PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
L-3 Communications Corporation October 2005 to June 2015
(Various Assignments)
Served in positions of increasing responsibility at Division, Sector & Group levels within L-3 Communications. Assignments included: Group, Sector and Division level Vice President of Legal, and Sector and Division Vice President of Legal & Contracts.
- Oversaw the management of international registration related compliance activities for approximately 65 countries in all regions of the globe
- Conducted sensitive internal investigations
- Managed a division level ethics and compliance program that included ITARs, FCPA, British Anti-bribery compliance, anti-corruption programs, and, DODI 3020.41 and FAR related compliances
- Conducted sensitive internal investigations including those at the direction of the Board of Directors
- Representing the company before courts, mediations, an international tribunal and federal agency investigators
- Prepped and represented key company personnel before Congress on matters related to contractors on the battlefield
- Served as lead negotiator at several international negotiations involving large programs for foreign governments
- Led successful efforts to obtain US Embassy support for several foreign pursuits and the development of novel “1206 pursuit strategy” that resulted in the award of an international “pseudo FMS” case
United States Regular Army, Judge Advocate January 1994 to July 2005
Assignments included:
- Chief, Fort Lee Area Claims Office (Tort) & General Counsel, Kenner Army Community Hospital
- Chief, USA Trial Defense Service, Fort Lee, Virginia
- Detail to the US Attorney’s Office in Richmond, Virginia as a Special Assistant United States Attorney (Civil & Criminal)
- The Post Judge Advocate, The Judge Advocate’s General School
- LLM Program
- Chief of International & Operational Law, Fort Hood, Texas
- Chief of International Law, Task Force Baghdad including service with the Regime Crimes Liaison Office and as Team Chief, Law & Economics for the CPA/US Embassy, Baghdad, Governorate Support Team (GST)
EDUCATION
Masters of Legal Letters (LLM), International & Operational Law 2003
The Judge Advocate General’s School, UVA Law Campus, Charlottesville, Virginia
- Commandant’s List (Top 10%)
- Top Grade in International Law Specialty
- Highest marks for Thesis Defense
- Second Highest Thesis Score
- Published
Juris Doctor, University of Kentucky College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky 1993
- Articles Editor, Kentucky Law Journal
- Moot Court Board Member
- Published
Bachelors of Economics, Centre College of Kentucky 1990
- Minor in English
- ROTC Full Scholarship Recipient
SELECTION OF ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT TRAINING
Mediation Certification Training, 2015
ABA International Law Conference, 2015
International Business Conference (US Commercial Attaché), 2014
International Arbitration Training, 2012
Methods of Analysis (Intelligence), 2010
L-3 Export Compliance Training Program, 2010 & 2011
L-3 FCPA Training Program, 2009
L-3 Ethics Officer Training (Also Presenter), 2008, 2010
International Trademark Association Training, 2005
American Society of International Law Convention, 2004
Civil Military Operations/Counterinsurgency Workshop, 2003
Methods of Instruction for ABA Law School Instructors, 1999
Law of Armed Conflict Course, 1999
Trial Advocacy Training Program, 1995
Government Contracts Course, US Army, 1994, 2003
AWARDS & DECORATIONS
US Attorney’s Award for Public Service
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (4)
Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal
CIVIC PARTICIPATION (PAST AND PRESENT)
Board of Governors, Park City Club, Dallas, Texas (2015 to Present)
Board Member, Boys & Girls Club of Navarro County (2013 to Present)
Board Member, Army & Navy Club of Washington DC (2009 to 2012)
Global Forum Member, Dallas World Affairs Council (2015 to Present)
Member, Caduceus Society, Baylor Scott & White (Temple, Texas) (2006 to Present)
Member, The Military Order of the Carabao, Washington DC (2009 to Present)
Member, Military Order of the World Wars, Dallas, Texas (2015 to Present)
Founding Member, The University of Kentucky Federalist Society (1990-1993)
CURRENT & PAST APPOINTMENTS & ACADEMIC PARTICIPATION
Guest Lecturer, Center for American & International Law, Plano, Texas
Adjunct Professor, International Law, Defense Institute of International Legal Studies, Naval War College, Newport Rhode Island
Instructor, The Judge Advocate General’s School, Charlottesville, Virginia
Instructor, L-3 University