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Renny O. Hellickson 6500 Champion Grandview Way, Austin, TX, 78750·(512) 467-4578(h)·(406) 871-4030(c) · RennyHellickson@gmail.com· EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Secretary of the Board, Legal Advisor, Sales and Marketing Advisor FLATHEAD BEACON March 2007-Present · Paper founded by Maury Povich and Connie Chung · Negotiate contracts with all employees and vendors · Established non-profit subsidiary, Flathead Beacon Foundation · Manage sales and marketing for subscription and ad sales · Filed successful trademarks for Media 3.0 · Co-authored business plan and financial plan followed by management Secretary of the Board, Vice President of Business Development, and General Counsel TORRENT TECHNOLOGIES March 2004-Present · Capital Acquisition / Investor Relations / Government Relations o Manage qualified financings (A, B, and C rounds) o Raised $3.5 million in investor capital of $6.5 million total o Secured $1 million line of credit with prominent financial institution o File federal and state securities registrations – manage federal and state government compliance (Sarbanes-Oxley, Patriot Act, SAT70) o Manage investor communications, produce and direct the annual shareholder meeting as required by bylaws and statute o Author and produce company newsletter o Manage international, federal and state government relations · Legal o Corporate secretary for the company and board of directors o Negotiated client contracts with excess of $5 million revenue annually o Work with outside corporate counsel to mitigate all litigation risk, E and O and D and O claims top priority o Maintain Torrent minute book o Employee and vendor contract negotiations o Manage HR o Instituted and trained personnel on SharePoint (web-based data organizer) to ensure proper data access and distribution across the entire corporate community at Torrent · Sales and Marketing o Drive and manage Torrent’s sales and marketing process o Design and execute Torrent’s annual marketing plan o Develop and maintain Torrent’s external marketing materials o Negotiate client contracts o Client / prospect relationship management o Work with technology and operations on abilities / delivery / timing o Maintain and update client profiles Director of Government Affairs AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY February 2001-March 2004 · Advocated responsible policy within the federal legislative and administrative branch · Fostered policies that promoted freedom to operate within domestic and international markets · Negotiated all legislative language on behalf of the Company · Limited financial exposure and protected competitive cost structure · Supported business, product, and client development activities · Enhanced company reputation and promoted the brand · Provided strategic advice, interpreted federal policies and analyzed regulatory trends · Expertise included antitrust, database protection, Orbitz, privacy, procurement, spam, universal service, 1-800 database management, and more · Lobbied House and Senate Commerce, Judiciary, and Appropriations Committees as well as cross over issues on all other committees Legislative Assistant, United States Senate Commerce, Energy and Appropriations Committee UNITED STATES SENATOR CONRAD BURNS May 1996-February 2001 · Co-authored successful “Digital Dozen” legislative strategy for the 106th Congress · Authored parts of seven federal laws · Managed Senator Burns’ Commerce Committee strategy and relations · Selected by Senator Burns to develop office policies and strategy to address nation’s energy crisis, with special emphasis on the Western energy grid · Secured $250,000 appropriation requiring the Western Area Power Administration to study needed upgrades to the transmission system in the Western grid · Presented consequences of “unreasonable” price gouging and successfully urged energy suppliers and Montana companies to negotiate “just and reasonable” prices · Secured nearly $10 million in fiscal year 2002 federal appropriations for Montana companies and universities Finance Director and Counsel FRIENDS OF CONRAD BURNS 2000 May 1995-February 2001 · Raised over $5 million for the 2000 campaign (previous record was $3.6 million) · Managed all finances including Federal Election Campaign reporting requirements · Campaign averted all legal challenges and finished with positive cash flow · Established and managed Burns’ political action committee (PAC); “Friends of the Big Sky” · Served as senior campaign advisor to help determine media strategy and campaign themes through use of detailed polling data EDUCATION Juris Doctor May 2001 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER, Evening Division *International Law Emphasis & Contract Emphasis BA, cum laude May 1995 UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA, Missoula, MT Major: Political Science Minor: Chemistry SEMESTER AT SEA, University of Pittsburgh Fall 1994 REFERENCES ·Available upon request.
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