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Charlotte, Nc, Us

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Suwanee, Georgia, Us

Coventry, England, Gb

Functional lead for MENA and Asia contracts and commercial management for all sales, agreements, and subcontracts.Mentor junior team members as functional lead on international and commercial contracting, corporate policy, ethics and trade compliance, and third party relationships.Monitor contracts to ensure profitability, successful completion of milestones and resolution of contractual issues or disputes by collaborating with program managers and serving as a customer facing point of contact.Identify corporate risks, conflicts of interest and develop mitigation plans with particular interest in Foreign Corrupt Practices (FCPA) and UK Bribery Act compliance.Act as sole contracts manager for offsets and industrial cooperation contracts including closeout with resolution of claimed deficit of Greek offsets related to supply of Hellenic Ministry of Defense (HMOD).Principal trade compliance reference for the Contracts Department and coordinate with Trade Compliance to ensure conformity to the ITAR and export regulations generally through licensing of products and technical data, technical assistance agreements (TAA's), and warehouse distribution agreements (WDA's).

Coventry, England, Gb

Oversee the full life cycle of contracts for international military and law enforcement customers as primary contracts manager for the MEA and Asia regions from RFP to closeout including subcontracts, licensing agreements, NDA's, teaming agreements, and third party intermediaries such as consultants, distributors, and agents.

Negotiated best possible outcomes to contractual disputes with government owned corporations based on applicable law, engaging with governmental ministries and courts, and understanding the essential relative bargaining positions and influencers.Pressed quasi-governmental and governmental agencies to enforce labor regulations and law in regards to illegal employment and competition to erase a client’s 36% decline in revenue.Became an in-house expert on the Dubai International Financial Centre and UAE Central Bank regulations for reference on all future firm incorporations and registrations with the DIFC and banks generally.

Performed to the high expectations of the director of strategy for a company specializing in developing & operating customized supply chain & associated service solutions with $5B in revenues. My contribution to the team flowed from my perspective based on my background in strong and well supported analytical reasoning. My MBA education was tested across all areas of the business including supply chain, finance, law, and human resources.Made recommendations to senior managment on the suitability of a $50 million joint venture in Argentina by projecting cash flows and revenue growth and analyzing income with emphasis on the potential for increasing prices as well as the positions of competitors and partners. The ultimate determination was a $20 million loss with results published to managers in briefs and presentations.Developed and advocated strategy positions presented to senior management in meetings and written briefs designed to optimize the business model on topics including internal communication structures and reporting and supply chain disintermediation which illuminated a fundamental weakness previously unconsideredLed the investigation on Afghanistani taxation and law particularly as it pertained to NATO’s Afghan First policy as well as studying the competitive atmosphere in worldwide aviation fuel resupply with analysis submitted written and orally.

Served as counsel for the company in its drive to become the premier real estate marketing firm in the Charleston area. This service entailed working closely with the directors and owners to make law a tool in the optimization of their business model.My work meant that I conceived strategy for marketing of services and client homes to prevent breach of Real Estate Commission guidelines and establish when realtor services are required. I developed the contracts for client consultation and representation following SC Code of Laws Title 40 regarding authorized or proscribed conduct for non-realtors. I resolved ethical considerations for meeting with and representing clients.

Practiced in the North Carolina offices of a top tier, national foreclosure law firm. Representative clients of the firm included Wells Fargo, Ocwen, Countrywide (Bank of America), and US Bank in addition to numerous others. My work covered the full spectrum of a foreclosure practice from filing the proceedings, attending the hearings, conducting the auctions, and then handling the closings if the lender won at auction and later sold the property.My accomplishments include saving lenders over $2 million through a process of interviewing and evaluating defaulting borrowers to take appropriate actions to reinstate or payoff the loans. I was able to maintain an A+ rating from lenders for efficacy and efficiency in foreclosure matters by meeting short turn-over time goals for in excess of 99.97% of referrals. I developed strong relationships with court officials in dozens of counties such that I could rely on their help in research with a phone call. In the hundreds of hearings I attended, only one person ever left angry.

Mba, Business Administration, Strategy

Juris Doctor, Law

Bs - Business Administration, Finance