Darryl Veld, B.A, J.D
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EDUCATION/TRAINING :
JURIS
DOCTORATE
SEP
2011-
MAY
2014
MICHIGAN
STATE
UNIVERSITY,
COLLEGE
OF
LAW;
East
Lansing,
MI,
USA
• Vice
President,
Alternative
Dispute
Resolution
Society
• Regional
Finalist,
ABA
Arbitration
Competition
SUMMER
PROGRAM
–
INTERNATIONAL
LAW
JUL
2012-
AUG
2O12
UNIVERSITY
OF
PITTSBURGH;
SCHOOL
OF
LAW;
Zadar/Zagreb,
Croatia
INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS
CERTIFICATE
PROGRAM
JUL
2011-
AUG
2O11
HANZE
UNIVERSITY;
Groningen,
The
Netherlands
BACHELOR
OF
ARTS
SEP
2008-
MAY
2011
BROCK
UNIVERSITY;
St.
Catharines,
ON,
Canada
• Dean
Scholar
• GPA
3.85
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIE NCE:
STRATEGIC
ACCOUNTS
MANAGER
&
LAW
CLERK
JUN
2012-
Present
DARKSIDE
SCIENTIFIC
LLC;
Medina,
Ohio,
USA
• Draft,
review
and
proofread
legal
documents
including
sales
agreements,
non-
disclosure
agreements
and
employment
contracts
• Communicate
with
external
counsel
to
ensure
compliance
with
SEC
and
state
legislation
• Provided
advice
and
strategic
direction
to
the
CEO
toward
financial
viability
and
appropriate
legal
conduct
• Negotiate
terms
of
agreement
with
prospective
clients
• Exceed
sales
and
volume
targets
to
achieve
$10M
in
new
sales
via
client
agreements
• Improved
and
streamlined
processes,
reporting
and
analysis
of
internal
customer
database
and
inventory
records
LAW
INTERNSHIP
SEP
2011-
JUN
2012
MICHIGAN
UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE
PROJECT,
Lansing,
MI,
USA
• Successfully
represented
clients
in
the
Michigan
Court
of
Appeals
• Advised
clients
on
the
best
approach
for
and
likely
outcome
of
their
unemployment
insurance
claims
• Through
mediation
and
arbitration,
advocated
for
clients
who
have
been
denied
benefits
at
the
Circuit
Court
• Developed
a
procedure
to
identify
and
retain
clients
based
on
a
specific
criteria
assessing
the
facts
and
individual
needs
GENERAL
MANAGER
MAR
2007-
APR
2008
VINELAND
ESTATES
WINERY,
Vineland,
ON,
Canada
• Achieved
most
profitable
year
to
date
through
effective
leadership
to
50
front
of
house
team
members
• Engaged
team
members
and
leadership
team
to
measurable
improve
service
to
reach
our
goal
of
enhanced
value
to
clients
• Developed
training
policies,
hiring
procedures,
and
customer
relationship
standards