Client Service Project Management

William T. Washington

**** **** ****** **., *****, CA 95377

Mobile 678-***-****

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Profile:

Small business owner as an Attorney/Contracts Manager/Sourcing Specialist working various cybersecurity/privacy and IT/Telco/Contracts Management/Procurement projects for law firms, major corporations, and governmental agencies. Use of Ariba on three (3) different projects with two to four modules dependent upon tasks assigned. Grant review for compliance while at UCSF and San Jose State. FCC and state PUC hearings and meetings. Bidding, RFx’s, submissions and responses, work schedules and job assignments. RFP, RFT, RFQ processes, negotiation, and drafting of governmental contracts for system integration, tariff and regulatory compliance for 11 state correctional telephone systems. Product counseling for the same. FTC, FDA and various privacy protection acts. Compliance with FAR, DFARS, CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification), NIPSOM (National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual) and specific agency regulations. SaaS, PaaS and IaaS, On-Prem, and hybrids thereof. Document reviews, database builds, contract summaries, case management, data entry, etc. Cybersecurity, privacy, trial preparation and litigation support. Software development, SOWs, NDAs, COs, amendments, templates, software licensing, data use, open-source use, trademark, DPAs, BAAs, OEMs, and third-party integration and risk assessment. Joint Development, Joint Ventures, MSSPs, MSLSA, MSAs, MSPs, etc. Regulatory compliance and risk management involving standards, assessments, statutes, and regulations such as GDPR, FIPs, HIPAA/HITECH, PCI-DSS, RMF, GLBA, FACTA, ISO, AI Act (EU), SSDF, SOC II, FERPA, AI RMF, HITRUST CSF, CPRA, NIST, Privacy Act, FOIA, PIA, DPIA, TIA, LIA, ECPA, ISAs, CMMC, ISO, CIS, etc. Notice and Comment rulemaking for alternate operator services. Submission of provisional patent and obtained patent pending status for a squeeze toy invention. Wrote Dataway’s Reseller/Distribution Agreement for Cisco Systems. Corrected $500,000 contractual error for Nextel Communications on a cell site agreement.

Experience:

3/24 to current Attorney - Solo Practitioner Tracy, CA

Drafting and review of boilerplate library for AI/ML and open-source implications. Review of AI-Act Canadian AIDA, Colorado AI Act and other statutory and regulatory changes affecting agreements such as privacy and security by design. Review and analysis of Information Sharing Agreements, ISTAs, SOPs, FOIA and PA requests. Privacy Threshold Analysis, SORNs, PIAs, DPAs, TIAs, LIAs, DPIAs, DORA, etc. Motion practice, depositions, case management, trial & administrative proceedings. Fraudulent misrepresentation, illegal transfers and credit card fraud against Bank of America and Capital One. Misappropriation and fraudulent sale of real property in Kentucky involving municipality and private investment concerns.

9/20 to 3/24 ManTech International – Commercial Contracts Manager Herndon, VA

Negotiation, review and drafting of cloud-based agreements as well as joint development, OEMs, data use, open-source and proprietary software development, licensing, SBOMs, teaming, SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, system integration contracts, etc. SOWs, NDAs and MSAs for various telco and IT products. Product counseling and regulatory compliance. GRC & RFP support and government contracts and negotiations. Privacy and cybersecurity compliance via FAR, DFARS, GDPR, NIST, AI RMF, RMF, EU-US Data Privacy Framework, SORN, PIA, ISAs, PTAs, ISTAs, TIAs, LIAs, DPIAs, SOPs, CCPA, STIG, SRG, AI Act (EU), DPAs, SCCs, etc. Template development and handling of complex commercial agreements/negotiations. Subcontractor support. Wrote the Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) policy and procedures based on NIST standards, OMB circulars, cybersecurity framework and applicable statutes. Started GDPR compliance for international subsidiaries.

1997 to 2017 Washington Contracts Consulting – Attorney/Contract Manager Lake Ridge, VA

This applicant worked at law firms, corporations, and governmental entities for over 17 years in his own business performing the above and below tasks.

