SANDY Pollard

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Helena, AL ***22

acr7z6@r.postjobfree.com

205-***-****

EDUCATION:

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Paralegal - 1999

Midfield High School Midfield, AL

Graduated 1987

OBJECTIVE: To obtain a position with an established company where I can be an integral asset as well as expand my contract administration, procurement, and business experience.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

• Automatic Data Processing, Inc.: April 2012 to Present:

Manager Contract Review - Demonstrates a proven track record of excellence in the development and authorship of Requests for Proposal (RFP), Requests for Information (RFI) and Requests for Quotation (RFQ) through system tools as well as traditional methods of Sourcing. Ensure the timely closure of ADP agreements whose negotiated and drafted terms and conditions are made in the best interest of ADP. Support strategic goals and initiatives of the organization, preserve future business flexibility and options, minimize financial exposure, and assure conformance with ADP business partner objectives. Advise and consult with ADP senior management, including corporate legal regarding impact of critical strategic relationships, and contractual issues. Recommend and draft policy and relationship strategy changes, build new and re-engineer existing business processes and cycles, and manages those processes to ensure ADP compliance with negotiated arrangements. Manage projects and build and lead cross functional internal teams to ensure timely and effective results. Establish standardization across all Global Business Units to assure consistency in protecting ADP’ interests and employ a collaborative management style to gain acceptance from all Major Account Business Units to ensure proper standardization of responses. Enhances MAS support by maintaining all content in ADP’s database using clear and accurate documentation and concise writing that helps position MAS Sales to win. Serves as a centralized review point for requested RFPs to identify ability to address the request with MAS solutions as well as assess for redundancy of RFP format. Coordinates and leads yearly solution content review, post-review content updates, and issue close-out.

• Southern Company Services, Inc.: August 2011 to April 2012:

Contract Analyst Senior – Responsible for sourcing services and product contracts in support of the SCS Transmission organization and other SCS contract requirements ensuring that all overall risk and liability are properly managed and controlled as well as the development of system wide volume pricing agreements. Work closely with user organization to provide guidance and ensure contracting activities are conducted lawfully. Duties include “cradle-to-grave” contract management, including Inquiries/Request for Proposal preparation, review of offers upon receipt from bidders, organizing, attending and leading project meetings and pre-bid meetings, cost and price analysis, negotiations in accordance with company policies and procedures, risk assessment, preparing contract documents and agreements and post award activities. Provide continual contract review to ensure that all terms and conditions are met and any problems are identified and resolved/mitigated in a timely manner. Proficient in Maximo, Oracle, and Microsoft Office.

• Southern Company Services, Inc.: April 2008 to August 2011:

Buyer I – Contract preparation, negotiations, and statements of work that effectively balance risk and requirements for the Company. Preparation of RFI/RFP, assemble documents for the RFP, pre-bid, post bid meetings with suppliers, participation in the evaluation of proposals, issuance of purchase orders. Interface with internal and external legal counsel as necessary to ensure that the negotiated contract terms and conditions are legal and appropriate. Capable of determining the validity of and resolving claims, issues or problems relative to contractual obligations and contractors’ performance. Effective oral and written communications to convey the results of analysis and project work. Extensive knowledge of the company’s Contract Guidance Manual. Strong project management skills with the ability to multi task several projects at once under tight deadlines. General knowledge of business practices associated with procurement, budgeting, engineering, risk management, accounting and legal. Interface with Accounts Payable to facilitate and ensure payments. Strong customer service skills. Assist business units on the use of the new Maximo System (Purchase Requisitions, etc). Models all aspects of Southern Style – Unquestionable Trust, Superior Performance, and Total Commitment.

• Southern Company Services, Inc. : February 2005 to March 2008:

Paralegal Senior– Responsibilities include supporting the V.P. Associate General Counsel, Managing Attorney, Government Contracts Coordinator, and Attorneys in various legal, contractual, confidential, administrative, and related matters. Assist department on projects such as certain types of contracts, contract terms and conditions, etc, and contract administration (compliance with contract terms and conditions, change orders, task orders, etc). Comprehensive understanding of contracting needs of generation, transmission, distribution, wireless communications and corporate services. Extensive knowledge of contract law and regulations. These responsibilities include but are not limited to the negotiation of business transactions; negotiation, review, drafting and revising of contract provisions; review, drafting and revising of the company’s Contract Guidance Manual; performing legal research; assisting with real estate transactions; data base and file organization; coordinating work and schedules with outside lawyers, representatives of other companies and inside clients; tracking outside legal invoices; some litigation assistance; meeting with clients on projects; preparing correspondence and various other activities as necessary to assist in providing in-house legal services to internal clients of Southern Company and its subsidiaries. Other responsibilities include assisting in budget preparation, reporting and analysis.

