Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) driving the operations and re-imagining the evolution of a new data privacy program, from process to policies; connect with internal stakeholders to facilitate enterprise-wide process improvement, including data inventory and data subject access requests; mature program from single to multi-jurisdictional effort.Key Result: Led cross-functional team to successful completion of its first data access rights requests; evolved program to execute double growth the second year and exponential growth the following year.

As a senior legal advisor, I supported internal clients in risk assessment, legal analysis and advice, and transactional work product. As a critical thinker and writer, I produced contracts, policies, and laws. I provided leadership in process improvement, both for my own team and collaboratively across my work environment.Key Result: Negotiated and executed multi-agency agreement to collaboratively expand fiber optic network throughout Arvada, including to schools and fire stations.

Outsourced general counsel to local businesses and residents; provided strategic business advice; risk assessment and mitigation; compliance analysis and transactional services; negotiated and litigated civil matters; managed all internal business decisions, staff and external services.Key Result: Drafted master and sub agreement templates for IT entities with custom data protections.

Passionate advocate for strategic partner of national lands in Colorado; developed donor base and grant opportunities; collaborated with synergistic entities to direct charitable contributions and volunteer energies to ensure preservation of and community access to public land.Key Result: Planned annual community fundraising event for reforesting of national campground.

Strategic civil litigation attorney focused on contracts, construction and real estate, employment law, plaintiff and defense personal injury and appellate work in county, district and appellate state courts.Key Result: Top billing associate with negotiated litigation settlement rate in the high 90’s percentile.

Analytical business and compliance manager responsible for budget justification reports; ensured contracts and IT systems were compliant with applicable laws and policies with focus areas including budget, privacy and security. Key Result: Cultivated new role in budget, privacy and security compliance in response to changing requirements and resulting in team continuing to receive its funding.

Prosecuted drug, immigration and violent crimes; researched and prepared legal briefs.

Criminal Division, Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section Detail: Provided counsel on high-tech issues; enhanced the investigation and prosecution of cyber cases; developed domestic and international guidance on IT policy.

Office of the Chief Information OfficerCreated and implemented privacy policy and procedures while fostering staff collaboration and generating stakeholder support; executed strategic and operational directives.Key Result: Developed strategic and operational privacy guidance across the Department of Justice.

Researched legal issues and wrote memoranda for the Government and Legal Affairs Division for the association that produces the CES conference.

Produced collaborative research for white papers regarding national security issues and the protection of the nation’s critical resources in the context of law, policy and economics.

Wireline Competition Bureau: Contributed research, writing and editorial assistance to the Competition Policy Division; evaluated applications and the 2002 Biennial Review of telecommunications regulations.

Provided policy support to the High Tech Task Force, including writing policy memoranda and briefings for senators; researched legal and factual issues to develop policy.

Rep. Tom Davis (VA/11): Researched prospective state and federal technology legislation to nurture constituency concerns; prepared memoranda to guide legal and policy issues.

Participated in advisory briefings and attended hearings on Capitol Hill; represented entity before industry organizations; researched impending state and federal policy issues for proactive action.

Prepared memoranda in anticipation of litigation; researched antitrust and consumer protection issues; assisted the division responsible for responding to all consumer complaints.

Cultivated public, client and funder relations; administrative support.

Engaged in public relations, marketing, development, acting, event management, fostering long-term relationships with supporters; full-time travel.