Experience

JPS

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President & General Counsel

  • Apr 2016 - Present

  Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, Board Member, & part owner of high tech manufacturer of gold standard interoperability gateways for communications. Oversee domestic and international contracting, negotiations, technology acquisition, alliances, licensing, international business development, compliance. Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, Board Member, & part owner of high tech manufacturer of gold standard interoperability gateways for communications. Oversee domestic and international contracting, negotiations, technology acquisition, alliances, licensing, international business development, compliance.



Author

• Raleigh, North Carolina

• Author

  • Nov 2012 - Present

  Author of A Hero For The People - Stories of the Brazilian Backlands (Press 53, 2013) - winner of the 2014 CALA, The Book of Jotham - winner of the 2012 Tuscany Novella Award (Tuscany Press, 2013), Edgewater (Finishing Line Press, 2015), Sketches/Rio de Janeiro (Finishing Line Press, 2019), and Padre Raimundo's Army (Wiseblood Books, 2021) . Awarded Fellowship in Fiction by the Massachusetts Artists Foundation (1984); annual awards for short fiction from the Catholic Press Association (1995, 1998, 2006), 2nd place 2008 Tom Howard Fiction Contest, other honors. Published poetry, essays & fiction in numerous magazines & literary reviews. Judge of 2014-2015Tom Howard Fiction & Essay Contests and of 2015 Dappled Things JF Powers Short Story Contest. Formwe Vice President - Catholic Writers Guild, board member - The Raleigh Review, educational committee member - the Justice Theatre Project. Leads writing workshops & mentors writers. Show less



Raytheon JPS Communications

• Raleigh NC

• Vice President - Contracts & Corporate Development

  • May 2006 - Mar 2016

  Member of leadership team, board member & corporate secretary - manufacturer of high tech commercial communication products. • developed/negotiated international agreements for new high-tech products • spearheaded technology acquisitions and reseller agreements • guided JPS into its new role as integrator • negotiated major alliances • coordinated corporate strategic development activities involving engineering, legal, sales, business development, finance, manufacturing, and customer service • supported supply contract procedures • developed flexible contracting plan to permit greater commercial agility - restructured domestic and international distributor and representative agreements • shepherded engineers through JPS’s first patent applications • strategic planning, business development, licensing, insurance, oversight of export controls, chairman of ethics committee Show less



Consensus Building Institute

• United States
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant

  • Oct 2009 - Oct 2010

  Headed three person field team on a World Bank CAO evaluation of International Finance Corp. social/environmental standards in the wheat milling business in Mozambique; Co-facilitated a program on conflict resolution of environmental issues for the University of Santos/Petrobras (Brazilian oil company). Headed three person field team on a World Bank CAO evaluation of International Finance Corp. social/environmental standards in the wheat milling business in Mozambique; Co-facilitated a program on conflict resolution of environmental issues for the University of Santos/Petrobras (Brazilian oil company).



Raytheon Brazil

• General Counsel

  • Aug 1997 - Mar 2006

  Responsible for legal work on $1.3B SIVAM Program - an environmental monitoring system for the Amazon - and for all other Raytheon activities in Brazil. Oversaw Amazon Education Program, which formed partnerships between universities and public school districts in the Amazon to develop innovative teacher training programs. Acting Country Director 2005-6, active in business development. Responsible for legal work on $1.3B SIVAM Program - an environmental monitoring system for the Amazon - and for all other Raytheon activities in Brazil. Oversaw Amazon Education Program, which formed partnerships between universities and public school districts in the Amazon to develop innovative teacher training programs. Acting Country Director 2005-6, active in business development.



Springfield College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Professor

  • Jan 1997 - Aug 1997

  . Masters level - human services organization and policy; participated in designing a course on critical thinking. . Masters level - human services organization and policy; participated in designing a course on critical thinking.



