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Dallas, Tx, Us

Manage 10 corporate attorneys, 2 paralegals and an executive administrative assistant. Responsible for legal support for all domestic & international commercial customers and vendors. Advise the General Counsel and Executive Management (including Group Presidents and CEO) on corporate legal matters including commercial transactions, risk management and dispute resolution.

Negotiated large outsourcing deals ($100M+ annual revenue) involving commercial and government clients. Resolved legal issues associated with commercial and government contracts. Advised senior corporate staff members on commercial and government matters. Ensured compliance with laws, regulations and company policies regarding commercial and government contracts.

Established supplier relationships in North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and the Far East. Created alliances with one domestic and two foreign civil construction companies which resulted in an $18 million annual savings for Nortel Networks.Negotiated Master Services Agreements with Facility Management Companies to manage Nortel Networks facilities worldwide ($20 million savings).

Assumed responsibility for multi-billion dollar procurement contracts. Successfully negotiated over fifty essential, yet hard to get, global OEM, software and service agreements required by Nortel Networks in a rapidly changing, demanding customer environment. Facilitated the expansion of the company into new state-of-the-art product lines such as optical and wireless internet. Achieved $3.5 million cost reduction in one year. Managed a team of contract professionals.

Created contractual relationships with foreign and domestic government entities. Initiated and developed compliance procedures regarding specific government contract requirements. Negotiated and drafted multi-million dollar government contracts. Managed a team of five contract professionals.

Directed a one hundred person procurement department. Instrumental in the timely procurement and delivery of the F-16 Fighter to Hahn AB, Germany. Ensured consistent F-16 repair parts availability in Germany for award-winning minimum in-service downtime.

Created government contract law curriculum for government contract professionals. Taught post-graduate government contract law courses.

J.D., Law

Ma, Sociology And Communications

Ba, Psychology