Richard Townsend

Richard L. Townsend, C.P.A., C.I.A., is president of R.L. Townsend & Associates, Inc., a consulting firm in Dallas, Texas. His firm has provided high-quality cost-effective construction contract audit and management advisory consulting services since 1984. R.L. Townsend & Associates, Inc. is affiliated with Courtenay Thompson & Associates in order to provide professional development training seminars on construction auditing and cost control. Townsend began working on real estate and construction contract audit-related matters in 1972. Before starting his own company, he spent 13 years with J.C. Penney’s auditing department, specializing in real estate and construction audit activity. He gained extensive experience in conducting and directing operational and contract compliance audits for both construction- and real estate-related activities. He has been a sought-after professional development program instructor since 1978.