PRIVATE SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Current

• Principal in Charge, Ryan, San Francisco office
  • Responsible for the development and deployment of Ryan's international Value Added Tax (VAT) and tax technology automation services.
• Member, Tax Technology Leadership Team, Ryan
  • Specializes in international VAT and tax technology.

Previous

• Former Director and West Area International VAT Practice Leader, national accounting firm, United States
• Former Senior Manager, national accounting firm, United Kingdom

PUBLIC SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Current

• Former Control Officer/Technical Advisor, Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, United Kingdom

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
Mr. James is a frequent speaker on VAT and tax technology issues. He has appeared as a speaker for the following organizations:

• European American Tax Institute
• McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin
• San Jose State University, High Technology Tax Institute
• Tax Council Policy Institute
• Tax Executives Institute

PUBLICATIONS

• Mr. James is the author of several VAT and tax technology articles published in journals such as the International Tax Review's Tax Reference Library publication on "Indirect Taxes."

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Institute for Professionals in Taxation
• European Register of Tax Advisors, Confédération Fiscale Européenne
• The Chartered Institute of Taxation, United Kingdom
  • Member (1996–Present)

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Chartered Tax Advisor (CTA), The Chartered Institute of Taxation, United Kingdom