Created five person tax department for this $2 billion manufacturing company. Responsible for worldwide tax planning, compliance and accounting. • Created and implemented corporate holding company structure in order to reduce foreign taxes on the repatriation of dividends to Japan.• Implemented transfer pricing policies and documentation procedures for the company’s international operating entities. • Implemented tax efficient domestic corporate tax structure in order to reduce state and local income taxes.• Recognized significant annual tax benefits through the amortization of costs of acquiring a foreign corporation using “check the box” election.• Recognized significant foreign tax credits through the structure of inter-company tax sharing agreements for a foreign consolidated group.• Implemented cross border Mexican tax strategies in order to reduce both U.S. and Mexican income taxes of a Mexican Maquiladora structure.• Provided tax advice and due diligence tax support for several corporate stock and asset acquisitions.• Successfully negotiated the settlement of state tax controversies through administrative law and appeals processes.• Minimized federal and state income tax liabilities through the utilization of LIFO inventory accounting method.

Created sixty person worldwide tax function for this multi-billion dollar electronics, media and entertainment conglomerate. Responsible for all aspects of federal, international and state and local tax planning, compliance and accounting for income taxes. Implemented accounting systems in foreign and domestic jurisdictions for reporting tax disclosures in accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements.• Maximized credits for research and development expenditures funded by Japanese parent company through the classification as “reimbursed costs” under consolidated return regulations.• Implemented structure for sale of intangibles to non-U.S. subsidiaries in order to eliminate $8 million of foreign withholding taxes.• Implemented branch structure for licensing product to Argentina in order to save $3 million in foreign income taxes.• Created an offshore company in Madeira in order to reduce withholding taxes on royalties for licensing copyrights to Brazil.• Implemented a fully automated FAS 109 compliant system of collecting and analyzing tax related accounts for 30 domestic and 100 foreign subsidiaries. Completed all tax footnote disclosures for inclusion in the annual report to shareholders and facilitated review by external auditor.

Responsible for administering a staff of nine professionals engaged in planning and compliance for domestic, international and state and local tax affairs as well as review of tax disclosures included in the annual report to shareholders.

Directed a staff of fourteen professionals. Responsible for minimizing tax liabilities through effective tax planning, review of consolidated federal, state and local tax returns and reviewing all income tax related disclosures to the SEC and shareholders.