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Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

Responsible for the Legal Contract Management function within the Worldpay, Americas segment. Coaches and mentors mid-level legal support staff regarding contract administration, collaborates with attorneys and executives at all levels of the company, contributes to strategic direction for the contract management function and the legal function as a whole, and works on other complex projects outside of the commercial contract negotiation context. Highly experienced professional with broad experience and unique legal and business acumen. Makes strategic decisions, reviews proposals, negotiates contracts and administers full lifecycle of commercial and government contracts in accordance with company policies and legal requirements. Primary responsibility for the daily legal operations of the Integrated Payments line of business with Integrated Service Vendor partner, Reseller, SMB, Mid-market, and Franchise merchant facing agreements.

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

My primary responsibilities as a Senior Contracts Manager with Worldpay from FIS are to prepare proposals, negotiate contracts and administer commercial and government contracts in accordance with company policies and legal requirements. Below is a list of general duties and responsibilities.- Conducts pre-contract data collection and administration of commercial or government contracts.- Creates, negotiates and/or administers contractual documents that establish business relationships with vendors, clients and/or partners.- Works with sales, service and business operations teams to structure contracts.- Reviews contractual documents to ensure adherence to company practice, government specifications and requirements and conformance to master agreements. Drafts language as necessary.- Responds to inquiries regarding contract obligations and revisions.- Initiates documentation to authorize work in accordance with contractual specifications.- Conduct contract negotiations via draft and group conference settings.- Other related duties assigned as needed.FIS is at the heart of the commerce and financial transactions that power the world’s economy. We are passionate about helping businesses and communities thrive by advancing the way the world pays, banks and invests, serving more than 20,000 clients and more than one million merchant locations in over 130 countries. For more information about FIS, visit http://www.fisglobal.com.FIS employs a team of highly skilled attorneys and contract managers, working collaboratively and collegially, to provide top-quality legal services to FIS’ internal stakeholders and high-profile institutional clients. The FIS legal department is a diverse, yet cohesive group of professionals focused on the cooperative and efficient leveraging of its worldwide resources to best address the sophisticated issues and opportunities facing a leading provider in one of the most rapidly growing sectors in the tech industry.

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Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

My primary duties include drafting, negotiating, and supporting the full contracts lifecycle as well as other legal support throughout the company. I interface daily with personnel at all levels in various departments across Global Payments and it's subsidiary, OpenEdge Payments LLC, including Credit, Underwriting, Partner Acquisitions, Sales, Business Development, Client Retention, Risk and Insurance departments, and our Integration Software Development teams. I interact with executives (internal and external), business partners including our sponsor banks, vendors, card brands, government agencies, and large financial institutions. I am also responsible for supervising and training junior personnel, conducting legal research, and tracking all contractual agreements and documentation efforts within the legal department.Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN) is a leading worldwide provider of payment technology and software solutions delivering innovative services to our customers globally. Our technologies, services and employee expertise enable us to provide a broad range of solutions that allow our customers to accept various payment types and operate their businesses more efficiently across a variety of distribution channels in many markets around the world.With more than 24,000 employees worldwide, Global Payments supports more than 140 payment types serving 3.5 million merchants in over 100 countries.OpenEdge helps software developers and businesses succeed by delivering secure and personalized payment solutions. As the integrated payments technologies division of Global Payments, we are on the cusp of payments innovation – adapting, scaling and simplifying how payments are processed, across platforms and points-of-interaction, in an increasingly complex landscape. OpenEdge serves more than 2,000 technology partners across 60 industry verticals throughout the U.S. and Canada.

♦ In-depth knowledge of legal regulatory compliance, processes, procedures, government contracts, guidelines and effective IT systems workflows for tracking and reporting timeliness♦ Experienced in leadership roles with advanced skills in interpersonal dynamics♦ Demonstrated ability to live with and understand other cultures♦ Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process♦ Highly proficient in assessing the interests and needs of individuals across diverse populations♦ Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services including customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction while protecting the rights of the organization♦ Accomplished in working with team projects and managing multiple individual projects with subject matter expertise in Continuous Process Improvement♦ Extensive experience with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, LexisNexis, and WestLaw

Joint Base Mcguire-Dix-Lakehurst, Nj

♦ Sole US Air Force Expeditionary Center (EC) military justice paralegal/instructor♦ Served as program manager for the Air Force's only Judge Advocate functional pre-deployment training course; organized M9/M4 course for EC/JA; instructed and supported the training of 18,000 Airmen♦ Assisted in the development of the first-ever Air Advisor guide and the Judge Advocate tactical pistol course♦ Renovated the Judge Advocate training program; Judge Advocate instructor in six war fighting courses♦ Provided administrative management of all legal office activities and matters within a very diverse direct reporting unit♦ Assisted in rewriting the M9 tactical pistol course to eliminate unnecessary ammunition use which saved 12k rounds a year♦ Conducts legal research by reviewing and analyzing available precedents and makes final legal recommendations for the Staff Judge Advocate (SJA) or other senior attorney

Bachelor’S Degree, Business Administration, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Sigma Beta Delta Honor SocietyExtended coursework and study in creating strategic business plans, collaboration.

Instructor Of Military Sciences

Extended coursework and study in Curriculum Development, Educational Technology, Learning Theories, Tests & Measurements, Computer-Based.

Associate In Applied Science, Paralegal Studies

Extended coursework and study in International Law, Legal Claims & Tort Administration/Tort Investigation, Military Justice, Non-Judicial.

Associate In Applied Science, Transportation

Extended coursework and study in Air Transportation Principles, Business/Transportation Law, Freight Transportation, Motor Fleet.