Clarence Mitchell
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Professional Analyst
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Summary Overview
Certified legal specialist with 15 year experience providing legal support
and research. Experience working business transactions in general
litigation-trial/appellate, energy, engineering construction, government
environments including bankruptcy law. Current and active clearance.
Demonstrated expertise including corporate planning, aviation law/aerospace
working on shuttle/space station in configuration management, marketing
issues, employment compliance, labor Arbitration/System Board cases,
responses to claims of discrimination, unemployment benefits, intellectual
property, trial experience, employment, international mergers &
acquisitions/joint ventures, aviation, admiralty, public international law,
government, public law, energy, international environmental law, product
liability, medical malpractice, contracts, real estate and personal injury
litigation, family law, wills, trusts, and estate planning. Ability to use
computer technology for thorough legal research and rapid, accurate
preparation of court documents. Expertise includes the ability to compose
clear and concise summaries of findings, draft motions, and prepare
settlement agreements. Advanced computer knowledge and skills in anti-
corruption, anti-money laundering, human rights, national security,
international art and cultural heritage, customs law, export controls and
economic sanctions, international antitrust and international trade in
regional and comparative areas: Africa, Asia/Pacific, Canada, China,
Europe, India, Latin America and Caribbean, Mexico, Middle East and
Ukraine.
Core Competencies
? Legal Documents ? Lexis-Nexis/Westlaw ? Client Relations
? Research Summaries ? Detail Oriented ? Professional Phone
Etiquette
? Computer-based Research ? Intellectual Law
? Multiple legal research online tools
? Internal/External Customer Service ? Background Checks ? Highly
Motivated & Organized
Professional Experience
Contracts Manager
February 2011 - June 2011
DynCorp International, Kandahar, Afghanistan
Key Responsibilities:
? Provide and coordinate all facets of project management with strong
planning and prioritization ability in order to handle multiple projects
concurrently. Strong business acumen and analytical skills with strong
attention to detail, proof reading of documents such as contracts and
tenders.1
? Conducted pre-contract research of specifications, costs and
estimates, and cost of capital equipment. Collected this information as a
basis for writing a contract.
? Documented and tracked all project activity according to accepted
international intellectual property law specifically in the Middle East
regarding patents, trademarks, copyright with the Council of the European
union(EU), international Financial products and services, International
secured transactions and insolvency, securities/capital markets corporate
policies, best practices, and NATO, DOD & Department of the Army
regulations.
? prepared all cases for archives according to FOIA policy and
government procedures.
? Work with the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) administers
the LOGCAP contract in theater and provides quality oversight of the
contract's execution ensuring that Federal acquisition programs,
supplies, and services meet all legal requirements.
Airport Operations Specialist/Coordinator
November 2003 - February 2011
Houston Airport System (City of Houston), Houston, Texas
Key Responsibilities:
? Experienced paralegal skills applied using Aviation law regarding
flights, air travel, and associated legal and business issues as well
matters of international law including admiralty law. Patent law and
bankruptcy law...
? frequently called upon by senior management/operation/screening
managers due to having a good solid legal investigative military
experience regarding regulatory issues at screening checkpoints and
consistently visible at terminals during critical events as needed.
? Ensure all passengers, vendors, visitors, employees as well as
subordinates remain in compliance with FAA, OSHA, and HAZMAT and City of
Houston Aviation Airport Safety guidelines and federal and other legal
affected regulations.
? Applied strong analytical skills in review of technical documents:
Keeping management advised and informed regarding the Security Directives
(SD) fact sheets used by co-workers as checklists for surveillances and
air carrier assessments.
? Utilized well-developed people skills: Interact with passengers,
colleagues, and multiple federal, state and local agencies in diplomatic
and professional manner across variety of settings.
Legal, Regulatory, Operations and Contracts Analyst
September 2002 - October 2003
APS Energy Services, Phoenix, Arizona
Key Responsibilities:
? Analyze, plan and implement advocacy and public affairs strategies to
achieve positive public policy decisions, maintain access to state
decision-makers and protect the company's image.
? Responsible for providing ongoing and timely strategic counsel on
behalf of commercial retail utilities regarding cities, school districts,
hospitals, tribes, manufacturing plants as well as other entities,
interact with political & business leaders on public affairs and
legislative issues.
? Conducted legal research on intellectual property with regard to all
aspects of contract law including federal law including bankruptcy law,
states statutes and regulations and prepared required disclosure forms to
be included in contract files.
? Assisted in investigation process related to various claims; reviewed
the complaint cases for purpose of identifying and evaluating compliance
and ensuring accuracy of formal responses sent to customers and
regulatory agencies.
? Identified critical legal and business issues and legislation for the
company therefore, protected company from onerous tax, environmental, and
anti-business legislation that has resulted in millions of dollars in
cost savings/cost avoidance.