Projeto POMMAR (USAID)

• Director

  • Nov 1994 - Jul 1996

  Director - Legal Rights & Development for At-Risk Youth – POMMAR/USAID Project - Recife, Brazil (1994-96). • started $2.4 million USAID program for at-risk youth in Northeastern Brazil • opened office, hired staff, established program guidelines and criteria • developed and funded projects for legal rights, vocational training, family preservation, aid to at-risk girls, & combating sexual exploitation • promoted coalition building, oriented agencies in sustainability and local fundraising • founding member of Statewide Commission for Combating Sexual Exploitation Show less



Catholic Relief Services

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director - Brazil

  • Aug 1992 - Oct 1994

  Reopened CRS office in Brazil and grew program from $50K to $3M/year. Developed programs in rural legal rights, rural water resources, AIDS patient support, and at-risk youth. Established major drought relief and seed bank program in conjunction with World Food Programme. Reopened CRS office in Brazil and grew program from $50K to $3M/year. Developed programs in rural legal rights, rural water resources, AIDS patient support, and at-risk youth. Established major drought relief and seed bank program in conjunction with World Food Programme.



Catholic Church

• Human Rights Lawyer, Community Organizer, & Pastoral Worker in the Amazon

  • Apr 1985 - Aug 1992

  Worked with the Catholic Church in Tocantins, Brazil. Organized rural community groups & rural workers' unions in an area of violent land conflicts. Developed curricula and led participatory training programs reaching hundreds of participants. Supported land reform efforts. Member of diocesan and statewide land commissions. Worked with the Catholic Church in Tocantins, Brazil. Organized rural community groups & rural workers' unions in an area of violent land conflicts. Developed curricula and led participatory training programs reaching hundreds of participants. Supported land reform efforts. Member of diocesan and statewide land commissions.



BankBoston

• Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• International Lawyer

  • Apr 1981 - Apr 1985

  Responsible for overseeing legal work in Brazil and much of the rest of Latin America: foreign debt restructuring, international loans, branch openings & closings, commercial transactions. Responsible for overseeing legal work in Brazil and much of the rest of Latin America: foreign debt restructuring, international loans, branch openings & closings, commercial transactions.



Baker & McKenzie

• International Lawyer

  • Sep 1977 - Jan 1981

  Resident in Rio de Janeiro. Corporate law, international investment, oil & gas, licensing. Resident in Rio de Janeiro. Corporate law, international investment, oil & gas, licensing.



Schiff Hardin & Waite (Chicago)

• Corporate Lawyer

  • Jun 1975 - Aug 1977

  Corporate law, anti-trust, tax law, litigation Corporate law, anti-trust, tax law, litigation



Harvard Legislative Research Bureau

• Director

  • Sep 1974 - Jun 1975

  Coordinated drafting of legislation for state and federal legislators (including Massachusetts Bi-Lingual Education Law). Coordinated drafting of legislation for state and federal legislators (including Massachusetts Bi-Lingual Education Law).



Harvard Law School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jan 1974 - May 1975

  Researching state and local taxation matters for Prof. Oliver Oldman. Researching state and local taxation matters for Prof. Oliver Oldman.



Tufts University Experimental College

• Visiting Lecturer

  • Sep 1974 - Jan 1975

  . Codesigned/taught "Community Organization In 3rd World Countries." . Codesigned/taught "Community Organization In 3rd World Countries."



Peace Corps Brazil

• Peace Corps Volunteer

  • Feb 1969 - Apr 1973

  (1) Community organizer for rural electrification cooperative, 1969-71; (2) Site preparation, training & support of community organization volunteers, 1971-73 (1) Community organizer for rural electrification cooperative, 1969-71; (2) Site preparation, training & support of community organization volunteers, 1971-73



Schofield School

• English Teacher

  • Sep 1968 - Dec 1968

  Middle school teacher Middle school teacher



Shimer College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• English Assistant

  • Jan 1966 - Jan 1967