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Indianapolis, In, Us

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Manage litigation and pre-litigation claims portfolio in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico involving commercial, products liability, employment, IP, and regulatory claims. Collaborate with R&D, Product Engineering, and Value Stream Leaders in new product development and commercialization. Support the HR, Benefits, IT, EOHS, Warranty, and Quality functions in developing and implementing policies, business processes, and technologies that support the business and align with strategic objectives. Lead the Corporate Compliance Committee, which oversees internal investigations, compliance trainings, and core policy review and implementation.• Create governance/compliance programs for new JVs Marketplace Digital Platform and Parts and Services.• Collaborate on regulatory and product liability risks in commercializing rear guards and brake lights for trailers and truck bodies and molded foam technologies for new commercial construction markets.• Develop product advisory functions within Product Engineers and Sales to align design and commercialization processes, including creation of strategic roadmaps and commercialization checklists.• Develop the first three-year strategy for the Wabash Corporate Compliance Program, including bi-annual compliance risk assessments and annual reviews with the Audit Committee. Identify and train Compliance Champions across multiple functions. Create Power BI dashboards to track policy, process, and compliance risk data.• Collaborated with Sourcing, Innovation, and Finance to implement cloud-based third-party due diligence module to improve due diligence processes, manage financial risks, and collect data to identify risk trends across multiple locations and job functions.• Implemented cloud-based module to manage employee conflicts of interest, with on-line annual surveys, automated identification of potential conflicts, historical data collection, investigation and resolution processes, and dashboards for the Audit Committee.

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Manage litigation and pre-litigation claims portfolio in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico involving commercial, products liability, employment, IP, and regulatory claims. Collaborate with R&D, Product Engineering, and Value Stream Leaders in new product development and commercialization. Support the HR, Benefits, IT, EOHS, Warranty, and Quality functions in developing and implementing policies, business processes, and technologies that support the business and align with strategic objectives. Member of the Corporate Compliance Committee. Advise the Product Safety Team and Product Safety Committees on warranty, product safety, and recall processes.• Build product advisory functions within Legal, Product Engineers, and Warranty. Standardize commercialization review processes with Product Engineers and product safety and recall review processes.• Implemented new claims management processes with primary and excess carriers, resulting in a 10% decrease in annual litigation spend.• Developed annual litigation SWOT analyses, identifying risk trends and defense strategies for existing products and emerging technologies.• Implemented quarterly online corporate compliance training courses, providing customizable, company-branded content to all salary employees.• Created proprietary cloud-based systems and processes for managing ADA claims and non-Alert Line internal investigations.• Resolved significant California wage and hour class action lawsuits and developed updated wage and hour policies and practices for California plant. Created Power BI dashboards for tracking potential wage and hour violations based on timekeeping and payroll data.• Supported key HR, financial, and operational process and system improvements in Mexico plant to improve hiring processes and regulatory reporting required for maquiladoras.• Supported HR, Benefits, Finance, and IT in divesting UK-based processing equipment business.

Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Area

Support HR in developing and implementing policies and processes, including managing FMLA and ADA cases, conducting internal investigations, and training HR managers and supervisors on key regulatory requirements. Manage employment litigation and EEOC / HRC charges and investigations with support from outside counsel. Oversee Alert Line and internal investigations with a team of HR investigators. Provide labor and employment support for California, Mexico, and UK plants.• Supported the review and implementation of systems for GDPR compliance.• Implemented cloud-based system for SOX-compliant ethics hotline, with additional online reporting capabilities, access to employee policies, and updated HR processes and trainings for internal investigations.• Implemented new vacation, PTO, and leave policies for all locations, including California.• Implemented updated FCRA and 50-state compliant background check policy and processes.• Managed a cross-functional team from HR, HR Analytics, and Benefits to prepare and file EEO-1s and AAPs and respond to government audits.• Supported HR, Benefits, Finance, and IT in divesting Portland-based tank trailer business.• Reconstructed Legal Tracker to permit Legal Function to provide budget, forecast, and legal project management reports for financial transparency and alignment with strategic business goals.

Lafayette, Indiana

Managed global litigation and pre-litigation claims portfolio of 50-60 claims for US, UK, and Mexico-based operations, with support from outside counsel. Served as Corporate Representative in all mediations, arbitrations, and trials. Collaborated with and supported the HR, Benefits, Warranty, Quality, and EOHS functions in meeting compliance and regulatory requirements and implementing policy and process improvements.• Implemented new quarterly litigation reserves processes for reporting material claims to the Audit Committee and external auditors.• Completed post-acquisition integration of existing claims and claims management processes for $300M truck body business, with new plants in 5 states.• Support Tax & Treasury with maintaining multiple insurance towers for general liability and property insurance for primary and excess policies.• Advice and counsel for all legal and regulatory requirements of tank trailer business operating as a maquiladora in Queretaro, Mexico, and processing systems business based in the UK.• Drafted and revised employment and severance agreements, purchase agreements, vendor contracts, and other general business contracts.• Supported HR and Benefits in divesting airport tank refueling equipment business.• Created legal quarterly and annual budget processes for the Legal Team, with improved transparency on legal spend for the business units and corporate functions.

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Managed defense strategies in litigation involving employment, products liability, commercial, and insurance coverage claims. Supervised litigation portfolio of 40-60 cases annually, managing 10-15 associate, of counsel, and junior shareholder attorneys and 5-7 paralegals in multiple offices to complete all aspects of written discovery, depositions of fact and expert witnesses, settlement conferences, summary judgment, hearings, trials, and appeals.• Developed and managed a $1.8M book of business comprised of multi-national, national, and regional companies, with annual increases of 20-25% in business originations from 2013 to 2017.• Counseled and provided employee and manager training to multiple clients on federal and state labor and employment laws, including compliance with the FCRA, drug testing laws, the FMLA, ADA and other state leave laws, and state and federal anti-harassment, -discrimination, and -retaliation laws.• Drafted multiple appellate briefs in Indiana Court of Appeals, Indiana Supreme Court, Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and US Supreme Court. • Drafted and revised employment and severance agreements, purchase agreements, vendor contracts, and other general business contracts.

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Represented numerous Fortune 500 medical device and pharmaceutical drug manufacturers in state and federal courts across the US. Managed all phases of litigation, including written discovery, depositions of plaintiffs, fact witnesses, and treating physicians, and drafting of summary judgment and Daubert motions.

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Litigated diverse caseload involving product liability, employment, insurance defense and bad faith legal claims, including developing discovery strategy for MDL pharmaceutical litigation, taking and defending depositions of fact and expert witnesses, and managing all phases of discovery to prepare cases for trial.

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Activities and Societies: Ritter Award for Honor, Character, and Integrity, 2001; Lile Moot Court Competition, Semi-finalist and 1st Year.

Ba, Political Science/English