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David Hearn Managing Director, Scitax Advisory Partners LP dhearn@scitax.com David Hearn is a senior expert in the science and technology aspects of SR&ED tax credit filings. Since entering the SR&ED field in 1993, he has handled or supervised hundreds of successful SR&ED filings. Prior to teaming up with tax expert Michael Cadesky to form the Scitax Partnership in 2006, David was a senior member of the SR&ED practice of an international accounting firm where he gained broad knowledge of CRA’s SR&ED operations and developed an extensive network of contacts within the CRA organization across Canada. In addition to crafting highly effective SR&ED submissions, David's expertise encompasses; negotiating settlements with CRA, preparing notice of objection appeals and assisting legal counsel in Tax Court Canada actions. Before embarking on his consulting career, David held R&D and engineering positions at Phillips and Westinghouse Electric Corporation. David is also a guest lecturer at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management. He is a published author on a variety of topics relating to government incentive initiatives in the technology sector. This work includes papers on R&D tax credits around the world and on other forms of government incentives for technology business.