“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” - Colin Powell♦ SNAPSHOT: Strategy and operations executive. Experience providing legal and strategic counsel for a spectrum of organizations, from startups to Fortune 500 companies. I excel at developing relationships to add value, finalize deals, and drive growth. I leverage my experience as an attorney to negotiate with key stakeholders, vendors, and clients to establish deals that achieve strategic objectives.♦ LEADERSHIP: Rich history of building and leading high-functioning teams and operational efficiency to drive profitability. Developed skills in innovation, project management, aligning performance for success and leading high performance teams. ♦ STRATEGY & OPERATIONS: Proven skills in strategy and business development: Product development, market analysis, business evaluation, waste elimination, change management, brand management, RFx, communication, presentations and customer retention. ♦ CROSS-FUNCTIONAL MANAGEMENT: Demonstrated success in budgeting, expense control, IT management, valuation, cost/benefit analysis and financial reporting. ♦ STYLE: Collaborative, confident leadership. A mix of focus, energy, candor, humor, insights, and real-life stories. I pair my vision with organizational strengths to identify solutions that are practical and fruitful.♦ CREDENTIALS: More than a decade of legal, operations, strategy and marketing leadership that has consistently resulted in high-functioning teams, more efficient practices and greater profitability.Specialties: Strategic planning, tactical implementation, operations excellence, team building and coaching, organizational branding, training, relationship building, marketing, brand management, dispute negotiation, contract management, recruitment, leadership development, corporate communication, change management, vendor collaboration,client service, legal and government affairs.