SEMINAR  INSTRUCTOR

Rich Townsend is president of the consulting firm R. L. Townsend & Associates, Inc., which provides construction cost control consulting services to Owners.

Since 1985, Mr. Townsend has been the instructor for the seminar entitled "Controlling Construction Costs" sponsored by the University of Wisconsin - School of Business - Executive Education.  From 1985 through 2008, he was the primary instructor for the seminar entitled "Effective Auditing of Construction Activity" which was sponsored by The Institute of Internal Auditors, Inc.  In affiliation with Courtenay Thompson & Associates, he also instructs in-house seminars related to construction contract audit and construction cost control for a wide variety of organizations and industries throughout the United States and Canada.

Prior to starting his consulting firm, Rich spent 13 years with the auditing department of a major retail corporation. During his internal auditing career (1971-1984), he served in several staff and audit management positions with a specialization in audits of construction contract activity.

Mr. Townsend is a Certified Construction Auditor (CCA), a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). He is a graduate of Waynesburg College (Waynesburg, Pennsylvania) where he obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree with a major in accounting.