|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rotary Club of Vienna, Virginia USA
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Member-Edward
(Ed) A. Robertson, Jr.
CPA-Business Valuation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ed Robertson, Jr. Reporting for Duty
Formerly an Officer in the U.S. Navy for nine years, in the Navy Reserve
for ten years and presently a Commander. Ed Robertson now also reports for duty
as a Certified Public Accountant, certified in business valuation analysis.
In the Navy, one of his assignments was in Missiles, supervising and
managing staffs in the operation and maintenance of four missile systems and two
radar systems, he also was the Damage Control Assistant, in charge of the
ship’s fire department. He was a
Project Officer guiding multiple combinations of weapons systems through the
nuclear weapon safety study process, and Chief Engineer of a Destroyer.
Would anyone doubt that he can find his way though a corporate audit or
small business accounting system? Is
he still doing damage control? Ed
earned his undergraduate degree in Business Administration in Accounting from
the Illinois Institute of Technology and gained the degree of Master of Business
Administration in Finance from
Webster
University
.
Ed has history with the Rotary Club, as well.
In the fall of 1998, he was selected to participate in a Rotary group
study exchange between District 6670 in
SW Ohio
and District 1250 in
Southern England
. This exchange provides an
opportunity for young professionals between 25-40 years of age to visit a host
country and to learn about that country’s traditions and institutions, while
simultaneously promoting their home region.
He also had a chance to observe how one’s profession is practiced
abroad and this experience allowed him the development of many personal and
professional relationships. For five
weeks, Ed lived in Great Britain, and nearly every day was spent with a Rotary
Club, and one day a week was spent with a professional in his (or similar) line
of business. He was able to assist
in the preparation of British tax returns and had the opportunity to offer IT
system selection advice and discussed accounting issues and business models with
accountants at three different firms. Ed says he learned about the ways that the
Rotary Club in Great Britain enriches the lives of non-Rotarians there and
abroad, and they do so with little fanfare or publicity, as they do everywhere.
The Vienna Rotary Club is very fortunate to have a man of Ed’s talent
and capabilities as a member. His
appreciation and contributions to Rotary are a huge plus in the scheme of
things. This is one Commander we can
proudly salute.
