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Cottage Grove, Mn, Us

Chattanooga, Tn, Us

Service and Procurement Agreements. Negotiates, drafts and reviews Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (“EPC”) agreements, Non-Disclosure and Confidentiality agreements, Letters of Intent, Notices to Proceed, Subcontractor agreements with various owners, customers, and vendors.Corporate Compliance. Oversees company-wide compliance programs such as licensing and permits.Mergers & Acquisitions. Provides guidance, implementation and oversite on structuring of business entities, including joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, and subcontracting/teaming arrangements.  Human Resources. Provides guidance, direction, education and coordination of Human Resource activities for field locations; develops and delivers training programs as needed, provides guidance and direction with applicable State and Federal laws; collaborates with Corporate Human Resources on recommendations to improve efficiency, reduce costs, minimize risk and reinforce company objectives. Litigation. Conducts, negotiates, and oversees litigation, including breach of contract actions, negligence claims, arbitrations, mediations, collections, general liability, auto and workers’ compensation claims and coordinates with outside counsel as needed.

Chattanooga, Tn, Us

Strategic Relationships. Key adviser for numerous strategic initiatives, point of contact with clients and vendors, including outside counsel, property management relationships, and other new revenue sources. Service and Procurement Agreements. Negotiated, drafted and reviewed security services agreements and managed business and legal relationships with all large to midsize customers. Distributed technology services agreements and negotiated procurement agreements with outside vendors. Executive member of legal and business team responsible for growing additional technology services division. Human Resources. Executive manager of 5,000+ employees (which began with 2,500+ and doubled in size during my tenure). Oversaw all human resources functions, including benefits and compensation, recruiting, applicant tracking, AAP program, EEOC claims including, EEO-1 and Vets 100 reporting, arbitrations, grievances, H&W, licensing, training, and mentoring of human resources personnel. Corporate Compliance. Oversaw company-wide compliance programs such as ISO 9001 certification; compliance with various legal requirements such as HIPPA, FCRA, FLSA, FMLA, ADAA, AAP, FAR, SCA, in addition to licensing, permits, data retention, and privacy and security. Conducted on and off site audits to evaluate compliance and identify potential risks and best practices. Litigation. Conducted, negotiated, and oversaw litigation, including EEOC investigations, labor and employment issues, arbitrations, grievances and other union-related matters, collections, bankruptcy, preferences actions, general liability and workers’ compensation claims.Project Management. Served as project manager for successful implementation, execution, monitoring, and closure of company-wide transition to new operating system. Team Member of project to transition company to new applicant tracking system. Project Manager for company-wide transition to electronic contract management system.

Chattanooga, Tn, Us

General Corporate Law. Began representing company when it was a public entity and was a member of the team that restructured the organization to a private entity. Advised company on commercial transactions and contracts, formation and structuring of business entities and joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, executive compensation, employment contracts, restricted stock plans and agreements, banking and finance, corporate law, and private and public securities. Service and Procurement Agreements. Negotiated service agreements and managed business and legal relationships with all customers. Responsible for full contract life cycle in addition to negotiating procurement agreements with outside vendors. Human Resources. Advised the organization on all matters related to human resources, including benefits and compensation, recruiting, applicant tracking, AAP program, EEOC claims, licensing, training, and mentoring of human resources personnel. Corporate Compliance. Oversaw company-wide compliance programs such as HIPPA, FCRA, FLSA, FMLA, ADAA, in addition to licensing, permits, data retention, and privacy and security. Litigation. Conducting, negotiating, and overseeing all aspects of litigation including EEOC investigations, labor and employment issues, collections, bankruptcy, and preferences actions.Intellectual Property. Provided counsel on various intellectual property matters including licensing and protection of intellectual property and prosecution of trademarks. Worked with outside counsel and led the project to obtain patent pending registration. Other Responsibilities. Experience with international service agreements and licensing.

Juris Doctorate, Law

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Accounting