Chief Operating Officer

• May 2021 - Present

Construction Attorney

• Jan 2020 - May 2021

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

• 2006 - 2020

• Established and managed the legal department for a group of privately held industrial construction and engineering companies with over 3000 employees, with project sites and field offices in the gulf coast, mid-west, and Caribbean. • Worked very closely on a day-to-day basis with the CEO, CFO, COO and various company presidents and management staff on a wide range of legal matters, including contracts, risk management, employment law, real estate, company startups, and acquisitions. • Managed and coordinated (a) all litigation and outside counsel activities, and (b) internal investigations and litigation of contract claims, industrial accidents and regulatory compliance matters. Show less

President

• 1997 - 2006

Real estate title company, residential and commercial loan closings Real estate title company, residential and commercial loan closings

Owner

• 1997 - 2006

Owner, Law Offices of Joseph C. Wiley and Superior Title Company, Gonzales, LA, 1997 to 2006 • Private law practice • Civil litigation and part-time felony prosecutor • Federal, state and local regulatory affairs • Property law • Small business counsel • Local counsel for trial attorneys Owner, Law Offices of Joseph C. Wiley and Superior Title Company, Gonzales, LA, 1997 to 2006 • Private law practice • Civil litigation and part-time felony prosecutor • Federal, state and local regulatory affairs • Property law • Small business counsel • Local counsel for trial attorneys

Assistant District Attorney

• 1997 - 2002

• General counsel to parish school board, parish government, airport commission, and levee board • Felony prosecutor • General counsel to parish school board, parish government, airport commission, and levee board • Felony prosecutor

Partner

• 1993 - 1997

• Six attorneys • Civil litigation and small business counsel • Six attorneys • Civil litigation and small business counsel

Associate

• 1989 - 1993

• Thirty-five attorneys • Civil litigation and energy industry regulatory matters • Thirty-five attorneys • Civil litigation and energy industry regulatory matters

Officer

• 1981 - 1986

• Lieutenant • Assistant Contracting Officer, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, MS • Service Contracts Manager and Assistant Public Works Officer, Naval Training Center, Orlando, FL • Lieutenant • Assistant Contracting Officer, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, MS • Service Contracts Manager and Assistant Public Works Officer, Naval Training Center, Orlando, FL

Process Engineer

• 1979 - 1981

Petrochemical manufacturing facility Petrochemical manufacturing facility