Mark A. Johnson
Springboro, Ohio 45066
Cell: 937-***-**** / Home: 937-***-****
Email: ************@*******.***
http://www.linkedin.com/in/markj66
Education:
University of Dayton School of Law, Dayton, Ohio Juris Doctorate
Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio BA
Major: English with a minor in Philosophy
Work Experience:
2008 - Current Self-Employed, Springboro, Ohio
Legal & Small Business Consultant
General consulting on small business issues including:
• Creating Subcontractor Agreements for a medical billing company
• Consulting with small business on subcontractor issues and Statements of Work
• Advising small business owners on start-up and restructuring issues
• Assisting small business owners regarding EPA issues
Jan.-Nov. 2008 Standard Register, Dayton, Ohio
Senior Buyer / IT Category Manager
Managed all aspects of IT purchasing at Corporate Headquarters
Supported IT Department with annual budget of $60 million
Negotiated all software, hardware, and service agreements
Assisted Corporate Counsel with drafting of agreements
Reviewed proposed contract language with Corporate Counsel
Managed vendor contracts and software licenses
Coordinated corporate and IT vendor/outsourcing relationships
Worked with IT Departments to develop project requirements
Consolidated project requirements into contractual language
Assisted with IT asset management for enterprise compliance
1998-2007 LexisNexis, Miamisburg, Ohio
2006-2007 Consulting Software Integration Engineer (IT Procurement)
Planned software product acquisitions
Negotiated software product pricing and terms
Reviewed proposed language/redlines in vendor agreements
Administered and managed software contracts and licenses
Assisted with technology upgrade/replacement plans
Developed contractual language to meet IT Departments’ requirements
Managed vendor relations
Performed software licensing compliance audits
1998-2006 Consulting Release Coordinator
Coordinated and managed implementation of product and infrastructure
projects at LexisNexis into production environment.
Responsibilities included:
• Created master implementation plans for release/change activity.
• Recruited and identified cross functional team resources from software development and testing, production operations and systems support.
• Chaired process improvement efforts as well as other initiatives with technology and business representatives.
1997-1998 Manpower, Dayton, Ohio on assignment to LexisNexis
Software Tester
Conducted and developed testing on LexisNexis software.
1995-1997 Teleres, A Dow Jones/Aegon Joint Venture, Dayton, Ohio
IP Manager
Managed the Information Provider department responsible for the procurement, analysis, and publishing of all data offered by the first online Commercial Real Estate News and Information Service in the U.S.
Hired, trained, coached, supervised and evaluated staff members.
Training:
Technology:
Intel Premier IT Professional Seminars (2008)
HP Product & Technology Seminars (2008)
VMware Virtualization Forums (2008, ‘09, ‘10)
Procurement:
CAUCUS IT Procurement Summit (2006)
Contract Drafting for Technology Procurement Pros (2006)
Legal:
U.D.S.L. Significant Developments in Computer and
Cyberspace Law Annual Seminars (2007, ‘08, ‘09)
U.D.S.L. Scholarly Symposia Series: Current Issues in
Intellectual Property Law Seminars (2007, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10)