**Brian R. Thomas, CPA**

2801 Hawkstone Ct. (H) (509) 371-0818

Richland, WA 99354 (C) (509) 546-1660

**Goal** Provide business and financial expertise as a part of a
management/ownership team striving to fulfill its goals and objectives

**EXPERIENCE**

**Washington Group International** 2004 to present

**Business Services Manager** As project CFO, oversees all functions of
the project's (\$8.8B; WGI portion \$800M) financial management,
internal control, planning and scheduling, information technology,
procurement, and records management departments.

**Informatics Corporation** Richland, WA 1998 to 2003

**Director, Finance and Administration** Responsible for the financial,
contractual, human resources, and information technology (internal) of
rapidly growing (twice on Inc 500 list of fastest-growing private
companies) provider of project management, environmental engineering,
and IT solution consulting (estimated \$48M revenues).

**Westinghouse Electric Corporation** **(now Washington Group
International)** 1987 to 1998

**Safe Sites of Colorado** Golden, CO 1995 to 1998

**Manager, Program Control** Manage the integrated planning, scheduling,
financial analysis and reporting of all SSOC program activities. SSOC
was responsible for plutonium stabilization at Rocky Flats, and managed
\$235M in work packages annually (\$180M which directly contributed to
SSOC revenue volume).

**Westinghouse Hanford Company** Richland, WA 1987 to 1995

**Manager, Overhead Planning** Developed and maintained financial
planning processes to ensure appropriately funded, documented,
defensible budgets for overhead pools, central service pools, and
department overheads. Manage financial management college recruitment
program. Previously manager of GL Accounting.

**Foster Sheet Metal, Inc.** Kennewick, WA 1979 to 1987

**Controller** Responsible for accounting and financial services of
specialty manufacturing and construction contractor, preparation of
financial statements, information systems, banking and surety
relationships, pension and profit sharing trustee, corporate
investments. Converted company from pegboard bookkeeping system to
customized computer-based integrated management information system.

**G & L Mechanical, Inc.** Walla Walla, WA 1983 to 1986

**Owner** One of three persons involved in start-up of a small,
successful mechanical contracting firm to fill a niche in government
contracting in Walla Walla serving primarily Department of Corrections
and Veteran's Hospital. Enjoyed an eleven-fold return on investment;
then liquidated company when combination of backlog and changes in tax
laws made it feasible to do so.

**Swinerton & Walberg Co.** Golden, CO 1977 to 1979 Longview, WA 1974 to
1977

**Accounting Supervisor** Full-trades general contractor. \$100- and
\$75 million construction projects (project owner-DOE and Weyerhaeuser,
respectively). Autonomous accounting systems. Wrote accounting and cost
engineering procedure manuals, wrote and performed internal audit
procedures.

**Ernest A. Jonson & Co., CPA\'s** Seattle, WA 1974

**Staff Accountant** Diverse scope of accounting situations.

**EDUCATION AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS**

**o BBA,** Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA

**o CPA,** licensed State of Washington

**o** Member, Washington Society of CPA\'s, Past member of Management
Advisory Services, Business and Industry Members Services, Construction
Contractor committees

**o** Member, Foundation Board, Tri-Cities Chaplaincy

**o** Member and Secretary, Foundation Board, Tri-Cities Cancer Center