STEPHEN M. SHREWSBURY STEPHEN MICHAEL SHREWSBURY Assistant Professor of Legal Studies, College of Business Stephen F. Austin State University 1936 North St, Nacogdoches, TX 75962 (936)-468-1576 [email protected] www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-shrewsbury_____ SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS Assistant professor of legal studies and highly experienced international attorney. Over 20 years of experience providing legal and policy advice and counsel to senior officials, staff, and other clients on relevant matters, and leading and managing legal operations, attorneys, paralegals, and legal professionals in the United States Air Force. Extensive experience in International and Operations Law, Negotiations, Ethics, Criminal prosecution, and Aviation Law. Significant experience in Training Development and Legal Instruction, and Environmental, Tort, and Contracting Law. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Assistant Professor of Business Communication and Legal Studies Aug. 2017 - Present Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas . Teach graduate and undergraduate international and transnational law courses, business law, negotiations and dispute resoluction, and business governance and ethics. Member – SFA Leadership Development Committee . Member – SFA Aviation Program Committee . Member – College of Business Graduate Council . Assist University with service functions and other responsibilities . Mentor/advisor for university international students and military veterans General Counsel / Director of Legal Services 2015 – 2017 US Air Forces Europe – United Kingdom (USAFE-UK) RAF Mildenhall - United Kingdom Senior legal advisor to United States (US) Forces Europe-United Kingdom (UK). Oversee legal matters involving US Forces operating in the UK and Ascension Island, including foreign criminal jurisdiction (FCJ), US land rights, labor, contracts, environment, tax, security, and other Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) matters. Supervise four senior attorneys. ▪ Architect of immigration agreement strategy with the UK that allowed US military dependents to enter UK without visas or biometrics collection and generated annual savings of $3 million. ▪ Successfully negotiated with the UK Border Force to reverse a 15-year agreement on boarding US State aircraft, which ensured protection of US sovereign rights. ▪ Devised novel legal mechanism that created US leverage within a third-party contract between UK government and a private contractor for U.S. bases support. Drafted US-UK agreement protecting US financial interests by creating US oversight mechanism that ensured proper support to U.S. General Counsel / Director of Legal Services – Staff Judge Advocate (SJA) 2012 – 2015 US Forces Japan (USFJ)/Fifth Air Force (5AF), PACAF Yokota Air Base, Japan Senior Department of Defense (DoD) legal official in Japan; provided counsel and full-spectrum legal capabilities to two directorates: USFJ and 5AF Commanders and Staff. Managed 21-person team of military and civilian attorneys, paralegals, administrative support, as well as Japanese national personnel. Subject Matter Expert on military justice, adverse actions, ethics, operations and international law; legal oversight of contracts, civil, and environmental law. Advanced the stability, capability, and credibility of the US–Japan security alliance by significantly improving legal interoperability between Government of Japan Ministries and USFJ. Provided legal counsel on joint operations. ▪ Advised US Ambassador and Pacific Command (PACOM) on Japan disciplinary matters. Crafted first Japan- wide liberty policy following rape of a Japanese citizen by US service members. Dramatically reduced tensions with Japan; reduced incident rates by 30%, Okinawa arrest rates at 40-year low. ▪ Advised on numerous international engagements for USFJ and Pacific Command leaders critical to crisis 1 STEPHEN M. SHREWSBURY management of the political-military arena within the Asia-Pacific region. ▪ Legal representative to bilateral US-Japan Joint Committee; provided counsel to US Embassy and DoD leaders on legal issues involving US operations in Japan, protecting US interests and sovereignty. ▪ Negotiated bilateral claims agreement with Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MOD); reduced average claims processing times by two years and accelerated completion of over $1 million in foreign claims. ▪ Co-Chair of US-Japan Criminal Jurisdiction Subcommittee; achieved agreement on the first US-Japan Status of Forces change in 46 years, increasing Japanese public understanding of US Forces discipline. General Counsel & Chief of Operations and International Law – SJA 2010 – 2012 Thirteenth Air Force (13AF) & Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii Dual-hatted as General Counsel for