Expert profile

Austin Romeo government contracts expert

Austin Romeo

Associate Director

Highlights

  • Expertise in financial, cost, and economic damages analyses. 
  • Advises regarding FAR and other government acquisition supplements.  
  • Experienced in matters at the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA), Court of Federal Claims (COFC), American Arbitration Association, and Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA). 
  • Expertise in bid protest cost and pricing issues at the GAO and COFC.  
  • Knowledge of compiling termination settlement proposals in accordance with the FAR. 
  • Advises on financial accounting and dispute resolution in the energy and construction industries. 

Industries

Buildings | Aerospace & Defense | Marine & Shipping | Power & Utilities

Expertise

Austin Romeo is a Certified Fraud Examiner with over nine years of experience in accounting and dispute resolution services. He has assisted the named expert on numerous occasions.

Austin has provided financial, cost, and economic damages analyses for matters in dispute for various US government agencies, including the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, and the Department of Justice. He has assisted in preparing expert reports for disputes involving government contracts, commercial damages, breach of contract, and business valuation. 

Austin has expertise in the energy, construction, and aerospace industries, having performed cost accounting consultation, audit support services, risk evaluations, and extensive reviews of accounting records such as contracts, purchase orders, payments records, cost reports, and financial statements. He has assisted with bid protests within government contracts, specifically analyzing the pricing and cost aspects. Austin has worked on matters at the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA), Court of Federal Claims (COFC), American Arbitration Association, and Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA).      

Background

Austin has experience preparing and evaluating Requests for Equitable Adjustment (REAs) and government contract disputes, including analyzing contract records and accounting data applying the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). He has supported clients in preparing and evaluating termination settlement proposals (TSPs) for traditional fixed-price and commercial item contracts, and audits performed by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA).

Austin is a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.  

Qualifications

BBA Accounting
CFE

Professional Memberships

ACFE, CPA

Contact Austin

Email: austinromeo@hka.com

Tel: +1 858 832 8844

Location:

3990 Old Town Avenue,
Bldg. A, Suite 204
San Diego, CA 92110

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