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Markham, Ontario, Canada

• Conduct cross-table negotiations with Group Purchasing Organizations to secure multimillion-dollar contracts for capital equipment, consumables, POS service, turnkey, and SAAS products, collaborating with diverse stakeholder groups, including client stakeholders, legal, business, finance, product specialists, compliance, data security, and privacy.• Manage contract redlining, drafting and negotiating from tender to duly executed contract, applying a customized approach to each RFP and… Show more • Conduct cross-table negotiations with Group Purchasing Organizations to secure multimillion-dollar contracts for capital equipment, consumables, POS service, turnkey, and SAAS products, collaborating with diverse stakeholder groups, including client stakeholders, legal, business, finance, product specialists, compliance, data security, and privacy.• Manage contract redlining, drafting and negotiating from tender to duly executed contract, applying a customized approach to each RFP and contract negotiation to align client requests and business interests.• Lead numerous cross-departmental process improvement initiatives involving Salesforce, Apttus, SharePoint, Microsoft Power Automate, and BPM. Oversee planning and execution, receiving commendations from peers, management, and Philips Canada's general counsel for achieving positive outcomes. Show less

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Drafted, amended, and managed a range of supplier agreements, including MSAs, SLAs, NDAs, SaaS, DPAs, SOWs, and more.• Conducted staff training on procurement best practices from a legal standpoint, encompassing topics such as privacy, data security, confidentiality, tender processes, contract term negotiations, and vendor pre-qualification.• Oversaw contract database management utilizing Salesforce, Ariba, SharePoint, and Oracle. Tracked amendments and third-party documents to ensure… Show more • Drafted, amended, and managed a range of supplier agreements, including MSAs, SLAs, NDAs, SaaS, DPAs, SOWs, and more.• Conducted staff training on procurement best practices from a legal standpoint, encompassing topics such as privacy, data security, confidentiality, tender processes, contract term negotiations, and vendor pre-qualification.• Oversaw contract database management utilizing Salesforce, Ariba, SharePoint, and Oracle. Tracked amendments and third-party documents to ensure compliance and regulatory adherence. Show less

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

- Drafted, negotiated and amended various SaaS contracts, subscription agreements, reseller/hosted services agreements, DPAs, BAAs, SLAs, MSAs, and NDAs- Identify and coordinate with stakeholders to mitigate compliance risk related to web content accessibility, EU-US data processing, privacy and employment law- Manage contracts database through Salesforce and Sharepoint, tracking and communicating to internal stakeholders third party paper/amended agreement custom terms and conditions… Show more - Drafted, negotiated and amended various SaaS contracts, subscription agreements, reseller/hosted services agreements, DPAs, BAAs, SLAs, MSAs, and NDAs- Identify and coordinate with stakeholders to mitigate compliance risk related to web content accessibility, EU-US data processing, privacy and employment law- Manage contracts database through Salesforce and Sharepoint, tracking and communicating to internal stakeholders third party paper/amended agreement custom terms and conditions to ensure compliance Show less

Markham

• Designed and maintained a robust health and safety system that attained IHSA's Certificate of Recognition (COR).• Copy-writ and managed RFx responses including a comprehensive 100+ page RFP response template used in tenders for turnkey construction at the GTAA and City of Toronto.• Drafted and negotiated POS service agreements, NDAs, employment agreements, amendments, etc.• Functioned as an in-house paralegal, handling WSIB employment matters, collections, demand letters… Show more • Designed and maintained a robust health and safety system that attained IHSA's Certificate of Recognition (COR).• Copy-writ and managed RFx responses including a comprehensive 100+ page RFP response template used in tenders for turnkey construction at the GTAA and City of Toronto.• Drafted and negotiated POS service agreements, NDAs, employment agreements, amendments, etc.• Functioned as an in-house paralegal, handling WSIB employment matters, collections, demand letters, plaintiff's claims, and commissioning affidavits.• Developed, wrote and revised annually comprehensive HR, Privacy, Data Security and H&S policies and procedures and provided supervision to the HR team during implementation.• Proactively resolved compliance risk issues by staying up-to-date on legal developments and industry best practices, filling an advisory role to executive management. Show less

Vaughan

• Handled disputes arising out of liens, negligence, contracts, bailment, environmental issues, consumer protection, fraud, property damage, subrogation, landlord/tenant, collections, and bylaws/licensing/zoning issues.• Successfully negotiated settlements on behalf of prominent insurance companies, resolving hundreds of subrogated claims related to towing and storage fees arising from motor vehicle accidents.• Drove business growth by enhancing outreach efforts, developing precedent… Show more • Handled disputes arising out of liens, negligence, contracts, bailment, environmental issues, consumer protection, fraud, property damage, subrogation, landlord/tenant, collections, and bylaws/licensing/zoning issues.• Successfully negotiated settlements on behalf of prominent insurance companies, resolving hundreds of subrogated claims related to towing and storage fees arising from motor vehicle accidents.• Drove business growth by enhancing outreach efforts, developing precedent documents, and building a strong reputation through effective advocacy. Show less

Pickering

- Executed productions for Personal Injury matters and drafted various legal documents and correspondence- Improved office productivity by managing scheduling and invoicing using Microsoft Outlook and PCLaw and overseeing filing for corporate matters- Worked simultaneously as the sole proprietor of a process serving company, a legal assistant and legal drafter at a start-up paralegal firm and a legal intern at a personal injury law firm

Hamilton

-Directed weekly tutorials in Moral Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy, and Philosophy of Art and Literature, and received very positive TA performance reviews - Tutored students during office hours to improve writing and critical thinking skills, and witnessed a marked improvement in student performance - Graded assignments and tests and recorded grades using Excel, allowing professors to focus on teaching and publishing

Certificate, Commercial Estimating

- Highest Honours

Certificate, Construction Management

- Highest Honours

Graduate Certificate, Paralegal

• Graduated with Highest Honours

Master'S Degree Program, Philosophy

• Awarded SSHRC research grant for 2011-12 ($17,500.00)

B.Hum., Double Major In Humanities And Philosophy (Hons), Humanities And Philosophy

• Graduated with Highest Honours