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Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States

• Performed internal investigations of alleged violations of internal policy and or federal/state laws.

Washington, Dc

• Investigate, interview, review documents and provide summaries/reports relevant to corporate litigation, government and internal investigations, and white collar criminal defense.

Washington, Dc

• Developed, implemented and managed an internal audit program and internal control framework.• Drafted and edited various programs’ standard operating procedures, and agency manuals and policies covering internal audit, risk management, ethics, conduct, equipment usage, etc.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Managed the Supervisory Support Program, an early warning and monitoring system that helps supervisors and managers monitor the performance and at-risk behavior of their subordinates, to provide them with additional supervision, guidance, training, etc.• Administrated the Professional Conduct and Intervention Board, an early warning and monitoring system where I reviewed patterns of misconduct, developed profiles of selected members, and organized management meetings to review these members to provide their managers with recommendations to prevent future misconduct and improve performance.• Liaison for DC’s Office of Police Complaints, an independent and impartial forum for the review and resolution of police misconduct complaints filed by the public against MPD members.• Managed the Subrogation, Tort Liability and Risk Management program, involving claims by and against MPD and its members; and performing facility, condition and process risk assessments.• Managed the Internal Audit Program, which conducts inspections of MPD programs to check compliance with MPD regulations, to report on financial statements, and to determine the adequacy of accounting and control systems in reliability, recording and reporting transactions.• Facilitated the Outside Employment Program, which approves and monitors authorized MPD personnel to engage in non-police or police-related outside employment while off duty.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Reviewed programs and decisions to improve consistency with MPD, DC, federal and best practice policies, procedures and regulations.• Coordinated the revision and supplementation of HR policies, procedures and regulations.• Managed current staff to maximize current productivity and future career potential.• FMLA Coordinator, including FMLA, Paid Family Leave, Advance Leave, LWOP, etc.• Medical Claims Hearing Officer, deciding appeals for Non-Performance of Duty injury decisions.• Coordinated applications and onboarding of Senior Police Officers and reinstated Police Officers.• Wrote Final Notice of Adverse Actions, and ensure they are approved and served properly.• Wrote responses to employee Adverse Action appeals to the Office of Employee Appeals.• Managed the Official Personnel Files office, and ensure files are organized and complete.• Responded to Freedom of Information Act, personnel file and other information requests.• Tracked Probationary Officers for completion of 18-month probation requirements.• Coordinated visa requirements for foreign employees requiring H-1B or green card visas.• Assisted with resolution of Union/staff issues to avoid and or respond to potential grievances.

Washington, Dc

• Reviewed documents and provided summaries/reports relevant to corporate litigation, government and internal investigations, and white collar criminal defense.

St Louis, Missouri

• Honored with Annual Justice Awards: Rookie Prosecutor of the Year award in March 2007.• First-chaired 17 jury trials, as well as numerous bench trials and hearings in various Courts.• Deposed witnesses and evaluate cases, and work with prosecutors, police officers, investigators and defense attorneys in advance of and in preparation for litigation and or negotiation.• Conducted case/defendant analysis, and often suggested prosecution and confinement alternatives.

Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

• Prepared for and passed exams to practice law in the states of Missouri, Illinois and Michigan; the District of Columbia; and before the US Patent & Trademark Office.• Solo practitioner providing general legal services in Saint Louis (after being credentialed in Missouri).

Windhoek, Namibia, Africa

• International management, business, investment, human resources and legal experience where I designed, staffed and managed a $15 million investment and automotive manufacturing facility.• Drafted, negotiated, reviewed and or coordinated numerous and varied contracts, including investment / joint venture agreements, non-disclosure / confidentiality agreements, sale / purchase / service / maintenance contracts, distributor / reseller agreements, lease / license agreements, etc.• Utilized strategic planning, business, budget, tax, legal and infrastructure considerations to maximize the establishment and operation of a business to market new products in a new market.• Researched and translated vast regulatory, political and other technical requirements and considerations into executive summaries with recommendations and alternative action plans.• Partnership in managing fleets of US-sourced vehicles, including the fleets of over 800 vehicles sold to the Namibian and Swaziland Government – in addition to other public/private fleets.• Managed human resource activities, including workforce planning; legal compliance; developing and improving policies, procedures, manuals, training and performance review tools; disciplinary actions and labor court issues, disputes/grievances, and union/employee negotiation.

Troy, Michigan

• Managed team projects and collaborated in efforts spanning the systems development life cycle, consulting/working with many levels of clients, suppliers, engineers, employees and management.• Managed, re-designed and re-developed numerous systems, databases and software on vast platforms to increase their speed, accuracy, efficiency, maintainability and or user friendliness.• Automated equipment tracking system, billing reporting system and numerous manual functions.• Developed systems linking various platforms, software, databases and communication systems.

Juris Doctor (J.D.), Corporate Law, Corporate Finance, International Law, International Finance, Tax

JD with emphasis in Corporate Law, Corporate Finance, International Law, International Finance, and Tax.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Corporate Finance, Accounting, Strategy

MBA with emphasis in Corporate Finance, Accounting and Strategy.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Computer And Information Science

Activities and Societies: Student government. Presidential Minority Scholars. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.Computer and Information Science.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Computer And Information Science

Education record

Master Of Business Administration - Mba