Brendan Sean O'Connor

846 Island Ct, Pacific Beach, CA 92109

Law Practice

The Law Offices of Ronson J. Shamoun - 303 A Street, Suite 400, San Diego, CA 92101 since Jun 2012
Law Clerk
University of San Diego Federal Tax Clinic - 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110 Jun 2012 - Jul 2012
Student Intern
Pace Shave - 9370 Sky Park Court, Suite 100, San Diego, CA 92123 Aug 2009 - Jul 2011
Human Resources & Accounting
Considine & Considine - 1501 5th Avenue #400, San Diego, CA 92101 Aug 2008 - Apr 2009
Tax Accountant
Hamilton Sundstrand - 4400 Ruffin Road, San Diego, CA 92123 Jun 2008 - Aug 2008
Finance & Accounting Intern

University of San Diego School of Law 2011 - 2014
Doctor of Law (J.D.), Tax University of San Diego 2007 - 2008
Master of Science (M.S.), Taxation University of San Diego 2004 - 2007
Bachelor of Accountancy (B.Acc.), Accounting & Business Administration

Tax
Accounting
Legal Research
Tax Preparation
Tax Law
Tax Accounting
Microsoft Office
Legal Writing
Corporate Law
Financial Accounting
Quickbooks
Account Reconciliation
Financial Analysis
Finance
Westlaw
Us Gaap
General Ledger
Journal Entries
Lexisnexis
Time Matters
Tax Controversy
Electronic Data Interchange
Financial Statements
International Tax
Pclaw
Proseries
Prosystem Fx
Sap Business One
Adp Payroll
Microsoft Excel
Powerpoint
International Business
Audit
Litigation
Income Tax
Private Equity
Investor Relations
Mergers and Acquisitions
Team Leadership
Negotiation
Relationship Building
Tax Compliance
Tax Planning
Liquidations
Employee Classification
Multi State Sales
Excise Tax Audits
Debt Financing
Relationship Management
State Audits
Federal Audits
Policy Development
Financial Reporting

Cycling

English

CALI Excellence for the Future Award - Tax I
The Center for Computer - Assisted Legal Instruction
The CALI Excellence for the Future Awards® program recognizes excellence in achievement by law students in their studies. The award is given to the JD student with the highest grade in the class as determined by the instructor or registrar.
Alcalá 100
The University of San Diego
The Alcalá 100 is a prestigious alumni group consisting of outstanding leaders from each graduating class. Every spring, administrators and faculty members from across campus nominate key seniors leaders to be inducted into the Alcalá 100. As students, these individuals demonstrated a passion for USD and through their contributions to student life they made a major impact on our campus. As alumni, the members of Alcalá 100 remain strong advocates and ambassadors for the University of San Diego and continue to develop leadership skills that will benefit their personal and professional development as well as their alma mater. The Alcalá 100 alumni are a vital link between their classmates and their alma mater. The university relies on their support to help develop a successful Alumni Association and stronger connections with alumni so USD can continue to grow and thrive.
Trustee Undergraduate Merit Scholarship
The University of San Diego
Scholarships are awarded based upon superior academic performance including grades, course selection, and test scores. Financial need is not considered in the awarding of merit scholarships.
Sempra Energy Scholarship
Sempra Energy

Certified Public Accountant
Attorney at Law

Chief Technology Officer and DSS at Malice Afterthought, Inc.

Madison, Wisconsin

Computer & Network Security

Malice Afterthought, Inc. since 2010
Chief Technology Officer and DSS
The Rutherford Institute - Charlottesville, Virginia Area Jun 2012 - Aug 2012
Legal Intern
SET Corporation 2009 - 2010
Senior Research Associate
Six Apart 2008 - 2008
Graduate Intern
Johns Hopkins University 2006 - 2008
Teaching Assistant

University of Wisconsin-Madison 2011 - 2014
Juris Doctor, Law The Johns Hopkins University 2006 - 2009
MSE, Computer Science The Johns Hopkins University 2004 - 2008
BS, Computer Science

Research
Software
Computer Science
Security
Python
Software Engineering
Perl
Java
Linux
MySQL
JavaScript
PHP
XML
Ruby
HTML
Ruby on Rails
SQL
User Interface Design
Git

Amateur radio, classical violin, UAVs, wearable computing

Upsilon Pi Epsilon (CS Honor Society) - President, JHU Chapter (2008-2009), Vice-President, JHU Chapter (2007-2008) National Security Scholarship Semi-Finalist

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), (ISC)2
Public Service and Emergency Communications Management for Radio Amateurs (EC-016), American Radio Relay League