Multi-lingual founder and leader of three in-house legal departments. Successfully navigated sophisticated multi-national scaling organizations through legal issues along the growth curve. Experienced with organizations in the automotive, manufacturing, and new/renewable energy sectors and implementing manufacturing efficiency processes into the legal function. Directed global and regional legal work with a focus on U.S. and Latin America (particularly Mexico). Led on project finance, EPC contracting, litigation, sales, procurement, logistics, plant operations, code of conduct/compliance, real estate, and other issues. Experienced in the establishment of legal department operational fundamentals (such as processes, procedures, and metrics), establishing a winning business results-focused legal department culture, the implementation and integration of technology into legal work, the facilitation of process-oriented communication and decision-making between legal and business functions, and the selection and development of exceptional in-house and external legal professionals. Committed to developing operational and cost accountability within the legal department and to the organization while also establishing cohesive communication between legal professionals and non-lawyers regarding mitigating organizational risk. Focused on using the legal department as a contributor to EBIT. Beyond legal, led on matters such as COVID response and other crisis management, insurance claims and placement, real estate acquisitions / divestitures, management / tailoring of the organization’s defined benefit and contribution funds, and other strategic directional matters for the organization.My commitment to business advocacy focuses on working productively and proactively in a cross-functional team environment with lawyers and non-lawyers alike. This approach allows me to facilitate productive interactions with customers, suppliers, and, typically, even adversaries. At the same time, I am also able to recognize when being a zealous and tenacious advocate is more likely to result in helping the organization achieve its goals. My demonstrated track record involves not only reducing the organization’s legal risk but also facilitating profitable organizational development along the growth curve and making the legal department a demonstrable contributor to its positive financial results.