Keith Helmich

802 Timberline Drive

Cameron, Missouri 64429
816-724-1755
EDUCATION
August 1993 - December 1997
Bachelor's Degree, Construction Engineering, Missouri Western State University S
aint Joseph, Missouri
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
13 year career with Turner Construction.
Financial Management for multi-million dollar construction projects completed at
or below budget.
Responsible for financial management of local business unit with average annual
revenue of $150 million.
Provided training seminars for co-workers on various topics related to financial
and project management.

Responsible for developing and managing budgets for construction projects over $
100 million.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Turner Construction Company Inc. 1996 - 2009
Accounting Manager:
* Increased earnings by improving coordination between accounting and auditing d
epartments.
* Responsible for maintaining budget to track overhead expenditures.
* Responsible for tracking earnings by project as well as the business unit leve
l, to forecast profitability and provide insight to increase revenue for the div
ision.
* Developed language to incorporate Turner insurance requirements into sub-contr
acts.
* Reviewed insurance policies to assure coverage was in place and accurate for a
ll projects.
* Monitored and enforced compliance with company policies such as reporting of e
arnings and risk.
Regional Senior Cost Engineer:
* Promoted to Accounting manager in December of 2007
* Managed cost auditing and reporting for multiple business units in central reg
ion.
* Increased profitability in both units by training all staff on budgeting stand
ards.
* Streamlined weekly and monthly payroll, improving employee productivity and re
ducing reporting time by 35%.
* Minimize losses by reviewing insurance policies and coverage, working with bro
kers and carriers as needed to amend builders risk policies for individual proje
cts.
* Prepared construction project and business unit earnings forecasts and risk as
sessment.
Senior Cost Engineer:
* Promoted to Regional Senior Cost Engineer in December 2004
* Reported monthly earnings to Turner corporate and provided input to accomplish
and exceed goals.
* Managed cost auditing and reporting, plus oversight of accounting functions in
the Kansas City office.
* Presented financial information for Senior Management in New York, NY at quart
erly review meetings on behalf of the Kansas City office.
* Performed risk management duties including contract review and builders risk i
nsurance policy reviews for multiple projects.
Cost Engineer:
* Promoted to Senior Cost Engineer in December 2002
* Audited projects and prepared quarterly corporate reports for all projects ove
r 2MM.
* Prepared reports to detail general condition forecasts, profit projection, ris
k review and full budget audit for projects.
* Assisted project managers with profit plans, project closeout.

Assistant Superintendent/Field Engineer:

* Promoted to Cost Engineer in January 2000
* Learned to manage project budgets, multiple engineering logs, and risk managem
ent as it related to jobsite safety compliance.
* Inspect projects near completion for quality assurance, provided direction for
repairs to allow on time completion.