Management Human Resources

Thomas R. Wilcox, III, Esq., SPHR

** ********** ****, *******, ** 19355

phone: 610-***-**** cell: 610-***-****

E-mails: abna6a@r.postjobfree.com; abna6a@r.postjobfree.com

Legal Executive that builds strong client relationships with executives, managers and

staff based on trust, integrity and solid solutions; ensures compliance with all laws and

corporate governance; plans and achieves strategic objectives; leads, develops and

engages employee involvement; and drives value to the bottom line. Management

experience in all aspects of in-house legal counsel, risk and litigation management,

contracts, IP, environmental, commercial transactions, employment and labor in both for-

profit and non-profit organizations. Law degree, MBA, SPHR certification and 20 years

of broad industry tenure in for-profit and non-profit sector, software licensing, healthcare,

manufacturing, franchise, software systems and consulting services.

EXPERIENCE

Free Lance Consultant to Small and Non-Profit Businesses 1/09-Present

• Consult on legal, hr, operations and non-profit compliance and management.

Vice President, HR, Legal, Administration & General Counsel 3/06-11/08

The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers, Inc., Exton, PA

• Senior executive for professional association responsible for managing all legal

and corporate governance, HR, risk, commercial transactions, board interaction

and guidance, strategic planning, and major project oversight and implementation.

• Established and administrated company-wide policies, procedures and processes

ensuring compliance, reducing risk and standardizing practices.

• Recruited, selected, hired and coached over 50% of the senior management team.

• Overhauled, implemented new HR policy manual and employee healthcare plans.

• Provided leadership to initiatives including improvement of the CRM system,

utilization of Social Media, and execution on events and fund-raising activities.

• Established, built and directed operations of new, 501(c) (3) foundation including

marketing, fund-raising, grants, strategic planning and board development.

• Provided leadership to volunteer team in planning, marketing and execution of

profitable, sold-out charitable golf outing and founding donor campaign.

Vice President, Legal and HR, General Counsel & Secretary 10/03-2/06

Celero Technologies, Inc. (formerly SMG, Inc.), Philadelphia, PA

• Managed all legal, human resources and corporate governance functions and staff.

• Created, directed and administered IP protection and patent development

program.

• Planned and executed 35% staff RIF and executive and staff severance programs.

• Implemented company-wide controls and processes ensuring compliance,

reducing risk, standardizing contracting practices and managing all outsourcing.

• Coached and trained managers on contracting processes, IP and HR management.

• Legal oversight on major asset sale and Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 filings.

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Principal, Wilcox & Associates, Wayne, PA 7/02-9/03

• Commercial transaction legal counsel for small, start-up businesses.

• Counseled, drafted and negotiated agreements for global distribution company

establishing an international goods and services brokering and trading operation.

• Provided general corporate and human resource management advice and services.

Corporate Counsel, Siemens Corp., Malvern, PA 1/01-6/02

• Advised management on employment and labor issues.

• Lead attorney on a wide variety of vendor, distributor, technology and software

licensing, e-commerce, partnering, joint development and reselling agreements.

• Negotiated health systems and services contracts with healthcare institutions.

• Resigned to start consulting practice.

Volunteer Teacher, Heritage School, Wayne, PA 9/00-12/00

• Took time off to provide volunteer services to nonprofit pre-school.

Legal and Management Positions, Mack Trucks, Inc., Allentown PA 4/90-9/00

Director of Labor Policy and Acting HR Manager 5/99-9/00

• Promoted from legal counsel to executive management serving as company wide

Director of Labor and acting HR Manager for three (3) union facilities, handling

HR and labor strategic planning, negotiation, administration and management.

Secretary and Chief Counsel, Mack Leasing System, Inc. 5/94-5/99

• Developed and implemented franchise and distribution programs as chief counsel

and negotiated program agreements with franchise owners.

Senior Attorney 4/90-5/99

• Trained managers in EEOC, discrimination and general legal compliance.

• Reduced legal costs by 20% and managed a $10M lawsuit defense budget.

• Conducted plant employment discrimination investigation and implemented

recommended changes, reducing exposure to claims and grievances by 25%.

• Lead and team negotiator of domestic and international commercial transactions.

• Advised domestic and Canadian units on various commercial, sales, real estate,

distribution, marketing and transactional issues; negotiated dealer contracts,

terminations and financing.

• Represented company before state and federal agencies, negotiated reductions in

million dollar settlements, led teams responding to gov’t investigations.

Law Firm Associate, Drake, Hileman & Davis, Doylestown, PA 1989-1990

Federal Clerkship, U.S. Court of International Trade, New York, NY 1986-1988

State Clerkship, Court of Common Pleas for Montgomery County, PA 1985-1986

OTHER RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Adjunct Professor, Villanova Law School, Villanova, PA 1997-Present

• “International Commercial Agreements” (Fall, ‘97-Present)

• “European Union Competition Law” (Spr. ‘98-Spr. ‘06)

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President, DELVACCA, Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) 1/03-12/03

• Executive officer of an 800-member chapter of ACC, leading and managing a

volunteer board of 18 general counsels representing the major corporations in the

Delaware Valley region. Created and implemented first, long-term strategic plan.

EDUCATION

Temple University School of Business & Management, Philadelphia, PA MBA

1996

• Double Concentration: International Business and Human Resource Management

Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, DE JD 1985

• Law Review, Casenote & Comment Editor, The Delaware Journal of Corp. Law

Gordon College, Wenham, MA BA 1980

• Double Major: Biology, Education; inter-collegiate soccer; intramural sports

CIVIC & TRADE INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES

Co-chair, DELVACCA Career Management Committee, Current

Elder, Church of the Saviour, Wayne, PA 2001-Present

Short-term relief work in Kenya, Spring 2006

Board of Directors, DELVACCA, 1997-2006

Regional Chair, Salt and Light National Fundraising Campaign, Gordon College, 1992

Member, Society for Human Resource Management, (SHRM) Current

Member, Association of Corporate Counsel-America, (ACC) Current

Member, American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), Current

Member, Greater Philadelphia Senior Executives Group (GPSEG), Current

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS

Member of the Bar in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and U.S. Court of International Trade

SPHR, Senior Professional in Human Resources

Notary Public, Pennsylvania

PADI Scuba certified

Certified in Massachusetts to teach high school biology

Certification: Business Area Quality Trainer

Pre-certification, Project Management Professional, International Institute of Learning

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