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International experienced General Counsel primarily in the manufacturing and service industries with extensive experience leading and contributing to Commercial Transactions, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate, Energy, Human Resources, Environmental and Safety, Insurance and Claims, Regulatory and Permitting, and winning Litigation strategies. Proven methods to implement processes and procedures that increase both speed and quality of legal services worldwide. Driven to help team members reach their full potential, while providing "best in class" legal support. In addition to managing budgets, I always search for ways to dramatically reduce costs or increase profitability through cross-functional management of insured claims, workers’ compensation, import/export activities, trade compliance and governmental incentives. At Graham Packaging, my team and I generated over $6.0 million in recurring annual savings by improving workers' compensation and trade compliance activities - and that was the “tip of the iceberg”!. I treat legal as a service to, and in support of, the business, which leads to good relationships, much higher levels of compliance, and early intervention opportunities when mistakes do occur. I always encourage “outside the box” thinking for difficult situations – there is a solution – it just has to be found. In addition to legal services, I also have extensive experience with leading and managing the government relations, facilities, energy, real estate, human resources and environment, health & safety functions. My principal talents are in leadership (creating and driving great teams), commercial transactions and litigation strategies. I bring a professional, yet comfortable demeanor to not only internal clients, but also in meeting directly with customers and vendors. I am particularly comfortable under pressure or when there is a crisis – following the adage that a good situation can be made better and a bad situation can be ‘less bad’.