Review and redline agreements for commercial transactions in support of sales team within the Industrial Automation business. Address indemnification, intellectual property, limitation of liability, and warranties for products, services, and software,Provide ongoing support to commercial team through evaluating and resolving complex business issues, to include supporting resolution of commercial disputes through matter analysis and drafting demand letters and response to claims.Strategize with and advise sales team on approach for negotiations and dispute resolutions. Provide guidance to business on legal interpretations and contractual clauses.

Negotiate and review master service agreements, channel partner agreements (inc. reseller, referral, alliance, and subcontracting agreements), data protection/privacy addendums (DPAs), and other various agreements for software as a service company. Understand licensing and intellectual property implications under each type of agreement.Build and drive compliance with privacy requirements and company initiatives as part of broader legal team responsibilities.Create and provide training to other departments on contracts and processes. Maintain records and status of contracts in negotiation process. Update and organize contract files as needed.

Negotiate and review master service agreements for well-site services. Negotiate and review vendor agreements.Understand indemnification, insurance, and liability allocation within contract documents and the impacts of TOAIA on as it relates to well-site services. Red-line customer MSA forms to comply with company policies.Coordinate with internal stakeholders to ensure business needs are contractually supported.

Integration lead for installation of first contract management system used by legal department. Coordinate with stakeholders to understand business needs and adapt system to streamline and simplify contracting process. Develop, maintain, and administer policies for use of contract management system.Maintain records and status of contracts in negotiation process. Update and organize contract files as needed.

Negotiated and managed master service agreements (MSAs), scopes of work, and service level agreements for Travel group, with consideration for regional differences and cross functional coordination as needed. Agreements negotiated include global travel management company, corporate travel & expense credit card, online booking tool, airlines, hotels, and rental car companies.Negotiated a wide range of MSAs and other types of contracts for the Finance, Legal, Human Resources, and Real Estate groups within the company. Types of contracts negotiated include professional services, consulting services, software-as-a-service agreements, NDAs, and lobbying agreements, among others.Coordinated closely with stakeholders to create procurement strategy in support of business priorities and goals.Created and managed data metrics to track supplier performance; analyzed and reported on business performance to identify avenues to enhance cost savings and efficiencies in support of category & department strategy.Optimized vendor base and managed vendor relationships to ensure the performance of the contracts supported the category strategy and followed the negotiated agreement. For each contract, advised stakeholders on the terms and conditions during negotiations and drafted and analyzed commercial language, such as pricing, service level agreements, warranties, and scopes of work. Coordinated with several internal departments, including Tax, Finance, Risk Management, and Legal, to ensure the contracts comply with company policies and all applicable laws. Lead supplier selection activities by drafting and evaluating request for proposals for new or existing services, and guided business through the proposal and review process before making a final award. After direct manager left the company in early 2015, managed two categories for over 10 months, each worth over $100 million in spend. Each category exceeded the expected savings goal, to total over $20 million in savings.

Drafted motions for summary judgment, special exceptions, and client status lettersCreated index of over 500 photograph exhibits for case set for trialResearched legal issues, including tripartite insurance defense for partners to develop a CLE course

Indexed parties’ correspondence for case going to mediationDrafted motions for summary and default judgment, demand letter, and affidavit for litigation casesEdited and reviewed lease agreement and agreement for assignment & assumption for transactional cases

Together with the marketing team and company executives, completed a complex proposal to perform architect and engineering services for the government’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The awarded business for S&B was over $36 million for this contract.In order to better understand the company’s overall experience in various projects, redesigned the spreadsheet database for tracking project history and results. This also allowed the marketing team to quickly find applicable projects for RFP responses and complete each response in a timelier manner.

Negotiated contracts with venues for space and food for twice monthly networking events for 60 to 200 attendeesCreated database of over 20,000 contacts for company marketing campaigns – including mail-outs for new product promotions, informational literature, and event notifications Coordinated and streamlined participation in annual national trade shows & conferences

Analyzed major competitive areas within local market to determine biggest competitors, strengths and weaknesses of each company, and areas for improvement Merchandised 300 sq ft retail area to promote products worth $5 to $1000 Assembled competitive job quotes of plumbing supplies to submit for construction job bids