James Miranda Email & Phone Number

Orange, Connecticut, US

Consultant (Mentor) - Senior Contracts Manager

Perth, Western Australia, AU

• Deep-water Gulf of Mexico, offshore Mexico - Trion Project, Installation ContractsTendering & Administration of Installation Contracts (SURF Marine Installation, FPU/FSO Installation T&I, Dry Transportation of the FPU)
• Build and tender several Marine Installation Contracts (EPCI, T&I) with main contractors
• Identify and measure project/contract specific risks and develop strategies to mitigate risk and cost
• Lead negotiations on contractual issues that reduce cost, schedule, project risks, involving Legal and other departments as appropriate.
• Ensure contractor compliance with corporate policies, procedures and safety requirements.
• Ensure compliance with Company’s Contracting Policies and Procedures.

Paris La Défense Cedex, FR

Contracts and Procurement for the Mozambique LNG project.Administration of the Upstream Scope, (~2B+ in value) including Company Provided Items (umbilicals, manifolds, subsea equipment, onshore subsea support module, etc) and the EPCI (installation)

The Woodlands, TX, US

• Contracts and Procurement for the Mozambique Project
• Manage internal customer and contractor/ supplier relations to ensure needs are met and act as liaison between all stakeholders participating in the contracting processes.
• Manage all Change Order negotiations to ensure best outcome for company.
• Attend all project meetings to ensure Contract terms are strictly adhered to by contractor(s)
• Identify and measure project-based risks and develop strategies and negotiations for contractual issues that reduce such risks, involving Legal and other departments as appropriate.
• Ensure contractor compliance with Company policies, procedures and safety requirements.

• Manage and notify Contractor and Project Team of notices, milestones, key dates
• Review subcontracts to ensure compliance with the contract
• Create and maintain logs and databases (letter, change order, payment, invoice, subcontractor)
• Review invoices for completed milestones and lien waivers
• Hold meetings and negotiations with contractor on subcontractors
• Develop presentations and memorandums on the contract or contractual issues for project

Milan, Lombardy, IT

• Lakach Project +750MUSD EPCI Offshore/Onshore - Mexico
• Negotiate General Terms and Conditions, BIMCO's, Purchase Orders, Blanket Orders, LOI, Frame Agreements, etc. assuring compliance with Company Policy.
• Actively write, review, qualify, and administer subcontracts for Project.
• Manage and Record Change Order Process from identification to resolution, attempting amicable resolution of disputes with client, and subcontractors.
• Draft correspondence alongside Project Team and manage correspondence log
• Review invoices for compliance with company procedure.

Milan, Lombardy, IT

• Review and Qualify Contracts in Commercial Stage
• Administer Contracts in Execution Stage (T&I >50MUSD, and Feasibility Study)
• Responsible for all Liquidated Damages Claims for Houston Office
• Created training for Procurement, Post Order Departments on legal issues and topics.
• Ensure collection and sharing within the Legal function of lessons learned, feedback and returns of experience on problems encountered during project execution
• Manage and Represent Legal/Contract Department in Audits incl. ISO 9000

• Coordinated discovery review in multiple large complex litigation cases
• Analyzed documents and developed strategy in preparation for depositions
• Organized and maintained a production log in a multi-million dollar civil RICO case
• Formed interrogatories for several large civil cases (Federal and State Courts)

• Prepared memorandums on energy bills and their effect on NJ consumers
• Attended and wrote reports on Board of Public Utility, NJ Legislative Session, and Administrative Court hearings.
• Reviewed briefs of current litigation for every department (incl. energy & natural gas)
• Attended presentations on current energy topics given by each department

Juris Doctor (J.D.), Law

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science And Government