International Tax Manager

SENIOR CORPORATE TAX PROFESSIONAL

Proactive tax professional with excellent direct and indirect tax skills.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Domestic Tax:

Worldwide tax provision

Implement SOX – Narrative, Matrix, and Controls

Federal, State and Local tax compliance

Two successful IRS audit appeals

R&D tax credit studies

Worldwide tax policies and procedures

U.S. acquisitions and integration of public and private companies

Sales & Use Tax policy & procedures, compliance, and audit.

International Tax:

International tax provision

International structuring

Negotiated tax benefits in Ireland, Israel, Malaysia, the Netherlands, and Singapore

Successful tax audits in Germany, United Kingdom, France, Canada, and Israel

Transfer pricing studies

Subpart F Income, GILTI, BEAT and FTC

International tax accounting worksheet, account reconciliation, etc.

Integration of foreign acquired companies

Numerous earnings and profits studies

VAT, GST, DST & Consumption tax compliance

Complete & review Forms 1120, 1118, 926, 5471, 8858, etc.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE TAX CONSULTANT

July 2011 - Present

Keurig, Inc. (State & Local audits)

Ambarella, Inc. (Federal & State Compliance)

Context Logic Inc. (Interim Head of Tax)

Panzura LLC (Federal & State Compliance)

Sumo Logic (Interim Head of Tax)

Trimble Navigation (International Tax Compliance)

GitHub (Indirect Tax Compliance)

Tectura (Head of Tax)

Gigamon (Indirect Tax Compliance)

Snowflake (International Structuring)

Twilio (International Structuring)

Broadcom (Coordinate Acquisition)

Intuit (R&D Tax Credit Consultant)

Aerojet Rocketdyne (Interim Tax Manager)

Shutterfly (Interim Tax Director)

EMPLOYMENT

VPTAX, INC. (Tax Director) 2016 – 2018

Review staff tax work

Assist small and medium-sized companies with tax research and compliance

International reporting requirements

Sales & use tax audits in New York and California

VeriFone, Inc. (Head of Tax) 2008 – 2011

Worldwide tax provision

Re-establish tax department after a material weakness

SOX implementation, matrix, write up and audit procedures

Successful IRS audit (No Change after appeal)

Worthless stock deduction ($100 Million deduction)

Several domestic and international acquisitions

Implement international tax policies and procedures

Transfer pricing

Singapore tax holiday

First Solar, Inc. (VP Tax) 2006 – 2008

Worldwide tax provision

Develop internal tax function

IPO

Establish International structure including 15-year Malaysian tax holiday

Successful German tax audit

KLA-Tencor (VP Tax) 2005 – 2006

Worldwide tax provision

Expand foreign manufacturing with 15-year tax holiday (SG)

Successful IRS and FTB multiyear audits

Tax Provision

Plantronics, Inc. (VP Tax, Customs, and Insurance) 1997 – 2005

Worldwide tax provision

Successful IRS, FTB, California & UK tax audits

24 Customs ruling in the United States and Canada

10-year Dutch tax benefit ruling

Transfer Pricing

Wyse Technology, Inc. (Tax Direction) 1987 – 1997

Worldwide tax provision

Develop internal tax function

Taiwan IPO

Numerous successful tax audits – domestic & international

First successful California property tax audit involving high tech equipment valuation

Education

St. John’s University MBA – Taxation

Thesis: “Subpart F Income and Minimum Distribution” Pace College (NYC) BBA – Accounting

Affiliations

Founding member of Silicon Valley Tax Director’s Group

Founding member of Tax Executive Institute – Silicon Valley Chapter

References

Provided upon request.

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