Google Cloud’s Partner Contracts Team enables deal success through contracting excellence. As a Partner Contracts Manager, I close channel agreements with Google’s top partners.» Act as a strategic negotiator, removing roadblocks to key partner contracts.» Draft contract language to accommodate unique partner, vertical, and industry needs.» Coordinate with internal stakeholders to evaluate, and implement, non-standard terms.» Create and revise templates, fallbacks, and processes to increase contracting efficiency.

Google Technical Services is a global support team, and the face of Google to customers & partners. As a Technical Contracts Manager, I advised internal stakeholders on the risks inherent in technical solutions and service commitments.» Lead technical approvals for global advertiser deals, Google’s primary revenue driver.» Drafted contract language, with a focus on technical risk and resource protection.» Provided input on new products, contract templates, and executive deal reviews.» Drove contracting improvements, increasing standardization and decreasing cycle time.

Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes therapeutics to advance the care of patients suffering from life-threatening diseases worldwide. As a Contract Analyst, I supported commercial efforts in the managed care arena by providing proactive and objective quantitative analyses to address critical business, rebate and contracting issues.» Validated / disputed rebate submissions per the terms of the underlying contract.» Coordinated finance, IT, and C-suite approval of coverage gap payments.» Identified trends and deviations in drug utilization.

Joseph W. McCarthy, A Law Corporation is a boutique law firm focusing on the construction industry. As an associate attorney, I guided contractors and consumers through the challenges of litigation, debt collection and general business disputes. » Negotiated and litigated contract disputes.» Assisted contractors with the recordation and perfection of mechanic's liens.» Defended contractors against administrative action by the Contractors State License Board.» Counseled clients regarding business entity selection, formation and licensure.» Advised on the legal and technological aspects of business planning & continuity.

While in law school, I began my foray into civil litigation. Under the supervision of a licensed attorney, I performed legal research, drafted pleadings, motions and discovery, and assisted in mediations, arbitrations and trials.

Damon S. Williams Associates, LLC was an environmental engineering firm headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. As Information Technology Manager, I was the sole source of technical guidance for the headquarters and the satellite offices in Oakland, Las Vegas and Denver. » Replaced aging Windows NT infrastructure with Windows 2003 and Slackware Linux servers.» Implemented automated patch management via Windows Server Update Services.» Implemented real-time network health and service monitoring with Nagios.» Implemented security scans using Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer and Metasploit.» Developed an industry-sensitive budget to track and forecast technical expenditures.

In this role, I was responsible for file, database and remote access services for the largest college at the University of Arizona - Social and Behavioral Sciences. » Implemented and maintained servers running Red Hat Linux, Solaris and OS X Server.» Designed ongoing risk assessments, security audits, and penetration testing.» Developed comprehensive disaster recovery procedures.» Designed a thin-client, Solaris-based computer lab for the School of Information Resources.» Mentored technical staff, as needed.

In addition to my responsibilities as top-tier technical support for faculty and staff in the College of Social and Behavior Sciences, I took responsibility for multiple special projects. » Developed an online technical support database with Apache, MySQL and PHP.» Designed a college-wide e-mail service, including web access with SquirrelMail.» Designed an Open MPI high performance computing cluster for the Linguistics Department.» Supervised and directed technical support efforts.

While a full-time student at the University of Arizona, I worked 20-30 hours a week providing technical and logistical support to faculty, staff and graduate students. I was ultimately recognized for my contributions when nominated as "Student Employee of the Year". » Built and repaired PC and Apple laptop and desktop machines.» Troubleshot Windows 3.1, NT/2000, XP, Red Hat Linux, Slackware Linux, Mac OS 9 / OS X.» Automated technical support tasks with various scripting languages.» Implemented server status monitoring.