Secretary & General Counsel
Aisenstein & Gordon, Inc.
• Negotiated lines of credit and loan terms with lenders, IT contracts and license agreements, and real estate, computer, truck and equipment leases. • Oversaw design and expansion of new distribution / office facility. • Supervised selection and installation of new IT systems. • Reviewed and approved all significant expenditures, customer and vendor agreements, hiring and firing of personnel. • Evaluated rights and potential liabilities in all legal disputes. • Managed outside counsel. • Assisted outside counsel and third party administrators in design and administration of defined contribution profit sharing, §401(k), self-insured health and §125 plans. • Selected and oversaw profit sharing plan investment managers. • Managed difficult collection accounts. • Protected company’s rights in customer bankruptcy cases, including defense of preference actions and service on creditors’ committee. • Negotiated and administered property, liability and credit insurance contracts. • Instituted and oversaw employee evaluation program. • Developed and implemented plan reducing number of full time employees by using part time and temporary workers. • Developed and implemented policies for vacation, sick and personal days, in compliance with Family and Medical Leave Act. • Administered employee discipline processes.