Management Manager

Mary L. Sanders

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Pennsylvania 15226

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PROFILE

Accomplished attorney with a strong background in federal contracts, labor

and employment law, commercial contracts, risk management and construction

law. Licensed to practice in Pennsylvania.

EXPERIENCE

Contracts Manager and In-House Counsel

-Name Withheld- Greater Pittsburgh Area, PA, March 2009 - Present

Serve as the sole legal and contract resource for the entire organization.

Work closely with executive management and provide legal counsel for all

issues involving operations, contracts, government compliance, labor and

employment issues, general corporate strategy and legal disputes.

General Contract Duties:

. Oversees contractual affairs throughout entire contract life cycle,

from bidding, negotiation and management of contracts

. Review, negotiate, effectuate and manage a vast array of commercial

contacts including multimillion dollar construction contracts and

subcontracts, design-build agreements, professional services

agreements, non-disclosure agreements, leases and purchase orders

. Create and maintain a wide range of standard corporate agreement

templates

. Implement contract management guidelines and procedures and champion

continued policy and procedure revision and improvement

. Provide guidance on contract matters to management, including training

to new project managers and other employees in contracting practices

and procedures

. Ensure compliance with ethical and contractual undertakings.

Labor and Employment

. Successfully defended corporation against charge before the Human

Rights Commission on allegations of sex and age discrimination,

resulting in finding of No Probable Cause

. Arbitrate labor grievances relating to Just Cause for Discharge and

Recall from Layoff

. Provide counsel related to various trade collective bargaining

agreements, union funds issues, retaliation; wrongful termination;

harassment and discrimination; personnel policies; proper

investigation methods, wage and hour compliance; hiring; disciplining

and firing employees; and reductions in force

. Defended claim of alleged breach of employment agreement

Litigation

. Manage litigation, including coordination of discovery and trial

preparation with outside counsel

. Key in negotiating favorable settlement agreements

. Draft pleadings, argued motions, develop discovery responses and

summarize depositions

. Prepare mechanics lien claim and requisite notice for complex,

subdivided commercial property with multiple entity ownership

. Resolve disputes with contractors, vendors, service providers and

property owners

. Appear at trial, mediations and hearings as Company Representative

Labor Relations - Staff Supervisor

United States Steel Corporation, Clairton and Irvin Works, Pennsylvania,

2007 - 2009

Represented the corporation's interests in negotiations with United

Steelworkers' local unions, as well as interpret and implement the

Collective Bargaining Agreement for the represented workforce:

. Participated in negotiations of the 2008 collective bargaining

agreement and local issues

. Prepared drafts in response to National Labor Relations Board charges

. Disciplined represented employees, handle grievances in accordance

with the collective bargaining agreement and prepared cases for

arbitration

. Served as Company Chair to the Contracting-Out Committee

. Administered all provisions of the collective bargaining agreement

. Trained and advised management on the collective bargaining agreement

to ensure compliance

. Represented corporation at Unemployment Compensation Referee Hearings

and prepared appeals/briefs to the Unemployment Compensation Review

Board

. Investigated claims of harassment, discrimination and violence

General Practice and Per Diem Research and Writing Attorney

Sole practitioner, 2004 - 2009

Areas of concentration included breach of contract claims, contractual

disputes and contract enforcement, mechanics lien, family law,

debtor/creditor actions, wills and estates.

. Successfully defended breach of contract, unjust enrichment and

quantum meruit claims

. Successfully obtained judgments before the magisterial district

justice

. Conducted large scale, web based document review for complex civil

litigation case

. Reviewed, analyzed and summarized deposition testimony, Independent

Medical Examinations (IME's), expert reports and job descriptions for

the purposes of drafting Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of

Law for Workers Compensation cases

Judicial Law Clerk

Armstrong County Court of Common Pleas, Kittanning, Pennsylvania, 2004 -

2007

Assisted Judges in all phases of civil, orphans and criminal litigation;

prepared draft opinions and orders, findings of fact, conclusions of law,

legal memoranda and proposed jury instructions; worked extensively with

Judges on trials, arguments, hearings and motions sessions. No Opinion or

Order drafted was ever reversed or remanded by a higher court.

Licensed Practical Nurse (Full Time and Part Time)

Marian Manor Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1997 - 2004

Served as Primary Care Nurse/Team Leader on Skilled Nursing, Personal Care

and Alzheimer units.

Law Clerk(Full Time, Seasonal)

Andracki Law Offices, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Summer 2002

Firm Specializing in Insurance Defense: Conducted legal research, prepared

pleadings, motions, briefs and opinion letters focusing on insurance

defense issues; drafted discovery requests/responses; performed

investigative services, including witness interviews and document searches;

reviewed and summarized medical records; and assisted in the determination

of medical specials.

Per Diem Undercover Investigator and Security Guard

Pinkerton Security & Investigation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1997 - 2001

Performed physical surveillance and inspections while undercover; performed

external investigations of corporations to prevent criminal schemes;

inspected grocers for compliance with state WIC program.

EDUCATION

duquesne university school of law

Juris Doctor, 2003

Point park university

Bachelor of Science in Specialized Professional Studies with a Major in

Funeral Service, 1999

Pittsburgh institute of mortuary science

Associate Degree in Funeral Service Management, Embalming and Funeral

Directing, 1997

Connelly technical institute

Diploma in Practical Nursing, 1995

Military

United States Army and Army Reserve, 1992 - 1999

Military Police and Combat Support Nurse

Professional affiliations

Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member

Armstrong County Bar Association, Member

National Association of Women in Construction, Member

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