Jennifer Hale Email & Phone Number

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Maynard, Massachusetts, United States

• Facilitate uninterrupted communication and coordination between directors/attorneys within Common Hardware, Optics, and Silicon Legal team. Participate in intake, assignment, and timely completion of Non-Disclosure.
• Supports directors and attorneys of the Common Hardware, Optics and Silicon Legal team
• Manages ongoing projects and assists attorneys in meeting project deadlines and client needs
• Manages ContractWorks, a repository for executed contracts including supplier and customer contracts and non-disclosure agreements
• Facilitates contract review and internal approval via Cisco’s Virtual Approval Process
• Proofreads various documents such as product change notices, frame purchase agreements and non-disclosure agreements

Maynard, MA

• Streamlined administrative operations by overseeing multiple calendars, meetings, and agendas, elevating productivity and fostering effective collaboration among team members. Demonstrated exceptional organizational.
• Supported the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) and Secretary
• Supported the CEO, CFO and CLO during Acacia’s 2016 Initial Public Offering and 2021 Cisco acquisition
• High-level interaction with board members, C-level executives, investors, analysts, auditors
• Assisted with board of directors and committee meetings, annual meetings, earnings calls
• Maintained corporate minute books, highly sensitive and confidential corporate information

Westborough, MA

• Partnered with Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, later assuming role of Chief Legal Counsel for Governor Charlie Baker, to expedite decision-making processes and empower executive team through.
• Supported the Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
• Interacted with the board of directors, assisted with board of directors and committee meetings, corporate governance documents, committee charters, drafted resolutions, votes, agendas, produced final board books.
• Prepared employment agreements for executive level candidates
• Assisted employment counsel with personnel matters, employment litigation cases, prepared responses to subpoenas and discovery
• Maintained confidential information, complex calendars, travel logistics, complex meetings and calls, oversaw projects, prepared correspondence, presentations, spreadsheets, processed invoices, expense reports.

Westborough, Massachusetts, United States

• Executive Assistant/Paralegal, Temporary assignment through Randstad North America, Framingham, MA
• Supported Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary; and the domestic and international Legal Department.
• Prepared confidential memorandums, correspondence and presentations.
• Worked with domestic and international counsel regarding corporate subsidiaries.
• Maintained travel arrangements, extensive calendars, scheduled meetings, conference calls, and coordinated business related functions.
• Processed expense reports, check requests, processed and coded invoices for payment.

Westborough, Massachusetts, United States

• Executive Assistant (9/2000 – 2004)
• Supported the Executive Vice President of Technology and Regulatory Affairs; Vice President and Treasurer; Vice President and Controller; and Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
• Provided administrative support to the Engineering, Treasury, Sales and Marketing, Corporate Tax, Accounts Receivable, and Accounts Payable departments.
• Maintained travel arrangements, extensive calendars, scheduled meetings, conference calls, coordinated business related functions and corporate events.
• Helped form the Action Committee which produced a variety of Team Member activities. The Committee also organized charitable and fundraising events (see attached list).
• Prepared confidential memorandums, correspondence and presentations.