Oversee all day-to-day operations and business development activities for a fertilizer manufacturing company engaged in commercializing alternatives to petrochemical-based solutions for plant nutrition. Manage day-to-day operations for a complex chemical manufacturing plant with more than 9 products in 6 packaging sizes (retail and bulk), and over 70 organic and inorganic ingredients sourced from around the world, including perishables and hazardous materials. - Developed a business plan and raised equity-backed capital from private investors.- Generated new leads and closed sales with an 80% retention rate, ranging from retail consumers to distributors and commercial-scale end-users in the U.S. and Canada. - Responsible for operational finances including direct management of cashflow, material purchasing, short and long-term debt instruments, vendor credit accounts, payroll, and equipment procurement.- Lead teams of employees and contract workers to manufacture products, fulfill orders, maintain facilities, service customers, execute marketing strategies, and pursue grant funding.- Establish and implement workplace safety procedures in compliance with State and Federal regulations, passing multiple municipal inspections and having zero incidents.- Implement new products and processes into operations in coordination with R&D personnel.- Built and published a company website with ecommerce functionality which is currently handling hundreds of visitors per day and generating four to five figures in monthly revenue.- Manage intellectual property and contractual disputes with vendors and competitors.- Negotiate regulatory clearance to sell unrecognized fertilizer products in more than 5 States, which required understanding the regulations in each state and making arguments to regulators about why the company’s products should receive clearance.

Diverse solo practice assisting clients with contract drafting and negotiation, intellectual property strategy and acquisition, regulatory compliance, and establishing sound corporate governance. - Drafted and negotiated a custom product development and manufacture contract, and a trade secret protection strategy for a chemical manufacturer’s formulae and physical location.- Successfully negotiated intellectual property licensing and acquisition agreements between a national yacht brokerage advertising firm and a publicly traded company.- Created policy manuals, employment agreements, and service contracts for licensed mental health clinicians. I also advised on HIPPA and workplace standards compliance.

Associate Attorney for a construction litigation firm focused on representing general contractors in construction contract negotiations and disputes with private and public entities. - Second-chair to managing partner for a civil lawsuit against a government entity with the potential for a seven-figure judgment. Conducted site visits and collected evidence with technical expert witnesses. Directly involved in developing case theory and strategy with experts and other attorneys. Coordinated with attorneys for two other sub-contractors and two insurance carriers.- Managed contract disputes from pre-litigation through to civil proceedings in Washington State Superior Courts. Cases required development of evidence, drafting of motions and briefs, interfacing directly with clients, witnesses, and experts, and appearing in court.

Contract Associate for a Social Security Disability appeals practice, drafting appellate briefs in U.S. Federal District Courts on behalf of claimants who receive an unfavorable decision from the Social Security Administration.- Drafted over 35 administrative proceeding appeal briefs filed in federal district court. Required analysis of medical records, medical professional opinions, prior administrative decisions, legal research and writing, and an understanding of the impact of medical diagnoses on the ability to work.- 85% of the briefs filed resulted in a finding of reversible error or stipulated remand.

Working with internationally licensed patent attorneys to counsel clients on intellectual property prosecution, protection, infringement, and monetization matters. Promoted from Intern to Associate upon graduation from law school.- Developed technical claim charts documenting third party infringement of patent claims. - Negotiated, and closed five to seven figure patent portfolio monetization transactions on behalf of international patent holders, including Global 500 companies in Asia.- Filed and prosecuted Trademark applications before the USPTO on behalf of international clients. - Conducted pre-litigation investigations for intellectual property infringement lawsuits and facilitated the relationship between international clients and local litigation counsel once suit was filed. - Created and delivered presentations on U.S. intellectual property topics to companies in Japan and Southeast Asia, universities in Thailand, and new firm staff.- Traveled with the managing partner to develop new business in the U.S. and Asia.

Collaborated with the Executives to develop comprehensive training materials for new professionals on several topics related to the legal profession. I performed research on the topics and drafted all seminar materials.

I worked in the TJSL Small Business Law Center and was assigned several clients throughout the semester whose legal needs included prosecution of trademark applications before the USPTO. I actively communicated with clients, drafted their trademark applications and was responsible for any further interactions with the USPTO necessary to receive a registered trademark.

Performed research for Professor Brenda Simon on topics related to patentability in the chemical and life science field.

Clerk duties for a Seattle Civil Litigation Law Firm. Including: entering attorney billables, document filing, and moderate use of legal accounting software.

University accredited internship through The Washington Center at a D.C. area lobbying firm. I performed research specific to the lobbying process, monitored legislation specific to clients, wrote statements about bills, attended Congressional hearings and worked directly with Congressional offices about client specific legislation.

Elected executive position tasked with oversight of chapter operations, recruitment, member development, officer goals and performance, alumni relations, chapter budget, tenant and employee contracts, and capital improvements.

Member of the Globalization team under the Developer Division. I worked with Team Foundation Server and Visual Studio Team System to create bug reports for the team. I then wrote an instruction manual for the team on how to use Team Foundation Server and help them create reports after my internship concluded. I also used Windows Presentation Foundation, Microsoft Visual Studio and Microsoft Expression Studio to create a training application for developers using UTF-8 formatting. The application was later used by the team for internal developer training seminars.