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Coppell, Texas, Us

Handle employment and labor matters for all U.S. and Canada locations

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Develop and build compliance & ethics program; Lead cross-functional departments to support national ethics & compliance team within 11,000+ employee organization; Manage national team of more than 60 employees; Responsible for Internal Review & Prevention, Program Quality Assurance, Corporate Governance, and overall compliance & ethics.

Houston, Texas, Us

Provide legal and compliance support to company.Deliver strategic HR leadership and advice for company and clients.Support HR compliance initiatives for clients in all 50 U.S. states.Contracts, litigation, due diligence, and real estate negotiations.

President of consulting company focused on legal, compliance and ethics: assisting clients with third-party legal support; compliance and ethics audits; risk assessments

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

Responsible for compliance with wage & hour laws for all U.S. jurisdictions (and over 1.2 million employees). Managed employment ethics and compliance program focusing on wage and hour laws, EEOC requirements, federal/state department of labor investigations and other government interactions. Led development of assessments and resulting action plans to address program gaps, including developing SOPs and policies to support field and home office requirements. Coordinated cross-functional teams to address compliance program requirements within financial constraints enlisting support from non-compliance partners, including finance, HR, ISD, and operational leadership. Also directed some international compliance efforts for company.• Directly and indirectly managed multiple teams to meet legal and compliance objectives while increasing organizational efficiencies and result in saving millions of dollars. • Raised overall compliance program maturity through improved controls for documentation, internal processes, project management, training and systems.• Successfully mitigated risk exposure from federal and state government agency investigations through proactive oversight and management of employment compliance for over 5,000 Walmart stores. Company incurred only one minimal fine during a three-year period.

Washington, D.C., Us

ELLC has over 6,700 in-house legal counsel members. In my various roles, I directed monthly committee meetings; supported international committee activities; coordinated advocacy efforts; assisted in management of various sub-committees; and provided guidance to new committee members.

Norwalk, Ct, Us

Assisted global company with employment, diversity, affirmative action, ethics and labor matters. Provided guidance for global HR team hiring, disabilities, discipline, and termination issues. Managed legal compliance and immigration issues for multiple countries, including countries in Asia, Africa, Middle East, Australia, Latin America, and Europe. Directed activities of outside counsel in multiple countries.• Managed cross-functional team to support global ex patriot program, working with HR, Benefits and Tax departments to ensure successful executive assignments.• Quickly assumed role as a trusted advisor and legal counsel to the global leadership team and provided training and guidance on employment, ethics, performance management and discipline issues.• Successfully researched and provided legal direction for the establishment of a sales office within a country that had no existing operations.

Assisted in supporting and providing guidance on all Chapter Activities; Chair Facilities Committee; Provided legal support to chapter on pro bono basis

Boston, Ma, Us

Developed policies and procedures for physicians’ organization. Investigated employment-related issues, including ethics and handbook violations. Managed pre-litigation activities resulting from employment activities. Developed training and orientation program for new physicians with focus on employment issues. Cooperated with HR organization on all employment, labor, compliance, and training initiatives. Tracked developing and existing federal, state, and local legislative and judicial employment as well as compliance requirements and advised executives on critical changes and risks. Oversaw in-house discrimination charges pending before federal and state agencies. • Advised senior hospital management on potential employee disciplinary actions, recruiting, and selection.• Successfully established new performance improvement process and supportive documentation to ensure management consistency and mitigate risks of exposure to employment claims or actions.• Represented medical physicians group comprised of 1,900 doctors during negotiations with collective bargaining units. Provided education for physicians on union environment requirements.

Provided contract legal services to emerging and established companies in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Advised on potential acquisition, including reviewing acquisition documents. Assisted with commercial real estate transaction. Developed legal documentation for start-up company. Served as legal counsel for arbitration proceeding.• Researched intellectual property and successfully filed multiple trademark applications for several companies. • Provided legal oversight for over 50 commercial and residential real estate transactions.

Burlington, Ma, Us

Negotiated numerous contracts and agreements for licensing, online services, software licenses, software shared development, hardware leases and purchases, non-disclosure agreements, and professional services. Ensured legal compliance across multiple corporate activities; complete due diligence for M&A activities. Advised senior management on risks involved with purchasing and launching new technology and products subject to potential IP litigation. Interacted regularly with executive management team to support corporate governance, initiatives and co-managed cross-functional teams. Supported corporate real estate department with review of leases and other real estate requirements.• Managed demand letters and EEOC agency charges in several states, responding to discovery requests. • Developed new privacy and data breach policies for company; trained executive team on policy.Oversaw budget for outside counsel to ensure compliance with financial targets. • Assisted in development of litigation hold process and co-managed electronic discovery process. • Created and managed corporate policies and procedures regarding compliance with legal, ethics, and general employment laws and regulations. • Provided labor and employment counseling to internal clients, including executives and management. • Performed comprehensive research and risk analysis of cases, statutes, regulations, and other legal developments to ensure company in compliance in multiple jurisdictions. • Trained executives, managers, and other employees at multiple locations on corporate compliance, union issues, ethics, and general employment policies. • Conducted employee-related internal investigations in multiple states and coordinated efforts with IT, security, and finance departments. • Delivered training and orientation to managers and new employees relating to employment. • Managed and coordinated cross-functional teams to develop and support corporate policies and procedures.

Burlington, Ma, Us

CTC acquired Lightship Telecom and merged with two other companies to become One Communications in July 2006.

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Lightship was acquired by CTC in May 2005.Managed government affairs for company. Lobbied at state and federal level to support corporate initiatives.

J.D., Law

Master Of Arts - Ma, Communications, Marketing

B.S., Business And Risk Management