Anthony Calderaro, CPA
Education
Lambda School
Mar. 2018 - Sept. 2018
Completed a 7 month software development program to become proficient with JavaScript and Python.
George Washington University
Aug. 2011 - June 2016
Masters of Accountancy 2016
Bachelor of Accountancy 2015
Employment
US Tax CourtInformation Technology Specialist
Remote (Washington, DC)
Jan. 2021 - Current, Jan. 2021 - Current

-Contributed new features and bug fixes to the full-stack development of DAWSON, the US Tax Court's new case management system launched in late 2020 which serves over 25,000 petitioners each year

-Interfaced directly with end users by providing technical support, troubleshooting, and triaging tickets for the development team

-Developed custom python scripts to automate repeated support tasks and create custom, weekly reports based on various support ticket categories

Blue RasterApplication Developer
Arlington, VA
Oct. 2018 - Oct. 2020

-Worked cross functionally with GIS analysts, graphic designers, and project managers to develop responsive geospatial web applications for organizations such as Cushman & Wakefield, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Stimson Center, World Health Organization, World Resources Institute, and World Wildlife Fund

-Leveraged cloud infrastructure like AWS and Heroku to continuously deploy, monitor, and improve applications

-Subcontracted with the Center for Disease Control to develop automation scripts for the Pennsylvania Department of Health to assist with their monitoring of key COVID data across hundreds of hospitals statewide

Marcum LLP (formerly Raffa)Staff Auditor II
Washington, D.C.
Sept. 2016 - Mar. 2018

-Collaborated with the audit team to test various areas of client financial statements to support the conclusion of our audit reports

-Assisted the tax team with preparing and filing corporate and individual tax returns

-Researched and proposed various tax strategies for corporate and individual clients

KPMGFederal Audit Associate: Subcontractor
Washington, D.C.
July 2017 - Nov. 2017

-Subcontracted on the federal audit of the U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Patent & Trademark Office

Public Company Accounting Oversight BoardAudit Intern - Broker/Dealers
Washington, D.C.
Mar. 2015 - May 2015

-Identified and analyzed emerging audit and accounting issues from the financial filings of 750 North American broker-dealers which presented an elevated risk of audit failure

Discovery CommunicationsAccounts Payable Intern
Silver Springs, MD
Feb. 2014 - Apr. 2014

Maintained accuracy and consistency of vendor invoices within SAP and facilitated proper and timely approval of external payments, tax withholding, and interdepartmental transfers

Roche PharmaceuticalsInternational Financial Internships

Supply Chain Finance - Summer 2014 in Basel, Switzerland:

-Provided tax, cost, and bulk-efficiency financial analysis for 21 international products along the manufacturing and distribution phases of the supply chain

Manufacturing Finance - Summer 2013 in Vacaville, CA:

-Designed and integrated automation functions into existing financial models allowing for efficient employee and product forecasting

Early Research & Development Finance - Summer 2012 in South San Francisco, CA: 

-Created an automated tracking database to increase accounting efficiency by consolidating data from various sources to a centralized database and producing data used in budget forecasts

Skills
Certifications: Certified Public Accountant, AWS Certified Developer - Associate
Javascript: ESRI JS API, Highcharts, Immutable, Jest, Next, Node, React, Redux, Typescript
Python: ESRI Python API, Jupyter Notebooks, Pandas
Volunteering
Dunn Loring Volunteer Fire & RescueOperational VolunteerDunn Loring, Virginia
Jan. 2020 - Current