Pillsbury Winthrop - Project Attorney - SDRAM, semi-conductor wafer technology, and chip sharing

Skadden Arps – Project Attorney – class action – Cendant Mortgage – Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”)

Dunning & Ballentine – Project Attorney – CDMA patent infringement case – Broadcom & Qualcomm

Will McDermott – Paralegal – Case Management & Document Review

Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas – Arbitration Jurist

Attorney on product liability litigation for Proctor & Gamble et. al., for Breast Implant and Rely Tampon class actions under FDA, FTC and Consumer Protection Acts.

Bogle & Gates – Project Attorney – database build, document review and summations for 6-billion-dollar divorce action within McCaw Communications (prior to becoming AT&T Wireless).

Jack Gilbert Enterprises – Project Attorney – wrote provisional patent for squeeze toy invention.

5/19 to 3/20 State Compensation Insurance Fund – Senior Sourcing Specialist Pleasanton, CA

Template development, drafting, negotiating, and reviewing of IT/Telecom contracts in the Enterprise Procurement Department. RFPs, RFQs and RFIs. NDAs, P2P and SOWs. Security and regulatory compliance in coordination with Privacy and Esec. Staff coaching, meetings, and vendor due diligence. Complex projects and contracting.

4/18 to 4/19 Pacific Gas & Electric – Sourcing Specialist San Francisco, CA

Handling of various commercial deals in the Corporate Shared Services Dept of PG&E. Template development, contract drafting and negotiation, PO and PR editing and issuance. LOB guidance and review. Ariba processing and entry (contracts & purchasing modules). Deal management with no oversight from legal until the $5 million mark. SOWs, NDAs, Consulting, amendments, CO’s, P2P, etc.

11/17 to 3/18 Chevron – Project Attorney San Ramon, CA

Drafted, reviewed, analyzed, and negotiated complex IT contracts and system integrations agreements. Joint development, technology sharing, data licensing, open-source use and integration. Handling of day-to-day contracting needs for Downstream IT as well as other Chevron departments. SOWs, amendments, Demand and Contract request processing. Service orders, template development, meetings, and contract management support for other Advisors. SAP/Ariba processing.

4/15 to 11/15 Gilead Sciences, Inc. – IT Sourcing Consultant/Project Manager San Mateo, CA

Negotiated software, hardware, and services agreement in the IT/VMO Department. Project Management and supervision of RFPs, Score carding, Demos and Bid processes for the Regulatory Demand Management System project as well as the Send Non-Human Data Formatting Project with FDA compliance, protocols and standards. Product counseling on purchases and new products introductions. Dedicated resource for Data Center Migration Project. Software licensing (proprietary, joint development, open source)’ SOW, Work Orders, Professional Services agreements, MSAs, Change Orders, etc. Contract and vendor management. Contract template development and negotiation and review of Oracle agreements. Moves, adds and changes for Equinix data center and fiber optics.

11/13 to 12/14 Visa Incorporated, Director – Supplier Risk Management Program Foster, City, CA

Performed risk assessments for Tier 1 and Tier 2 vendors in addition to mitigation planning for compliance to the OCC circular 2013-29 as well as privacy and cybersecurity concerns. Reviewed, abstracted and amended contracts for compliance with AML, OFAC, OCC, FTC and FFIEC requirements. Negotiated major software/telecom contracts, SOWs, NDA, and RFPs involving development, integration and licensing of proprietary and open-source pieces (Mozilla, Apache 2.0, MIT, BSD etc.). Drafting of contract templates, contract management, research, and regulatory compliance matters. PCI-DSS, Privacy Act, ISAs, FIPS, ISOs. Financial review and audit of 10-Ks, 10-Qs, P&Ls, Income Statements and suretyship type documents. Advised legal and technical departments in drafting and setting up of escrow and supplier security requirements. Negotiation, drafting, planning, and administration of a 44-million-dollar contract with CA Technologies for software, hardware and professional services.

