Legal specialist, business partner and key advisor to senior executives on all aspects of general corporate, commercial and compliance matters for this privately-held industry leader in sustainable manufacturing serving the automotive and industrial aftermarket sectors. - M&A: 15 acquisitions, including 4 platform investments, across the US, Spain, Italy, Germany, Denmark & Poland. - P/E sale process support: Genstar Capital in 2018 and Clearlake Capital in 2022.

Functional lead and senior business member for Valves & Controls, a $1.8B global segment supporting the Energy, Process and Water industries with engineered products, services and solutions. Responsible for: commercial law and trade compliance functions; IP portfolio; M&A support; JV operations; budgets and management of outside counsel; and implementation of corporate policies, compliance programs and risk management processes.Recognized accomplishments: - direct relationship development with owners/operators, EPCs, integrators and key suppliers;- restructuring and divestiture activities across Americas and EU; - redesigned contracting processes, tools and training programs for improved business performance; - tax efficient supply chain modeling (TESCM); - legal spend reduction >10% y-o-y through revised business process outsourcing; - risk mitigation for commercial and labor disputes; and - enabling shareholder value realization via the $3.15B acquisition by Emerson Electric.

Managing lawyer for the Global Oil and Gas business unit as well as North American counsel supporting the Power, Process and Water business units. Responsible for: commercial and transactional matters; M&A integration; manufacturing advisories / recalls; FCPA Compliance Program roll-out; and support for product R&D, global marketing and centralized information technology work.Recognized accomplishments:- contributed line-of-business legal support for the spin-off from TYC and $4.9B merger with Pentair plc;- Business Development / Sales Excellence Awards for the unit's most strategic frame agreements;- implemented risk-based, multi-functional contracting processes and tools to increase productivity; - participated in the development and implementation of TYC’s lauded FCPA compliance program; and- managed technology transfers and licensing for hardware and software design and manufacturing.

Lead attorney for Digital Video Solutions, a $2.8B business unit providing hardware and software technologies for cable system operators.- represented MOT in its high-profile JVs with Comcast purposed for Conditional Access (CA) technology development and licensing activities across the cable industry and content providers; and- supported Application Programming Interface (API) activity, Digital Rights Management (DRM), the OpenCable Application Platform (OCAP) and End-User Licensing Agreements (EULA).

Represented this global satellite communications company working with sophisticated commercial customers and US Government for video, enterprise data and communications services. - supported front line revenue and supply chain initiatives; - handled strategic technology development agreements including co-development and licensing;- work-stream lead for CRM software deployment and contract life cycle management; and- managed M&A integration activity including lead role for the acquisition of Verestar in Chapter 11 proceedings and the subsequent auction and divestiture of a teleport and its terrestrial network.

Counsel for the business strategy team responsible for negotiating corporate-wide, strategic sourcing agreements via procurement auctions, teaming arrangements and contract manufacturing. - negotiated material agreements for commodities, services and subcontracted technologies;- supported B2B e-commerce and business process outsourcing (BPO) initiatives; and- participated in the LM Council for Corporate Procurement regarding template development and FAR / DFAR / NASA regulation flow-downs into the supply chain.

Supported the operating and construction budgets and requirements for commercial paper, bonds and rates for this municipally-owned utility. Participated in finance support for the South Texas Nuclear Project.