Litigation Specialist (Consultant)
September 2002 - April 2003
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, the Woodlands, Texas
Key Responsibilities:
? Performed legal research specifically for trial preparation using
Lexis-Nexis using referenced authorities online and in library as well as
drafting memoranda based on research findings for the senior trial
attorney.
? became knowledgeable in various subjects relative to education law,
e.g., disciplinary actions, transportation, residency criteria.
? Performed legal research using Lexis-Nexis regarding the referenced
authorities online and in the corporate law managed various projects as
assigned by supervising attorney. Researched various law in international
law such s intellectual property, energy law in Algeria and wrote
recommendations on matters related to public education. Library in the
drafting of required legal memoranda based on research findings on case
law.
? Managed and supervised over 100 case files of voluminous legal cases
and document production projects as assigned by supervising attorney.
? Researched and wrote recommendations on matters related to royalty
litigation, trial preparation, general litigation, land acquisition and
document management. Became knowledgeable in various subjects relative to
litigation, international law, real property, corporate, mergers and
acquisitions e.g., disciplinary actions, transportation,and other
ancillary matters legal criteria.
Contract Administrator II
February 2001 - September 2002
Williams Energy Marketing & Trading Company, Houston, Texas
Key Responsibilities:
? Co-Supporting the General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and
Associate General Counsel. They manage all company legal and compliance
matters regarding intellectual property.
? Conduct general administrative functions: extensive use of Outlook to
deal with all scheduling (meetings, conference calls), expense reports,
phone coverage and screening, correspondence, ad hoc projects.
? Perform gatekeeper function: discern which information and callers
get through to the team therefore always, always maintain and keep
management advised on the involvement with a wide range of legal and
compliance projects involving trades, traders and deals.
? Use and apply Legal Due Diligence regarding heavy emphasis on
domestic/international law such as intellectual property; commodities
energy both international law such as intellectual property in trading
documents (physical) and data (digital) management and storage. (Eg
restricted lists, trade-error reports, personal trading records, etc.)
Regulatory Analyst/Paralegal (Consultant)
AUGUST 2000- JANUARY 2001
Shell Energy Services, Houston, Texas
Key Responsibilities:
? served as an advisory member of the regulatory team liaison to
corporate legal division business leadership team; in the providing of
critical and timely information need for headquarters legal counsel
regarding the energy on corporate affairs and business communication
strategies to executive level.
? Researched, initiated, developed and directed division external
communications for company's energy businesses. Reported to Vice-
President and Regulatory Affairs Manager. Managed communications for a
variety of energy products such as gas and electric and state
certifications/federal agency updates as required and closely monitored
the national utility regulatory bodies at various life-cycle stages for
the company.\
? Draft a functional Conduct Weekly Monitoring performance report for
all 50 states Registry for Proposed rules/regulations changes of concern
to the corporate regulatory Director and management team as well as
headquarters.
Technical Information Analyst (Contract)
January 1999-August 2000
ExxonMobil (Basic Chemicals Information Technology division), Baytown,
Texas
Key Responsibilities:
? Supervised, performed research and coordinated the technical
corporate information library resource center hub of scientific research
for the company scientist on a doctoral level. Additionally, applied
patent prosecution in intellectual property in conjunction with legal
department.
? Directed and tasked to completion of a reorganization as well as
movement to a new site constructed of more than 24,000 legal files that
increased document access and efficiency in the corporate legal
department such as international/domestic patent prosecution in
conjunction with corporate and site legal staff.
? Coordinated and directed by Exxon headquarters technical staff to
create and facilitate a user friendly global network
accessible proprietary petrochemical database that successfully
functioned and that was mutually agreeable thru legal
compliant documentation using Microsoft project management software of
merged combined product data, petrochemical data, global energy
competitive intelligence, knowledge management using industry best
business practices utilized by both Mobil and Exxon.
Software Applications
? Microsoft Outlook ? Microsoft Excel ? Microsoft Word ?
QuickBooks ?Livelink
SAP ? Linked-In
Education
Thomas Jefferson High School, Port Arthur, Texas Diploma
St. Mary's College, Leavenworth, Kansas Special Student
US Military Academy Preparatory School, Fort Belvoir, Virginia Diploma
US Military Academy, West Point, New York Associate,
Engineering, National Security
Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas B.A., Government;
B.A. History
Thurgood Marshall Law School, Houston, Texas Two Years Law
School Credit Earned
Southwestern Paralegal Institute, Houston, Texas (Certificate)
American bar Association Approved
Texas A & M University (TEEX), College Station, Texas (Certificate)
Project Management-Environmental Site
US Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC Certified Criminal
Intelligence Analyst
American Association of Airport Executives, Austin, Texas
Certificate, Airport Security Coordinator
CREDENTIALS
Public Trust Security Clearance (Top Level ) National Agency
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US Government Approved by the US Army CCF expires August 20, 2844