PRIVATE SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Current

• Principal Emeritus, Ryan, Dallas office
  
  • Specializes in providing transaction tax services to clients in a variety of industries.

PUBLIC SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Previous

• Dispute Resolution Officer, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
  
  • Responsible for Dispute Resolution Program for multiple regional offices.
• Audit Office Manager, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
  
  • Manager of the Los Angeles and San Francisco audit offices.
• Audit Supervisor, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
  
  • Chaired the task force for developing taxpayer refund claims, and served as in-office trainer and supervisor for new auditors.
• Auditor, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
  
  • Exposed to most industries and to the majority of taxes administered by the Texas Comptroller in Dallas, Los Angeles, and New York.
• Assistant Director for Royalty Audit, General Land Office
  
  • Responsible for overseeing royalty audits of the oil and gas industry.
• Project Manager for the Performance Audit Division, State Auditor's Office
  
  • Responsible for conducting audits of the Texas Department of Banking and the Texas Savings and Loan Commission.
• Served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
Mr. Brannan lectures on various tax topics for Ryan clients and has appeared as a speaker for the following organizations:

• Dallas/Fort Worth State Tax Association
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Dallas/Fort Worth State Tax Association
• Institute for Professionals in Taxation
• Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants

EDUCATION/ACCREDITATION

• Bachelor of Business Administration Degree, Accounting, The University of Texas at Austin
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Licensed in Texas
  (Ryan is not a CPA firm.)