Hometown
Greensburg
Contact Info
jmnicassio@comcast.net

Here is my background information. I am full-time Accounting/Business Professor at a small Southwestern Pennsylvania College for the last 18 years. In the past I have taught Business Analytics, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Principles in Accounting I and II, Intermediate Accounting I and II, Managerial and Cost Accounting, Integrated Computer Accounting Software, Payroll Software Accounting and Taxation. I have taught at Chatham University, Community College of Allegheny College, Penn State University, Robert Morris University, Seton Hill University, Westmoreland County Community College. A benefit of teaching at different institutions is that I am able to see different textbooks and teaching methods used for the same course. I taught courses with Angel, BlackBoard, Canvas and D2L in-person, hybrid and online. My work experience includes ten years of accounting at Allegheny Energy and KPMG Peat Marwick, Sony and Heinz. I am a Microsoft Office User Specialist for Excel and PowerPoint and am very experienced with the rest of Microsoft Office software, as well as Intuit’s QuickBooks accounting software. I am a Certified Management Accountant, Certified in Financial Management, passed the Certified Public Accountant exam and have a Master’s in Business Administration and Masters of Science in Accounting from Robert Morris College, and a Master’s in Business Education from Robert Morris University. I also have a Bachelors in Accounting from Robert Morris College and Bachelors of Information Science from the University of Pittsburgh.

Education

  • Master’s in Business Education, Robert Morris University, 2004 Bachelors of Information Science, University of Pittsburgh, 1996 Masters of Science in Accounting,Robert Morris College, 1993 Master’s in Business Administration, Robert Morris College, 1991 Bachelors in Accounting, Robert Morris College, 1988

Organizations

  • Member of the Institute of Management Accountants

Certifications

  • Certified in Financial Management - 1998 Certified Management Accountant - 1993 Certified Public Accountant Examination Passed 1992