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Jessica Claire
Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 (555) 432-1000, resumesample@example.com
Professional Summary

Detail oriented paralegal, contract administrator responsible for leading and coordinating a variety of technical and administrative duties that supports the project management team, internal staff, contractors and vendors in relation to the operational functions required by the business with a focus on the delivery and execution of direct and indirect sourcing to aggregate and leverage purchasing power, improve quality, drive efficiency and increase profitability.

Skills
  • Document control
  • Risk management
  • Strategic sourcing
  • Proposal management
  • Contract management
  • Project coordination
  • Vendor management
  • Business processes
  • Dispute resolution
Work History
07/2017 to 10/2017 Paralegal Deckers Outdoor Corporation | New York, NY,
  • Developed polished legal documents, including motions and briefs, to support litigation processes and court proceedings
  • Act as court liaison between judges, court administration, attorneys and E-file all motions, pleadings, and other legal documents along with certificate of service through Odyssey with the appropriate court
  • Conduct routine research, proofread, edit, and dissemination of documents and correspondence
03/2006 to 12/2015 Contract Manager Chenega Corporation | Washington, MA,

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.
11/1996 to 02/2005 Contracts Administrator Specialist Apex Systems | Fort Wayne, IN,

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
02/1988 to 10/1993 Contracts Administrator Great Western Resources | City, STATE,

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.
Education
Expected in 1984 to to Associate of Applied Science | Petroleum Production Technology Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell, Roswell, NM GPA:
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Paralegal Paralegal.Edu (formerly Southwestern Paralegal Institute) accredited by the American Bar Association 800 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. South #110 Houston, Texas (62 Credit Hours)

Expected in 1984 to to Associate of Science | Petroleum Production Technology Eastern New Mexico University, Roswell, NM, GPA:
Status -

Honors Graduate (68 Credit Hours) Chartered Institute of Purchasing Supply Certificate Member # 0053120650

Accomplishments
  • 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
  • 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
  • Obtained over $150k Jury verdict for Company violations of trade secrets and non-compete agreement against former employee

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School Attended

  • Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell
  • Eastern New Mexico University

Job Titles Held:

  • Paralegal
  • Contract Manager
  • Contracts Administrator Specialist
  • Contracts Administrator

Degrees

  • Associate of Applied Science
  • Associate of Science

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