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Services include:• Program design: build or improve your export control program• Interim export control support: keep you compliant while you build permanent staff• Technology and export control: improve self-determined classifications, Commodity Jurisdiction or Commodity Classification requests, or voluntary self disclosures by carefully fitting the technology to the regulations• Staff augmentation: deal with workload peaks• Coaching: help with difficult decisions, increase confidence, develop analytic skillsExamples:• Research issues (proposal/agreement language, fundamental research, restricted technology, DoD funding clauses)• Impact of purchased, export-controlled equipment (on campus, travel).• Use of device developed by a foreign collaborator• Implications of a consortium proposed by a foreign company• Impact of OFAC sanctions programs on proposed activities, research, travel• Export of equipment or materials• Implications of fabricating equipment for foreign colleagues• Program needs, priorities, policy choices• Process development, documentation, training, communication

• Developed highly-regarded export control website providing the MIT community with activity-based guidance, backed with clear description of the regulations and how they apply.• Worked with researchers and sponsors to assure that research proposals, agreements, and plans satisfy export control regulations and MIT’s commitment to fundamental research and open access. • When necessary, implemented policy exceptions and technology control plans that assure export control compliance and protect the integrity of other campus research.• Improved principal investigator understanding and compliance through awareness training, focused project group training and individual consultation.• Developed license applications, technical assistance agreements, and requests for interpretation as needed.• Addressed a campus shortage of international shipping know-how by convening and facilitating a cross-functional team that developed an international shipping website• Represented the needs of academic export control at external forums and through comments on proposed regulations.

Export Compliance and Security Director (2008-present)Operations Director (2004-2008) Product Management and Engineering Manager (2002-2004)Strategic Product Planning Manager (2001-2002)• Built stable, data-driven export compliance processes for defense/commercial product set, replacing previous adversarial personality-driven process.- ITAR and EAR licenses, commodity jurisdiction and classification, intercompany agreements.- Series of well-researched and clearly written CJs to clarify product set jurisdiction- Increase reliability and reduce conflict by developing and documenting functional and corporate processes • Built a new medical device business unit’s international operations - Contracting, order administration and product delivery functions.- Achieved ISO 13485 medical devices quality management certification for international business unit.- Integrated European and U.S. functions, developed intercompany contracts and processes.• Founded a new business to deploy Mercury software value on industry-standard systems in anticipation of technology evolution undercutting traditional hardware competitive advantages.

- Guided a 40-person startup's development of ambitious software unifying live footage and 3D animation.. - Focused efforts on an achievable initial product unifying film/video footage and 3D animation, clarified customer values, and created tools to track progress.- Brought professional user feedback to developers by creating an internal post-production facility, which developed acclaimed trade show demos and sales tools.- Developed market map and playbook for potential technology sales.

Networked Video Systems Engineering Director (1996-1999)Strategic Product Planning Director (1994-1996)• Developed video editing workgroups used in feature films, episodic TV and news production, generating $100 million in direct revenue: media asset management, media transfer, shared storage.- Built an engineering group to provide integrated group video editing solutions.- Initiated and drove system-level specification of component functionality, interoperation, and workflow.• Created tools and methods to enable managers and technical leaders see and plan beyond their own projects and track project status and fixed assets.

Senior Software Engineering Manager (1991-1994)Long-Range Planning Manager (1987-1991)Program Office Manager (1985-1987)Hardware Engineering Manager (1983-1985)Product Management Manager (1979-1983)Product Planning Analyst (1978-1979)- Managed software group developing client-server middleware for unified desktop access to multiple databases: graphic management tool, client applications and tutorials. - Developed strategic product plans recognized for clarity, accessibility, and substance for multi-billion-dollar VAX computer line, working closely with engineering, product managers, and corporate management. - Managed market development and technical partner relations for a 64-CPU parallel processing system.- Managed development of video overlay hardware for an tnteractive training and sales system. - Managed development of systems and components for microprocessor-based PDP-11 systems.