Legal Counsel (in house) - DE HAVILLAND AIRCRAFT OF CANADA
(2022-11)
- Supply Chain matters (procurement, materials, services, consulting, professional services, IT, SaaS Cloud Software licensing contracts)
- Constructing, drafting and negotiating bespoke and tailored commercial contracts
- Settlement Agreements/ contract claims/ Dispute claims
- Procurement Contracts, Purchase Agreements, Service Agreements, Supply Chain contracts
- Commodities, Technology, Engineering and Professional services contracts negotiation, drafting and execution
- Dispute resolution/ litigation
- Insurance, Professional Liability
- M&A activities/ support
- Construction / Manufacturing
- Contract Risk assessment/ review/ presentations
- PO disputes, contract interpretation and enforcement
- Legal advisory on Supply Chain processes and governance
- Regulatory reporting for Supply Chain (Modern Slavery in Supply Chain, PFAS Chemicals)
- Novation agreements, Assignments
- Responsible for creation, drafting and maintenance of contract templates for Supply Chain: Indirect Goods, Professional Consulting, SaaS, IT Licensing, Hardware, Consulting & Professional Services
- Contract Terms & conditions template creation for Procurement/ Supply Chain
- Confidentiality Agreements training and approval (NDA)
- Regulatory reporting: Legislation updates (Privacy in Canada, Forced Labour & Child Labour legislation Canada 2024)
- Legal review and negotiations for: Statement of Work, NDA's, SaaS Contracts, Procurement Goods, PO terms & Conditions, Novation, assignment of contract, Master Service Agreements, technology agreements, Consulting agreements, Services Agreements
- Contract Dispute Claims& negotiations – Leading the commercial and Legal claims for contract breaches (Stop Work Claims, Force Majeure)
- Legal Training - for all stakeholders including topics (Confidentiality Agreements, contract provisions, limitation of liability, Intellectual property, warranty, insurance requirements, jurisdiction, dispute resolution, formatting/ document control, contract drafting skills)
- US Tariff Response
Lawyer (Commercial, litigation, criminal, personal injury, real estate) - AG LAW OFFICES
(2020-06 - 2022-10)
- Contracts (procurement, materials, services, consulting, professional services, IT, SaaS Cloud, Software licensing contracts)
- Civil Litigation
- Real Estate (purchase/ sale) of residential
- Criminal defense
- Personal Injury, Motor Vehicle
- Commercial/ Business law
- Wills/ Estate Planning
- Lead complex contract formation
- Advise, negotiate and lead on Enterprise software agreements (Microsoft, Oracle, SAP)
- Professional Services /Technical/ Engineering Service contracts
- SOW's, MSA's
- Lease agreement (commercial and residential)
Team Lead: Contracts & Procurement / Supply Chain - NEWCREST MINING
(2019-10 - 2020-05)
Managed and led entire supply chain procurement contracts for operations and corporate services. Constructed and drafted master service agreements, statements of work, and conducted legal and contract review across various service categories.
- Manage/ Lead entire Supply Chain procurement contracts (OPERATIONS and CORPORATE SERVICES)
- Construct/ draft Master Service Agreements (MSA), Statement of Work (SOW related to): Mill Operations/ Maintenance (Skilled labour, components, Goods, equipment, mill liners, crushers, conveyors)
- Tailings Impound Area (Consulting, equipment, technical dam operations)
- Professional Services (Engineering, Site PFS studies, Lab Testing, Metallurgy, Environmental consulting)
- Skilled trades Technical Labour (General trades skill, machine operator)
- Feasibility Studies (Phase 1, 2)
- Engineering Consulting (Infrastructure design, block cave design, mine studies, roads)
- Warehousing & Logistics (Transport & Logistics, inventory, shipping/ receiving)
- Corporate Services (IT, HR)
- Conduct Legal and Contract review
- Materials/ Goods contracts
- Professional Services / Consulting
- Technical Services Agreements
- M&A support activities
- External Counsel management(Litigation & disputes)
- Engineering Service contracts
- Construction & EPC contracts
- Software, IT, SaaS, Technology contracts
- SOW's, MSA's, Enterprise Agreements (Microsoft)
- Heavy Equipment/ Maintenance Agreements
- Confidentiality Agreements
Sr. Contracts Specialist: Category Management (Contractor role) - TRANSALTA CORPORATION
(2018-10 - 2019-10)
Led, analyzed and executed all strategic sourcing and category management for corporate services. Managed and led entire supply chain procurement contracts with focus on master service agreements, statements of work, and licensing agreements. Engaged stakeholders and cross-functional teams across all business units.
