Michael Herbert
Retired Tax Geek Head Roaster CarefreeBuzzBuzz
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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Top SchoolMichael Herbert is a retired State and Local Tax partner turned artisan coffee roaster in Scottsdale, Arizona, with over three decades of experience resolving complex multi-state tax controversies for firms like PwC, Arthur Andersen and Ernst & Young. He built a reputation for creative, client-focused solutions—earning a State Tax Person of the Year nod—and now applies the same analytical rigor to specialty coffee as Head Roaster at CarefreeBuzzBuzz. Michael is fluent in California and multistate tax litigation, actively tracking landmark cases tied to the Multistate Tax Compact, and has co-led reverse income tax audit practices that rescued cash and reduced exposure for clients. A UCLA and UC Berkeley-trained accountant with a JD from UCLA School of Law, he blends legal, accounting and practical audit expertise with a hands-on, “mad scientist” approach to problem solving. An unexpected detail: his father’s WWII POW experience shaped his resilience and calm under pressure, traits he credits for tackling thorny tax disputes and perfecting small-batch roasts.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Accounting, BS, Accounting at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessHigh School, General Studies, High School, General Studies at Harvard High SchoolUniversity of California, Los AngelesJD, Law, JD, Law at University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law
English
Github Skills (18)
artisan10
mqtt10
phidgets10
automation10
modbus10
lightroom8
face7
windows7
linux7
focus7
macos6
iphone6
javascript6
text-editor5
electron5
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (3)
artisan-roaster-scope/artisan
May 2018 - Jan 2023
artisan scope: the world's most trusted roasting software
Contributions:391 commits, 464 pushes, 24 comments in 4 years 8 months
yoctopucephidgetsartisanprobatcoffee
FocusPointsLrC/Focus-Points
Apr 2025 - Apr 2025
Plugin for Lightroom to show which focus point was active in the camera when a photo was taken
Contributions:4 comments, 2 issues in 2 days
lightroomaf-pointcameracamerascameras-support
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