Charlie manages the team of HR Solutions Consultants at Rippling.

Sowmya oversees accounting operations at Rippling.

Sunil oversees business operations at Rippling.

Tahlia manages HR operations for the business teams at Rippling.

Vanessa serves as Rippling’s General Counsel, and oversees Rippling’s licensed subsidiaries.

Larry Mellon is a Tax Director in the Chief Tax Office, where he is responsible for providing insights, thought leadership and customer-centric direction to Vertex functional groups,supporting the continued expansion of Vertex indirect tax solutions and overall enterprise strategy. He has over 30 years of experience in sales and use tax compliance, risk assessment, jurisdictional audits, administration and management, as well as VAT compliance. Larry joined Vertex in 2005 as a Sales and Income Tax Supervisor and has served as Tax Manager since 2012, where he has played a pivotal role in elevating and advancing the company’s tax management offerings. Prior to joining Vertex, Larry served as a Senior Tax Accountant and Property Tax Manager at Foamex International, Inc., a polyurethane and advanced polymer foam product manufacturer and marketer. Mellon also held multiple roles at The Franklin Mint and is a member of the Institute of Professionals in Taxation (IPT).

Chandra joined BDO as a manager in the Central Region SALT Indirect Tax Automation practice. She has more than 15 years of experience in state and local sales and use tax and its relationship with information technology. Her experience includes time with the Michigan Department of Treasury as an auditor for sales, use and income tax, as well as several years of industry experience with a Fortune 500 company. Prior to joining BDO, Chandra managed Taxware and supporting software systems like WebTool Kit (exemption certificate manager), and TaxSolver (compliance reporting). She also managed the applicable integrations with ecommerce, SAP, and internally developed systems. She was responsible for sales and use tax audit defense, managed audits, overpayment reviews, tax return compliance management in the U.S., tax research, nexus analysis, and analyzing the processes related to sales and use tax within the U.S. and Canada. Through her experience as an auditor she has served a number of clients in various industries, with an emphasis in manufacturing. Chandra’s experience with the Department of Treasury has brought her specialized knowledge for analyzing sales and use tax processes for improvements that result in ultimate audit savings. This includes reviewing systems and processes as well as the implementation and configuration of sales tax systems.

Joe joined BDO in February 2020. He has more than 20 years of state and local tax experience in government, public accounting, and industry. He specializes in a variety of state and local taxes, including sales and use tax, income/franchise taxes, and property taxes. He has deep knowledge of tax compliance, tax controversy and audit defense, tax planning, and implementing tax incentives related to state and local taxes. Joe specializes in analyzing tax processes related to sales and use tax, designing new processes, and implementing automated solutions through the use of third-party software such as Vertex and One Source. He uses his extensive knowledge gained as a tax director to develop relationships across an enterprise necessary to design and implement tax processes that efficiently meet the goals of the organization. Part of Joe’s industry experience includes delivering value to the enterprise through the tax function. He has accomplished this value-added component through the management of tax reserves, successful audit defense, overseeing and completing reverse audits and tax refund projects, and continuous process improvement including through automation.