Roberto Silva
Compliance and Payroll Lead
Compliance and payroll lead at Klees. 15 years in construction payroll, prevailing wage, certified payroll, and OSHA reporting. CPP certified.
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The True Cost of Buddy Punching: A Calculator for GCs and Cleaning Owners
How to calculate the actual dollar cost of buddy punching for your crew, with formulas, illustrative scenarios, and what to do once you have the number.
Mileage Tracking for Construction Fleets: When the Time Clock Should Own It
Why mileage tracking belongs in your construction time clock, not a separate app — the IRS audit posture, the reimbursement math, and the Klees integration.
Run Weekly Payroll for 50 Cleaners in 22 Minutes (Without Errors)
The repeatable weekly payroll playbook for cleaning operators with 50-person crews. Cuts a half-day payroll close to 22 minutes, end to end.
ClockShark Has No Selfie Verification. Here's What That Costs You
ClockShark tracks GPS but not identity. Here's the buddy-punching exposure that creates, and how PinShot selfie verification in Klees closes the gap.
How to Stop Buddy Punching in a Cleaning Crew (Without Killing Morale)
Buddy punching costs commercial cleaning operators thousands per month. Here is the verification stack that ends it without alienating honest cleaners.
Cleaning Crew Ghost Shifts: How PinShot Catches Them
Ghost shifts on overnight cleaning crews cost commercial operators thousands per month. Here is how PinShot selfie verification and geofencing shut the pattern down.
The Hidden Cost of Construction Worker Time Fraud (and How to End It)
What time fraud actually costs a construction GC each year, the four most common patterns, and the FLSA-grade controls that shut it down without alienating crews.
9 Construction Time Tracking Mistakes Costing You $40K a Year
Nine payroll-killing time tracking mistakes that quietly drain construction GCs of $40K+ a year — and the FLSA, DOL, and certified-payroll fixes for each one.
GPS Time Tracking for Field Workers: How It Works (and the Privacy Question)
How GPS time tracking works for field crews — geofences, breadcrumb logs, battery impact, and the legal privacy line every construction operator must hold.