Karl practices from the Danville office where he is the partner in charge of the firm’s accounting and auditing practice. His past experience as an audit manager with Ernst & Ernst and managing its Rio de Janeiro office provided him with the valuable management skill currently appreciated by the JHS managers and staff that assist him.

Karl’s prior international firm experience in banking, manufacturing and service oriented industries as well as temporary controllership for a residential contractor client has provided him with a broad array of audit and business management skills which benefit his JHS clients. Although primarily serving construction contractors, Karl also provides accounting and tax services to manufacturing and auto dealership clients as well as high net worth individuals and estates and trusts.

Karl has been retained and testified as an expert witness with respect to accounting matters and economic damages and has frequently consulted with contractors’ owners and sureties on construction claims.

He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the California Society of Certified Public Accountants and active with Northern California construction industry trade associations including CFMA, EUCA and AGC. He is also past president of the Surety Association of Northern California. Karl has been a frequent lecturer on construction accounting topics and has presented a series of seminars to surety broker organizations and companies.

Karl served in the US Army prior to starting his career as a CPA. He graduated in the top 5% of his class when he obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from San Francisco State University.