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| Year of birth |  | 1959 |
Current Location/Address |
| City or Town | | Princess Anne |
| State | | Maryland |
| Country | | USA |
Permanent/Home Location/Address |
| State | | Maryland |
| Country | | USA |
Languages |
| Primary Language | | Fluency |
| English | | Read, write and speak fluently |
Nationalities |
| Nationality By Birth | | USA |
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Experience Classification |
| Job Function | | Years Experience |
| Lawyer | | 20 |
| Area Manager | | 20 |
| Project Management | | 10 |
| Buyer/Purchasing | | 10 |
| Contracts Manager | | 18 |
| Industry | | Years Experience |
| Government | | 8 |
| Military & Defense | | 8 |
| Transportation & Logistics | | 18 |
Qualifications |
| Highest Qualifications | | Masters |
| Qualification | Subject | Establishment/Country | Year |
| Masters or Higher | Law | University Arkansas/USA | 1991 |
| Degree | BA History | University Arkansas | 1988 |
Other Qualifications, Memberships, Certification
Licensed-Attorney, Court of Appeals Maryland USA
Licensed-Attorney, United States District Court, District Maryland USA
Lincensed-Attorney, Supreme Court of Arkansas USA
Membership-Somerset County, maryland Bar Association
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Computer Skills and Software Used |
Proficient in majority of Microsoft Office applicaitons
Some knowledge of CAD
Some knowledge of basic accounting programs such as Quickbooks |
Work Locations |
| Are you willing to move or relocate? | |
Yes - I will travel internationally
Yes - I will relocate internationally | |
Availability |
| Start Immediately? | | Available Now |
Ideal Next Job |
| Seeking work in managerial role in Kazakhstan or other Central Asia location on a married status basis. Am open to remote location posting. |
Required Salary & Conditions |
| Minimum salary USD 5,000 per month plus paid housing and schooling for my child. |
Employment History |
| Total Years of Work Experience: | | 32 |
| Commenced Full Time Work: | | 1977 |
| Name | | Intercontinetal Sources, Inc. |
| Job Title: | | Vice President International Sales And Compliance |
| Duration | | From : 2005 To: 2008 |
Work Experience |
Keynote Skills
Bilingual in English and Russian
Experienced Attorney
Extensive international experience, primarily in Russia/NIS and the Middle East
Professional experience in partnership building in the commercial and non-profit sectors, including sales, procurement, import/export and distribution, manufacture of foodstuffs, construction
Extensive experience in administration of and compliance with government contracts
Experience in US government construction contracts in Central Asia
Professional Experience
June, 2005 to Present
Independent Contractor, Vice President International Sales and General Counsel for Dubai, U.A.E. and Maryland, USA based company Texas Best LLC.
Company sources, markets, sells, exports and delivers US food products to US contractors in Afghanistan and the Middle East. Serve as general counsel and contract administrator for defense services and commercial branches of the company. Position requires extensive international travel.
July, 2004 to June, 2005
Independent Contractor and Project Manager for Tashkent, Uzbekistan and Kabul, Afghanistan based company TFI-International.
Responsibilities included contract administration, managing Russian-speaking construction crews, planning for and executing material procurement, transport, delivery and installation at remote sites, managing payrolls, negotiating with local civil and military authorities, drafting and implementing budgets and timelines for general contractor in U.S. military construction and supply contracts. During project also served as Deputy Director of US/Afghan Joint Venture Afghan National Furniture Company in Bagrami District, Kabul, Afghanistan, with responsibilities including the management of Russian and Afghan construction crews engaged in modification and refurbishment project of existing Bagrami Textile Factory for use as furniture manufacturing facility. Resided full time in Afghanistan and Uzbekistan during tenure.
December, 1999 to November, 2003
Director of International Sales and Business Development Europe and Middle East for U.S. Fortune 500 company Perdue Farms, Inc.
Responsibilities included evaluating new business opportunities, procuring new accounts and servicing existing accounts in region of responsibility. Engaged in successful partnership building with suppliers to US military Middle East prime vendor subsistence contractors, as well as Russian, Eastern European and Middle Eastern airlines and trading companies for delivery of food products. Developed partnerships for grant based non-profit infrastructure development projects in Republic of Georgia. Negotiated and drafted profit sharing and joint venture agreements with Middle East and Russian food and equipment distributors. Position required extensive international travel to regions of responsibility.
