• Legal Operations leader with expertise directing operations activities. Achievements include: driving process and policy optimization, operational excellence, contract management, and system enhancements, including the implementation and administration of contract life-cycle management (CLM) systems. Experienced in business operations improvement, people management, change management, and negotiation. Seeking a Director level operations role. • Recruited, hired, staffed, trained, and managed teams of up to 10 people. Implemented cutting-edge business solutions and 2 company-wide contract management systems for efficient data management. • Negotiated IT contracts for Discover Financial Services and 3Com / US Robotics, including 3Com's largest global sales agreement valued at $1.5B annually. • Key contributor and participant during the negotiation of Baxter Healthcare's pioneering multi-division agreement with a major Group Purchasing Organization (GPO), representing $4.4B+ in annual sales and 35% of total US market share. • Adaptable and adept at working in a fast-paced, complex, cross-functional business environment. • Empowering, consultative, and collaborative communicator with an emphasis on continuous improvement, project management, conflict management, risk management, and vendor management.• Strategic thinker and leader of successful product program endeavors that mitigate risk and improve company profitability. • Cross-functional team leadership skills to successfully organize, prioritize, and facilitate concurrent projects on time and within budget. • Versatile, principled, and results oriented executive with a background in Business, Technology, and Finance, and diverse industry experience within Energy, Financial Services, Technology, and Healthcare.