Advise businesses partners on structuring commercial deals, including the drafting, negotiation and analysis of global framework and local agreements for the procurement of goods and services. Offer practical legal and business advice to company leadership across multiple corporate functional departments regarding commercial transactions and financial risk mitigations to improve procurement.Develop legal guidance documents and other training tools to make available “on demand” legal advice and to enable business personnel to issue spot areas of legal risk, understand those risks and negotiate acceptable outcomes which remain compliant with internal corporate policies. Collaborate with fellow legal counsel team members to share knowledge and subject matter expertise on matters of IP, trade controls, anti-money laundering, and data privacy to ensure commercial agreements are compliant and fit for purpose.Provide legal support to corporate incident management teams for incidents affecting business critical operations.

Supervisor to 9 team members across Houston, San Diego, and Calgary supporting the contract negotiations in for Shell’s North American trading entities. Manage customer relationships and contracts, including SaaS agreements, involving trading software and analytics.Draft, negotiate, and analyze complex fit for purpose commercial agreements including structured contracts and master enabling agreements to ensure allocation of commercial and legal risks are properly mitigated. Liaise directly with internal and external stakeholders as an integral part of commercial transactions to ensure new laws and regulations impacting business operations are properly addressed and risks are contractually mitigated where possible. Appointed to join Shell’s Global Operations Leadership Team to broaden my knowledge and experience within a global business and learn a variety of differing leadership styles. Developed and implemented key cost saving initiatives and efficiencies netting the business $500K annually.

Negotiate and draft energy contracts such as PPAs and ISDAs as well as other commercial and business related contracts including NDAs and Consulting Agreements. Monitoring energy supply/demand economics and market transactions of California Carbon Credit Allowances, RGGI Allowances and Solar Renewable Energy Credits. Responsible for tracking and analyzing influential legislative initiatives and judicial decisions affecting regional and national energy markets,

Contract analysis and negotiation for energy commodities trading. Offered support to the commodities trading desk. Reviewed ISDA Master Agreements and other associated documents. Provided regulatory review and analysis relating to Dodd-Frank and other regulations.

Interpreted and translated court documents; Collaborated with local law firms to provide pro-bono legal services to undocumented immigrant children seeking Asylum or Special Immigrant Juvenile Status.

Counseled with clients; Negotiated settlement agreements with opposing parties; Assisted with client depositions; Drafted pleadings and filed with the Court.

Participated from beginning to end in the sale of commercial and private real estate, drafting all related documents; Reviewed complex lease agreements and abstracted key components for company review; Drafted commercial leases and followed the entire process of contract negotiations.

Taught students the fundamentals of basic wildfire operations to obtain certification from the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG). Developed and challenged future firefighters in completing real world applications of the skills learned in the classroom. Prepare interactive lessons and presentations to maintain attentiveness of students.

CERTIFICATIONS: Incident Commander Type 5, Squad Boss, Faller B, Engine Operator, Firefighter Type 1.Supervised and lead the suppression of Wildfires as an Incident Commander and as a Squad Boss. Developed strategic initial attack and operations procedures. Assisted in firing and holding operations for Type 2, & 3 controlled burns. Lead in felling operations and fuel breaks for Wildfires and local thinning units. Educated employees in the classroom and in live field exercises in efficient and safe practices tree felling and fire suppression operations.