Linda Johnson Email & Phone Number

Richardson, Tx, Us

Lewisville

• Contract intake management including: Entity and principal validation and status with Secretary of State, Employee Staff Check sanctions and Orthofix policies and distributor requirements.• Due diligence audit of contract information and status.• Assist with contract information migration to new SAP system.

Carrollton, Texas

Legal Support Coordinator (2015 – 2018)• Key player on the legal team supporting attorneys and paralegal with General Liability Litigation cases resulting in improved accuracy, faster third party filing and improved communication with outside counsel.• Developed and maintained a data base of discovery information regarding company operations, policies and procedures.• Conducted due diligence in responding to Requests for Production (RFP) and Interrogatories from opposing counsel resulting in fewer requests for delays.• Key player coordinating small claims cases filed against the company. These cases were filed against company motels located in various states across the United States.• Expedited the response to subpoenas and investigated customer hot line complains to reduce future litigation.• Investigated and responded to state government agencies regarding employee and customer allegations of discrimination.Administrator, Franchise Contracts (2013 – 2015)• Conducted over 40 franchise transfers of ownership entailing financial analysis, contract development, organizational analysis and disclosure agreements.• Monitored franchisee compliance with standards parameters including financial, quality, renovation and insurance.• Maintained liaison with C-level managers, and franchisee owners to insure compliance with company standards.Software Skills: Serengeti (Legal Tracker) CSC (Contract Management System), Clear Sights Risk Software, PeopleSoft, FranConnect, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

• Analyzed over 368 contracts for compliance with base line standards, including construction requirements, and financial performance.• Audited SAP sourcing system to identify deficiencies and gaps resulting in new procedures to improve information retrieval, legal compliance, and financial tracking.• Analyzed master/blanket agreements for confidentiality, disclosure agreements, compliance with Statement of Work (SOW) and Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) and insurance regulations.• Conducted competitive analysis for vendor selection.• Acted as liaison and collaborator with the legal department and other important stakeholders.

• Reorganized and maintained client document tracking system resulting in improved efficiency and faster document retrieval.• Supported year-end client tax analysis, improving and streamlining reporting.• Conduced tax exempted analysis for selected clients.

• Advised legal team on claim liability issues, assessed validity summarized claim issues and made recommendations for further action.• Selected as part of six person team charged with closing government contracts in order to comply with Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) requirements. - Subcontract analysis and forensic review, including currency conversion - Reconciliation of financial documents and close-out requirements - Compliance with government solicitation and procurement standards

• Project development/management, 120K to 25M• Discovery, analysis, design/documentation, implementation, test, evaluate.• Detailed financial impact analysis: staffing, overhead and other resources• Gather business requirements; conduct project meetings• Research, configuration, and track change documentation• Track, coordinate and monitor user acceptance• Conduct meetings with IT staff and vendors• Analysis of performance metrics, ROI and estimate to completion• Update project/contract templates, information libraries and data tracking tools• Data organization and document retrieval system development• Conduct fact finding , financial trending and analysis • Executive summary development and presentation• Internal and External client relations

• Acted as utility rate spokesperson for over 25 rate increase filings with local municipalities, resulting in revenue generation of over $75 million - Utility rate analysis, summarization and presentation - Insured compliance with government regulations - Liaison with local government officials• Developed and managed target marketing plan for Economic Development initiative, resulting in increased company recognition and increased revenue. - Designed, developed and managed target marketing campaign - Coordinated publications, advertising and promotional media