Robert Brumbaugh is a Master Certified Machinery and Equipment Appraiser (MCMEA), one of only 10 in the entire world. He is also a very respected business broker and financial consultant. Over the past several months, Bob has prepared Furniture Fixture & Equipment (FF&E) appraisals for major banks including BB&T, Wells Fargo, OBX Bank, KeySource Bank, Suntrust Bank, Surrey Bank, Randolph Bank, Truliant FCU, and Bank of North Carolina, and has conducted several appraisals for the FDIC, relative to valuing the assets of failed banks across the country....about 10% of all failed banks nationwide. He has also assisted on numerous occasions with litigation issues and merger and acquisition appraisals and valuations for private industry.
Previously, Bob was active in the financial securities industry for more than twenty-seven years. As President and owner of a NASD/FINRA member broker/dealer, he originated several Private Placement Regulation D, Section 504 and 506 security offerings for funding of start-up and developmental stage companies. Bob has also been an institutional equity trader.
During his business career, Bob has also been associated with the finance departments of Tulane University, Wesleyan College, and an affiliate of the University of Phoenix as an adjunct professor. Additionally, he has sponsored and facilitated many CPA continuing education classes on capital formation topics. Bob has also served as a credit manager and controller of a major corporation.
Bob holds an MBA degree in Finance and Marketing from Western Michigan University and a BBA degree in Management from Eastern Michigan University. He has also taken American Society of Appraisers (ASA) Business Valuation courses.
Bob is married, has four sons, and lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he is a member of Crossroads Fellowship Church.