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Managed a Contract Portfolio in excess of $800MM for the procurement operations for the construction and operation activities of EP Projects.

• Cultivated new vendor relationships using dynamic communication and negotiation skills.
• Mitigated claims by 15 MM during and significantly improved stakeholder relations during the construction of the Artic Containment System, Recovered over 500K conducting vendor audits and contract compliance reviews
• Reduced vendor base 24% conducting a vendor rationalization exercise without compromising the needs of the business, mitigating potential risks and leveraging purchasing power
• Negotiated complex IP and patent rights for development of prototype high temperature sub-sea pump, established project management office delivering complex agency-wide solutions for Shell.
• Collaborated with various engineering disciplines develop work force resource plan, forecast demand and project planning for the different stages of the Perdido, Gumusut and BC-10 offshore global projects.
• Due diligence review of 52 contracts for assignment from AGIP to NCPOC; successfully assigned 40 contracts based on acceptable terms and conditions and performance analysis.
• Re-negotiated Gross Negligence / Willful Misconduct contract terms for 25 strategic contracts to specifically include, but not limited to; Project Sponsor, Project Manager and the Project Management Team.
• Achieved over $38MM in savings coordinating global initiative to reduce contract rates for manpower, engineering and services contracts which exceeded KPI indicators and benchmarked externally in top quartile performing companies.

Oversee the sourcing, performance and regulatory reporting requirements of federal, state, and local government for construction and maintenance contracts.

• Increased profits by 7% through cost management reduction, budget analysis and accurate forecasting using qualitative and quantitative tools.
• Obtained over $150k Jury verdict for Company violations of trade secrets and non-compete agreement against former employee.
• Pro-actively managed all HSE and project aspects of environmental cleanup of on-site 5,000-gallon gasoline spill and successfully worked with EPA during restoration and remediation process

Provide contractual interpretation advice and summaries on new, existing and long-term oil and gas contracts and master service agreements to high level management and internal stakeholders.

• Generated revenue in excess of 800 Million Dollars to sell oil and gas commodities on the open spot market selling non-performing contracts.
• Expanded market share by developing new business strategies while effectively re-negotiating existing long-term oil and gas contracts.