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Newark, California, Us

• Functional Chief Patent Counsel serving as the direct line of communication between Legal and clients at all levels within Lucid Motors for issues related to patents.• Supported the drafting, validation, and compliance of 5 separate privacy statements to ensure compliance with CPRA and PDPL (Saudi Arabia).• Updated 3 templated Data Processing Agreements to support and streamline local versus global procurement efforts.• Manages monthly patent committee meetings.• Manages and develops multi-million dollar patent budget for Lucid Motors.• Developed and rolled out company-wide intranet portal to deliver information on Intellectual Property as well as automate the invention intake process.• Review the privacy and data portions of 100+ procurement engagements.• Provides dotted-line support to the Compliance organization. Developed the Conflicts of Interest online portal system for intake of employee COI forms.

Tempe, Az, Us

• Developed and taught an end-to-end class to simulate acting as counsel for a small technology/manufacturing company.• Frequent guest lecturer in the Patent Prosecution and Patent Drafting classes.

Scottsdale, Arizona, Us

• Supported the diligence and negotiation/drafting efforts towards a $200M capital raise.• Provide legal advice with respect to compliance Privacy and Data Security laws and regulations (including CCPA/CPRA) – including the complete redraft of the company’s Privacy Policy to be in line with GDPR requirements.• Drafted data processing agreements to support international expansion efforts into four different countries.• Draft and negotiate direct and indirect procurement from third party vendors.• Organized a 50+ patents into the company’s first patent marking statement.• Developed and implemented a playbook for social media usage (third party likeness and names, brand usage, and contests).

Riyadh, Sa

• Expatriate (MEA) assignment for major multinational leading negotiations for the technology licenses for the $10B+ oil-to-chemicals initiative.

Cleveland, Oh, Us

• Functional Chief Patent Counsel for Sherwin-Williams’ largest ($10B+) commercial unit.• Performed IP diligence for the $17B+ merger between Sherwin-Williams and Valspar.• Initiated culture of open-innovation in which a Supplier Innovation program in which rapid Joint Development projects were rolled out with Sherwin-Williams’ top 3 suppliers.• Managed a group of one attorney and one paralegal.

Chicago, Il, Us

• Performed IP diligence for the $50B merger between Kraft and Heinz.• Management and development of the KraftHeinz patent budget using zero-based-budgeting principles.• Evaluated third-party technologies for licensing and joint development deals.• Managed a group of two attorneys and one paralegal.

Racine, Wi, Us

• Direct legal support to the North American procurement function, including the rollout of preferred payment terms, supplier financing, rebating, and supplier warehousing to save over $10M in one fiscal year.• Negotiated supply, toll manufacturing, XaaS, transportation, warehousing, logistics and other direct/indirect procurement agreement.• Supported the IP diligence for the acquisition of the Caldrea and Mrs. Meyers businesses.• Developed and implemented company-wide training modules for patentability that was delivered to 300+ R&D and Marketing staff.• Managed the patent portfolio of 100+ patents for Scrubbing Bubbles, Windex, and Ziploc.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

• Prepared 30+ original patent applications.

J.D., Law

M.S., Chemical Engineering

B.S., Chemical Engineering