Experience

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  Skytap

  • Seattle, Washington, United States

  • General Counsel

    • Jun 2022 - Present
    • Seattle, Washington, United States

    Advise on general commercial transactions as well as financing, strategic partnerships, employment, data privacy, corporate governance and other legal matters impacting a cloud service company. Structure, draft and negotiate commercial contracts, including customer, vendor and strategic partner a...

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  BitTitan

  • Greater Seattle Area

  • Director of Legal Affairs

    • Nov 2019 - Jan 2022
    • Greater Seattle Area

    • Structure, draft, negotiate and advise on general commercial transactions, ranging from standard sales and vendor contracts to one-off, complex, high-dollar-value transactions.• Create online and offline master services agreements and templates for sale of SaaS products and services to IT servi...

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  Pillar International Insurance Advisors

  • Greater Seattle Area

  • General Manager and In-House Counsel

    • Oct 2016 - Nov 2019
    • Greater Seattle Area

    • Led formation of Pillar International Advisors, LLC (Pillar) and subsequent acquisition of the individual life, disability, and long-term-care insurance business from USI Kibble & Prentice, overseeing all legal matters affecting Pillar, including compliance with state and federal (FINRA) se...

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  ATREG

  • Greater Seattle Area

  • Senior Vice President / Legal Counsel

    • Dec 2011 - Aug 2015
    • Greater Seattle Area

    Instrumental in the successful spin-off of ATREG, a specialized group within Colliers International focusing on the semiconductor industry, into an independently operating entity in September 2010. Member of the leadership team responsible for managing legal matters, finance, accounting and human...

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  ATREG, Inc.

  • Greater Seattle Area

  • Consultant

    • Dec 2007 - Aug 2011
    • Greater Seattle Area

    Provided the Advanced Technology Resource Group (ATREG), a specialized group within Colliers International, with financial analysis and legal services, in connection with ATREG's advising semiconductor clients (including Fortune 1000 companies) with respect to the sale or acquisition of opera...

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  PlayNetwork

  • Redmond, Washington

  • Senior Vice President, Business Affairs

    • Jul 2005 - Aug 2007
    • Redmond, Washington

    • Legal: Managed contract preparation, review, approval, and administration, as well as management of litigation. Worked closely with CEO and leadership in acquiring businesses, drafting and negotiating technology platform agreements for the delivery of video and music service over the internet...

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  Crows Nest Entertainment, Inc.

  • Greater Seattle Area

  • Vice President, Finance and Administration

    • Jan 1999 - Jun 2005
    • Greater Seattle Area

    • Legal: Managed company’s legal affairs (transaction strategy & modeling, contract negotiation, litigation).• Audit & compliance: Insured compliance of accounting & reporting practices with GAAP, FASB guidelines, tax rules, and other regulations.• Reporting: C oordinated preparatio...

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  Bogle & Gates, PLLC

  • Greater Seattle Area

  • Member / Partner

    • Aug 1998 - Dec 1998
    • Greater Seattle Area

    Advised clients in domestic and international business, as well as federal tax matters, including business formation and merger and acquisition and asset-based lending transactions.

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  Carney Badley Spellman, P.S.

  • Greater Seattle Area

  • Shareholder / Partner / Chairman, Business Section

    • Aug 1987 - Jul 1998
    • Greater Seattle Area

    Advised clients in domestic and international business, as well as federal tax matters, including business formation and merger and acquisition and asset-based lending transactions.

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  Lane Powell PC

  • Greater Seattle Area

  • Associate

    • Jul 1986 - Jul 1987
    • Greater Seattle Area

    Performed research and advised principally on federal estate and income tax matters.

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  McFarland & Alton, P.S. (now, Moss Adams, LLP)

  • Spokane, Washington Area

  • Staff Accountant

    • Jul 1979 - Aug 1985
    • Spokane, Washington Area

    Performed field work and financial statement preparation for clients. As of September 1981, worked part-time as member of tax department while attending law school, preparing partnership and corporate income tax returns.