The Controller's Sketchbook is a resource for the Controller and CFO of an architectural and engineering firm covering Project, Business, and Risk Management, Accounting, Taxes, Finances, and Firm Valuation. This book rises above the information you Google-though there is plenty of that.

The Controller's Sketchbook conveys the nuanced expertise and understanding that only 100,000 hours of conducting business in the A|E|C industry can bring you.

The Controller's Sketchbook is now the reference guide for the SDA advanced accreditation CDFO-FM^TM, Certification in Design Firm Financial Management. CDFO-FM^TM is now the mark of A|E|C executive-level finance leadership.

About the Author:

Deborah Gill is a CPA, management consultant, author, and lecturer with 40 years of experience in the architecture, engineering, construction, and land surveying industries. She has worked in large and small firms and helped to grow them and improve their bottom line with solid practice management in technical organizations. As a consultant and owner of Profit by Design, LLC., Deborah provided accounting and systems support for Deltek products for over 100 clients. She has also established project management and financial systems to support the implementation of accounting software. She now establishes better business practices in small A|E firms and provides accounting and business acumen to her favorite non-profit organizations.

She has a B.A. from the University Mary Washington and is a licensed CPA in Virginia.

She grew up in New England, Lived in Madrid, Spain for eighteen years, and currently resides in Norfolk, Virginia.

Deborah donates all proceeds from this work to the benefit of the SDAPPC Foundation to continue providing funds for education and scholarships for SDA members.