Proudly Introducing...

Bless Our Heart's newest contributor...The General.

The General is no stranger to Bless Our Hearts, as he has been mentioned in quite a few of my previous posts. I'm thrilled to write that he has agreed to help take ownership of Bless Our Hearts.

I'm quite proud of the General and would like to share some of his accomplishments with you, Bless Our Heart's readers.

The General is currently serving as a labor relations professional for a company with multiple contracts and international unions. In this role, he links business strategy from Senior Management to the Labor and HR strategy, including benefits, wages, operating flexibility, etc. In prior assignment, headed labor and employment law department, assigned and monitored or handled all employment and labor matters for company, advising senior management on strategy and policy. He has advised senior management on antitrust compliance and merger-related trade law issues. He has also given assistance and advice to clients on labor, trade and finance matters. In this role, he has practiced extensively in labor and employment litigation.

In a former life, the General owned and operated a marketing company and a separate company that advised international clients on trade and finance.

The General is also a principal in an oil and gas development company that has extensive holdings in the Western United States.

The General is a member of various Bar Associations, a former President of the Labor and Employment Law Section of his state bar association and is a founding member of its Hospital Law Committee. He has served as chairman of numerous civic and non-profit boards at state and national level.

Prior to internal counsel position, The General was a partner and attorney within a large law firm, where he represented several corporate clients and maintained an active federal and state trial practice with an exceptional success rate.

He graduated with a B.A. in English, and has extensive post-graduate work. He received his commission through ROTC and entered active duty. After leaving active duty, he attended law school, where he graduated magna cum laude with a J.D. degree. Retired as a Major General in the Army National Guard, with extensive command experience at battalion, brigade and higher levels.

Please join me in welcoming The General to Bless Our Hearts. I know you will enjoy what he has to say as much as I do.