Robert Mcwilliams Email & Phone Number

New York City Metropolitan Area

Sandwater Consulting is my expertise on a contract basis.I bring broad, global business experience to the creation of practical data privacy solutions. SELECTED SPECIALIZATIONS AND SERVICES: • General Data Protection Regulation—GDPR• California Consumer Privacy Act—CCPA• Global privacy compliance, including Asia and Latin America• Cross-border data transfer, including EU-US Privacy Shield certification• Privacy in K-12 and higher education—FERPA, COPPA, state laws• Privacy risk assessments; DPIAs/PIAs; Legitimate Interests Assessments• Privacy due diligence for investment decisions and M&A projects• Collaboration with marketing, product, and software teams to implement privacy solutions • External/virtual Data Protection Officer (DPO)• Public-facing privacy notices (aka statements, policies)• Privacy terms in vendor and client contracts; vendor risk management • Privacy governance—internal policies & procedures; communication & trainingCLIENTS: My clients have ranged from start-ups to large, global corporations, served directly and via other consultancies. Sectors include B2B information & analytics; pharmaceutical; ed tech; online health tools; law firms; and not-for-profits.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Assist clients with US and international privacy matters, including Privacy Notices and Data Protection Addendums (DPAs).

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Greater New York City Area

Author of "The Kiss of Sweet Scottish Rain: A Walk from Cape Wrath to the Solway Firth", Homebound Publications, May 2018 ("This is a book that inspires and it urges you to grab your boots and turn your face to the wind and set off into the Celtic twilight", CAMERON MCNEISH, hiker, author, and television presenter.)Author of “Taking a Hike”, a regular hiking column published in Fairfield County, CT, newspapers. Contributor to “A.T. Journeys”, the official magazine of the Appalachian Trail, and CTvisit.com. Guest on HAN Radio's "Radio Arts & Leisure" show (hiking chat).

Greater New York City Area

Definition of user requirements for macroeconomic database application; development of requirements through overseas software development team.

Greater New York City Area

(1) Define macroeconomic data application requirements through direct relationships with worldwide customers in financial institutions, academia, government and corporations. (2) Develop partnerships for JVs; product distribution; and applications integration. (3) Create content-based marketing campaigns; manage marketing message, materials and events.

Greater New York City Area

(1) Working with legal, product, data, and regional teams, developed pragmatic privacy compliance programs in the US, EU, Japan, and other markets. Selected achievements:- Comprehensive policies and procedures (“privacy handbooks”) for diverse TF businesses. - Clear privacy notices/statements for websites, marketing communications, products, etc.- Developed inventory of databases and data flows ("data map") containing personal information.- Supported Thomson’s Safe Harbor filing; maintained DPA registrations; in Germany, appointed and managed an external data protection officer. (2) Implemented programs and software tools to assist TF’s data collection teams to respect licenses, copyright, and other IP when using third-party data sources. Authored the “TF Content Code of Conduct”.

Greater New York City Area

(1) Co-founded FORMAS to provide strategy, marketing and all-round content expertise to information and related technology businesses operating in global markets. Clients came to include Thomson Corporation, LexisNexis, EIU, FT and Associated Press. (2) Led commercial due diligence exercise for LexisNexis’ acquisition of a Netherlands-based provider of patents information.

Greater New York City Area

Corporate & Media markets division. Develop new business areas outside Reuters core markets through partnerships and acquisitions. Undertake market research among Fortune 1000 companies; create new product business plans; perform due diligence on potential partners and acquisition targets.

Stamford, Ct

Management of financial data analyst teams in US and Canada sourcing and processing securities data (financial statements, bond T&Cs, corporate actions) for Reuters services. Rationalization of coverage and costs. Fast track production of key data sets.

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Market research for new financial information and news service to penetrate large domestic market. Build and sell business plan for necessary investment. Lead strategic M&A projects. Manage marketing and Customer Response Center teams. Interim GM for business with 300 customers and 78 staff.

Caracas, Venezuela

Direct marketing plans and activities for unit including Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and parts of the Caribbean. Build up local content and create low-cost services. Specify forex and bonds dealing system in co-operation with Colombian banks.

Greater New York City Area

Lead introduction of strategic new technologies and products to Reuters Latin America units.

Tokyo, Japan

Lead marketing team for Information Management Systems (software and hardware solutions for real-time data integration). Prepare proposals for major IMS sales. Migrate entire customer base to new products based on PCs, PC networks and datafeeds. Devise and implement new pricing model.

Hong Kong

Definition of market requirements for display of real-time data from Asia-Pacific stock and futures exchanges in a new generation of financial information products. Project management of resulting data projects, working with exchanges and internal software development teams.

London, United Kingdom

Build database for “Energy Graphics” service.