Passionately responsible for establishing global HR Compliance/employee relations best practices that encourage cooperative working relationships, ensure fair and consistent treatment of all employees, and assists in confidentially and objectively resolving conflicts in order to foster an optimal work environment. Includes mitigation of legal risk by ensuring HR policies and processes are legally compliant and that employees understand and model appropriate behaviors in order to support a positive, productive work environment and SAP's overarching corporate values.

Focused on establishing global adherence to People Principles with the goal of building employee trust and engagement. Collaborating closely with HR, Compliance, Corporate Audit,, the Ombuds Office and Legal to implement an innovative practice that supports a healthy work environment of constructive and cooperative relationships to maximize employee commitment and engagement.

Conducting corporate investigations of potential violations of law and company policy (fraud, harassment, discrimination, retaliation); receiving, responding to, and tracking inquiries, requests, disclosures, and complaints alleging policy violations under the Code of Business Conduct, Anti-Harassment, Non-Discrimination, and other company policies and laws; drafting regular reports to senior management. Recommending and implementing process or policy improvements. Managing government reporting; collaborating with IT and Human Resources to prepare and file annual EEO-1, VETS-100 filings, and managing OFCCP audits. Strong collaborative relationship with HR in providing consultation and training on employee relations.

SAP acquired Business Objects - Dec. 2007. Current role with SAP Global Legal reports directly to the BOBJ division General Counsel. Responsibilities include management of post merger integration (apx 59 legal entities); assisting Global Compliance Office with complex investigations including discrimination, harassment, and conflicts of interest; and management of merger and acquisition and related projects.

-Responsible for management of all legal aspects of mergers and acquisitions (apx 1-2 per quarter) including coordination of diligence collection and review, management meetings, document drafting/fact checking, Hart-Scott Rodino/foreign regulatory filings, disclosure schedules and post merger integration. -Responsible for streamlining M&A process and developing tools for improving process with teams throughout company including research and implementation of online diligence solution to better facilitate worldwide diligence team; -Responsible for reviewing historic post merger legal integration process and initial development of improved process; Responsible for worldwide legal budget and tracking of actual vs. budget spend; including streamlining invoice payment process; - Responsible for review of historic process for establishing new legal entities and implementing improved process; including streamlining of worldwide signatories, directors and officers; - Additional experience include SEC filings (10K, 10Q, 8K, S-3, S-4) including related diligence and document review; review of press releases and marketing materials, review of materials and coordination of time sensitive deadlines for quarterly earnings announcements, development and management of board book process, and management of all elements related to litigation including interviews, assisting outside counsel with third party subpoenas, class action lawsuit, and SEC investigation.This position required extreme flexibility, an ability to see the “big picture” and quickly determine the most expedient and efficient means of attaining such. The position also required active and efficient communication with colleagues and counsel around the world and an ability to easily adjust to individual needs and feedback.

Responsible for overseeing internal legal aspects of initial public offering including coordination of presentations and diligence with outside counsel, bankers, and printer together with coordination of internal steps with finance, investor relations, and marketing. Responsible for research of Sarbanes Oxley reform proposals and effects on current corporate governance processes. Responsible for internal legal research, coordination of information from various teams, and review of SEC filings including Forms 10Q and 10K. Solely responsible for internal coordination and management of acquisition and merger with Business Objects including diligence, agreement, and related schedules – this project was coordinated in tandem with the IPO project.

Solely responsible for domestic and international corporate governance of 15 legal entities including registration of directors and officers, maintenance of minute books, annual meetings, and quarterly board presentations, development of entity “fact sheets” and legal entity chart. Solely responsible for organization and management of due diligence for five (5) mergers and acquisitions including document review assignment and collection, internal interviews, and coordination of external material collection. Co-managed legal aspects of Seagate Technology “privatization”. Additional responsibilities include department budget, office supplies, computer equipment, development of department intranet website, management of temporary staff, development of on-line contracts management database including worldwide training, and filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission such as Form S-4, Form 10-Q and Form 10-K.