the 13AF, Chief of Operations, and International Law for Pacific Air Forces (PACAF). Provided legal advice to Commanding General, eight AF forces directors, and their staffs on military justice, claims and civil law issues. Advised Joint Force Air Component Commander (JFACC), 613 Air Operations Center (AOC) Commander, divisions, and staff on international law, authorities, targeting, and rules for the use of force. Deployed to Kabul, Afghanistan, as Deputy Legal Advisor to the Commander, International Security Assistance Force (NATO ISAF). ▪ Successfully directed PACAF’s legal support team during an intense multi-week humanitarian assistance operation in response to the 2011 record earthquake and tsunami in Japan. ▪ Skillfully worked with the US Embassy Rule of Law Office to shape a President of the United States directed US detention monitoring program following a detainee treatment crisis in Afghanistan; ascertained best practices and then melded ideas into both US and ISAF mandated programs. ▪ Provided strategic guidance for handling base closures and transfer procedures for hundreds of US bases throughout Afghanistan. Clarified source of funding for base transfers to the Afghanistan government and ensured the potential environmental cleanup of US facilities was legally sound. ▪ Led planning and implementation of merger of legal offices of 13AF and PACAF into combined office. Deputy General Counsel/ Deputy Director of Legal Services – Deputy SJA 2008 – 2010 Office of the Staff Judge Advocate (ECJA), HQ US European Command (EUCOM) Stuttgart, Germany Managed day-to-day operations of a 17-person office; oversaw budgeting, scheduling, policy, and personnel issues. Led policy and legal subcommittees on the US-Romania and US-Bulgaria Joint Committees. Negotiated international agreements. Advised joint directorates and staff on operations, exercises, international and civil law matters and military justice; Chief of Operations, Exercises, and Humanitarian Assistance from 2008 to 2009. ▪ HQ EUCOM’s legal advisor for first 48 hours of the Russo-Georgian war. Advice on force protection, rules of engagement, and noncombatant evacuation significantly contributed to evacuation plan. ▪ Key negotiator on Romanian Ballistic Missile Defense deal; drafted treaty language and persuaded DoS Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Romania to support the EUCOM approach. ▪ Prevented late collapse of US-Greece pipeline deal; fixed pivotal language with Deputy Chief of Mission and Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, successfully concluding a nine-year effort. ▪ Expert on State Department (DoS) Chief of Mission authority over DoD personnel; analyzed and created solutions for tough, complex EUCOM-DoS command authority issues across Europe. ▪ Contributed to the completion of over 1,300 legal reviews covering myriad legal issues including fiscal and environmental law, SOFA matters, counter-proliferation, current operations, and exercises. General Counsel/ Director of Legal Services – SJA 2005 – 2008 36th Wing (PACAF) Andersen Air Force Base, Guam Senior legal advisor to General Courts-Martial Convening Authority (GCMCA), 36th Wing Commanding General, and subordinate commanders. Oversaw military justice, claims, ethics, environmental, real estate, and labor law supporting a client base of 8,500 and a 20,000 acre complex. Led an 18-member division providing legal support for Air Base and three organizations located in Singapore, Diego Garcia, and Canberra, Australia. Liaison to general counsel, Naval Forces Marianas, US Attorney, and Government of Guam on legal matters affecting Air Force and DoD interests in Guam. ▪ Architect of joint basing concept with US Navy in Guam. Led AF program; drafted agreement that preserved AF 2 STEPHEN M. SHREWSBURY command of Andersen AF Base and successfully implemented base realignment law. ▪ Protected AF interests as senior planner for Air Forces in Guam; analyzed and minimized the legal and operational risk of sharing of Air Force base land with other military Services and operations. ▪ Negotiated with US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Department of Transportation (DoT) to create plan to allow landowner access to property near AF lands. Proposed land trade and convinced DoT to fund completion of Environmental Assessment, securing $3 million in AF funding for backup plan. ▪ Utilized engagement strategy to negotiate with numerous landowners and address AF leasing of private property for superfund cleanup. Successfully prevented loss of $13 million in cleanup funds. EDUCATION ▪ Professional Diploma - U.S. Aviation Law, International Airline Transport Association/Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, London, England and Daytona, Florida, March 2017 ▪ LL.M, Masters of Law in Military Law, Dual Degree – International and Operational