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Don Watne, PhD, is a retired Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with extensive experience in auditing, financial analysis, and university teaching. He has held various positions, including Professor Emeritus at Portland State University, where he taught auditing and international accounting. He has also worked in the private sector, specializing in federal income taxes and management services.

Credentials

  • Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA)
    American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
    Jul, 2012
    - May, 2026
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Retired
    Oregon State Board of Accountancy
    Jan, 1964
    - May, 2026

Experience

  • Portland State University
    • Portland, Oregon Area
    • Professor Emeritus
      • Sep 1976 - Present
      • Portland, Oregon Area

      Appointed to the faculty of the School of Business Administration as an Assistant Professor in 1976, promoted to Associate Professor in 1980, full Professor in 1985 and Professor Emeritus upon retirement in 2001. Primary teaching and research interests were in the areas of auditing and international accounting.

    • Research Assistant
      • Jan 1974 - Jun 1976
      • Berkeley, California

      Responsible for drafting research and experiment designs, and writing APL programs for interactive, multi-terminal, multi-media laboratory computer system as a Research Assistant to Professor Frederick E Balderston, Center Director; Teaching Assistant during one term for Professor John Harsanyi, winner of 1994 Nobel Prize in Economics

  • Boyd, Olofson & Co, CPA's
    • Ellensburg, Washington
    • Certified Public Accountant
      • 1973 - 1973
      • Ellensburg, Washington

      Specializing in Federal income taxes, but also performing some opinion auditing

    • Director of Information Systems
      • Jan 1971 - Dec 1972
      • Barquisimeto, Venezuela

      Responsible for day-to-day operations supervision of a computer center (Operations Manager, Programming and Systems Analysis Manager, Programmers and Systems Analysts (2), Computer Operators (2) and Data Entry Clerks (16)), plus design and installation of computer and clerical systems

  • IBM Corporation
    • Portland, Oregon
    • Programmer, Systems Analyst and Marketing Representative
      • Jul 1968 - Sep 1970
      • Portland, Oregon

      Specialized in banking, education, medical, and city/county government applications with large account and sales team leadership responsibilities

  • Weyerhaeuser Company
    • Tacoma, Washington
    • Manager of Capital Investment Analysis, Corporate Headquarters
      • Jul 1965 - Jul 1968
      • Tacoma, Washington

      Responsible for global analysis, investigation, and evaluation for corporate and operating units of mergers and acquisitions and other capital investments, lease and other financing proposals, and special financial analyses

    • Certified Public Accountant
      • Sep 1961 - Jun 1965
      • Eugene, Oregon

      Supervisory and client responsibilities in auditing, income and other taxes, and management services

    • Graduate Assistant
      • Sep 1960 - Aug 1961
      • Missoula, Montana Area

      Performed economic and statistical analysis of business conditions in the State of Montana during Fall, Winter and Summer Terms; taught Elementary Financial Accounting during Spring Term

  • Western Montana National Bank
    • Missoula, Montana Area
    • Internal Auditor and New Accounts Teller
      • Sep 1957 - Sep 1960
      • Missoula, Montana Area

      Assigned to the Internal Auditing Department and worked 30 hours per week while attending college; concurrently worked as a New Accounts Teller while bank was open

  • Midland National Bank
    • Billings, Montana Area
    • Bookkeeper, Purchasing Agent, Teller, and Messenger
      • Sep 1954 - Aug 1957
      • Billings, Montana Area

      Started as a bank messenger at the age of 15 and worked 20 hours per week while attending high school; subsequent assignments included teller, purchasing agent and bookkeeper

Education

  • 1973 - 1977
    University of California, Berkeley
    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Applied Economics
  • 1960 - 1961
    The University of Montana
    Master of Arts (MA), Economics
  • 1957 - 1960
    The University of Montana
    Bachelor of Arts (BA), Business Administration, Accounting

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