Designed and teach a highly experiential based business law practicum designed to create a bridge for law students to really understand issues businesses face each day, some with obvious legal implications and those with not-so-obvious legal overtones, and how they can and should apply their professional expertise to best meet business needs.

• General Counsel with oversight and responsibility for all legal issues impacting the company: Contracts, Supply Chain, Intellectual Property, Export/Import Control, Employment, Commercial Leases, Environmental, and Regulatory and Trade Compliance• Lead the creation, drafting, and negotiation of complex U.S. and international business agreements. Focused on problem resolution, risk mitigation, negotiation, contract dispute management, preservation of intellectual property, cultivating positive customer and supplier relationships, policy setting and implementation, training, and proposal activities. • Led the drafting and negotiation of a complex 30-year ($140M) commercial lease for portion of a public airfield and related airfield (FBO) operating agreement.

• Reporting to the Division President, lead the Contracts and Subcontracts organizations for the largest operating division of L-3 Communications, with annual revenue of $2.2B, providing innovative approaches/solutions to business and contracts issues for both U.S. government and international agreements.• Responsible for developing and implementing legal solutions for all types of contractual disputes (such as: warranty claims, supplier financial difficulties, delivery issues, non-conforming goods or services, contract interpretation issues) to include leveraging business/legal positions, renegotiation, and execution of settlement and release, where appropriate. • Personally design, draft, and negotiate numerous business agreements including complex domestic and international contracts, general purchase terms and conditions, licensing agreements, teaming agreements, and other customized agreements such as Letters of Intent and Memorandum of Agreements focused on protecting key business interests and furthering the objectives of the organization.• Responsible for identifying and resolving regulatory compliance matters.

• Reporting to the Division President, lead the Contracts and Subcontracts organizations for the largest operating division of L-3 Communications, with annual revenue of $2.2B, providing innovative approaches/solutions to business and contracts issues for both U.S. government and international agreements.• Personally design, draft, and negotiate numerous business agreements including complex domestic and international contracts, general purchase terms and conditions, licensing agreements, teaming agreements, and other customized agreements such as Letters of Intent and Memorandum of Agreements focused on protecting key business interests and furthering the objectives of the organization.• Completely redesigned and reestablished productive, talented, and dedicated team of contracts and subcontracts professionals. Personally continually train staff, including engineers and program managers all pragmatic aspects of Contract Law, including contract drafting, and Intellectual Property.

Adjunct professor for Contracts & Business Law for Summer 2011 and Spring 2013 terms.

• Lead the contracts organization for an operating division of Hamilton Sundstrand providing expertise in commercial and government contract and pricing strategies, negotiations, business strategies, export control, and resolving contractual, regulatory, and business issues.• Lead process, provide guidance and coordinate responses to interrogatories for product defect claims.• Collaborate with Hamilton Sundstrand legal counsel to develop strategies and resolve contractual dispute matters.• Provide expertise on Intellectual Property.• Draft teaming agreements ensuring compliance with anti-trust, domestic and international laws and regulations. • Developed standard contract terms and conditions and negotiation guidance.• Created standard for Limitation of Liability/Risk Mitigation analysis adopted by Hamilton Sundstrand.• Provide regulatory support on EU’s REACH requirements.• Established strong foundational infrastructure for a highly skilled and business savvy contracts department, including providing hands-on training, and development of key process tools.

• Developed wide range of commercial agreements for sale, licensing, distribution, and access of satellite and aerial imagery for both domestic and international customers. • Provided general legal support for contract law, employment law, export control, and Sarbanes Oxley compliance.• Worked closely with the procurement organization in the review, drafting, and negotiation of subcontracts for business infrastructure needs and purchase of a satellite. • Supported business managers in the pursuit and structure of both domestic and international deals, which included risk assessments, problem solving, drafting and negotiation of teaming agreements. • Ensured contract/subcontract compliance with Export Control laws, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and local regulatory requirements. • Advised senior management of contract rights and obligations and provided solutions to legacy contractual issues.

• Supervised and participated in pre-proposal activities, including defining strategies, proposal development, negotiation, modification, contract administration, and closeout on all F-16 fighter aircraft contracts world-wide. • Directed and develop Contract Administration function focused on enhancing unique skill sets of employees and overall contributions to the business, to include contract drafting, risk assessment, and problem solving. Management of staff included directing assignments, conducting performance evaluations, providing training and development. • Resolved defective pricing issues.• Assessed areas of risk; proposed and implemented contract/business solutions. Advised senior management of contract rights and obligations.• Established and chaired an Intellectual Property Council to control release and access to company proprietary information. • Developed and directed issuance of contract policies, procedures, methods. • Ensured contract administration activities complied with ISO 9000 standards. • Responsible for managing and resolving issues related to Berry Amendment compliance.

• Provided legal counsel on variety of issues involving government, commercial, and international contracts, compliance, export control, supplier bankruptcies, real estate, and labor relations issues. • Worked with outside legal counsel on defective pricing and export control issues. • Prepared and negotiated business agreements such as domestic and international commercial contracts, teaming agreements, licenses, and confidentiality (non-disclosure) agreements. • Consulted with executives on contractual rights and obligations, business recommendations, cash management considerations, and strategic assessments. • Established new Contracts and Pricing organization with a strong focus on operational effectiveness. • Drove a contracts and pricing organization focused on providing business leadership, organizational integration, and career development. • Ensured compliance with applicable regulations and alignment with company financial goals. • Oversaw operations planning for a $90 million business unit with responsibility for budgets and performance standards. Served as a key member of the senior leadership staff. • Directed contract proposal submittals in response to Requests for Proposals (RFPs) to ensure quality, cost viability, and conformance. • Negotiated and administered unusual and complex major government and international contracts. • Developed business strategies and solutions for complex contracting relationships and transactions including coordination with key suppliers. • Aligned contracts and pricing activities with subcontracts to ensure proper flow down of key terms and compliance with overall business strategy. • Supervised pre-proposal activities, proposal development, contract administration, and closeout.

pervised and participated in pre-proposal activities, including OCI screening, proposal development, negotiation, contract administration, and closeout on advanced radar programs, activities with universities and government research labs. • Consulted with executives on contractual rights and obligations, business recommendations, cash management considerations, and strategic assessments. • Evaluated intellectual property rights and potential commercial exploitation to support joint ventures and drafting terms for royalties and equity positions.

• Responsible for preparation, submission, and negotiation of contracts related to the JSTARS program. • “Go to” person for resolving contractual non-compliance issues and negotiation with customers focusing on mitigating impact to company. • Participated on corporate wide program related to enhancement of cash management throughout the contracting life cycle.