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Nashville, TN, US

Nashville, Tennessee, US

• Boon Legal is a business law firm built by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs.
• Built a law firm of entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs by leveraging a gap in the legal industry: lack of affordable legal services for the startup that need it the most in their early years. Profitable since inception.
• Introduced subscription-based and flat-fee legal services to remove barriers to client communication; adopted virtual, paperless office strategy to reduce overhead; leveraged prior business and technology experience to.
• Build relationships with clients, as member of their executive teams, while advising on strategies and goals to address business challenges and proactively mitigate risks and potential issues.
• Research, write, and speak publicly on issues affecting rapid growth of startups and small- and medium-sized businesses and the intentional crafting of culture in companies.

New York, NY, US

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Boon Partners was conceived to help entrepreneurs and small- and medium-sized businesses to succeed in an ever-changing environment. We consult with and coach entrepreneurs and small- and medium-sized business operators so they can become more effective, people-first leaders in order to create cultures of growth and empowerment in their organizations. Only.

23 U.S. Offices, OO

• Recruited by AmLaw 100 firm to serve clients in the areas of emerging companies, software and technology, data privacy and security, and protection of intellectual property.
• Conducted research and was consulted as in-house subject matter expertise in the legal aspects of artificial intelligence/machine learning and open source software technology licensing; authored and published multiple.
• Drafted documents for business planning and formation, capital raises, and mergers and acquisitions.
• Performed due diligence analysis for M&A deals and other business diligence matters.
• Researched and drafted (1) privacy policies and procedures for businesses, web-based and standalone applications, and cybersecurity and data compliance services; (2) vendor- and customer-friendly software licensing and.
• Led a team to evaluate new software tools for firm-wide adoption and the marketing of those tools to existing and prospective clients.

Nashville, Tennessee, US

• Grew a 3-year old dev shop from 8 to 27 persons in the Nashville-based project management and sales division, and, in the off-shore development division, from 37 to 154 persons while managing multiple concurrent.
• Created a PMO to institute PM best-practice processes and standards for software development teams, utilizing a hybrid PM process which merges agile, waterfall/CPM, and kanban methodologies to drive improvements which.
• Led the development of a proprietary project management software (combining time and task tracking with resource allocation capability via a team hub and integrated CRM) that resulted in a 135% increase in dev team.
• Spearheaded a special project aimed at positioning company to acquire equity in various companies and helped to build a subsidiary holding company for equity projects and internal IP.
• Designed, architected, and planned product cycle product cycle from concept-to-launch for largest project in company history – a $1.5M LMS platform designed to deliver DRM content to 22,000+ college students in the.
• Articulated project goals and scope; translated business needs into technical requirements; negotiated and prepared detailed work breakdown structures (WBS); and instilled a culture of shared accountability to achieve.

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• Within 8 weeks of hire, led team in development of a 5-year strategy plan and development road-map for second decade of America’s Army franchise resulting in 300% increase in annual project funding.
• Drafted best practices document for organization and followed through managing a team of more than 60 software developers while recruiting, hiring, and training key staff members.
• Collaborated with stakeholder groups across the organization and with government customers to ensure business and technology alignment to deliver solutions meeting defined specifications and goals.
• Ensured products met or exceeded client expectations by gathering feedback and requirements; communicating needed changes to development team; and overseeing seamless, high-quality, on-time/under-budget deployment.
• Developed deep understanding of business objectives of internal and external stakeholders, product architecture, and evangelized product vision to build trust and team buy-in by maintaining flexible and achievable.

Ventura, California, US

• Oversaw strategic planning, operations, and development to support company expansion resulting in 300% company growth in under 18 months.
• Recruited nearly 40 new employees/key personnel and vetted/contracted with multiple offshore outsourcing teams within a 5-week period to double development team to 90+ persons for a $12.5M project which the team.
• Assessed and aligned compensation packages to the market to attract highly qualified applicants; facilitated on-boarding sessions and training; conducted orientations of new team members; and held regular town-hall.
• Successfully negotiated complex, multimillion-dollar development, marketing, and distribution deals; drafted business documents; created cost and revenue projection models; managed multi-year product development.
• Evaluated business opportunities and industry trends to develop and implement strategies for long-term business growth while cultivating strong and sustainable organizational leadership.
• Fostered new business by cultivating relationships with existing and potential clients, licensors, development partners, key staff, and strategic partners.

US

• Designed and led the development of a first-of-its-kind product with a development budget of $500k and global sales estimated at over $53M.
• Designed and led the development of multiple concurrent projects.
• Helped to facilitate the expansion of the company by 400% in fewer than 3 years.

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Juris Doctor, Law

Bachelor, Technical Art & Design

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