David Ross Associates - Resume of Troy Vernon Sutton

Qualification Summary:

Licensed California attorney with extensive experience in drafting, negotiating, and advising clients regarding contracts.

Strong project management skills (people, schedule, quality, and budget) including tactful communications with colleagues at all levels.

Background in engineering sciences with 20+ years expertise in information technology and construction industries.

Professional Experience

Law Offices of Troy Sutton (2008-Present) - Attorney

Provide honest, reliable, cost-effective yet excellent quality counsel to individuals, small businesses, HOAs, corporations, and non-profit organizations in a broad range of practice areas.

Extensive experience in Business, Construction, Entertainment, and Real Estate industries with a focus on negotiation, formalization, and maintenance of contractual relationships.

Provide counsel regarding legal rights, obligations, implications, and considerations of business processes, strategies, and projects.

Deliver clear, timely communication, and sound judgment in a variety of issues arising from proposed projects, including key aspects of contract formation, prequalification, analysis of proposals, development & implementation of negotiation strategies, negotiation of terms, and finalization of all documents for execution.

Prepare documents for final execution in: commercial sales, non-disclosure, indemnification, international and local consulting, IP licensing, exclusive distribution, international sales, commercial property financing, strategic partnerships, and other matters as necessary.

Present opinions and advice regarding statutory compliance issues and updated court interpretations of relevant rules & regulations.

Analysis of complex legal issues and preparation of confidential memoranda, court papers, and briefs for administrative, trial, and alternative dispute resolutions.

David Ross Associates LLC (Nov. 2011 - Present) - Kutner-Ross Associates, Inc. (1997 - Nov. 2011) - Senior Consultant

In 1997, Mr. Sutton started full time consulting work with Sol Kutner Associates, which became Kutner-Ross Associates, and has now transformed into David Ross Associates. Mr. Sutton's responsibilities have expanded to include:

Review and analysis of contract activity (communication process, contractual compliance, performance, and closeout ) through relevant documentation (contracts, drawings, specifications, reports, COs, RFIs, CPM schedules, pay apps, meeting minutes, correspondence, etc.) in projects ranging from small, private contracts to large, federal, state, and local public works projects.

Preparation of claims documents for mediation, arbitration or litigation, including drafting opinions & conclusions for expert testimony and key analysis deliverables.

Draft Dispute Review Board (DRB) panel opinions & recommendations on multi-million dollar public works projects.

Prepare revisions of various terms for incorporation into client standard contract and project documents.

Supervise work of support staff.

Development and maintenance of company network and website.

Significant Projects Include:

Director General for Intelligence & Security (DGIS) Headquarters, IRAQ

BART Airport Extension, San Mateo County, California

Intel FAB 32 Project, Chandler, AZ

Emeryville City Hall, Emeryville, CA

Blair WW Underground Electrical Conversion Project, Tacoma , Washington

Lewis Road Landfill Closure, Salinas , California

Foothill College Campus Center Project, Los Altos Hills, CA

Zing Networks, Inc. (2000-2001) - Senior Information Architect

Development and documentation of site functionality, navigation architecture scheme, and data flow. Analysis and development of task models and usage scenarios. Project team management and scheduling during implementation of usability engineering.

SFSU College of Education, (1999-2000) - Computer Technical Support

Team management, scheduling, development and implementation of functionality and usability improvements to technology based instructional systems. Weekly instruction to professors in systems use. Technical support for the internal computer network.

Pixar Animation Studios (1996-1997) - Sound Designer / Animation Coordinator

Creative design, content development, digital audio editing and processing, team management, tools development, usability analysis, and product testing. Projects included: Academy Award winning short animation "Geri's Game, " Toy Story Activity Center and Toy Story Animated Story Book CD-ROMs, and the "Tree of Life" (for Disney Theme Parks)

Tecton Builders (1986-1996)

Carpenter - Assistant to general contractor in all phases of residential remodeling from foundation to finish work, including plumbing, electrical, tile, trim and painting.

TROY VERNON SUTTON