Russell Rigler is a principal with CLA's Bay Area, California practice and is located in the Walnut Creek office. He has over fifteen years of experience working with privately held general contractors and subcontractors ranging from small regional clients to large multi-state and multi-entity corporations. Russ specializes in analysis of complex construction accounting matters, work-in-progress schedule analysis and best practices recommendations, and consulting related to implementation of accounting standards and policies. Russ focuses primarily on financial statement audits and reviews for privately held contractors. He also enjoys working on special consulting projects and non-traditional engagements, where he can spend more one-on-one time with his clients and share experience he has gained from years of working with contractors. Russ is a frequent speaker on construction accounting and auditing matters. He is a member of the planning committee and presenter at the annual AICPA Construction and Real Estate Conference, and he is an instructor for UCON's Project Manager Career Advancement program and Virtual Continuing Education series