MITCHELL PENNER

Voorhees, New Jersey 08043 (267) 784-0839 mpenn275@yahoo.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchpenner

CONTRACTS/COMPLIANCE MANAGER skilled in reducing companys liabilities, risk, and penalties.
In-depth and continuous experience in contract creation, review, modification, negotiation, and execution,
including:
Full Cycle Contract Management Intellectual Property Protection
Patent & Trademark Oversight Product Ownership / Licensing Project Management
Vendor Compliance Acquisition Process Leadership Risk Management
Request For Proposals Quality Assurance Oversight Indemnification

EXPERIENCE & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATIVE, STRATEGIC ACCOUNTS
Canon Financial Services, Inc. Mt Laurel, NJ 10/11 8/14
Work with Federal agencies to ensure accurate equipment accounting, inventory, and remittance among
federal branches with respect to billing, production, and accessibility. Branches include the Army, Dept.
of Health & Human Services, US Mint, Dept. of Commerce, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and the
Coast Guard.
Review contracts to validate that the terms and conditions match the abilities of the product
Maintain, modify, and archive all Federal contracts and Product Profiles
Designed and implemented an internal Purchase Order recordkeeping system, which saved over 300
hours of research time.
CONTRACTS CONSULTANT (Volunteer)
Bancroft Neurohealth, Haddonfield, NJ. 12/10 10/11
Review, consult, advise, and modify contracts. Reduced contractual risk to Bancroft by increasing
vendors limitation of liability; saved money by adding vendor performance SLA; reduced Bancrofts
immediate liability for disputed vendor invoices.
DIRECTOR, CONTRACTS ADMINISTRATION/GLOBAL BUSINESS MANAGER
J & B Software, Inc. Blue Bell, PA (Now known as Transcentra, Inc.) 4/90 - 6/10
Created and administered customer, reseller, and vendor agreements, featuring multi-million dollar
contracts with 3 of the nations largest banks, as well as government agencies, utilities, insurance
companies and financial companies including: JPMorgan Chase Bank, Citigroup, Bank of America,
Allstate, Mid-American Energy, Edward Jones, Merrill Lynch, American Express, CAL DMV, City of
Philadelphia, PA Dept. of Revenue, MN Dept. of Revenue, and NJ Division of Taxation
Directed HR, IT, and Corporate Travel departments comprised of management and administrative staff
with key responsibilities for contracts and compliance. Kept head count growth to 30% while company
revenues grew by 400%
Reduced the need for outside counsel to process L-2 and H-1B visas, saving over $500,000
Oversaw all patent and trademark applications saving hundreds of thousands of dollars per year in false
patent infringement claims
Worked collaboratively with all levels of both in-house and client personnel
Turned around underperforming operations, capitalizing on continuous efficiency, quality, and cost
improvements. Directed internal IT team in optimizing internal enterprise software system, significantly
reducing downtime and improving cross-departmental coordination
Designed electronic security system and closed circuit camera system saving $20,000 in repairs due to
damage caused by third parties
Project Lead on company acquisition; directed activities of due diligence team. Saved tens of
thousands of dollars in legal fees by coordinating all parties and fulfilling due diligence requirements.
Saved over $80,000 by instituting cost-saving measures as Project Lead to oversee construction of
80,000-square-foot corporate headquarters housing 125 employees

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Business Administration Degree, Marketing Major, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY