General advisor on safety topics across all business areas, including organizational safety, operational safety, workplace safety, and system safety.• Continuously guide executive team on safety strategy, narrative, state of art, and company safety risk profile; lead development of company safety narrative, posture, and investor rhetoric; and author recommended changes to business strategy and plans based on relevant safety standards and best practices.• Review and guide development of internal safety case, safety policies, best practices, processes, and procedures based on career expertise, industry standards, and state of safety art.• Connect company leadership to external safety and systems engineering subject matter expertise, talent, and tooling.• Guide leadership team on relevant safety standards and best practices, and author recommended changes to business strategy and plans.• Direct and review safety risk assessments and management plans, and advise or train staff engaged in those safety activities.• Periodically audit or assess safety case and safety initiatives based on development and commercial roadmaps, and develop findings-based or industry-based action plans.• Oversee and review investigation of and long term response to safety issues and incidents.

Advisor to CEO, COO, CTO, and General Counsel. Responsible for Safety Management System (SMS) and safety of operations, business processes, employees, and government interactions. Managed team of 20 staff.• Continuously improved safety culture, policy, and public posture in alignment with industry advancements, regulations, and best practices, and led executive-level improvements to company program and product plans.• Co-authored and implemented long term safety strategy, plans, and OKRs, and managed organizational (re)design, hiring, and multi-million dollar budget for the Enterprise Safety department and all sub teams.• Managed top-level safety reporting, policy, and risk management body, the Safety and Cyber Review Board (SCRB), and program-critical relationships with 3rd party vendors and assessors such as Edge Case Research and TÜV SÜD.• Responsible for safety issue and incident identification, response, investigation, and external reporting across all safety domains, and managed the executive-facing Enterprise Incident Response Program (EIRP).• Served as voting representative in industry groups such as the Autonomous Vehicle Safety Consortium (AVSC), external face to Motional’s primary business partners, and as key liaison to parent companies, and governmental authorities (such as NHTSA).• Directed the revision and release of Motional’s Voluntary Safety Self-Assessment (VSSA) and all other safety-related promotional efforts.• Led updates to Safety Case Framework, Safety Principles, Safety Performance Indicators (SPIs), and safety requirements lifecycle based on tailored applications of standards such as UL4600, ISO 26262, ISO 21448• Designed and managed execution-focused safety efforts, including operational compliance, ops safety training, and workplace safety assurance

Profoundly expanded safety department to cover more safety disciplines, and led design/implementation of SMS• Led expansion of safety function to include Operational Safety, Organizational Safety (SMS), Workplace Safety, AV Safety Training, Document & Record Control Management (DCRM), Safety Policy, and Commercial Safety Engagements teams.• Design and review internal launch readiness reports, serve on the launch documentation governance committee, and facilitate executive risk-informed launch decisions at the Safety and Cybersecurity Review Board (SCRB).• Designed and implemented novel Safety Management System, and established executive-level safety risk and policy body, the Safety and Cyber Review Board (SCRB).• Co-authored commercial safety assessment processes with safety leaders at Lyft and Uber, served as voting representative at the Autonomous Vehicle Safety Consortium (AVSC) and MITRE’s SMS Forum, and led engagement with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).• Developed bespoke safety incident response, reporting, and assessment policies and processes with commercial partners.

Dedicated TPM for Product/System Safety Engineering and Functional Safety Manager (FSM) per ISO 26262; led vision, strategy, and organizational redesign efforts for department• Designed and led department-wide OKR, budget, and resource planning activities in concert with safety leadership and cross-functional leaders, and managed the Safety Process, Functional Safety (FuSa), Safety of the Intended Functionality (SOTIF) sub teams, Workplace Safety, and Operational Safety functions.• Oversaw development of next-gen system design and safety requirements, and implemented improvements to bespoke Autonomous Vehicle Safety Development Lifecycle (AVSDL)• Liaised with Technical Program Management and strategy functions to ensure accurate and proactive program- and enterprise-level planning, reporting, and risk management.• Expanded and managed safety incident response and safety concern reporting programs, and implemented safety change management, safety requirement lifecycle, and safety risk management processes across Product Development Process (PDP).• Established new Safety Performance Indicator (SPI) approach, and oversaw development and execution of UL4600 safety case argument and lifecycle.

Planned transition of self-driving’s first and industry-leading Safety Management System (SMS) and Operational Safety teams to Aurora during ATG acquisition and integration, and led ODD, OD, and Safety Risk Management development.• Defined and implemented Operational Configuration Management throughout development lifecycle, from initial product definition to final operational deployment, and formulated Operational Design Domain (ODD) and Operational Domain (OD) concepts and schema language that were adopted by across Product, Safety, Systems Engineering, and Operations.• Designed and built Safety Risk Management with emphasis on safety risk and hazard identification, matrix, registry, and implemented integrated risk management processes across legal and policy teams.• Assigned and implemented safety controls throughout autonomy scope, product MVP, and operational roadmap, and developed system integration and release engineering protocols that facilitated safety issue and control mgmt.• Managed proposal, assessment, implementation, and oversight of changes to all autonomy capabilities, vehicle platforms, hardware, firmware, and operational concepts with safety impact via novel configuration and change management processes.

Safety Risk Management and Assurance leader for industry-leading Safety Management System (SMS)• Led executive-level integrated risk decision framework and body (Joint Action Group), and implemented asynchronous integrated risk decision processes and subcommittees that pulled from Policy, Legal, EHS, Product, Safety, technical teams, and operations.• Designed and implemented the change management system for the Safety department, and oversaw proposal, risk assessment, and implementation of all changes to ATG's safety controls.• Introduced concept of Operational Domain (OD) to the AV industry, and accelerated technical development via implementation of ATG's bespoke concept of Operational Configuration.• Developed agile program and project management processes/tooling for the entire Safety department.

Developed industry-leading change management and technical education for safety, engineering, and operations staff• Managed ATG's continuous education program and personnel - work that was included in the AVSC’s first set of best practices on AV operator training (AVSC00001201911)• Led education strategy to ensure that learning initiatives supported ambitious operational expansion and safety objectives or standards according to the specific learner subgroup.• Created training plans, curricula, materials, and collateral based on input from subject matter experts, industry best practices, and extensive research.• Delivered and facilitated educational initiatives using proven learning strategies and pedagogical methods.

Designed and launched ATG's first continuous education program for testing personnel, withemphasis on deep understanding of the software stack, hardware kit, and development lifecycleDesigned and implemented training programs for ATG's operational expansion to Tempe, SanFrancisco, Toronto, and other sitesFacilitated recruiting efforts for training, management, and testing personnel in all sites

Managed shifts of +20 self-driving vehicle testing personnel during public road missionsTriaged and addressed software, hardware, firmware, and ride-hailing issues in support of publicroad testingOversaw, documented, and reported emergency situations on public roadsCoordinated vehicle assignments and personnel schedules

Operated, troubleshot, and debugged prototype AVs during field testing as both pilot and copilot, requiring advanced manual driving skills and deep understanding of the AV stack and capabilities.

Directed and administered the firm’s current major legaltech software switch. Assisted on custodial legal tasks and provided general technical advice.

Worked on a small team to write user-facing code for Google Shopping, in a proprietary language that took elements from Python and HTML and required frequent command-line interface. Involved deep research and analysis of multiple data sources, technical writing, communication with engineers to improve and develop current and future tools, multiple-levels of peer review, and continuous cross-team communication.

Reviewed, drafted, and submitted work visas and immigrant visas on behalf of clients. Communicated and deliberated with clients with help from firm attorneys, paralegals, and staff.

Wrote, developed, and administered marketing strategies, market research, and product testing. Negotiated product changes with technical lead and team based on user research. Managed, created content for, and advertised social media sites and blog. Advised founders on branding and fundraising strategy, and tracked all efforts in both areas.

Reviewed and processed real estate licenses – individually and in collaboration with other clerks. Stewarded and added to a database of legal and financial information.

Collaborated with clerks and paralegals on the proofing and data entry of legal documents. Managed and built a database of recently‐digitized documents. Coordinated with employees of Westinghouse and of a large Washington, DC law firm.

Managed daily and long-term constituent issues; conducted and improved secretarial tasks. Researched and wrote successful legislation in coordination with staffers and affiliated groups. Advertised, managed, and attended District 7 events and wrote related press releases. Organized the July 2011 Heth’s Run Cleanup project with local and environmental groups. Provided strategic and practical political advice to the District 7 Councilman with other staffers.

Created strategies for attracting readers, with reference to Facebook Insights and Google Insights. Advertised the site and its mission on social media websites and social news websites. Fostered content and advertising partnerships with websites of similar interests and goals. Produced bi-weekly staff articles and weekly site content digests to be sent to subscribers.