Appraiser's Curriculum Vitae (CV)
William Micheal Novotny - General Personal Property Appraiser 40+ Years
Professional Affiliations
International Society of Appraisers ISA AM 1996; Re-qualified, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2017
AQB Certified USPAP Instructor: 2002 - 3/31/22 (#44636)
Publications
Equivalent Sampling: The Valuation of Loss Claims with Limited Property Descriptions (2008)
USPAP and the Personal Property Appraiser, coauthor (2008)
When Does USPAP Require a Competency Disclosure? (2011)
The Market Shift Factor in Valuation Disputes: A Basis for a Statistical Solution (2014)
Large Loss Claims – The Market Shift Factor: Justifications for a Statistical Solution (2014)
Education, Certifications & Advanced Training
Since 2002 an AQB Certified USPAP Instructor - Certificate #44636
Completed biannual AQB-USPAP Instructor Re-Certification courses from 2004 through 2019
University Undergraduate and Graduate Work: 1971-1979, UCR, CSULA and USC
Certified Graduate of College of Appraisers, 1993, 10 courses (20 days)
ISA Core Courses101, 102, & 103, nine days, 1996
Fine Arts & Antiques Restoration & Conservation, 1996, one day
New Math of Art and Architecture Appraisal, 1996, one day
ISA Specialty Course 201: Antiques & Residential Contents, 1997, six days
Harnessing the Power of Insurance Appraisals, 1997 one day
Estate Settlement -What They Forgot to Teach You, 1998 one day
IRS Rules & Regulations: Appraisal Report Writing Seminar and Workshop,1999, two days
Collectors Conference: 2001, 2005/6, one day
Antiques: Looking Beyond Value: How to Analyze Originality of Furniture, 2001, one day
Insurance, Appraisers and the Law: Fine and Decorative Arts, UCI, 2002, two days
Personal Property Evaluation – Legal and Commercial Environment, ASA, 2003, three days
Art Glass for the Generalist Appraiser, 2003, one day
19th Century American Country Furniture & Decorative Arts, 2004, one day
IRS Symposium: Practicing Before the IRS-For Personal Property Appraisers, 2008, 1 day
Sharpening Your Appraisal Tools, 2010, ASA, half day
ISA Annual Conference, 2018 (3 days) and Advanced Appraisal Methodology, 1 day, 2018
Related Experience (Reflecting multiple market involvement with most types of person property)
1979-2000: owned Novotny's Antiques (1990 to 1996: furniture restoration services)
1993-2000: exhibited at antique shows and Los Angeles area antique malls
1988 – 2019 Estate Sales Agent/Partner
1993-2020: Personal Property Appraisals
Teaching Experience, Lectures, and Community Support Appearances
“Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice” (15 Hour & 7 Hour Update) 2003-2020
“Appraisal Report Writing” 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
“Appraising Personal Property: Theory, Methodology and Report Writing - A Fully Integrated USPAP Approach” 2011, three days; 2014, four days; 2015 three days
Collectors Conference Lectures: “Appraiser’s Role” 2001, “Expert Witness” 2005, 2006
KABC - TV's evening news Consumer Spot with Rick Romero, 1999
“Please, Please,… Don’t Throw That Out” Pasadena Museum of History panel, 2009/2010/2011