Jul 2025 – Oct 2025 · 3 mos · New Jersey, United States

Mar 2021 – Sep 2021 · 6 mos

• Leading Corporate Audit ISC team for audit and compliance

Jan 2017 – Mar 2021 · 4 yrs 2 mos

• Negotiate and close global transactions for software technology, capital investments, energy infrastructure and outsource manufacturing, technology development and licensing
• Develop and execute programs to support business transformation to software services, Industrial IOT/Edge platforms, including data privacy and PIA compliance, license enforcement, cyber security protocols
• In depth focus and problem solving in global supply chain management, capital allocation and geo-political obstacles, with significant transactional experience in BRIC regions
• Manage merger and acquisition transactions; leading teams for integration/divesture to achieve transaction goals
• Manage litigation, international trade matters, government compliance investigations
• Drive Law Dept cost reductions, outside counsel realignment and technology transformation: Implement CLM and other digitization tools like Agilepoint, DocuSign, Tableau; standardized and streamline contract forms and templates
• Manage Government Relations to obtain incentives and tax credits, and mitigate tariffs for U.S. and BRIC region projects
• Lead working capital/cash flow improvement projects that include inventory reduction, collections, Sarbanes Oxley, GAAP and FASB compliance
• Advise C-suite executives (Finance, HR, Compliance, Communications) on critical commercial transactions, litigation and government investigations
• Implement training programs and advise global legal and business teams, on contract terms, negotiation skills, code of business conduct, insurance, antitrust, FCPA, Intellectual Property rights, Sarbanes Oxley, trade compliance, commercial litigation, data privacy, open source, data rights, FARs/DFARs, CGMP

Nov 2015 – Jan 2017 · 1 yr 2 mos

• General Counsel of Honeywell's Resins and Chemicals business unit,with USD $3+Billion in sales; support all global commercial transactions and strategic ventures; also General Counsel for ISC and Procurement functions for Performance Materials and Technologies Business unit, with USD $10+Billion; manage a team of in-house lawyers and paralegals; manage outside counsel and department budgets

Jan 2005 – Aug 2015 · 10 yrs 7 mos · morristown, nj

• Counsel Global Integrated Supply Chain and Capital Project groups in the Performance Materials & Technologies business unit;
• Support commercial and capital transactions in excess of $6.5 Billion/year
• Negotiate and manage global transactions for capital projects, joint ventures, energy efficiency and sustainability programs, and strategic alliances
• Structured and closed joint ventures and strategic alliances in China, Korea, Brazil, India, US, Russia
• Structured and negotiate contracts for chemicals, professional services, fabrication services, utilities
• Counsel on acquisitions and divestitures and manage related integration projects
• Manage PMT Law Dept Initiatives for 30+ lawyers and supervise Direct Reports of 4 lawyers located globally

Sep 2021 – Jul 2025 · 3 yrs 10 mos

• General Counsel of International Business

Jan 2001 – Jan 2004 · 3 yrs · NYC

• Counsel assigned to Cisco Systems supporting Enterprise Sales Teams handling licensing, software sales, and technology development

Oct 2000 – Nov 2001 · 1 yr 1 mo

• Handle various corporate and commercial transactions: technology transfer and licensing, e-commerce arrangements, venture capital financing, joint ventures, cross marketing and distribution, debt financing, mergers, reorganizations, asset and stock acquisitions, real estate acquisitions and management
• Prepared Securities Act and Exchange Act filings for public companies, directors, officers and shareholdholders

Jan 1997 – Jan 2000 · 3 yrs

• Commercial Litigation and Corporate Transactions
• Negotiated and drafted the principal documents for corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, public offering, equity and debt financing, e-commerce arrangements, joint ventures, cross marketing, distribution, technology transfer and licensing, corporate restructuring and reorganizations
• Counseled clients in the pharmaceutical, healthcare, biotechnology and high-tech industries on transactional and litigation matters
• Served pro-bono as General Counsel to local and national non-profit organizations
• Associate, Commercial Litigation:
• Cases included contracts, securities, antitrust, intellectual property and products liability
• Supported multi-million-dollar patent infringement trials, appeal and commercial settlements