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EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration, San Diego State University, 2012
Juris Doctor, Capital University Law School, 2010
Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering, North Carolina A&T State University, 2006
Bachelor of Science Computer Engineering, North Carolina A&T State University, 2006

Bar Admission: State of Ohio Nov 2010

EXPERIENCE

I have experience in intellectual property, licensing, and marketing in sports and entertainment. I have also worked in a law firm, government agency, my own small business and with the retention team at my undergraduate university. I currently perform contract consultation work for a songwriter in Los Angeles.
Contract Consultant, Confidential,Nov 2010-present

  • My duties include contract negotiation, marketing, and business planning for a songwriter in Los Angeles.

Legal/Marketing Intern, Confidential,Jan 2012-May 2012

  • My tasks included all licensing matters for celebrity estates including Bette Davis, Chris Farley, and Clark Gable amongst others. The majority of tasks involved creating marketing plans, protecting the intellectual property of our client base and acquiring new clients.

Legal Extern, Confidential,Aug 2009-Dec 2009

  • I performed legal research on a variety of topics including patent law, employment law, and energy reform.

Confidential,Brown, Hill, & Ritter, May 2008-June 2008

  • I performed legal research on a variety of topics including education law, intellectual property, and construction law.

Co-owner, Confidential,May 2005-Dec 2009

  • Small business that I co-owned from its inception. The business started as a hobby and grew into a profitable business. The first paying customer was in May of 2005 and by December 2009 there were more than 1000 customers with only word of mouth marketing and no storefront.

Retention Coordinator Confidential,May 2005- June 2006

  • This was a combination of three university jobs
  • I taught freshman year seminar for all electrical and computer engineering students
  • I was a professor’s assistant for Dr. Kenneth Williams, the former chairman of the Computer Science Dept. I graded assignments, created in-class materials, and taught class during the professor’s absence
  • I worked as an office assistant in the electrical engineering department. My duties included regular office tasks, hosting office guests, and assisting the chairman
  • I registered students during their orientation and conducted a “What to expect” seminar for parents

Confidential,January 2005- May 2005

  • I performed testing on all coding for the website of a startup company

Skills

Computer Programming: C++, Matlab, VHDL, Machine Code, HTML
Business: Marketing, Business Planning, Finances, Entrepreneurship, Licensing
Law: Patent Law, Trademark Law, Copyright Law, Unfair Practices, Sports Law

Publications and Presentations

Graduate Thesis 795: Graduate Consulting Experience
Graduate Thesis 780: Integrative Analysis Report
Doping in Sports: An International Dilemma
Law School Upper Level Writing Paper: The NFL’s Rooney Rule
Black Men and the Law: The Downfall of Black Athletes as Role Models

Sports Projects

Sponsorship Consulting Project-partnered with the St. Paul Saints baseball team in evaluating the effectiveness of the current list of partners and developed a list of new potential partners for the organization to target
Marketing Project-developed new partnership strategy for Skinit using several of the existing partners and some new partners to increase online traffic at Skinit\'s website
Marketing Project-created low cost marketing for California State Games through social media campaign using Twitter and Facebook to capture participants
Statistics Ticket Sales Project-developed strategic business model for maximum ticket sales revenue at a ballpark using statistical analysis
Organizational Behavior Project-analyzed the organizational structure of the Home Depot Center
Entrepreneurship Project-created business plan for sports management agency
Accounting Project-analyzed profitability of 4 global airlines using different accounting methods
International Human Resources Project-developed marketing plan for Alta Gracia clothing company to enter US market
Finance Project-performed a full valuation of the San Diego Chargers organization in hopes of developing a business plan for a new stadium
Finance Project-performed an in depth evaluation of the acquisition of Reebok by Adidas
Customer Relationship Management Project-created an all new CRM program for a minor league baseball team that was attractive to both the minor league team and its parent organization

Professional Membership

State Bar of Ohio
Sports Lawyers Association
Minority Opportunities Athletic Association

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