Jack W. Harris Inc.

• Accounting
• Business Valuations
• Construction Claims
• Financial Matters
• Forensic Accounting
• Fraud
• Lost Profits

Education

• M.B.A., Finance, University of San Diego, San Diego, California
• B.S., Accounting, San Diego State University, San Diego, California

Licenses

• Certified Public Accountant

Special Training

• National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts (NACVA) – Business Valuation and Certification Training, and Advanced Valuation and Case Study Workshop
• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Business Valuation - Certificate of Educational Achievement
• American Arbitration Association – Arbitration Fundamentals and Best Practices for New Arbitrators, 2012; AAA Basic Arbitrator Training

Organizations

• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
• National Association of Certified Valuation Analysis
• The Institute of Internal Auditors
• American Bar Association - Forum on the Construction Industry
• American Arbitration Association – Neutral

Honors

• Appointed as Neutral for Construction and Accounting Matters - American Arbitration Association

Publications

• Contractor's Lost Profits Due to Impaired Surety Bonding Capacity - Published in the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts in its QuickRead publication - September 26, 2019
• What Happens In Vegas... Fraud Uncovered On A Resort Casino Construction Project - Presentation to the Colorado/Wyoming NACVA Chapter - August 22, 2019
• What Is the "Reasonable Degree of Accounting Certainty" Standard in Economic Damages? - Colorado Trial Lawyers Association - Trial Talk - June/July 2019 - Volume 68 Issue 4
• Commercial Damages: Lost Profits Analysis - Webinar presentation to the Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association - May 2018
• Construction Claims - Panelist at NACVA State Chapter Meeting - December 2016
• Construction Contract Audits and Fraud - Training provided to the Texas Department Of Transportation Internal Audit Staff - July 2012
• Cost-Plus Contracts - The Profit's In The Audit - Construction Claims Advisor, WPL Publishing Co - February 2012 - Co-presented Webinar with Sonia Desai
• Construction Cost Auditing - When The Owner Exercises Its Right - Construction Accounting And Taxation - January/February 2012 Issue
• The Value Of Damages: More Than Cost Impacts - Association For The Advancement Of Cost Engineers - Co-authored with Sonia Desai, CA, CBV - Submitted 1/31/2011 - Accepted and presented at the AACE Annual Meeting June, 21 2011.
• Moderator - Associated Owners and Developers - 2010 National Conference - Atlanta - September 2010 - New Orleans - October 2010
• Contractors in Pricing Construction Claims - CPA Insider - American Institute of Certified Public Accountants - January 25, 2010. Co-authored with Sonia Desai, CA, CBV.
• Lost Profits Analysis - Lost Business Opportunities - Association For The Advancement of Cost Engineers - Submitted January 31, 2007 and presented at the AACE Annual Meeting July 18, 2007.
• Construction Fraud: Beware The "Outside Facilitator" Association of Certified Fraud Examiners - Colorado Chapter Presentation - January, 2005; Denver, Colorado
• Measuring the Contractor's Damages by "Actual Costs" - Can it be Done? - The Construction Lawyer - Journal of the Forum on the Construction Industry - Volume 25, Number 1, Winter 2005 - Co-authored with Allen Overcash.
• Construction Contract Auditing - The Owner's Perspective - Rocky Mountain Area Conference - Accounting & Auditing Track - September, 2004 in Arvada, Colorado
• Cost Validation Methodology-New Systems Implementation - Association For The Advancement of Cost Engineers - Presented at the AACE Annual Meeting, June, 2004 in Washington, DC.
• Construction Fraud: Beware The Outside Facilitator - Association of Certified Fraud Examiners - Technical paper published in May/June 2004 issue of the ACFE's "Fraud Magazine", Vol.18, No. 3.
• Cost Verification Methodology - Presented to the Association For The Advancement of Cost Engineers, Rocky Mountain Chapter - March, 2004; Denver, Colorado
• Cost Validation Methodology-New Systems Implementation - Association For The Advancement of Cost Engineers - Technical paper published June, 2004
• Claims Preparation Workshop - American Institute of Certified Public Accountants - Presented the Technical paper at the AICPA National Construction Industry Conference December 11th and 12th, 2003 in Las Vegas, Nevada - Presented with William Schwartzkopf.
• Claims Preparation Workshop - American Institute of Certified Public Accountants - Technical paper submitted October, 2003 - Co-authored with William Schwartzkopf.
• Practical Analyses In Proving Damages - Association For The Advancement of Cost Engineers - Presented at the AACE June, 2003 Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida
• Practical Analyses In Proving Damages - Association For The Advancement of Cost Engineers - Technical paper published June, 2003 - Co-authored with Andrew Ainsworth.
• Working With Other Experts - The Accountant's Viewpoint - Presented to the Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants - Litigation Support Conference - 1998
• Construction Contract Accounting - Presented to the Associated General Contractors - Omaha, Nebraska Building Chapter - Series of presentations in 5 cities throughout Nebraska - 1995
• Construction Contract Auditing - Presented to The Institute of Internal Auditors - Des Moines, Iowa Chapter - 1995
• Construction Contract Auditing - Presented to The Institute of Internal Auditors - Omaha, Nebraska Chapter - 1994

Percentage of time spent as expert

• 100%

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