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I am best when the stakes are high. I use skills honed in legal practice along with a prospective, solution-oriented approach to make meaningful impact across organizations. I have deep experience in the maritime industry where the stakes are high every day. I’ve led organizations through crisis, executed on strategic opportunities, and been the steady hand when everything is on the line. I have excelled being a “connector” across organizations, building synergies between departments and various stakeholders. And I thrive when the expectation is that everyone rolls-up their sleeves and gets their hands dirty. I have built strong teams and transformed departments into proactive, forward-looking, cross-functional teams. My breadth of understanding has allowed me to support a wide variety of initiatives from HR, IT, Sales, Compliance, Operations, Risk, and Finance. I’ve successfully led multiple litigation teams through “bet-the-company” lawsuits, overseen successful compliance programs in complex, heavily regulated industries, and provided legal leadership on major sales and acquisitions. I’ve been lucky to work for companies that allow me to take care of people first—the results follow every time. I have led safety and claims departments, each time leading to significant improvements— leading to improved safety results, routinely reducing costs by double digit percentages year over year, and, most importantly, developing teams that respond compassionately when employees need it most. My work has improved risk management programs, employee health and safety, and employee retention and morale. Areas of Expertise: litigation, operations, claims, health and safety, compliance, M&A, sales, HR, IT, project management, change management, casualty response, investigation, contract negotiation, crisis management, strategic planning, and communication.

Listed skills include Legal Advice, Maritime Law, Litigation, Legal Writing, and 16 others.