Experience:

HMT INC., The Woodlands, TX                                                                                             2008 – 2009

Tax Manager

¨          Identified a multitude of material tax adjustments such as Per diem and percentage of completion and with significant federal and state impact, approximately $1.5M per year for federal and $1M for state.

¨          Coordinated settlement of variety of issues, for example Section 263A and transaction cost,  regarding current IRS audit and established arguments for appeals on $ 1.5M tax issue.

¨          Vetted, selected and managed third-party tax service provider resulting in $200,000 per year tax savings.

¨          Transferred all federal tax reporting functions from outside consultants to in-house except preparation of state returns.

¨          Prepared FAS 109 function and identified $4M error from prior report.

¨          Prepared initial FIN 48 report.

¨          Established and coordinated tax policy and procedures with various departments.

¨          Responsible for 4 ongoing sales tax audits

¨          Managed sales tax function and correction of proper reporting methods.

Maxus Energy corporation, The Woodlands, TX                                     2004 - 2008

Tax Manager/Interim Vice President of Administration

Managed day to day reporting for federal, state, and sales tax compliance and audits.

¨          Advised on tax issues related to a $2.145 billion and $1.4 billion oil & gas acquisition.

¨          Settled $35 million IRS audit assessment for a $7 million refund.

¨          Settled $1 million state franchise tax assessment for $300 thousand.

¨          Responsible for all FAS 109 and FIN 48 reporting.

¨          Coordinated and advised SAP implementation regarding tax reporting.