PRIVATE SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Current
- Principal, Ryan, Los Angeles-Downtown office
- Specializes in providing multi-jurisdictional transaction tax services, including audit defense representation, tax recovery, and education to clients in a variety of industries.
- Practice focus includes common carrier, power generation, utility, refining, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, hi-tech, entertainment, mining, and retail.
- Senior Vice President, national consulting firm
- Served as co-founder and national practice leader for sales and use tax services.
- Manager, national consulting firm
- Served as co-founder and regional practice leader for sales and use tax services.
- Sales and Property Tax Manager, national manufacturing company
- Tax Administrator, international aircraft manufacturing company
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
Mr. Lyon lectures on various tax topics for Ryan clients. Additionally, he has appeared as a speaker for the following organizations:
- California Manufacturers Association
- Council On State Taxation
- Institute for Professionals in Taxation
- Tax Executives Institute
BOARD & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- American Society of Certified Public Accountants
- California Society of Certified Public Accountants
- Institute for Professionals in Taxation
- Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants
- Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants
EDUCATION & ACCREDITATION
- Bachelor of Science Degree, Business Administration (Finance), University of Northern Colorado
- Certified Member of the Institute (CMI), Institute for Professionals in Taxation
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Licensed in Washington
- Level I Exam – Chartered Financial Analyst, CFA Institute
- Graduate tax course work, Golden Gate University