7/11 to 8/13 General Electric Digital Energy - Senior Contracts Manager Atlanta, GA

Staff training on software-related issues and contracts. Negotiation planning, business meetings and review of IT/Telecom contracts. Drafting of templates and negotiation of complex agreements within the Smart Grid IT space. Cybersecurity and privacy counseling and advice on new system integrations for GE platform with both proprietary and open-source products and combinations thereof. High visibility projects with both domestic and international implications. RFP development, SOWs, amendments, addenda, and due diligence. Part of negotiation team that handled the renewal of the 25-million-dollar Oracle Agreement for GE Corporate. CRAS/RAS projects with Southern California Edison.

4/10 to 11/10 Symantec Corp. – IT Contracts Negotiator Mountain View, CA

Negotiated software, hardware, subscription, and telecom contracts as well as drafting of same. Managed MSPA with HP. Large and high visibility projects both domestic and international. SOWs. amendments, addenda, purchase orders, open-source licensing, etc. Vendor management activities such as profiling, informal meetings, RFPs, etc. Template development, online presence monitoring, new product compliance for cybersecurity and privacy concerns. Did $7 million-dollar deal with Elateral for ecommerce platform as well as the $5 million dollar deal with Motorola for internal WiFi tri-band devices which involved both FTC and FCC.

1/10 to 4/10 Verizon Business Services – Project Attorney Sacramento, CA

Product development and counseling. Review of service descriptions, market analyses, and pricing materials for compliance with the State of California’s Master Services Provider Agreements for data services. Project management of various professional services and products ranging from cybersecurity, broadband, open-source use, technical writing, IVR, storage, hosting, software, etc. Support of product management team for HITECH/HIPAA compliance for this $170 million dollar deal.

Other various Projects

Worked as a Contracts Manager at Google in the Vendor Management Department providing desktop support. Drafting, reviewing, and negotiation of both software as well as telecom contracts. Did 12-million-dollar worldwide data center project for servers, software, professional services, connectivity, etc.

I worked as a Senior Project Attorney for VMware in the Global Procurement Dept. Drafting, negotiating, and reviewing of vendor contracts and proposals. All IT procurement and buyer support. SOWs, amendments, addenda, contracts, consulting agreements, general services, licensing, software development, system integrations, open-source, source code, etc.

Worked as a Project Attorney for the University of California at San Francisco – Medical Center’s Purchasing Department. Negotiations, vendor selection, due diligence, drafting, review, and development of contracts, purchase orders, requisitions, change orders, RFQ’s, RFP’s, etc. for medical purchases, services, and consultants. All commodities including software, hardware, medical equipment, etc. Also tasked with development of both internal as well as external policies and procedures that underwent the administrative approval process for inclusion in the UCSF system-wide policy & procedures manual. Renewed expired master agreements, MTAs, CDAs & CRO agreements. Review of all boilerplate, written contracts, invoices, practices, policy, procedures etc., for compliance with FAR, state contracting procedures, JCAHO standards, HIPAA, and FDA requirements. Privacy Act of 1974, Data Security Agreements, Information Sharing Agreements, Information Sharing Threshold Analysis and HITECH.

Worked as a Senior Contracts Administrator for Kaiser Permanente in their National Facilities – Capital Construction department. This was for the building of seven hospitals and refurbishing outpatient facilities. Hired back a second time to supply these new facilities. Draft, review, and analyses of various boilerplate type agreements in preparation for bid. RFPs, RFIs, RFQs, NDAs, Supplier Profiles, Confidentiality, LOIs, Master Product & Services Agreements, Master Equipment Purchase Agreements, etc., for various commodities and services (construction materials, permitting, electrical, plumbing, architectural drawings, project plans, etc.). Negotiation of same. Setting of evaluative factors, performance metrics, scorecards, etc. Review and analyses of various internal policies as well as regulatory requirements governing purchasing activities.

Supervision and administration of a $900 million-dollar General Service Agreement for Bank of America with its 400+ attending contracts for various services and products for the building and refurbishing of all bank facilities west of the Mississippi River (Facilities management). SOWs, plumbing, electrical, and structural permitting. Compliance, inspections, regulatory, project management, engineering approvals and insurance requirements for vendors providing everything from HVAC to new construction. Contract abstracts, due diligence, risk assessment and mitigation. Staff supervision and training.

