David Hobson Email & Phone Number

Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States

United States

Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

While working with PwC, my tasks included the preparation of benchmarking studies, transfer pricing report documentation, transfer pricing advisory, and working with clients to answer questions to meet their transfer pricing needs.

Houston, Texas Area

• Ensured tax compliance and analysis in transfer pricing.• Conducted modeling of management fee charges.• Conducted functional interviews and data collection.• Helps with audit response preparation.• Prepares the biannual management fee invoicing model.• Researches, attends meetings and conferences, and studies new BEPs guideline to better understand the implications of BEPs on transfer pricing in general and Weatherford specifically.• Studied new BEPs master file requirements and compare them to the current content of Weatherford reports in order to make recommendations for improvements in anticipation of upcoming Changes in transfer pricing as a result of BEPs.• Gathering information and data from subsidiaries to help maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of data collection for transfer pricing purposes.• Analyzing technical services and borrowed labor policy among Weatherford subsidiaries in order to plan and improve functional analysis and transfer pricing policy for transfer pricing purposes.• Uses various transfer pricing methods to calculate appropriate arms’ length pricing for agreements with Weatherford subsidiaries for a variety of transactions including IP, management fees, purchases of goods and equipment, and others.• Researches and writes reports on Weatherford’s transfer pricing with various subsidiaries in compliance with tax codes in the US and world wide.• Coordinates with team members in related party companies to gather data and information necessary for the transfer pricing reports.

Houston, Texas Area

• Researches, attends meetings and conferences, and studies new BEPs guideline to better understand the implications of BEPs on transfer pricing in general and Weatherford specifically.• Studied new BEPs master file requirements and compare them to the current content of Weatherford reports in order to make recommendations for improvements in anticipation of upcoming Changes in transfer pricing as a result of BEPs.• Gathering information and data from subsidiaries to help maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of data collection for transfer pricing purposes.• Analyzing technical services and borrowed labor policy among Weatherford subsidiaries in order to plan and improve functional analysis and transfer pricing policy for transfer pricing purposes.• Uses various transfer pricing methods to calculate appropriate arms’ length pricing for agreements with Weatherford subsidiaries for a variety of transactions including IP, management fees, purchases of goods and equipment, and others.• Researches and writes reports on Weatherford’s transfer pricing with various subsidiaries in compliance with tax codes in the US and world wide.• Conducts comparable searches to test arms' length prices.• Coordinates with team members in subsidiary to gather data and information necessary for the transfer pricing reports.

Arlington, Va

• Provided research support through GIS mapping and general research which will allow team members to collect information on completed energy projects in over 10 countries in Africa, Central and South America, and Asia.

Arlington, Va

• Wrote technical proposals for a USAID WASH project in Zambia and a USAID project in Libya and a USAID funded project in Timor-Leste.• Researched articles for various projects on several development related topics, including the use of GIS in monitoring, nutrition and agricultural value chain projects in Kyrgyzstan, and fact checked and provided sources in proposals and reports.• Worked with various survey instruments from Feed the Future and IFPRI, including the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index.

College Station, Texas

• Research various topics related to Professor Natsios’ work in international affairs, ranging from food security to current events and climate change.• Contributed to Professor Natsios’ congressional and UN testimony addressing US food aid and human rights violations in North Korea, respectively.• Wrote past performance briefs on USAID programs in India, Taiwan, and South Korea.• Submitted topical briefs for Professor Natsios’ speaking engagements regarding climate change, disaster risk management, current events in South Sudan, and the relationship between wheat prices and the Arab Spring.

College Station, Texas

• Created criteria to use when evaluating potential partners in conflict prone countries where we would conduct research.• Reported to Program Coordinator.• Contributed to monitoring and evaluation toolkit for HESN quarterly reports.• Created itinerary and assessment guide for assessment team using the evaluation tool.• Coordinated with local team members to test and use the evaluation tool.• Liaised amongst other HESN university partners to coordinate initiatives.

Worked as an ESL teacher in:Tokyo, Japan (4 years)Beijing, China (1 year)Jakarta, Indonesia (6 months)

Masters In International Affairs, International Economics And Development, 3.875

Activities and Societies: Participated in a research project that included traveling to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English Language And Literature/Letters

Activities and Societies: Iota Chi Ro

Education record