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Houston, Texas, United States

Austin, Texas Area

Texas Juvenile Justice Department September 2018 to PresentGeneral Counsel and Chief Ethic Officer—Leads the Office of General Counsel and serves as the primary advisor to the Department’s Executive Director and Board on complex legal issues and a wide range of general administrative law matters. Assigns, and supervises the work and development of nine attorneys and 42 non-attorneys. Provides direction, guidance, and planning of the Department’s legal services; directs the development of plans and analysis of legal functions and risk, and supervises current litigation. • Oversees $2.8M budget, ensuring team remains “right sized” to meet requirements.• Resolved lease dispute, saving Department over $700,000.• Consistently resolved litigation, including employment, property, and personal-injury claims, in a manner favorable to the Department and without material impact on the budget.• Successfully lead response to Department of Justice investigation.• Established template-based contracting program that increased output and reduced errors.

San Antonio, Texas Area

Led compliance advisory teams developing partner security, intelligence, and strategic/operational planning capabilities in 5 Central American countries ensuring that the United States remained regional partner-of-choice.• Managed identification of leadership attributes and skills required of 105-person training team. • Established conditions for mission success by developing action plans, timetables, and benchmarks, reviewing progress with teams and stakeholders, adjusting as needed.• Managed oversight and execution of annual program budget of $3.5M.

Texas, United States

Extensive Active Duty and Reserve military experience, serving at all echelons, including commanding at the Infantry platoon (40 people), company (120 people) and battalion (750 people) levels.Previous Assignments: Division Chief of Plans (G5); Brigade Executive Officer; Battalion Commander; Brigade Operations Officer; Red Team Member / Strategist, Multi-National Force, Iraq; Squadron Battalion Executive Officer; Plans Officer; Secretary of the General Staff; Company Commander; Aide-de-Camp; Platoon Leader; Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) Radio Operator.Awards: Bronze Star; Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Iraq and Afghanistan Campaign Medals. Honor Graduate, Officer Candidate School.Security Clearance: Yes

Resolute Support, Kabul, Afghanistan

Leader of four multinational consulting teams working in a complex and dynamic environment to develop the Afghan government’s ability to build and sustain security, and improve communication between NATO and Afghan command elements.• Led transformation of the Afghan National Command Center into the preferred location for Afghan national leaders to gain situational understanding and conduct strategic operations.• Transformed Afghan command center’s organizational structure and job descriptions to migrate their ongoing operations to a more effective and strategic operational platform.• Developed and implemented personnel training, team building and staffing processes creating a partner network, thus improving crisis communication between NATO and Afghan forces, and enhancing overall security.• Managed performance of 12 contractor personnel, ensuring adherence to statement of work.

Austin, Texas

State and federal court litigation practice focusing on personal injury defense, commercial litigation, insurance defense and defense of governmental entities.

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

C-Suite legal advisor for privately held group of companies engaged in diverse activities, including government-funded R&D (Lynntech, Inc.); datacenter operations (Fibertown, Inc.); commercial real estate; and airport operations (Easterwood Airport and Astin Aviation). • Supervised development of processes and changes to programs that increased efficiency, reduced risk and resulted in significant savings, greater productivity and increased customer satisfaction.• Led rewrite of personnel policies, eliminating more than $2 million in potential liabilities.• Oversaw renegotiation of pre-existing contracts, resulting in $1.6 million savings.• Collaborated with other C-Suite leaders to develop and execute company strategies, while advising them on legal and risk management issues.

Austin, Texas Area

Customer facing contracting expert responsible for negotiating, conducting due diligence, and post-sale management of $2.5 billion contract portfolio.• Independently managed complex contract negotiations and administration between Dell and the US military services, resulting in over $1.5B in revenue and with no compliance issues.• Developed strategy and led negotiations for VA contracts driving over $710 million in revenue.• Advised, educated, and supported sales team on contract compliance.• Evaluated customer feedback and service metrics resulting in over 90% repeat business.• Ensured compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including FAR, DFAR, ITAR, etc.

Baghdad, Iraq

Using strong analytical capabilities, provided 4-star theater commander with critical analysis and alternative perspectives in order to structure and frame complex problems, facilitate strategic planning and attainment of goals, resulting in enhanced decision making.Select Achievements:• Managed process for identifying, assessing and developing proposed mitigation strategies addressing potential threats to US withdrawal from Iraq.• Led collaborative effort transforming how establishment of the rule of law in Iraq was measured.• Analyzed threats to US strategic objectives posed by release of new Abu Ghraib prisoner photos.

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Consultant engaged to develop a plan under existing law and authorities to transform National Guard Counter-Drug operations to fully support Homeland Defense/Security and the Global War on Terror.

Austin, Texas, United States

State and federal court litigation practice focusing on commercial litigation, insurance defense and defense of governmental entities. Select Achievements:• Handled all aspects of case management, including direct client contact, litigation budgeting, discovery, depositions, motion practice, settlement negotiations, mediation and trial.• Lead attorney for firm’s rapid-response team on several fatal and near fatal incidents.

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Provide legal, technical, and analytical expertise to enable the transformation of National Guard Counter-Drug program to support Homeland Defense/Security and Global War on Terror.• Developed plan to expand scope of Counter-Drug support under existing statutes and regulations.• Negotiated, drafted, and oversaw implementation of contracts with outside vendors.

Managed docket of 65-80 civil forfeiture cases ranging in value from $900.00 to $300,000.00. Tried and won first case with less than two-hours notice.

Primary-staff member on a counter-narcotics task force providing support to federal, state and local law enforcement. Managed all drug demand reduction programs within the Texas National Guard.

Developed and implemented programs and policies for specialty retailer with 250+ locations in ten states.Prior positions with this company include:* Store Manager* IT installation, training and support* Loan Manager

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Master Of Strategic Studies

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Red Team Leader Certification

Bachelor'S Degree