The document provides a resume for G. Shaun Sookram detailing his experience working in senior management positions for the Nebraska Department of Revenue overseeing audit, collection, and taxpayer assistance activities. Sookram held roles such as Director of Field Operations, Audit Division Administrator, Audit Manager, Audit Supervisor, and Auditor during his career with the Department of Revenue where he implemented strategic initiatives to improve operations and compliance. The resume highlights his accomplishments in streamlining audit and collection processes, expanding education outreach programs, and utilizing predictive analytics to identify tax issues.

1. 5047 South 78th Street, Lincoln, NE 68516402-525-0161gsookram@gmail.com
G. Shaun Sookram
Objective
Positioninseniormanagementtohelpguide andachievebusinessgoalsof the organization
Professional Accomplishments
Director of Field Operations and Audit Division Administrator
 Executivemanagementresponsibility forallaudit,collection,taxpayer assistantand education activitiesof
the NebraskaDepartmentof Revenue. The major changesI developed and implemented were:
1. Audit
 Auditors were strategically placed in offices throughout the state; opened a new officein the
central partof the state and increased the staff to Omaha to minimize travel costs and reduce
staff turnover becauseof aversion to overnight travel;
 Revised auditselection methodology to focus on auditing more taxpayers to , in addition to
increaserevenue collection, identify complianceproblems where education efforts and
administrativerules or legislativechanges will increasetaxpayer compliance;
 Revised auditprocedures to leverage technology to achievetime efficiencies;
 Changed focus of recruitment to target candidates with IT education in addition to accounting
and auditingcoursework;
 Worked with State Personnel to reviseauditor levels and salary grades to attractqualified
candidates and increaseexperienced auditor retention;
 Eliminated a level of management to providefor directand timely communication between
management and staff;this increased auditcompletion time efficiencies;
 Revised the process to implement the tax incentivelaws in Nebraska.Worked with various
divisions within theagency to develop the software, external forms and internal policies
needed to administer this program.
2. Collection
 Streamlined collection staff to work regional accounts which resulted in increased staff
knowledge of the region, more timely followup and greater collection efforts. Changed staff
working hours to focus phone collection efforts duringevening hours to better connect with
the taxpayer;
3. Taxpayer assistanceand education
 Developed a taxpayer outreach program where agents contacted all new licensees to provide
tax collection and reportingeducation based on their business ;
 Expanded educational outreach by providingclasses atcommunity coll eges and in largeborder
towns in cooperation with IA and SD.
Audit Manager
 Directteamofauditorsinallphaseofauditfortaxcompliance
 Work with other divisionswithin the agency to resolveaudits relativeto legal issues and processing
of auditand collection of assessments.
Audit Supervisor
 Superviseteamof auditorsincludingschedulingauditsandauditors, timereportsand
performancereports.

2. 402-525-0161gsookram@gmail.com
G. Shaun Sookram
Revenue Auditor
 Conductfieldandofficeauditsof taxpayer’sbusinessrecordstodetermineproperreportingof
taxes,toincludesalesandusetax,multistatecorporateincometaxandothermiscellaneous
taxes.
Other Accomplishments
 Rewrote the auditmanual to include a robust cross reference tool for auditors to identify tax issues.
The cross reference tool included supportingwritten internal and external position papers on
various issues affectingapplication of tax to transactions.
 Gaming Audits. Revised the procedures to selectand auditgamingactivities of various
governmental and not-for-profit organizations.
 Lead the effort to implement the legislativemandatethat required the agency to use predicative
analyticsto identify non-filers,under reporters and fraudulenttax returns. This process involved
developing the RFP, evaluation of bids and purchaseof software and consultantservices.In
addition,I worked as the lead with the consultantand the department ITstaff on the firstproject.
 Manager of the Year – Revenue - 1996
External organizations
 Agency representative on the auditcommittee of the Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board;
 Agency representative on the MSATA Border State Group;
 Pastagency representative on the auditcommittee of the MTC;
 Agency representative on the taxation committee of the Nebraska Society of CPA.
Employment History at the Nebraska Department of Revenue, Lincoln NE
December1996 to December1998 Directorof FieldOperations
December1990 to October2007 AuditDivisionAdministrator
October2007 to Current AuditDivision Manager
January1898 to December1990 AuditorSupervisor
June 1979 to January 1989 Auditor
Education and Certification
August,1979
July1983
BS – Accounting
CPA
University of Nebraska,Lincoln NE
Nebraska Active Permit
References
Referencesare available onrequest.