Human Resources Manager

Terry Kaufman

Email: *********@********.***

Address: **** ***** *****

City: Carmichael

State: CA

Zip: 95608

Country: USA

Phone: 916-***-****

Skill Level: Experienced

Salary Range: $80,000

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Educational Background:

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TERRY KAUFMAN

5131 Keane Drive linkedin.com/pub/terry-kaufman/4/8b2/501

Carmichael, CA 95608

*********@********.*** 916-***-****

Senior Attorney

Highly successful business attorney who is both results-oriented and client-focused. Capably handles sophisticated and complex legal matters, works well in organizations of all sizes, and skillfully manages personnel and organizational transitions. Professional writer and editor whose work has appeared in national, state, and regional publications.

Skills

Contracts: Exceptional drafter and negotiator

Intellectual Property: Expert in copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets

Human Resources: Fluent in personnel and benefits matters

Licensing: Skilled with software, content, and technology contracts

Regulation: Knowledgeable on health care and telecommunications law

Corporate Governance: Familiar with organizational management

Achievements

Successfully negotiated multi-year agreements for sale of flash memory chips to major global cell phone manufacturers.

Oversaw offshore outsourcing of network communications chip fabrication with Korean and Taiwanese manufacturers.

Created a robust intellectual property protection regime for proprietary chip-layout technology.

Participated in due diligence review of domestic and international corporate acquisitions.

Helped redraft boilerplate sales terms and conditions for leading semiconductor manufacturer.

Met with FCC staff in Washington, D.C. to secure modifications of regulations affecting telecommunications customers.

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

INDY PACKAGING, INC. 2/2005 - Present

Carmichael, CA

Corporate Counsel

Served as corporate secretary for small independent packaging company.

Handled all legal matters involving customer and vendor agreements, nondisclosures, and collections actions.

Created a trade secret protection program to protect proprietary technology and customer lists.

INTEL CORPORATION 5/2000 - 2/2005

Folsom, CA

Senior Attorney

Provided front-line legal support for divisions in the Network Communications and Wireless Communications Group.

Negotiated multi-year agreements with telecommunications giants such as Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, and Sony Ericsson, as well as licensing agreements for mission-critical CAD software.

Trained clients on antitrust, nondisclosures, and intellectual property protection.

Oversaw offshore outsourcing agreements for network chip fabrication.

Participated in strategic business acquisitions, including international transactions requiring foreign government approval.

USCS INTERNATIONAL 6/1990 - 5/2000

Rancho Cordova, CA

Corporate Counsel

Director of legal services for the leading provider of software and billing services to the U.S. cable television and communications industries.

Drafted and negotiated complex software license agreements with the nation's top cable service providers, as well as contracts to provide billing services to players such as Ameritech, BellSouth, Fedex, and UPS.

Handled all aspects of multi-year equipment leases with cable television companies and negotiated sophisticated financing agreements with major industry lenders.

Managed intellectual property protection system for corporate trademarks and software copyrights.

Participated in pretrial discovery for matters in litigation and prepared responses to EEOC and DFEH actions.

Researched and counseled business clients on hazardous waste and materials handling compliance issues.

Prepared documents for board of directors and annual shareholders meetings. Played a key role in 1996 IPO and 1998 sale of company to Kansas City-based DST Systems.

INSIDE PUBLICATIONS

Sacramento, CA

Freelance Writer 7/2007 - Present

Monthly columnist for Inside Arden, Inside the City, and Inside East Sacramento. Contributor to other regional, state, and national publications.

COMMERCE CLEARING HOUSE 9/1984 - 4/1990

San Rafael, CA

Senior Law Editor

Developed and managed production of FCC Rulemaking Reports, a weekly topical law reporter covering regulatory activity of the Federal Communications Commission.

Authored major sections of Health Care Law Reporter.

Regular contributor to Copyright Law Reporter and Federal Acquisitions Regulation Reporter.

EDUCATION

Carleton College BA, English - 1978

Northfield, MN

Magna cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, National Honor Society

University of California, Berkeley JD, Law - 1982

Berkeley, CA MJ, Journalism - 1982

Office Manager, Berkeley Legal Foundation

Copy Editor, The Daily Californian

AWARD, ASSOCIATIONS & INTERESTS

Recipient, "Making a Difference Award," 1997 USCS International Fellowship of the Flame

Member, Board of Directors, Jewish Community Foundation of the West

Member, Board of Directors, Friends of the Sacramento Public Library

Member, California State Bar Association

er and negotiator

Intellectual Property: Expert in copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets

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