Teach Taxation of Regulated Investment Companies and Their Shareholders as Adjunct Professor for Bentley University’s Department of Law, Finance, & Taxation, since 2007Highly regarded blogger (www.submtax.com) and white paper author on issues related to mutual fund taxation, derivative securities and market regulation

Providing Investment and Investment Tax consulting in the area of forensic auditing

Retained by mutual and hedge fund companies and their service providers to mitigate risk relativeto taxation and to streamline processes to reduce costs. Clients include AMG Funds LLC, GMO LLC,Basiz Fund Services, John Hancock Financial Services, Cohen Fund Audit Services, Control SolutionsInternational and Scivantage (tax software).Retained as outsourced tax director for a family of over 70 1940 Act registered funds and 1alternative regulated investment company for over 6 years; supervised all aspects of tax work flow;researched tax issues relating to ownership shifts, corporate actions, and investments in partnerships;monitored RIC compliance under SubChapter M of the Internal Revenue Code; active member ofthe Dividend Committee determining periodic and annual distributions by the funds; Coordinatedactivities of audit firms and other tax service providers; provided technical updates to other membersof organization as tax laws changed.Hired by a 250-member Ohio- and Florida-based accounting firm to support clients in the Northeast and handle ad hoc relief to key accounts nationally. Utilize second-level reviews to identify workflow, training and tax exposure issues and develop best practices to improve accuracy while reducing costBrought in for multiple engagements by $50B fund company (and former client) to augment internal high level reviews and develop training programs to address patterns of non-complianceRetained by private equity investors to execute due diligence prior to their successfully acquisition of Nocona Athletic Goods Company, including auditing balance sheet, income statements, inventory validation and board of director minutes Selected by Control Solutions International to review Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 documentation for domestic clients including Harvard Biosciences and OSI Pharmaceuticals and to develop strategies to improve control and IT risk environments for clients in both the US and UK

Hired by client to support team leader overseeing 240+ mutual fund products, including retail andvariable annuity mutual funds. Oversaw fiscal year end tax provision processes, excise distributioncalculations, year end 1099 reporting, and tax return preparation• Reviewed complex bond funds containing futures, forwards, options, swaps, cap & floor contracts,preferred securities, and other structured products, reducing the number of audit comments andenhancing the abilities of staff to prepare the provisions for these products• Led development of database query tool to identify unique investments types, including PFICs, LPs,REITs, RICs, BDCs, ETFs, short sales, and preferred securities which reduced the time necessary toidentify and reduce the risk of failing to identify such securities• Member of Dividend Committee, Complex Securities Committee, & Accounting Policy Committee• Hired as a full time employee after providing consulting services through Fairview FundAdministration LLC through June 2010

Rehired as Tax Manager based on strong recommendation from the tax team servicing 500 mutual, private equity and hedge funds to ensure clients complied with federal, state, foreign and local tax laws. Oversaw complex tax research projects and taxable income analysis. Trained, developed and motivated engagement staff. Worked closely with clients and other members of the Deloitte Tax and Audit Teams to understand each organization's global goals and strategies and how industry and economic trends affect business.Designated instructor for local/national training courses. Content expert on the taxation and qualification of entities registered as Business Development Companies and taxation of derivative instruments including futures, forwards, options, swaps, “swaptions”, caps, collars, floors, and prepaid notesFrequent invited presenter on monthly national conference calls among 75 to 200 partners and tax managers focused on new IRS revenue rulings and other releasesFinalist, out of ~500 entrants, in the annual National Innovation Quest for new revenue generating ideas relating to efficient tax training tools as voted by the Innovation Board of partnersReversed years of negative profit performance with a major mutual fund client by improving workflow that reduced cost and time to service by 10%, bringing the account within maximum billing tolerances

Selected by Control Solutions International to review Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 documentation for domestic clients including Harvard Biosciences and OSI Pharmaceuticals and to develop strategies to improve control and IT risk environments for clients in both the US and UK

Rehired to serve as the key driver of tax department training programs and efforts to push tax knowledge throughout the organization. Researched complex tax issues, including notional principal contracts (swaps), partnership contributions/distributions and qualified dividend income. Managed delivery of excise, year end, and shareholder reporting for > 100 funds, including Master/Feeder structures, domestic and foreign equity and bond funds, US and Canadian ETFs. Prepared and reviewed partnership taxable income and allocation calculations. Created procedures and controls around all processes to reduce risk and increase efficiencies.Resolved historically late, rushed and error-plagued year-end closing issues and reduced employee turnover by 75% by initiating and enforcing a periodic review of clients’ trading activity and holdings, turning what was a reactive, month-long, 7-day-per-week scramble into a proactive plan that produced superior results on 5.5 day work weeksLed projects to build SQL and Access database applications to analyze various book-to-tax differences including the analysis of transaction flow and tax regulations to create business requirements. Designed and executed testing plans to ensure completeness of data sets used and accuracy of results Conceptualized, developed and implemented the Tax Department’s first bona fide documentation and training programs that improved accuracy and throughput despite staff growth from 5 to 25 over 3 years. Programs included wash sales, paydowns, government source income, swaps, forward currency contracts and REITsAdded responsibility for evaluating third-party software products and recommending build vs. buy decisions. Negotiated with vendors and oversaw systems implementation, documentation procedures and bank-wide user training to ensure optimal return on investment in terms of accuracy and workflow improvement

Mutual fund tax specialist.

Mutual fund specialist. Executed security counts for custodian banks.

acounting for multiple mutual funds