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Greater Atlanta Area

❖ Served as lead counsel for management of domestic and international intellectual property litigation and licensing. Oversaw company’s $10M patent and trademark spend. ❖ Generated $7M in annual revenue through management of out-bound brand licensing program. ❖ Managed a staff of seven attorneys, five paralegals, two business development professionals, and one executive assistant. Sat on Board of Directors of Thorley Industries.

Greater Atlanta Area

❖ Managed all legal affairs for a Group generating $2.6B in revenue annually including acquisitions and domestic / international litigation; drafted and reviewed commercial contracts (domestic and international) including MSAs, SOWs, License Agreements, and NDAs. Managed a staff of seven attorneys, three paralegals, and one executive assistant. ❖ Oversaw domestic and international regulatory compliance. Created stability as integral member of the Group executive leadership team. Established and managed small legislative affairs program.❖ Oversaw negotiation and drafting of strategic partnership agreements, marketing and advertising agreements, vendor agreements and customer agreements.❖ Negotiated agreements for strategic acquisitions and provided advice in connection with due diligence of such acquisitions.❖ Oversaw strategic direction for all litigation (domestic and international), including management of outside counsel❖ Coordinated Legislative affairs activity for company, including development of communication materials for interaction with members of congress and members of regulatory agencies.❖ Managed product liability litigation in cooperation with corporate risk management team.❖ Participated on team that developed and implemented the global corporate ethics and compliance program.❖ Conducted regular presentations regarding regulatory and liability risk in the group to senior leadership and the audit committee of the Board of Directors.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

❖ Managed all legal affairs for the Rubbermaid business unit with particular focus on commercial contracts for the business. ❖ Managed intellectual property matters including intellectual property litigation for the Irwin® tools business unit and Rubbermaid® business unit.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

❖ Retained full time by Raytheon Company to serve as Division Patent Counsel for its Missile Systems Division

Tucson, Arizona Area

❖ Implemented the invention submission process for a division of 6,000 engineers.❖ Provided the business with intellectual property counseling and training.❖ Reviewed and negotiated intellectual property provisions in domestic and international government contracts.❖ Drafted and negotiated all software licenses for division.

Greater Boston Area

❖ Reviewed and negotiated hundreds of in-bound software license agreements, including the software licensed for the $2 billion STARS air traffic control program.❖ Served as lead intellectual property attorney in acquisition of Hughes Aircraft Company.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

❖ Drafted and prosecuted hundreds of patent applications in the electrical and mechanical arts❖ Supported patent and trademark litigation❖ Lived for 5 months in Osaka, Japan as ex-patriot attorney supporting large Japanese law firm

Juris Doctor, Law

Bachelor Of Science, Electrical Engineering