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Stefan Glomazic

Stefan Glomazic

Summary

Interested in building intense relationships based on agape and Hans Georg Gadamer's hermeneutical perception and understanding of play. Offering right sacrifices and praising God for the gift of community and life. Providing legal advice, change management, and IT product ownership based on Orthodox Christian doctrine and rich professional experience, which includes public service, IT transformations, government contracting, corporate management, compliance, litigation, mediation, and journalism.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Deacon - Volunteer

Orthodox Church in America
03.2022 - Current
  • Perform liturgical and other duties in accordance with the Oath of Allegiance to the Holy Diaconate
  • As a clergy observer, participated in the 20th All American Council in Baltimore and got thoroughly acquainted with all the agenda items and motions
  • Serve as a board of trustees member at St
  • Luke Orthodox Church in McLean advising on relevant legal issues
  • Prior to becoming a deacon, served as the Treasurer in the same parish from 2012-2022 and represented the parish as a lay delegate in a number of Archdiocesan Meetings

General Counsel/Engagement Manager

Opus Group, LLC
03.2011 - Current
  • Structure and manage legal, regulatory, compliance, contractual, and quality control aspects of operations with complex jurisdictional issues including:
  • Familiarizing the owners with their rights and responsibilities and ensuring company is acting in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation and relevant law and regulation;
  • Independently handling discovery, depositions, and testimony in case of litigation;
  • Hiring and managing outside counsel in various civil disputes;
  • Developing the Ethical Code, the Cyber Security Procedures, Sexual Misconduct and Risk Management Policies in accordance with relevant regulation, providing training, and ensuring compliance;
  • Negotiating, managing, and terminating complex agreements including lines of credit, lease agreements, multi-million dollar delivery agreements, employee agreements, managing delivery and compliance of these agreements, and developing a contract management process for over a thousand contracts;
  • Handling all legal issues with employees including privacy issues and Americans with Disabilities Actions;
  • Enforcing non compete agreements;
  • Calculating and reporting profit distributions;
  • Registering trademarks and protecting intellectual property;
  • Registering the company for operation in various states;
  • Leading all the negotiations and dispute resolutions of the highest stakes for the company;
  • Mediating stakeholder concerns to include those with employees, customers, and partners;
  • Preparing and supporting annual reviews and strategy reviews by determining the structure for such meetings, collecting relevant industry information from presenters, chairing the meetings, reviewing minutes, and managing follow through;
  • Conducting the Internal Management Audit and serving as the Management's Representative during external audits;
  • Representing company interests at industry events and providing written suggestions to government agencies on how to structure procurements and regulate compliance

General Counsel/Operations Manager

Porto Maltese
01.2007 - 10.2008
  • Managed a team of in-house legal professionals and outside counsel and personally handled many emerging legal issues for a holding company that includes a chain of luxury seafood restaurants, a metallurgy company, and other highly regulated businesses
  • Negotiated investment and loan contracts, business organization agreements, trademark licensing agreements, and lease contracts;
  • Registered business organizations, acquired licenses to operate, supported visitor and immigration processing for the USA operations;
  • Personally handled a caseload of approximately 25 civil actions and one complex employment law case in Belgrade, Serbia;
  • Referred an employee dishonesty case for criminal prosecution;
  • Registered trademarks;
  • Served as the Management's Representative for ISO 9001:2001 quality management system

Attorney

Securities Commission
01.2005 - 12.2006
  • Working closely with the President of the Commission and the seven commissioners, managed internal relations and supported the advancement of the institution
  • Developed a comprehensive institutional development plan for the commission and together with the president of the Commission introduced the plan to various interests groups to seek funding and support;
  • Wrote dozens of advisory opinions to clarify the position on questions asked of us by the commercial court, bankruptcy administrators, stock exchanges, investment funds and others;
  • Represented the Commission in the working group drafting the amendments to the Law on Securities and the Law on Business Organizations;
  • Drafted the Commission Code of Ethics and implementation guidelines and delivered training;
  • Coordinated International Organization of Securities Commissions, IOSCO regional group activities and hosted a Consultative Group meeting in Budva, Montenegro in October of 2006

Institution Building Officer

OSCE
06.2002 - 09.2003
  • Developed and implemented a trial monitoring project in Montenegro using law students as monitors, ensuring fairness in admitting students into the program by developing standardized tests;
  • Developed an observation template based on best practices documented by Transparency International and other global watchdogs;
  • Developed and delivered training with support of experienced Montenegrin trial lawyers, and supported the integration of the program into the University of Montenegro Law School; Managed ongoing institution building projects dealing with:
  • Prisons - drafting programs based on the prison needs, submitting them for funding, and reporting on the use of funds;
  • Ombudsperson - ran public campaign by meeting with the NGO sector to explain the intention and the functioning of the institution, coordinating, and delivering a set of seminars through Montenegro to popularize the institution;
  • Prosecutor's office - working with the Lead Prosecutor to identify skill gaps among the prosecutors, fund, and deliver programs to address those needs
  • As an officer of the field mission, participated in the weekly management meetings, provided regular updates on my programs, and contributed to general management items
  • Represented the Organization and local and international meetings with representatives of governments, other international organizations such as the Council of Europe, American Bar Associations, and the non government organizations

Transformation Associate

Government of Montenegro
01.2000 - 09.2001
  • One of a 12 recent law graduates chosen to support various reform programs across the government
  • Translated from English to Serbian written material and oral training sessions delivered by the UK National School of Government to the senior Ministry officials;
  • Assisted government officials in choosing, formulating, and implementing reform/improvement programs utilizing the methods in which we were trained;
  • Organized and conducted interviews, surveys, "journey of the passenger", and other fact finding exercises; managed SWAT and PEST analyses, formed steering groups, formulated mission statements and objective targets; drafted programs, and helped with implementation and reporting;
  • Spent four to six months at the Commercial Court, the Prosecutors Office, and the Ministry of Justice;
  • Worked intensely with foreign partners such as the American Bar Association, OSCE, USAID, and many others to coordinate activities in support of civil service reform;
  • Drafted legislative proposals, participated in legislative development discussions, and supported professional and public draft law discussions
  • Passed the Government Employee Exam

Education

LLM - Securities and Financial Regulation

Georgetown University Law Center
01.2004

LLB - Law

University of Belgrade
01.1999

Skills

  • Legal Writing
  • Litigation
  • Corporate Law
  • Corporate Governance
  • Government
  • Legal Research
  • Investments
  • Negotiation
  • Intellectual Property
  • Legal Compliance
  • Dispute resolution
  • Litigation management
  • Ethics management
  • Data privacy

Certification

  • Official English-Serbian Translator, Government of Montenegro
  • Quality Management Systems ISO 9001-2008 External Auditor, SGS
  • Mediator, Government of Montenegro
  • Attorney, New York Court of Appeals

Honors And Awards

Ron Brown Scholarship, US Federal Government, 04/01/03, Full ride scholarship for Georgetown University Law Center.

Timeline

Deacon - Volunteer

Orthodox Church in America
03.2022 - Current

General Counsel/Engagement Manager

Opus Group, LLC
03.2011 - Current

General Counsel/Operations Manager

Porto Maltese
01.2007 - 10.2008

Attorney

Securities Commission
01.2005 - 12.2006

Institution Building Officer

OSCE
06.2002 - 09.2003

Transformation Associate

Government of Montenegro
01.2000 - 09.2001

LLM - Securities and Financial Regulation

Georgetown University Law Center

LLB - Law

University of Belgrade

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