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Highly accomplished government affairs attorney with more than 10 years of legal experience in technology law possessing a successful career characterized by front-line positions in top national trade associations and businesses.  A manager of both resources and personnel with a proven track record of effectively representing the policy needs of technology companies, manufacturers, and online businesses. Experienced in new business development, advertising and marketing.  Qualifications and achievements include:

• Responsible for analyzing legal implications of legislation and regulatory proposals, representing complex and technical policy positions simply before Congress and the Administration.  Accountable for coalition building, authoring issue advocacy briefs, drafting testimony, and participating in speaking engagements nationwide. 
• Secretary and Board Member of the Internet Security Alliance. 
• Oversaw the nation's largest tech-based state government affairs program, leading 18 regional offices in lobbying state governments, and managed a staff of 20 state policy professionals, with budgetary authority in excess of $500,000, exclusive of salaries. 
• Aided in establishing a prominent eCommerce company's Washington, DC presence, executing their public policy agenda and managing their PAC. 
• Successfully directed $6.5M wholesale food distributorship, servicing over 150 hotels and white tablecloth restaurants in the Greater Boston area. Responsible for all aspects of business planning, operations, sales, personnel and regulatory oversight. 
• Published author on technology topics: “The ICANN gTLD Program and Implications on Manufacturers & Trademark Holders,” AIPLA 2009 Annual Meeting; and “Fears of ePassport Technology Vastly Overblown,” San Jose Mercury News Op-ed, Sept. 29, 2006.
• Admitted to practice in the District of Columbia (2002), and is a certified Information Privacy Professional (2010).

Areas of Expertise                                                Education

Consumer Privacy & Data Protection                                           Northeastern University School of Law                         
Internet Governance                                                                                 Juris Doctorate
Intellectual Property Rights                               
Identity Management
Cybersecurity                                                                               Boston University College of Communication
Electronic Waste                                                                                         Bachelor of Science
Telecom & Broadband                                                                                     Mass Communication,
American Innovation Agenda                                                                          Public Relations & Advertising
Spectrum Management                                       
Small Business Issues