• VPTax: Interim tax department outsourcing role
• Equity Trust Realty: REIT / partnership compliance
• LSC Communications, Inc: Interim Head of Tax
• Tradeshift, Inc: Interim Head of Tax
• Justrite Inc: Interim Head of Tax
• Albany International Corp: Interim Head of Tax
• F45, Inc: Interim Head of Tax

Vyaire is the world leader in ventilation and respiratory diagnostics medical devices. Head of Tax, reporting to the CFO, for a carved-out joint venture with Becton Dickenson recently taken private (VC-backed). As the Head of Tax, my role is to oversee all global tax functions in the U.S. and overseas (six international manufacturing locations and 32 foreign sales subsidiaries throughout EMEA, Latin America, Africa and Asia) as well as a global network of distributors. First major objective was to move the international principal structure from Switzerland to the Netherlands, registering the Dutch company for Article 23 VAT deferral and restructuring all VAT, Intrastat and EC sales reporting structuring from Switzerland to the Netherlands.
• Structured acquisitions in China, India, Singapore, Switzerland and Germany. Managed post-acquisition integration including design of appropriate transfer pricing structures.
• Established best practices for minimizing import VAT (established Dut

Management consulting assignments

GlobalLogic operates centers around the world providing services to customers in digital media, telecommunications, medical devices, electronics, IoT, healthcare, transportation, financial services and retail industries. The world's top tech nology brands utilize GlobalLogic and Method, a wholly owned subsidiary, to outsource the design and production of their own primary products. GlobalLogic is PE owned; annual revenues $375+ Million; 11,000+ employees globally.
• As head of tax function, I was responsible for all tax matters worldwide including global tax compliance, provision, transfer pricing, mergers and acquisitions, and planning.
• Mentored and managed employees in India and Ukraine.
• Completed a corporate inversion (migration of the parent company outside the U.S.) and provided counsel related to the migration of company's revenue and corporate agreements to the new foreign parent.
• Managed new market penetration in Poland, Germany, and Canada.
• Point for all tax matte

Start-up manufacturer of cylindrical solar power panels with annual revenues of $200 million.
• Restructured the international holding company regime, moving the HoldCo from Germany to Switzerland to drive global tax efficiencies including the IP migration plan to achieve global 'Effective Tax Rate' minimization.
• Moved EU logistics center to the Netherlands and negotiated an Article 23 VAT deferral ruling with the Dutch Tax Authorities to achieve VAT transparency.
• Identified substantial Canadian GST/PST/HST overpayment and navigated subsequent refund to the company.
• Responsible for all income tax, sales, use and VAT taxes.
• Prepared for and presented to the Board of Directors.

Medical Device Manufacturer, previously a division of Medtronic, carved out and taken private by Bain Capital in 2012 with annual revenues of $500 Million. As head of global tax function, provided tax advice and strategy for concerns in the United States, Switzerland, Netherlands, Germany, Japan, Australia, U.K., India, China, and Brazil. Extensive VAT work and analysis of invoicing requirements of the EU 6th and 11 th Directives.
• Moved EU logistics center to the Netherlands and negotiated an Article 23 VAT deferral ruling with the Dutch Tax Authorities to achieve VAT transparency.
• Structured delayed closes of India and China subsidiaries.
• Researched, analyzed, and successfully defended company's position regarding AED (Automated External Defibrillators) exemption from Medical Device Excise Tax (MDET).

Served as one of three eBay tax executives dedicated to and embedded within the PayPal senior management team. Responsible for advising the PayPal management team on all tax matters relating to the Americas (Canada, U.S., Mexico, Central and South America) and the Emerging Markets (118 countries spanning Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, former Soviet bloc countries, Asia Pacific and the Caribbean) and serving as a liaison between the PayPal team and the eBay corporate tax department. (NASDAQ: EBAY); annual revenues of $11 Billion.
• Identified PayPal's 1099-K obligations created by the passage of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 and worked with the project technical team to scope and build the compliance program. Project involved two years of negotiating with the Treasury team drafting the IRC 6050W regulations, including regular meetings with the team in Washington, D.C.
• Orchestrated an implementation task force consisting of approximately 25 representatives fr

Global engineering organization with 160 offices worldwide (80 countries) and more than 8,000 employees work with clients to manage their environmental and engineering activities in a technically sound, economically viable, and socially responsible manner. Privately held with annual revenues of $1 Billion. Senior tax executive, reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, responsible for oversight of all tax planning and structuring functions to ensure minimization of the company's worldwide tax liability.
• Structured tax-free reorganization of European group of operating entities.
• Resolved long-running French VAT issue and advised regarding future billing practices.
• Coordinated new market penetration activities in Mexico.

One of the world's largest electronic processing companies, providing comprehensive business-to-business payment card and processing services such as cash management, financial electronic data interchange, management information and reporting services with annual revenues of over $2 Billion (NYSE: GPN). Senior tax executive, reporting initially to the Vice President of Tax, subsequently to the Chief Accounting Officer, responsible for oversight of all tax planning and structuring functions to ensure minimization of the company's worldwide tax liability. Extensive advice to senior management related to critical tax issues. Due to the Company's explosive growth, 90% to 100% of the role was devoted to mergers & acquisitions.
• Researched, planned, negotiated and concluded the most complex M&A project in the Company's history, involving a joint venture with Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation ("HSBC") throughout Asia Pacific.
• Structured network of Asia Pacific secondment ("employee l

Owned by Delta, Northwest and American Airlines, Worldspan (now Travelport) is a leading provider of critical transaction processing solutions to companies operating in the global travel industry with annual revenues of over $2 Billion.
• Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, responsible for oversight of all tax planning and structuring functions to ensure minimization of the company's worldwide tax liability.
• Established a Foreign Sales Corporation initiative resulting in approximately $3.5 million annual tax savings which was 2% benefit to global 'Effective Tax Rate'
● • Sale of the Company: Conducted intensive tax planning to ensure optimal tax position of new company subsequent to acquisition, realized net tax benefits of over $37 million over the first three years.
• Researched, planned and structured attempted $6 billion merger with European competitor; paramount requirement being that the transaction be tax-free under the laws of the U.S., Spain, France and Germany.
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