Experience

Organic Blooms
• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Horticulturist

  • Apr 2018 - Present


STMicroelectronics

• Switzerland
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• I.P. Licensing Specialist

  • Jan 2009 - Present

  • Responsible for the licensing out of division’s (1500 employees, 20 sites) proprietary software. Working with the in-house legal team to define, prepare and execute customer licenses (~400 per year) and NDA’s (~200 per year) to ensure protection of ST’s and 3rd Parties’ IP.• Working in a team of three for the negotiation of 3rd Party Licenses. - Setting up and negotiating License terms with 3rd Party hardware and software vendors (~300 currently in place). - Creating License agreements, MOUs, Partnership Agreements and Maintenance contracts (~50 in 2012) with 3rd Party vendors. - Evaluation of material to be licensed or services/products being offered. - Monitoring the performance of those 3rd Parties against the contractual legal agreements. - Ensure implementation of ST obligations following contract signature, e.g. administration of Confidential Materials, communication of risk, return of materials, shipments via distributors. Enforce application through contract life so as to limit exposure to 3rd Parties. - Define and communicate the process for the management of Confidential Information and provide guidelines specific to the type of material produced and held by division.• Provide expertise and guidance to regional, marketing and business development teams both within the division and wider ST company for in-house and customer licenses. Provide training as required. - Communicating and advising on legal restrictions for use of ST and 3rd Party IP. - Establishing/clarifying status if not clear, with 3rd Parties, then advising ST’s marketing, business and regional teams on how to proceed with orders. - Defining, implementing and publishing of processes as required by specific contracts. For example, managing Trade Secret Confidential information. • Management of web based database and information centre for ST proprietary licenses, 3rd Party licenses and NDA’s as well as customer license status. Show less

• Process & Tools Manager

  • Aug 2001 - Dec 2008

  • Responsible for project management tools deployment across the division (Microsoft Project, Project Control tool, Time Logging tool). Managed teams of up to 5 depending on organisation structure.• Provide monthly reporting on resource allocation (~1200 engineers across 200 active projects), new project approvals at group level (~45 in pre-approval at any time).• Run monthly Review Board for project status reviews (~10-200 engineers working over 2-3 years with costs of 5-75M$ per project). Show less


GE Aviation
• United States
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee
• Contracts Manager

  • Jun 2014 - Dec 2017
• Project Support Manager

  • 1995 - 2001

  Management of divisional Project Support Office

• New Product Introduction Manager

  • 1993 - 1995

  Development of production plans and schedules for all of division's new products.

• Product Planning Manager

  • 1991 - 1993

  Responsible for the manufacturing planning of 2 business units.

• Customer Support Manager

  • 1988 - 1991

• Customer Service Administrator

  • 1986 - 1988


Plaisant International
• Shipping and Customs Agent

  • 1984 - 1986