SUMMARY

Contracts Administrator with one and a half years of contracting experience. Duties include preparing contract plans and bidders lists, pre-qualifying contractors, forming and issuing Request for Proposal packages, organizing job walks, coordinating technical bid clarifications, negotiating terms and conditions, reconciling bids, preparing commercial bid analysis summaries and recommendation letters, securing approvals in accordance with established project procedures, awarding contract, organizing kickoff meetings, ensuring compliance with contractual terms and conditions, managing change orders, and closeout. Contracts Administrator works closely with the Procurement team, Project Management, Engineers, Quality Management, Construction, Project Controls, Legal, and Client to meet project requirements.

EXPERIENCE

Jan 2012-Present Contracts Administrator – Jacobs Engineering Group, Long Beach, CA

Sempra Pipeline Safety Enhancement Project – Jacobs Engineering, under contract to Southern California Gas Company, is the Project Management Organization for one of the Gas Company’s largest projects. The Pipeline Safety Enhancement Program consists of pressure testing approximately 360 miles of existing pipelines; replacing approximately 246 miles of the 3,750 mile pipeline system; and upgrading or replacing 173 mainline valves.

• Developed Master Services Agreement templates for engineering subcontractors

• Responsible for negotiating and establishing a variety of engineering and surveying Master Services Agreements.

• Developed subcontracting procedure for the project.

• Developed pre-qualification procedure and templates for subcontractors

• Aided in the vetting and on-boarding of Diverse Business Entity subcontractors

Shell Large Capital Crude Tank Replacement Project – Jacobs Engineering, agent for Shell Oil Products, is to execute the Detailed Engineering, Procurement, and Construction in support of the Martinez, CA refinery. The scope of the Crude Tank Replacement Project included the design and construction (in two phases) of the following above-ground vertical storage tanks: 3 External Floating single deck roof tanks 190 Feet Diameter x 72 Feet Height, 1 External Floating single deck roof tank 115 Feet Diameter x 48 Feet Height

Pre-qualified and assessed multiple potential contractors

• Responsible for negotiating, reviewing, and implementing contracts for a wide variety of construction and support services. Services included geotechnical analysis, inspection, potholing, scaffolding, firewatch, civil work, electrical work, mechanical work, demolition, and the rental of construction trailers.

• Solicited competitive bids, prepared requests for proposal, organized job walks, created bid summaries, evaluated bids, made recommendations to the project regarding award, awarded contracts, and held kickoff meetings at the refinery.

• Conducted field administration duties when necessary.

Shell Small Capital Program – Jacobs Engineering, agent for Equilon Enterprises dba Shell Oil Products US, is to execute the Detailed Engineering, Procurement, and Construction in support of the Martinez, CA refinery for various maintenance projects within the Martinez refinery.

• Pre-qualified and assessed potential contractors.

• Negotiated terms and conditions exceptions to multiple Master Service Agreements with Contractors.

Rio Tinto Minerals Jacobs Engineering, under contract from Rio Tinto Minerals is to provide engineering, procurement and construction management services for Rio Tinto’s borax mine expansion project in Boron, California.

• Pre-qualified and assessed potential contractors.

• Solicited requests for proposal for various construction service contracts including field erected tank, construction trailers, laser scanning, and ground penetrating radar.

• Solicited competitive bids, prepared requests for proposal, created bid summaries, evaluated bids, made recommendations to the project regarding award, and awarded contracts

• Negotiated terms and conditions exceptions to multiple Master Service Agreements.

September 2011-December 2011 Law Clerk- Patrick E. Smith, Esq.

• Researched and drafted pleadings, including complaints and ex parte motions in business litigation cases

• Assisted in trial preparation by researching trial methods and drafting jury instructions

• Researched and drafted motions to suppress evidence in misdemeanor criminal cases

• Prepared wills, trusts, advanced healthcare directives, and power of attorney forms

• Prepared marriage dissolution petitions

January 2011-May 2011 Mediator- Straus Mediation Clinic

• Mediated 24 small claims and limited jurisdiction cases in Superior Court; cases involved landlord-tenant, contract, insurance, and personal injury disputes

June 2010-August 2010 Summer Law Clerk- Blakely Law Group

• Conducted research on diverse intellectual property issues, including brand enforcement and trademark law

• Drafted pleadings, including complaints, discovery, and dispositive motions, in business litigation cases

• Assisted in trial preparation by drafting cross-examination questions, exhibits, and jury instructions

• Researched and drafted portion of appellate brief before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in the landmark case Network Automation, Inc. v. Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc. 638 F.3d 1137 (9th Cir. 2011)

January 2010-May 2010 Judicial Extern- US Bankruptcy Court

• Researched and drafted bench memoranda on various motions, including motions for summary judgment, motions to dismiss, motions to approve compromise, and motions to determine dischargeability of debt

• Analyzed objections to claims and motions for relief from stay, relating to Chapter 7, 11, and 13 petitions

• Regularly attended and observed hearings, trials, and other proceedings

May 2009-July 2009 Judicial Clerk- High Court of Uganda

• Researched and drafted briefs concerning cross-border disputes relating to banks, supermarket chains, real estate developers, and large businesses, as well as governmental agencies such as the Uganda Revenue Authority

• Analyzed various ways to improve the Ugandan Civil Procedure Rules to make the justice system more efficient

• Conducted research regarding the privatization of the Ugandan pension system

• Attended regional conferences on intellectual property and pension system reform

June 2008-August 2008 Legal Assistant- Law Offices of Owais Qazi

• Interviewed clients in immigration cases; drafted letters to organizations, including the Department of Homeland Security; and filed federal immigration forms in support of permanent residency petitions and asylum requests

• Conducted research regarding human rights conditions in Afghanistan and Bangladesh

EDUCATION

Juris Doctor, Cum Laude, Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, CA, 2011

BA in Political Science, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 2008

REGISTRATIONS/AFFILIATIONS

State Bar of California (SBN # 279712)

Phi Delta Phi

Theta Xi Fraternity

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