Head of Operations - Legal and Compliance @ From September 2015 to Present (2 months) Princeton - New JerseyDirector, Legal Operations @ Strategic Planning and Execution. Responsible for working with the General Counsel to develop, refine and promote the Law Department’s mission, and developing and executing the Law Department’s annual and long term operations plan. Responsible for special strategic projects and initiatives as delegated by the General Counsel. Leads or serves on relevant Law Department and corporate-wide committees. Outside Counsel and Legal Vendor Management - Implements and administers outside counsel management and legal vendor management initiatives. Initiatives include convergence, development and maintenance of outside counsel guidelines, implementation of alternative fee arrangements, performance scorecards, annual outside counsel educational meetings, and other outside counsel and legal vendor programs. Directs IP Operations - Manage all areas of IP operations, including resources, annuities, foreign filing, docketing, IP management systems, and other areas. Finance/Budget Management - Manages Law Department budget through accurate forecasting of internal and external resource needs on a function by function basis, tracks expenses to projects. Develops and implements cost control and continuous improvement initiatives. Legal Information Technology – Manage Law Department IT initiatives to include matter management, IP management, knowledge management, financial management/e-billing, business intelligence/“dashboard” metrics/reporting, the Law Department intranet, and other areas of technology. Administration. Supports Law Department training, Law Department programs, Law Department policies, Law Department pro bono and community service program, Law Department memberships, Law Department SharePoint sites, and similar activities and initiatives. Develops and administers satisfaction surveys. Responsible for planning and executing all Law Department related meetings and events. Integrates process improvement methodologies into the Law Department. From May 2010 to Present (5 years 6 months) Princeton, New JerseyAssociate Director - IP Operations @ Directed IP Operations and worked with Legal Division patent and trademark attorneys and other stakeholders to develop, implement, and administer IP management initiatives that contribute to the accomplishment of the Legal Division’s overall performance objectives. Manage all areas of IP operations, including annuities, foreign filing, docketing, IP management systems, and other areas. From May 2003 to May 2010 (7 years 1 month) Princeton, New JerseySr. Patent Information Asscociate @ From May 2002 to May 2003 (1 year 1 month) Financial Analyst @ From November 2000 to May 2002 (1 year 7 months) New York, NYPatent Account Specialist @ From April 1998 to November 2000 (2 years 8 months) Princeton, NJAuditor @ From May 1997 to September 1998 (1 year 5 months) Short Hills, NJ

Master of Science, Information Systems @ Stevens Institute of Technology From 2001 to 2003 Bachelors, Accounting @ Rider University From 1994 to 1998 Laura Caponi is skilled in: Strategic Financial..., Financial Risk..., Alternative Fee..., Process Improvement, Information Management, Cross-functional Team..., Performance Management, Intellectual Property, Legal, Management Of Outside..., Lean Sigma, Internal Audit, Performance Metrics, Financial Metrics, Law Firm Administration, Intellectual Property..., Six Sigma, Litigation Support, Management, Pharmaceutical Industry, Strategy, Strategic Planning, Patents, Contract Negotiation, SharePoint, Biotechnology, Training, Corporate Law, Licensing, Budgets, Vendor Management, Due Diligence