William Cunningham

William Cunningham 

Profile

List of accomplishments at Thomson IP: 

Advocate for ALS awareness; Part of lobbying effort in 2014 visiting Congress and Senate in 2014; met and spoke with congressional staff and politicians to urge funding for ALS healthcare programs.

My 15 year career came to an abrupt end when the Thomson Reuters IR Hosting business unit was quickly sold-off (to NASDAQ). In 2011 I received a performance rating Exceeding Expectations and was half-way through my MBA program. In 2012 my mother was showing signs of ALS, and I wondered how I would manage taking care of her as an only child. I became the sole caretaker for my mother for the next year and a half; I was her nurse, her doctor, her pharmacist, her lawyer and financial advisor. I was her only advocate, and I was her son.      Thereafter I began my job search in earnest, and as a candidate I offer professional experience, a well-rounded legal and financial background, with an analytical mind. I have an education, a work ethic, and deal with pressure situations with a clear head and calm demeanor. I have learned invaluable lessons from every colleague and client I have worked with; every book or white paper or regulation I read made me smarter; every client I spoke to gave me new perspective. And while life is not always fair and the best plans don’t always work out, losing my job and my mother has built character and made me stronger.  I will be a positive asset and contributor within any organization.

Intellectual Property & Financial Services professional

Working with William Cunningham 

• 15 years of professional experience in a fast-paced, demanding work environment with capacity to work in a global and multicultural environment
• Attention to detail with an eye on "the big picture"
• A true front-line ambassador of company goals, initiatives, brands, messaging, products and services 
• Ability to multi-task and manage multiple clients; account management reached 70 clients and 100 emails and phone calls daily 
• Establish and maintain strong relationships and networks with top-tier corporate accounts 
• Excellent judgement, adept at managing sensitive issues and crisis communications
• Ability to work independently, problem solve, and take initiative 
• Team player with superior organizational skills, particularly using Microsoft Office and Outlook software 
• Strong analytical skills, adept at identifying and analyzing problems and suggesting solutions 
• Proven experience using data; strong database research and report analysis skills to quickly distinguish between relevant and irrelevant information
• Understanding of accounting and financial reporting used by analysts, bankers and brokers to analyze and evaluate industry and market competitors
• Understanding of financial regulations, SEC guidelines for transparency, compliance, and fair disclosure 
• Expert knowledge of intellectual property rules and regulations, trademark clearance, surveillance and monitoring; copyright protection and infringement
• Superior written and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to communicate with all levels of management

• Created an International Foreign Associate database. 
• Electronic order entry system - Initialized my own system
• Subject Matter Expert when Thomson adopted Lotus Notes Email system for customer orders via email (and electronic order entry). 
• Lead on the official electronic order entry system.
• Lead on Invoicing and billing for SOX compliance. 
• Handled all Electronic billing for all clients that submitted e-bills for their case management. 
• Suggested many New Product initiatives, Full Search combinations and Design/Word mark pricing. 
• Sole researcher for Dilution searching, pricing and completion (while I was the only Customer Service rep - who continued to conduct Clearance Searches).