Kristian Stout

Experience

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  Enterprise Solution Providers

  Feb 2000 - Apr 2001

  Web Developer

  I worked for ESP as a Web Developer specializing in User Interface development. Among my duties was Flash development, HTML coding and junior graphic design.

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  SendAFrame.com

  Jun 2001 - Dec 2007

  Chief Technology Officer

  Helped to grow SAF into a preeminent on-line retailer. Started with Send A Frame (SAF) at inception, with a scope of work that included software design, SEO, budgeting, and operations management. Implemented various strategies, including a successful Amazon integration that increased sales by 50% and reduced ad costs by 30%.

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  A & S Technologies

  Jul 2007 - now

  Partner and Counsel

  Founded and successfully managed A&S Technologies, overseeing projects that included business integration, eCommerce development, CRM and CMS customizations, phone apps, and cloud system implementation.

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  Rutgers University

  Aug 2008 - Jul 2010

  Adjunct Lecturer (Computer Science Dept)

  Taught a class providing business majors with technological fluency and basic programming skills by stressing critical thinking approaches to IT challenges in business. Lectured four times a week to 250 students. Managed nine TAs.

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  The State Commission of Investigation

  Jan 2013 - May 2013

  Eagleton Institute Governor’s Executive Fellow

  Worked as a legal and legislative fellow, assisting in the investigation of organized crime ties to the illicit drug trade. Drafted proposed legislation to present to the legislature, as well as internal reports on evolving legal and political issues. Met with stakeholders to better understand how to position SCI among competing agencies when preparing public statements.

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  Law Offices of Jeffrey Hoffman

  May 2014 - Dec 2016

  Of counsel

  Boutique firm position focusing on state and federal matters, in particular, on developing a practice area that included cyber law, intellectual property and privacy.

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  NJSBA Intellectual Property Executive Committee

  Sept 2014 - Dec 2016

  Executive Committee Member

  Special committee of the NJ State bar that works on state issues surrounding Intellectual Property, Cyberlaw, and Internet Law.

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  New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education

  Sept 2014 - Sept 2014

  Technology Law Panelist

  Served as an expert technologist on a CLE panel for the NJ Institute for Continuing Legal Education. As part of the panel, I presented the latest legal issues relating to cloud services, internet technologies, and cybersecurity.

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  Rutgers University

  Sept 2014 - Sept 2014

  Guest Lecturer

  Invited by the Department of Computer Science to lecture on cybersecurity, intellectual property, and privacy issues to a series of undergraduate classes.

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  Coded by Kids

  Sept 2014 - Sept 2017

  Board Member

  Coded by Kids works to fight the factors that contribute to persistent inner city poverty by providing disadvantaged inner city children with the technical skills, support and industry exposure necessary to gain access to opportunities in STEM related fields.

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  International Center for Law & Economics

  Jun 2015 - now

  The International Center for Law and Economics (ICLE) is a global think tank aimed at building an international network of scholars and institutions devoted to methodologies and research agendas supportive of the regulatory underpinnings that enable businesses to flourish. The ICLE develops intellectual work in specific policy areas to build a strong, international foundation for rigorous policy work in the long run. I was hired to contribute to and further develop the ICLE’s work in the areas of Innovation, Data, Privacy, Telecom, and Intellectual Property. Among the particular areas of work I was brought on board to handle, my work focused on academic and popular research, writing, and outreach in support of innovators involved in the sharing economy and the "Internet of Things." Show less

  • Director of Innovation Policy

    Oct 2020 - now

  • Associate Director

    Sept 2018 - Oct 2020

  • Associate Director for Innovation Policy

    Jun 2015 - Sept 2018
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  New Jersey Leadership Program

  Sept 2015 - Oct 2021

  Board Member

  The New Jersey Leadership Program (NJLP) is a non-partisan, nonprofit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to promoting South Asian American youth participation and education at the local level of government in the State of New Jersey. NJLP and its fellowship program focuses on developing leadership, building public policy knowledge, and filling the pipeline for South Asian Americans to work in government or pursue public office at the local, state, and federal levels.

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  Thehill.com

  Dec 2016 - now

  Contributor

  TheHill.com is a DC-focused policy, law, and current events publication.

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  Internet Law & Policy Foundry

  Feb 2017 - now

  Fellow
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  U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

  Sept 2017 - Sept 2021

  NJ Advisory Committee Member