Julian joined CLA as the managing principal of the Walnut Creek office in January 2017. Julian has three decades of accounting experience in the construction industry. Before joining the firm, Julian served as Controller with a large general contractor (in excess of $1 billion in revenue) based out of Northern California. Julian is currently the Firm's national construction practice leader. Education and Professional Involvement * Bachelor of science in accounting from California State University, Hayward     * Certified Public Accountant     * American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), member     * AICPA National Construction and Real Estate Conference- member of planning committee and speaker     * NASBP-Member of CPA Advisory Council     * California Society of Certified Public Accountants (CalCPA), member     * Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA), member and presenter