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Dallas, Tx, Us

Westlake, Texas, Us

Delivering strategic tax planning by working closely with the business entities to drive lower effective global tax rates and operational initiatives, as well as leading tax policy, controversy, compliance, and reporting.

Grand Rapids, Michigan, Us

Provided strategic leadership for all aspects of the tax function across the North American operations of the business and related privately held corporate matters, including multinational tax planning, direct and indirect tax compliance, tax accounting, statutory reporting, tax controversy, transfer pricing, tax technology, growth incentives, and tax governance and administration.

St. Paul, Mn, Us

Led international tax and worldwide transfer pricing matters, including planning, provision, compliance, controversy, and mergers and acquisitions. Worked closely with broad groups of stakeholders internally with management and other functions, and externally with advisors and auditors, leading headquarters and regional team members. • Led cross-functional acquisition integration for multimillion dollar tax benefit. • Implemented new transfer pricing in three global regions.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Led global tax function, including planning, compliance, tax accounting, transfer pricing, controversy for direct and indirect tax, and managing 30 headquarters staff and more than 30 regional tax staff. Partnered with external stakeholders, including financial auditors, advisors, and governmental agencies. Advocated to U.S. Congress tax-writing committees’ staffs regarding GILTI high-tax exception to alleviate unintended consequences of mechanical calculation. Secured first-ever (for any taxpayer) U.S.-India Bilateral Advance Pricing Agreement. Established new tax roles: global indirect tax director, tax technology director and manager, and EMEA and Asia-Pacific regional tax managers. Drove projects, serving dual mandate of keeping cash onshore with low, predictable tax rates and seemingly incompatible goals. • Led National Semiconductor Corporation tax integration as part of $6,500,000,000 acquisition.• Implemented TCJA tax reform, including accelerating expenses that generated substantial additional deductions moved into pre-TCJA years.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Further expanded role to lead international tax compliance. Maintained U.S. international tax compliance responsibilities. • International tax compliance responsibilities related to information reporting from global affiliates for inclusion in federal returns and financial reporting, as well as withholding for payments to non-U.S. payees.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Expanded role to lead domestic tax compliance and acted in leading tax department management for operating parent company. Maintained domestic tax compliance responsibilities, including income and franchise tax returns, as well as financial reporting. • Maintained tax department management responsibilities, including workload distribution, resource allocation, responding to corporate management, and active management and development of interdepartmental relationships.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Tax counsel for publicly traded technology company and core affiliates in more than 25 countries. Provided tax counsel and managed corporate structure, corporate reporting, tax consequences, tax issue resolution, and IRS continuous audit.

Master Of Laws - Llm, Taxation

Doctor Of Law - Jd

Bachelors Of Science, Mathematics