Professional Profile

Bill Evans is a seasoned professional with a broad background in management, construction, engineering, finance, sales, and marketing. He owns a business brokerage firm, operates a consulting engineering firm and has been the general manager of a fortune 500 chemical operations. Bill has successfully negotiated numerous complex transactions and as a seasoned intermediary can suggest unique solutions to attain specific goals. He has provided certified equipment appraisals for industrial and financial clients as well as State and Federal agencies. Bill has provided litigation support as well as expert witness testimony. He has managed numerous multimillion dollar construction projects and helped development numerous product lines and production facilities for a worldwide market. Bill was honorable discharge from the United States Air Force with the rank of Captain after completing numerous world wide assignments on the flight crew of C130 aircraft. Bill operates comfortable from the job site to the boardroom.

Summary of Qualifications

MCMEA; Master Certified Machinery & Equipment Appraiser

Bill has been awarded the MCMEA designation by NEBB Institute and is a licensed member in good standing with NEBB. His association with the founder of NEBB, Mr. John Harris, ASA, brings over 30 years of appraisal experience to each assignment. A MCMEA has mastered the two years required, and additional testing required to provide excellence in the field of machinery and equipment appraisal. Before Bill earned the coveted MCMEA, he was awarded the CMEA (Certified Machinery & Equipment Appraisal) designation. A CMEA provides needed financial information to banks, CPAs, attorneys, business owners and others.

CBI; Certified Business Intermediary

Bill has been awarded the CBI designation after completing an extensive educational curriculum and demonstrating superior knowledge and experience in the business brokerage profession. The CBI, awarded by the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA.org), requires completion of more than 60 classroom hours, passing a comprehensive examination and periodic recertification with additional classroom instruction.

CSBA - Certified Senior Business Analyst

Bill has achieved the CSBA designation from the International Society of Business Analysts after stringent and comprehensive training and testing in the areas of small business analysis. As a CSBA, he has shown competence and expertise in many areas including business valuation, business transfers, succession planning, consulting and business turnarounds. He has also provided litigation support and expert witness testimony.

PE; Registered Professional Engineer

Bill has been a registered professional engineer since 1982. He has passed two comprehensive examinations and demonstrated extensive experience in the field of engineering. He is licensed to practice engineering in the state of Arkansas and is the principal in Evans Consulting.

LREB; Licensed Real Estate Broker

Bill is a licensed real estate broker in the state of Arkansas and principal broker in SBB Real Estate.

Education

MBA; University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR
BSME; Bachelor Science Mechanical Engineering, Christian Brothers College, Memphis, TN

Affiliations

Rotary Club of Little Rock
IBBA
NEBB Institute
Society of Business Analysts
M & A Source
Generations Equity