EDUCATION

• BS Industrial Distribution with Minor in Labor Relations, University of Houston 1990.
• Certified Business Intermediary (CBI) designation from International Business Brokers Association (IBBA) 2006.
• Certified Machinery and Equipment Appraiser (CMEA) designation from the National Equipment & Business Builders Institute (NEBB Institute) 2009.
• Certified Equipment Broker (CEB) designation from NEBB Institute, 2014.

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION and LICENSES

• Certified Machinery and Equipment Appraiser (CMEA)
• Certified Equipment Broker (CEB)
• Certified Business Intermediary (CBI)
• Trained as a Due Diligence Specialist Broker Dealer license with the Texas State Security Board (TSSB)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Bob Howells, CMEA, has been awarded the CMEA designation (Certified Machinery/ Equipment Appraiser) by the NEBB Institute. Bob is the co-owner, along with Doug Scheiding, of Equipment Appraisers of San Antonio (EAofSA).
CMEAs are located throughout the United States and several foreign countries, and are used by banks, other lending institutions, CPAs, attorneys, business buyers/sellers and others to provide needed financial information such as Certified Machinery and Equipment Appraisals for a variety of reasons.
Bob is also partner of Business Brokers of San Antonio (BBofSA) which is the largest Business Brokerage in the San Antonio/Texas Hill Country area. BBofSA assists small business owners with the sale of their business and furniture, fixtures, and equipment (FFE). As part of this process, Doug often reviews financial statements, tax returns, and assists with third party valuations in a variety of industries.
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
National Equipment & Business Builders Institute (NEBB)
International Society of Business Analysts (ISBA)
International Association of Business Brokers (IBBA)
Additional Information
Mr. Howells is also an Eagle Scout and has completed the New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program in 2008.
Mr. Howells has also testified as an expert witness in Federal Bankruptcy Court – Western District of Texas.