Dorothy Ratarac, Cssgb™, Csm® Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

United States

Business and legal process automation, client consultation, business analysis, and project management

Chicago, Il

Directed Legal Operations. Governed the divisional portfolio of 200+ agent and distributor agreements worldwide. Collaborated to develop and test applications to be used by sales and legal for contract submission and review.● Engineered a simpler, more efficient design for the legal team contract portal and team website.● Divisional lead and steering committee member to evaluate, select, test and implement the Exiger risk management tool for all divisions of Smiths Group, John Crane’s parent company.● Oversaw the on-boarding, due diligence and contract renewal process for 145 agent and distributor agreements within a 5-month period.

Chicago, Il

Established and supported the infrastructure and processes to streamline the global contracting function. Performance managed contracts in accordance with policies, procedures, and governing standards. Developed metrics reporting to address volume, cycle time, resources and operational efficiencies.● Reduced contract cycle time by 56% to 6.6 days, despite a 50% volume increase.● Managed 140+ global agent and distributor contracts valued at $24M. Reduced portfolio risk by $700K+ in FY15 by implementing new due diligence and risk management tasks.● Trained 200+ Senior leaders and global Sales & Service professionals on newly implemented policies and procedures to streamline the contract management lifecycle.

Riverwoods, Illinois

Led the selection, development and implementation of a corporate-wide contract lifecycle management system. Managed 3rd party onshore and offshore ALSP (Alternative Legal Service Provider), LPO (Legal Process Outsourcing) and Managed Services vendor teams to ensure contract management services aligned to corporate and client requirements.● Implemented Selectica (now Determine Inc.) Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) for 2K+ vendor contracts annually and 100+ data fields.● Migrated 10K+ records and 20+ data fields from Upside Software legacy system.● Managed user training for Contract Solutions Group personnel and Law Department

Riverwoods, Illinois

Collaborated with key managers and staff. Evaluated and risk mitigated. Ensured appropriate legal compliance and consistent deadline and quality adherence. Worked in concert with all functional areas to define and apply standard processes and terminology for all vendor contracts.● Directed, trained, and supported a team of up to 10 Contract Managers. Managed staffing and budgeting needs for the team.● Lead negotiator of IT vendor and commercial enterprise contracts valued from $5K to $80M.● Negotiated 1000+ agreements annually in 2010 and 2011.● Increased productivity with no additional costs by 25% in 2009, 30% in 2010, and 45% in the 1st 6 months of 2011. Reduced overall cycle time by 25% in 2009 and 30% in 2010.● Sourced, chose and implemented the Upside Contract Document Management System.

Riverwoods, Illinois

Implemented a new contract process that improved overall efficiencies, resulting in an annual cycle time reduction of 10%, despite a 50% volume increase.

Riverwoods, Illinois

Drafted terms and conditions, negotiated and managed 350+ vendor purchasing agreements. Realized an estimated $9M in cost savings.