Payment-Guy's CV

CV KENNETH JACKSON RICHARD O’BRIEN 1.10.2026 Private & confidential I. CONTACT INFO Phone: (709) 388 6433 Email: paymentguy@gmail.com Mailing Address: 24 Hillcrest Road, Corner Brook NL A2H 1N6 II. EMPLOYMENT The Transatlantic Group (Helsinki, Finland, Corner Brook NL, Canada) 1.1.2005 – present • Founder & CEO of a consulting firm providing legal, IT and business consulting to individual and enterprise clients throughout North America, Europe and ASIA. Medicine Hat Law Firm (Medicine Hat, Alberta) 1.11.16 - 1.8.2020 • Managing Partner/Sole Practitioner Lawyer at Alberta General Practise Law Firm. • Expert in Canadian, Newfoundland and Alberta Criminal and Family Law. NOKIA Oy. / Microsoft Inc. (www.nokia.com) Helsinki, Finland) 11.2.08 - 1.1.2016 • Legal Architect & Legal Counsel Common Platform Operations 1.7.2008 - 1.1.2014 responsible for designing and Architecting NOKIA's legal administration system throughout the NOKIA organization world-wide and providing Legal advice to the IT Department globally. • Reported to NOKIA's Chief Architect. Linden Research Inc. (San Francisco California, Helsinki, Finland) 1.8.2006 – 1.10.2008 • Director, Business Infrastructure, Linden Lab (www.lindenlab.com San Francisco, California, USA) a Social Media company providing the online virtual reality service Second Life (www.secondlife.com). • Established domestic and international payment infrastructure. Managed US and international payment systems evaluation and legal and administration, negotiation and contracting relationships and implementation of European expansion. • Managed retained outside legal counsel in USA, Canada and EU. Sulake Corporation Oy. (Helsinki, Finland) 1.5.2004 – 1.8.2006 • Director, eCommerce, of the Sulake Group (www.sulake.com) a world leading interactive entertainment company distributing online communities and games (www.habbohotel.com). • Created international eCommerce infrastructure tailored to Sulake's teen aged customer demographic and online and mobile product portfolio. • Designed and managed Sulake's global payment network spanning 45 countries including online, off-line, mobile and telecoms payment methods generating 95%+ of Group turnover. • Responsible for payment service acquisition, legal and commercial administration and project lead for service deployment and overall management of 150+ payment partners. Planned and implemented e Commerce and payment services strategy reporting to COO and CFO. • Awarded "Best eComm Company" at Scandic Interactive Entertainment Awards 2005. • Expert in payment systems, international e Commerce and contract law. Campbell Germaine Cooper (Fort McMurray Alberta ) 1.5.2003 -1.11.2004 • Associate Lawyer practising Criminal and Family law prior to partnership dissolution. • Accredited and certified collaborative lawyer by the Law Society of Alberta. Sonera Group. (Helsinki Finland, Boston MA, Chicago IL ) 26.6.00 – 1.12.2002 • Legal Counsel / Regional Director (North America) responsible for managing and expanding Fonecta business in the US and Canada. Managed 15-person team. • Originally hired as a Legal Counsel before promotion to Management. • Expert in mobile, fixed line telecommunications and directory assistance business and legal support issues. Translegal Ltd. (Stockholm, Sweden) 1.9.1999 – 23.6.2000 • Legal Consultant in Anglo-American law to leading Scandinavian Firms and Legal Departments e.g. NORDEA (www.nordea.com) and Telia (www.telia.com) and also NordBanken, Vinge, Setterwalls, Danske Bank. • Expert in Anglo-American law and legal terminology and international legal translations. Stockholm Faculty of Law (Stockholm, Sweden) 1.9.1999 – 23.6.2000 • Visiting Lecturer in Anglo-American law to first year law students while studying for Master's in Law (LLM). • Expert in International Law, Comparative Law and IP Law. Poole Althouse Clarke Thompson and Thomas (Newfoundland Canada) 1.5.1996 - 6.8.1999 • Associate Lawyer performing primarily Criminal and Family law. Crown Prosecutor / Agent for Federal Fisheries and Narcotics Control Act violations throughout Western Newfoundland and Labrador. • Expert in Canadian and Newfoundland/Labrador Criminal and Family Law. Faculty of Law University of New Brunswick (Fredericton New Brunswick) 1.9.1994 - 1.6.1997 • Moot Court Assistant responsible for preparing and reviewing Moot Court materials for 1st year UNB Law students. III. EDUCATION • LL.M Stockholm University, Stockholm Sweden (1.5.2000) Master's in Intellectual Property & International Law (Magna Cum Laude). • LL.B University of New Brunswick, Fredericton New Brunswick, Canada (1.5.1997) Bachelor's of Law. • B.A. Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (1.5.1994) Bachelor's of Arts (First Class Honors, Dean's List 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997). • Various in-course undergraduate scholarships '1991-'1994. IV. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS • Member of the Law Societies of Finland, America, Sweden, Alberta, Newfoundland and the Canadian Bar Association. • Certificates in Arbitration, Mediation & Negotiation, from the Canadian Bar Association. • TOGAF Certified Enterprise Architect (NOKIA/Microsoft). IV. EXECUTIVE TRAINING • Project management and executive management training by Fonecta and Mercury Urval. • Leadership and management training by Sulake, TeliaSonera, NOKIA, Linden Research. • Legal training by The Law Society of Newfoundland, The Law Society of Alberta, The Canadian Bar Association and The American Bar Association. • North American Sales & Marketing training sponsored by University of Oulu, Finland (1.11.03-1.6.2004). • TOGAF Certified Enterprise Architect. V. HOBBIES AND ACTIVITIES • Travel, reading, hunting, fishing, mountain biking, The Elks and outdoor life. • References available upon request.