Experience

IRS, Office of Chief Counsel

• United States
• Law Practice
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Attorney

  • May 2021 - Present



Northrop Grumman

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Corporate Counsel - Employee Benefits

  • Oct 2019 - May 2021

  In this role, I served as counsel to a Fortune 500 global aerospace, defense, technology, and security company where I provided strategic legal advice to my business partners on technical issues arising under ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code and federal regulations. In this role, I served as counsel to a Fortune 500 global aerospace, defense, technology, and security company where I provided strategic legal advice to my business partners on technical issues arising under ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code and federal regulations.



NRECA

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

• Assistant General Counsel - Retirement Plan Services

  • Jun 2016 - Oct 2019

  I advised on all aspects of plan administration for two large multiple employer retirement plans (a traditional defined benefit plan and a defined contribution plan) with billions of dollars of plan assets serving employees of more than 800 participating consumer-owned cooperative electric utilities located in 48 states. I advised on all aspects of plan administration for two large multiple employer retirement plans (a traditional defined benefit plan and a defined contribution plan) with billions of dollars of plan assets serving employees of more than 800 participating consumer-owned cooperative electric utilities located in 48 states.



IRS, Office of Chief Counsel

• United States
• Law Practice
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Senior Attorney

  • Jul 2009 - Jun 2016

  While in Dallas, I represented the Internal Revenue Service in the United States Tax Court on complex benefit plan cases. I later moved to the National Office and helped develop agency guidance pertaining to qualified retirement plans. While in Dallas, I represented the Internal Revenue Service in the United States Tax Court on complex benefit plan cases. I later moved to the National Office and helped develop agency guidance pertaining to qualified retirement plans.



Jones Day

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate - Employee Benefits/Executive Compensation

  • Sep 2006 - Jul 2009

  In this role, I counseled employers with respect to executive compensation and employee benefit programs and advised on the administration and compliance of such programs. In this role, I counseled employers with respect to executive compensation and employee benefit programs and advised on the administration and compliance of such programs.



Northrop Grumman

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Subcontracts Manager

  • Jan 2001 - Oct 2003

  Prior to law school, I worked in contracts administration and managed subcontracts as part of an international government contract project. While in this role, I learned valuable legal drafting and project management skills which led me to law school. Prior to law school, I worked in contracts administration and managed subcontracts as part of an international government contract project. While in this role, I learned valuable legal drafting and project management skills which led me to law school.