In addition to office staff supervision of payroll and clerical procedures, we rely on Sylvia to provide company insurance compliance to customers and to review and analyze sub-contracts. She also maintains the documentation required by the DMV and the US Dept. of Transportation fleet inspections. Sylvia uses the American Contractor software to create monthly accounting reports and also works closely with an outside CPA who prepares the firm’s corporate tax returns.
Sylvia is a fourth generation Akron, Ohio resident but broke the mold when she moved to California. With an AA degree and before joining Walton & Sons Masonry, 24 years ago, Sylvia worked at Atari and then at Catalyst, a high tech incubator as Personal Assistant to Nolan Bushnell. We were lucky to inherit her office management skills. Compared to high tech, she says she likes the low-key atmosphere of construction. She likes to see examples of our work all over the Bay Area and she takes pride in the craftsmanship of our Journeyman masons.
Sylvia has studied Spanish for 20 years and is also fluent in Italian. A frequent European traveler and voracious reader, she belongs to two book clubs and has served for 18 years as Treasurer and active member of her Palo Alto neighborhood association.