Tax Executive with over twenty years of tax and business experience working with global companies, public accounting firms, law firms and taxing authorities. Career highlights include: • Extensive indirect U.S. and international tax experience including US multistate sales and use taxes, VAT (value added tax), GST (goods and services tax), property taxes and business licenses. • Experienced in evaluating, negotiating and implementing data center tax credits and incentives. • Proven track record of tax planning including risk management, tax optimization and cash recoveries. • Successful development of strategies to address and shape state tax legislations and proposals through engagement with colleagues, lobbyist, industry groups and policymakers. • Experienced in managing indirect tax compliance matters (including ASC 450 provisions and SOX 404 controls), M&A transactions, due diligence and post-merger integration. • Recognized management of complex indirect tax audits and controversies including administrative level negotiations and proceedings. • Effective in optimizing financial controls via streamlining and simplifying tax processes and procedures including implementing sales and use tax automation (Vertex, Taxware). • Successful in building competent and high performing teams in an inclusive work environment.