• Alabama Power Company: September 2003 to February 2005:

Loss Recovery/Litigation Specialist – Assisted by collecting on property damage for the State of Alabama. Work with customers on monthly payment arrangements by preparing Conditional Releases and Truth and Lending Statements. Setup and bill new collection accounts. Contact insurance companies to file claims. Prepare Summons and Complaints to Small Claims Court, and Judgments, Record Judgments, Garnishments, Notice of Dismissals, and Satisfaction of Judgments to Court once judgments have been satisfied in full. Use the court system Alacourt on a daily basis to check on certain information regarding cases. Receive and maintain checks and money orders and post to Debtmastersystem on a daily basis, and make copies of checks/money orders and send to Remittance Processing to process. Prepare file for court and attend as necessary. Request checks from accounting as needed Send appropriate forms to Department of Safety. Maintain files for Risk Services. Maintain a heavy load of filing. Prepare Proof of Claim for Bankruptcy and send electronically.

• Burr & Forman: June 2002 to September 2003:

Legal Secretary - Responsibilities include assisting and supporting one Construction Partner (General Counsel for Brice Building Company) and one Construction Associate of the Firm on a heavy load of construction contract preparations, review, and edit contracts as necessary. Transcribe correspondence. Make telephone inquiries and schedule meetings as directed by attorney. Perform a preliminary review of legal services for supervisors' billing time. Enter attorneys' time on a daily basis. Assist client's as necessary. Maintain and organize law library. Maintain a heavy load of filing on a daily basis. Schedule meetings and manage calendar, planning and coordinating events for the General Counsel on a daily basis.

• Carraway Methodist Health Systems: November 1999 to May 2002:

Executive Legal Assistant – Responsibilities include assisting and supporting the in-house General Counsel and staff attorney on special projects. Prepare contracts for Hospital. Prepare correspondence as dictated by the General Counsel. Write follow-up letters confirming appointments as well as confirming by telephone all appointments the day prior to scheduled meetings and depositions. Scheduled travel arrangements for General Counsel as necessary. Prepare correspondence to all witnesses when cases are set for trial and coordinate the schedules of witnesses with those of General Counsel and outside attorneys. Prioritize mail for General Counsel's immediate or later review. Have general knowledge of all pending litigation files to assist General Counsel. Gather information from various areas of the hospital for discovery information as well as prepare documentation for outside attorneys. Review case reserves on a monthly basis with General Counsel, paying particular attention to cases set for trial in the immediate future. Keep track of all settlement amounts and expenses incurred on concluded cases. Develop, implement and maintain departmental files in the legal department. Answer questions from physicians/employees along with questions from outside law firms, etc.

• Alabama Gas Corporation: October 1997 to November 1999:

Legal Assistant – Responsibilities included setting up litigation files on new lawsuits. Keep track of all pending lawsuits. Receive subpoenas, garnishments and income withholdings from Jefferson County Sheriff, making sure that each certified paper is delivered to appropriate departmental head. Update pending litigation report. Talk to outside counsel on new lawsuits. Pay bills for legal department. Maintain and update litigation files along with EEOC files and form files, Receive accident report throughout the company. Order supplies for department. Assist attorneys on special projects. Keep the law library in order by filing books on a daily basis. Assist the consumer Credit Analyst by setting up files and copying of bankruptcy cases to he sent to the court for filing rather information for subpoenas served to the company. Assist attorneys by doing research on the Internet.

• Alabama Gas Corporation: February 1991 to October 1997:

Secretary Marketing Department - Responsibilities included developing and maintaining all files for department, which included filing of maps of subdivisions. Typed correspondence, and processed reports monthly. Order all supplies for department. Voucher preparation weekly. Order merchandise for builders (grills, lights, logs etc).

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