron Appraisals
Education
- 2009 – 2011 San Francisco State University – Degree: Master of Business Administration
- 2005 – 2008 San Francisco State University – Degree: Bachelor of Arts
- 1989 – 1993 The Ohio State University
Employment
- 2007 – Present: Senior Equipment Appraiser, Sencer Appraisal Associates, Inc., Oakland, CA
- 2005 – 2009: Manager, The Technology Store (University of California, San Francisco), San Francisco, CA
- 1993 – 2005: Regional Technology Manager/Senior Manager, FedEx Kinko’s, Columbus, OH, Austin, TX & Los Angeles, CA
Sencer Appraisal Associates–Equipment Appraisers
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