April, 1996 to December 1999
Deputy Director of Sales and Business Development for Russia and CIS, Hudson Foods, Inc.-Tyson Foods, Inc. – Almaty, Kazakhstan and Moscow, Russia
Responsibilities included evaluating new business opportunities, procuring new accounts and servicing existing accounts in region of responsibility. Acted as liaison with corporate legal counsel and in-country outside counsel regarding forms of business organization, sales and licensing issues, as well as land/real estate and privatization issues. Responsible for overseeing large physical inventories of frozen food products in multiple locations throughout Kazakhstan. Negotiated profit shares and debt work out with joint venture business partners. Drafted and administered contracts with wholesale distributor partners throughout the country. Resided full time in Russia and Kazakhstan during tenure.
October, 1991 to April 1996
Associate, Law Firm of Catlett & Yancey L.P.A.-Moscow, Russia and Little Rock, Arkansas
Practice included:
Foreign investment and sales; international arbitration (ICC), Foreign Corrupt Practices Act compliance, Uniform Commercial Code, business organization, Russian privatization. Traveled extensively throughout Russia and NIS. During associatship also served as deputy director of sales and business development to affiliated company engaged in import, sales and distribution of retail and commodity food products to Russia. Resided full time in Moscow, Russia during majority of tenure.
Past Board/Committee Memberships
(2001-2002) Chairman-Middle East Market Development Committee, United States Poultry and Egg
Export Council, Stone Mountain, Georgia
(1993-1996) Member-Board of Directors, Joint Stock Company Trading House Preobrazhensky
(Cold Storage 12), Moscow, Russia
Languages
English-native, Russian-fluent.
Publications
“Catlett & Yancey Moscow Office: The Establishment of an American Law Firm in Russia.” The Arkansas Lawyer-A Quarterly Magazine of the Arkansas Bar Association vol. 28, no. 3 (1994): 34-41; vol. 28, no. 4 (1994) 56-58, 61. Provides overview of selected Russian business law in transitional period.
Education
1988-B. A. History, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, Arkansas USA.
1991-J.D. University of Arkansas School of Law-Fayetteville, Arkansas USA.
Licensure and Professional Associations
Licensed to practice law in Arkansas (1991), Maryland (2004), and United States District Court, District of Maryland (2005)
Member of Somerset County, Maryland Bar Association
Noteworthy Professional Achievements
Practiced law in Moscow, Russia with focus on foreign investment and sales, international arbitration (ICC), and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Clients of firm included Truman Arnold Companies, Tyson Foods, Inc., and a range of American and European consumer products companies acting as independent exclusive distributors in Russia (1991-1996)
Represented US investor in second large privatization check auction to be held in Moscow. Company privatized was Moscow Cold Storage No. 12, currently “Trading House Preobrazhensky” (1993)
Acted as assistant counsel in Russia in dispute involving US fishing company Deep Sea Fisheries, Inc. and Russian holder of Russian Far East fishing quotas (1993)
Served on board of directors of successful privatized Russian cold-storage enterprise Trading House Preobrazhensky in Moscow-company had approximately 500 employees (1993-1995)
Assisted in negotiating multi-million dollar debt workout between Fortune 500 company Hudson Foods, Inc. and its distributors in Russia and Kazakhstan (1997)
Acted as legal liaison in Russia during merger of two Fortune 500 companies Tyson Foods, Inc. and Hudson Foods, Inc., primarily in the areas of land use, foreign investment and business organization (1997-1998)
Served in advisory capacity to United States Poultry and Egg Export Council (USAPEEC) regarding location, evaluation and selection of Russian partners for USA/Russian Joint Poultry Project (1998)
Drafted, negotiated and implemented profit sharing agreement for direct sales and distribution of commodity products from Moscow, Russia warehouses for Fortune 500 company Perdue Farms, Inc. Established and implemented reporting procedures for same. Managed the account (2000-2001)
Initiated and negotiated direct sales to Russian in-flight airline caterer JSC Aeromar (Joint Venture of LSG Sky Chefs-Germany and Aeroflot-Russian Federation) on behalf of Fortune 500 company Perdue Farms, Inc. Managed the account (2000-2003)
Drafted marketing plan for feasibility study of USAID funded infrastructure project in Republic of Georgia on behalf of company American Monolith-Republic of Georgia (2001)
Managed project to locate and establish distributor on behalf of Fortune 500 company Perdue Farms, Inc. for supplying US military prime vendors in the Persian Gulf Drafted/negotiated/implemented profit sharing agreement. Established and implemented reporting procedures for same. Managed the account (2000-2003)
Served as on site project manager to construction projects in Afghanistan and Republic of Uzbekistan for US military general contractor (2004-2005)
Served as deputy director of Afghan National Furniture, a US-Afghan joint venture to manufacture furniture in the former Bagrami Textile Factory in Kabul, Afghanistan (2005).
Served as general counsel to government services branch of supplier to subsistence prime vendor contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan. Focus is on contract compliance issues (2005-Present).
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