- Lead, analyze and execute all strategic sourcing & category management for Corporate Services
- Market research/ intelligence
- RFx (RFI, RFQ, RFP's)
- Category management, spend consolidation, vendor consolidation
- Law degree, specializing in contract law
- Lead complex contract formation
- Demolition/ Construction
- Manage/ Lead entire Supply Chain procurement contracts: Construct/ draft Master Service Agreements (MSA), Statement of Work (SOW), Licensing agreements for Hardware and Software licences, Service Level Agreements (SLA's)
- Information Technology (IT)
- Corporate services (professional consulting services travel expenses, human resources, finance)
- Telecommunications (mobile/landline)
- Enterprise Agreements (Microsoft, Oracle, SAP)
- Energy Trading Desk
- Cloud Services (Azure)
- Cyber Security/ Infrastructure
- Construction (land remediation, construction contracts)
- Project Management: Engage stakeholders and Cross-Functional Teams (CFT's) across all business units
- Forming and leading Strategic Sourcing teams
- Project timelines determination/benchmarks
- Creating and driving SCM policies
- Drafting bid and tender RFx documentation
- 2019 President's Award nominee for Top Project/ Initiative – Decommissioning of Power Plant for surplus of +$9.0mm in NET SAVINGS
- Top performer in all Categories (Corporate, HR, projects and construction)
- Transformative SCM lead for outsourcing procurement model for IT department
- Supply Chain prime for IT dept (Single person leading ALL IT department, software related, and hardware related contracts for entire company). ($4.6 million in cost-savings in 7 months)
- Negotiated and close out Microsoft Enterprise Agreement (19% overall discount, $400k cost-savings)
- 2019 cost-savings and avoidance personally exceeded $13.5mm
- Main driver and committee member for the strategic sourcing process and technology implementation platform (iValua)
- TVO (Total Value Optimization)
Contracts Manager: Strategic Sourcing & Contracts - SANJEL CORPORATION
(2013-04 - 2016-06)
- Lead, analyze and execute all strategic sourcing & category management
- Market research/ intelligence
- RFx (RFI, RFQ, RFP's)
- Scope of work determination
- Setting evaluation criteria
- Market intelligence/ Segmentation
- Manage/ Lead entire Supply Chain procurement contracts: Construct/ draft Master Service Agreements (MSA), Statement of Work (SOW), Licensing agreements for Hardware and Software licences, Service Level Agreements (SLA's)
- Manufacturing/ Engineering
- Electronics & components
- Microsoft EA, SAP, Oracle
- Service & Labour contracts
- Software (Licences, renewals, security/email)
- Inventory/warehousing
- Corporate services (consulting services, credit card, hotel, travel expenses, training/education)
- Manufacturing & Engineering
- Manage and leading full contract life-cycle process: Assess the current risk profile of current contracts for mitigation plans for short, mid and long-term risk throughout execution of contract
- Negotiating on multi-party and complex contracts
- Draft/construct MSA, SLA, SOW's
- Strategy development
- Contract award execution/ administration
- Legal review of amended terms
- SRM (supplier relationship management)
- Project Management: Engage stakeholders and Cross-Functional Teams (CFT's) across all business units
- Forming and leading evaluation teams
- Project Charter and Initiation
- Scope determination
- Project timelines determination/benchmarks
- Evaluating risk to stakeholders
- Gaining stakeholder buy-in/ ability to influence others
- Top performer in Category Management Group – realized cost-savings and cost avoidance exceeding $5 million in one year
- Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) reduction through contracting practices
- Top contract negotiator; average cost-avoidance of 20%-35% for contracts managed. Very strong negotiator
Category Specialist: (IT Contracts & Strategic Sourcing) - HUSKY ENERGY
(2010-11 - 2013-03)
Led, analyzed and executed category management and procurement process. Executed and managed entire contract lifecycle for IT-related procurement. Developed business cases and implemented risk mitigation strategies.
- Lead, analyze and execute category management/procurement process
- Provided strategic sourcing plans and recommendations and key stakeholders
- Lead, facilitate and direct the RFI, RFQ and RFP's
- Enterprise Agreement (Microsoft)
- Develop scope and requirements for RFx
- Spend and budget analysis
- Risk mitigation implementation
- Software (Licences, renewals, security/email)
- Telecommunications (mobile/landline)
- SaaS (Software as a services/cloud services)
- Execution and management of entire contract lifecycle
- Gathering scope of work
- Vendor list qualification
- Contract formation and drafting
- Contract execution and post-award risk review
- Developing business cases for VP's
- Contracting risk mitigation
- Negotiate with Vendor pricing, delivery and value
- Terms & conditions review
- Continuous improvement practices
- Market intelligence research
- Working across multiple business units
- Possess highly developed communication and leadership regarding contracting for Software license renewals, MSA, Statement of Work (SOW) for consulting and professional services
- Software license renewals, MSA, Statement of Works (SOW) for consulting and professional services
- Lead and managed contracting/sourcing initiatives saving $2.4 million in cost-savings from negotiations
