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Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary Manage Legal, Compliance and Insurance departments, including, litigation, corporate governance, and regulatory. Legal advisor to the Board of Directors, CEO and department Officers. Drive corporate compliance, governance and legal strategy. Annual budget: $11M • Successfully work with development and marketing teams on implementation of programs and products.• Provide legal guidance to CFO and staff on multiple refinancing initiatives and existing agreements/covenants. • Member of the senior executive leadership team. Legal advisor to the Board of Directors.• Lead corporate strategic and tactical legal initiatives.• Mergers and Acquisitions.

Houston, Tx, Us

I Managed the Legal, Compliance and Insurance departments, including litigation, corporate governance, regulatory and insurance. Served as legal advisor to the board of directors, CEO and department officers. Drove corporate compliance, governance and legal strategy for a global industrial aviation services in over 15 countries. Annual budget: $12.5M• I restructured the global legal and compliance departments to better align with international business requirements, resulting in efficiencies, and improved coverage. Developed a proactive approach and reduced outside legal usage by $6M for FY18.• Provided legal guidance and interpretation for compliance with the, U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), U.K. Civil Aviation Act, E.U. statutes and regulations, E.U. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) regulations, U.K. Bribery Act, U.K. and E.U. Export Controls and Economic Sanctions, resulting in the avoidance of substantial fines, penalties and sanctions. • Responsible for interpretation of laws and filings with the Securities Exchange Commission, Federal Aviation Act (FAA), Department of Transportation (DOT), Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), Environmental Protection Act, and Department of Energy (DOE).• Managed company’s Code of Business Integrity covering anti-corruption, conflicts of interest, insider trading, competition and fair dealing, discrimination, harassment, confidentiality, compliance procedures and employee complaint Hot Line. • Provided strategy for Bristow Group’s 22 labor unions during collective bargaining meetings, resulting in continued business operations, avoiding strikes, and maintaining Bristow’s objectives. • Effectively negotiated a $125M settlement with an aircraft manufacturer due to a defective design. • Effectively negotiated negotiations and drafting of more than $100M in new and refi corporate finance contracts.

Golden, Co, Us

Managed Legal, Governmental Affairs, Regulatory and Insurance departments, including corporate governance, compliance, and litigation for a billion-dollar regulated natural gas distribution and midstream utility company. Key member of the senior executive team and legal advisor to the board of directors. Legal advisor and active member of the Audit & Risk committee, Ethics Committee-Chair, Regulatory Compliance Committee-Chair, Internal Audit Committee, Benefits Committee, Fiduciary and Risk Management Committee. • Negotiated and managed multiple joint ventures and merger and acquisition deals. Most notable a multimillion-dollar asset acquisition of Southwestern Energy Company and a stock sale for $2B. • Negotiated gas field operations contracts resulting in an $80M+ savings. • Restructured legal department resulting in a reduction in department response times and creating a proactive and collaborate approach with business units. Increased positive interactions with business units, generating a 99% internal rating.• I developed a career-minded approach to training staff attorneys and paralegals by initiating mentorship and cross training programs, resulting in an increase of staff retention and morale. • Reduced insurance premium costs by $500k by negotiating and managing general and professional liabilities policies, including project specific policies. • Drafted and negotiated Purchase and Sale Agreements, including asset sale of $8M+ business in Mexico and a $5M acquisition of corporate assets. • Managed litigation and arbitration claims brought by and against the company- Awarded $6.4M for breach of contract claim against an oil and gas production company- Recovered $3.2M from contractor in environmental contamination case - Satisfactorily defended company in $2.6M breach of contract claim regarding engineering services- Recovered $1.75M from information technology consultant for breach of contract

Golden, Co, Us

Supervised staff of 4 and supported departments: Engineering, Supply Chain/Purchasing, Right-of-Way/Land Rights, Marketing, Accounting, Human Resources, Operations, New Construction, Business Development, Treasury, Insurance, Safety and Environmental, Records Management, Accounting, Corporate Governance.● Drafted and negotiated Purchase and Sale Agreements, including: asset sale of $8.9M business in Mexico, $5M acquisition of corporate assets and customer book from CenterPoint Energy. ● Managed litigation and arbitration claims brought by and against the company:- Recovered $6.4M for breach of contract claim against an oil and gas production company;- Recovered $3.2M from contractor in environmental contamination case; - Satisfactorily defended company in $2.6M breach of contract claim regarding engineering services;- Recovered $1.75M from information technology consultant for breach of contract;- Satisfactorily defended company on multiple EEOC claims. ● Drafted and negotiated complex contracts, including commercial, software/IT, environmental, construction, engineering and consulting agreements, and professional services and materials.● Drafted and negotiated real property acquisitions, including fee interests, easements, licenses and leases.

Commercial law firm specializing in energy law, utility law, commercial law, real estate/ land use, engineering and construction law, and trial work. Assistant County Attorney for Arapahoe County, Colorado. I provided all legal services for the Engineering, Operations, Planning and Zoning departments from 2004-2009. I was selected as lead counsel for Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, a joint venture transmission pipeline project between Kinder Morgan Pipeline, ConocoPhillips and Sempra Energy, representing one of the largest civil engineering projects in North America in the last 100 years. • Represented Fortune 500 companies, including manufacturing, transportation, construction/engineering, textile, technology, energy exploration, production, midstream, interstate pipeline and electric on a wide variety of complex corporate governance, commercial matters, regulatory issues, Security Exchange Commission filings, inquires, tariffs, annual filings, permit acquisitions, and litigation.

Represented Public Service Company of Colorado nka Xcel Energy, U.S. West Telecommunications and engineering and construction companies. • Represented utility clients before federal, state, and local jurisdictions as well as defended clients in wrongful death claims.

Bachelor Of Science, Civil Engineering

Juris Doctor, Law