PRIVATE SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Current

• Principal Emeritus, Ryan, Dallas office
  • Specialized in multistate property tax services for more than 25 years.

Previous

• President, property tax and state tax consulting firm
• Vice President, property tax consulting firm
• National Director of Property Tax, national accounting firm
• Owner, property tax consulting firm

PUBLIC SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Previous

• Chairperson, Disciplinary Panel of State Boards of Equalization, Comptroller of Treasury, State of Tennessee
• State Supervisor, Commercial and Industrial Valuations, State of Tennessee

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
Mr. Birchfield was a frequent speaker on property tax issues for the following organizations:

• Institute for Professionals in Taxation
• Institute for Real Estate Management
• National Association of Retail Businesses
• Tax Executives Institute
• Training Seminars for local CPA chapters, Houston and Dallas

AWARDS

• Distinguished Service Award, Institute for Professionals in Taxation

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• American Society of Appraisers
• International Association of Assessing Officers
• Institute for Professionals In Taxation
  • Committee Member: Certification (1999–2008)
  • Chairman: Basic School Committee (1995–2000)
  • Committee Member: Education (1985–2008)
  • Instructor: Basic Property Tax School (1985–2008)
  • Committee Member: Basic Property Tax School (1985–2008)
  • Committee Member: Technology (1984–1986)
• National Council of Property Tax Professionals
  • President (1996)

EDUCATION/ACCREDITATION

• Bachelor of Science Degree, Real Estate and Urban Development, University of Tennessee
• Accredited Senior Appraiser, American Society of Appraisers (ASA), Real Property - Ad Valorem
• Certified Member of the Institute (CMI), Institute for Professionals in Taxation
• Senior Property Tax Consultant, Licensed in Tennessee and Texas
• State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser, Licensed in Colorado