Curtis has 40 years in the accounting profession, 10 years in public accounting as a senior auditor and tax professional with a concentration of construction companies, and 32 years as a CFO of various construction companies in Illinois and Missouri. Curtis is a member of the AICPA, Missouri and Illinois CPA Societies. Attended College at University of Alabama and Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, two degrees – Accounting and Finance. He received his MBA at the Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.