Responsible for legal analysis and recommendations to the General Counsel, Chief Information Security Officer, Chief Privacy Officer, Office of the CIO and product and services teams on various matters applicable to business operations, IT, cyber security, privacy and regulatory compliance globally; risk assessment, strategic planning and policy development with multiple cross functional teams to develop, influence and execute on enterprise-wide strategies; incident response activities; dispute resolution in an effort to address business concerns with potential litigation; merger and acquisition due diligence and structuring activity in separating Hewlett Packard into four distinct public companies; manages, drafts and negotiates strategic top tier commercial contracts; established standard contract language options for business, cyber security and privacy provisions; review and draft marketing materials and corporate communications; employment and human resource matters; leadership, mentoring and coaching attorneys and non-attorney team members; relationship management of customers, suppliers and outside counsel.

The National Technology Security Coalition (NTSC) is a non-profit, non-partisan trade association that serves as the preeminent advocacy voice for Chief Information Security Officers and Chief Privacy Officers. Through dialogue, education, and government relations, we unite both public and private sector stakeholders around policies that improve national cyber security standards and awareness.Vision for Advocacy: To effectively form a coalition of Chief Information Security Officers to advocate for better legislative and regulatory policies which impact the industry.

Responsible for drafting, negotiating and managing complex multi-million dollar technology based commercial contracts, inclusive of software licensing, software as a service, hardware and support agreements; anticipate business and contractual issues; recommend and facilitate contractual solutions impacting multiple business units in an effort to mitigate risk and gain consensus; assist customers, internal and external, with contract interpretation and negotiations; emphasis on compliance with global policies and regulations while promoting quality and discipline in managing the deal; collaborate with sales, consultants, engineering, business groups, regulatory, finance / tax / revenue accounting and customers to resolve contractual and business issues; conduct extensive egregious terms review of existing and new agreements; train and mentor team members on egregious terms review and structuring agreements.

Responsible for drafting and negotiating commercial contracts inclusive of distributor agreements, licensing of intellectual property, trademark infringement, confidentiality, employment, vendor and investor agreements; strategic counseling pertaining to intellectual property, trademark disputes, business planning and risk analysis.

Responsible for drafting, negotiating and managing technology based commercial contracts with Fortune 100 customers (including but not limited to financial institutions, insurance providers, security service providers, data aggregators), strategic partners and vendors to provide complex licensing of intellectual property, data capture and analytics, regulatory, security and privacy compliance, third party assessments, software as a service / cloud / hosting services; interpret and apply laws and regulations pertaining to data protection, privacy and regulatory oversight, including an understanding of the regulation development and promulgation processes by federal and state regulators; monitor policy development, new statutes and regulations coupled with assessing potential impact to and compliance with existing and/or future products, services, security and privacy practices; collaborate with executive management, sales, finance and engineering on commitments to obligations and regulatory compliance matters; strategic legal and business counseling inclusive of contract negotiations, service level agreements, data security practices, data aggregation, third party security assessments, regulatory compliance, request for proposals, deal structures, marketing initiatives, development and implementation of products and services.

Mediated disputes filed in Rhode Island District Court and Family Court; assisted parties in conflict to reach resolution covering a wide range of disputes, including business and consumer complaints, landlord-tenant problems, neighborhood disputes, citizen-town government problems, school or workplace based conflicts, community related problems and family issues.

Analyzed litigation pertaining to state regulated business practices, researched statutes, common law, and public policy, drafted Department orders, attended a variety of administrative hearings followed by off the record analytical discussions with hearing officers and legal counsel.

Analyzed litigation of business issues filed by telecommunication carriers, wrote Department orders, provided recommendations on whether corporate business practices were just and reasonable and assessed compliance of business practices with federal and state statutes in an effort to establish rules and regulations.

Branded Product Specialist, Sales & Marketing Group World wide research and support of Intel branded processor products; strategic market positioning of functionality according to brand promise in an effort to ensure trademark compliance and manage exposure of intellectual property Trade Secret Protection Project Manager Researched, defined and documented a corporate system for the storage and distribution of Intellectual Property in electronic format for use across the enterprise; Documented Quality Assurance process; provided business and technical recommendations based on research and analysis e-Business Architecture Enabling Promotions Program Manager Created brand positioning and technical content. Developed internal and external use of Intel trademarks at industry events by coordinating resources and creating marketing messages focused on the advancement of intellectual property. Delivered field training and promotion programs to accelerate industry adoption of Intel Solutions Architecture; Authored best-known methods and technical roadmap for delivering, coordinating and showcasing Intel branded solutions at marketing events.IT Wireless & Mobile Product Manager Research and development for wireless handheld products and services. Evaluated enterprise solutions to increase ease-of-use, ensure optimum security features and reduce total cost of ownership; intellectual property collaboration to advance key products; developed product and technical roadmaps. Authored and implemented a business plan for the use of mobile products, product selection, supplier negotiations, cost management and measurements to ensure quality of service. Authored a business plan for deployment of wireless LAN Developed and executed Information Technology business and product roadmaps for mobile devices. Issued request for proposals, redesigned business processes, and implemented supplier management programs.