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Midland Park, NJ, US

New York, NY, US

• Lead a team of 7 Contract Specialists to draft, negotiate, and execute contracts across IT, Clinical, and Corporate Services, supporting cross-functional Strategic Sourcing teams.
• Established a new Contracts Management function within the Office of Supply Chain Management, designing workflows, processes, and procedures to ensure consistency and efficiency in contract lifecycle management.
• Lead the development of an AI-based contract review tool, intended to reduce contract review times and increase compliance accuracy.
• Oversee the audit process for legacy contracts to ensure alignment with current guidelines from the Office of General Counsel, identifying contracts that require amendments.

Parsippany, NJ, US

• Midea America is the U.S. subsidiary of Midea Group, a publicly listed, Global Fortune 500 company and the world’s leading manufacturer of home appliances.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and close a wide variety and high volume of commercial transaction and strategic agreements, including MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, SaaS/technology, licensing, intellectual property (IP), vendor, supply.
• Provide fast and efficient legal support to stakeholders in various business units including marketing, business development, information technology, logistics, and product development.
• Build a library of standard contract templates and other model documents; create and update legal compliance training materials and other internal guidelines.

New York, NY, US

• Document review for an international arbitration arising from the termination of a large commercial real estate sale transaction.
• Worked as part of a 3-person team to review approximately 14,000 documents, utilizing IPRO eDiscovery software.

Bloomfield, NJ, US

• Led company growth from 10-person professional services startup to industry leader by initiating strategy, optimizing practices, and driving global efficiency gains.
• Revolutionized contract management by implementing a subscription model, slashing contract review time by 90% and delivering substantial overhead savings.
• Advised public company clients on corporate governance and disclosure matters, including compliance with relevant corporate laws, stock exchange listing standards, SEC reporting/compliance, drafting and reviewing SEC.
• Built and scaled sales tech stack. Spearheaded revenue operations function at the firm for global team of 20+ sales/marketing staff across 3 separate regions.
• Launched Hong Kong office in 5 months, remotely during the height of the COVID pandemic. Hired, trained, and led a high-performing team of 5 for a successful Q1 2022 start.

Bloomfield, NJ, US

• Established and led Asia Pacific Division business unit, achieving $250k to $1.5m ARR in 3 years.
• Developed thoughtful, practical proxy solicitation, ESG, and shareholder identification services and localized them for new markets. Steered and executed in-depth research into corporate governance topics, consulting.

Bloomfield, NJ, US

• Introduced a new service contract based on a subscription model, improving the negotiation process.
• Enhanced transparency and data-driven decision making with the creation of standardized, improved research and reporting. Cut report production time from 2 weeks to 2-3 days with a streamlined approach to research and.
• Designed and launched Board of Directors evaluation service.
• Propelled vote projection accuracy to 1-3% of actual outcome by consolidating multiple variables in the decision-making process into an easy-to-use Excel workbook, performing complex calculations automatically.
• Modernized the company website and brand, leading the project from vendor selection through launch.

New York, NY, US

• Shaped and executed all research projects on corporate governance topics for '40 Act companies and '34 Act firms.
• Pioneered foreign investor proxy solicitation in Taiwan, creating a market monopoly in 2 years, fostering competition, and inspiring diverse service offerings.
• Average increase of sales revenue 53% YoY for first three years of highly technical sales into Taiwan market.
• Championed the establishment of a searchable hedge fund activism database with step-by-step campaign details. Created alerts for specific SEC filings enabling the review, summarization, and capture of data. Laid the.

New York, NY, US

• Partnered with corporate clients on proxy solicitation projects for annual and special meetings.
• Maximized favorable vote response for client proposals by devising and executing outreach and contact strategies for various shareholder segments (registered, beneficial, institutional).

Racine, WI, US

• Reviewed, analyzed, and interpreted various mortgage-backed securities financing documents.
• Condensed bond closing document portfolios into succinct packages for offsite management.
• Organized and catalogued documents for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.

• Responsible for all aspects of daily operation for the largest independent full-service waste hauling firm in the DC Metro area.
• Developed and executed SOPs, ensured OSHA and DOT compliance.
• Assisted principals in preparation for the sale of the company and oversaw acquisition of ETW by EnviroSolutions, Inc.

Jd, Securities; Contracts; Criminal Defense Litigation

Ba, Philosophy; Biology Minor

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