Operational auditing of T-Mobile files as a Project Attorney for regulatory compliance. Review of construction drawings, zoning decisions, permitting (zoning and building), easements, amendments, leases, environmental materials, etc.

Senior Attorney on a financial and operational auditing project for AT&T Wireless as part of the Cingular Wireless merger. Sarbanes Oxley compliance. Strategic Lease Information Management, Oracle 11i, Promis, Access Tracking. Report writing, file review, research, corrections, reconciliations, and special projects. Staff supervision and training.

Served as an IT Procurement Specialist on the first project at Blue Shield.

Review of gaming and technology licensing contracts for entry into database at Glu Mobile. Publishing & Distribution Agreements, Software Licenses, Development Agreements, Content Licenses, GPL, LGPL, Apache Licenses, etc. Use of License Tracking System software.

Fiber and Network acquisitions, which involved software and hardware configurations for routing of telecommunications traffic while on a Level 3 Communications project.

Served as a Senior Procurement Specialist on a second project at Blue Shield.

Drafted, reviewed and negotiated all types of agreements in support of Paradigm Management Services. Legal as well as sales support in addition to insurance administration. Coordination and interaction with outside counsel on any number of issues ranging from rate cases to FDA compliance. Business continuity planning, template creation, record retention, and contract administration. All regulatory matters, privacy concerns, rate case management, and policy issues. Copyright, patent, and trade secret protections were put into place in addition to service mark registrations. Involved with lease negotiations as well as due diligence.

7/92 – 7/97 General Counsel – ShawnTech Communications, Dayton, Ohio

Project management of eleven (11) different state purchases of digital voice loggers as part of their correctional telephone installations. Third party billing and local exchange carrier system integration. System integration of hardware, software and network connectivity for digital voice loggers with security, product counseling and privacy compliance requirements. Tariffs, due diligence and state procurement codes and regulations. Supervision and review of responses to state RFPs for same. Bid conferences, meetings, permitting, and hearings before state and city regulatory commissions.

Managed and maintained the intellectual property portfolio, including trademark and patent applications, license agreements, and non-disclosure agreements.

Handled third party software contracts with such entities as Active Voice, Converse, Magnasync, Harris Industries, ADP, Microsoft, Egghead Software, Callpro, IBM, Nortel, MCI, and the like.

Drafted, reviewed, and negotiated OEMs, software licenses, open-source licenses and distribution agreements. FCC, FTC and consumer protection compliance for pagers, phones and other devices resold as a distributor. Negotiated, reviewed, and drafted value-added reseller support contracts, secrecy letters, LGPL, GPL, and sublicenses.

Drafted, reviewed, and negotiated outsourcing agreements, multiple integration contracts, distribution, electronic data interexchange agreements, teaming, channel partner, service bureau agreements, technical exchange letters, data subscription contracts, etc.

Negotiated and administered carrier agreements, proposals, and several 5 million dollar+ contracts with MCI, AT&T, Ohio Bell, Ameritech, GTE, US West, Qwest Communications etc.

4/90 – 7/92 Research Attorney – Customer Support Dept. LEXIS-NEXIS Dayton, Ohio

Technical and legal support for customer calls for assistance.

Performed fixes, patches, modem strings and software configurations on both PCS as well as on various networks such as Novell and Banyon.

Researcher on the Lexis/Lexus trademark dilution case.

Education:

J.D. University of Dayton School of Law; M.S. Criminal Justice, Eastern Kentucky University, B.S. Economics and Psychology (Double Major), Centre College.

Accomplishments:

Board Member – Kent School District Budgetary Committee

National Contract Management Association (NCMA) member.

American Jurisprudence Award

Charles Houston Bar Association

Outstanding Service Award as an Arbitration Jurist

Best Research Attorney at either LEXIS or WESTLAW

Won the largest amount in the history of the State of Ohio for a replevin issue ($75000)

Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Winner

American Bar Association

Co-counsel on the largest drug case in the history of the Southern District of Ohio

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