Contracts & Agreements Real Estate Landlord & Tenant Foreclosure Appellate Practice Banking Law Business Start-Ups Commercial Litigation Civil Litigation
Solarwinds Mar 2007 - Dec 2014
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Squire Patton Boggs Jul 2005 - Sep 2007
Of Counsel
Red Hat 2000 - Aug 2005
Vice President, Corporate Development and Business Affairs and Sales Operations and Assoc General Counsel
Arent Fox Aug 1997 - Sep 2000
Associate
Arter and Hadden Aug 1994 - Aug 1997
Associate
Education:
The Ohio State University 1994
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law 1991 - 1994
Doctor of Jurisprudence, Doctorates
Howard University 1987 - 1990
Bachelors, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Arts In Business Administration, Business Administration, English
Shaker Heights High School 1986
Howard University
The Ohio State University
Skills:
Mergers and Acquisitions Licensing Intellectual Property Corporate Law Start Ups Due Diligence Enterprise Software Contract Negotiation Corporate Governance Venture Capital Saas Software Licensing Strategy Strategic Partnerships Trademarks Cloud Computing Executive Management Ipo Secondary Offerings
brass|MEDIA Inc. since Mar 2003
Chairman
Filene Research Institute Oct 2004 - Mar 2006
Consultant
StartSmart Investment Clubs Sep 2001 - Jun 2002
CEO
Education:
Oregon State University
University of Oregon
Honor & Awards:
-Portland Business Journal ranked brass|MEDIA Inc. “6th Fastest Growing Private Company in Oregon.” [June, 2008]
-Selected as one of five Oregon companies to Inc. Magazine’s list of “500 Fastest Growing Private Companies in the U.S.” [June, 2008]
-Oregon Entrepreneurs Network Annual Award “Working Capital Stage” semi-finalist. [June, 2008]
-Named one of Oregon’s “Most Fascinating People” by Brainstorm NW magazine. [April, 2008]
-brass MEDIA Inc. received Governor’s Award for Financial Literacy in conjunction with Wisconsin credit unions for the brass STUDENT PROGRAM and its impact on Wisconsin high schools. [February, 2008]
-Recognized by BusinessWeek.com as one of the “Best Entrepreneur Under 25 – first in the Pacific Northwest.” [October, 2007]
-Awarded “Entrepreneur of the Year,” by Corvallis Chamber of Commerce. [January, 2006]