Legal Executive with 20+ years representing Tech companies. Expertise in intellectual property, licensing, open source software, strategic transactions, and business counseling. Formerly, member of the Staff of FireEye's Office of the President.Deep experience in establishing and growing corporate patent programs, and legal counseling of corporate organizations including Engineering, Product Management, Supply-Chain, & Manufacturing. Particular experience in advisement on legal issues in the fields of cyber-security, computer hardware and software, data storage, & cloud-solutions. Member of the extraordinary FireEye Legal team, named Overall "Legal Department of the Year" for Emerging Companies in 2015 by The Recorder. Also, personally awarded Product Counseling Award in 2015 by The Recorder. Member of FireEye's Extended Staff of the President.Drove strategy and build-out of NetApp’s patent portfolio, which was ranked #1 in its industry (Computer Peripherals and Storage) in 2010 by IEEE Spectrum Patent Power Scorecards focusing on both patent quantity and quality.Obtained SAFETY Act Certification from the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to protect FireEye products from liability in case of acts of terrorism. Specialties: Product Counseling, IP Portfolio Management, Business-Critical Agreements, Software/Patent Licenses, Disputes, Litigation, Strategic Patent Prosecution, Open Source Compliance, Trademarks, Leading Legal Teams, Managing Budgets.