Dispute Resolution Contract Manager
Resume:
AMELIA RIZEK VIDAL- J.D. in Dom Rep, L.L.M.& EXMBA
Arbitrator &Certified Dispute Resolution
+1-561-***-**** Mob
Boca Raton, FL, 33433 Email:ad2v1o@r.postjobfree.com
JURIS DOCTORATE CUM LAUDE approved for Law Practice in Dominican Republic.
Designated Arbitrator in Dominican Chamber of Commerce recognized internationally.
ABA certified as Legal foreign counsel.
LLM International Business. WA, D.C.
Executive Master in leadership and business administration.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
POINTBLANK And GOULDRICH ENT.
Pompano Beach. Florida
Contract Manager for Commercial Department.
Duties:
Perform daily sales reports and distribute them to the relevant sales teams.
Receive daily bid opportunities and RFPs, review requirements, and distribute to the appropriate sales representatives. Discuss the ability to participate in suitable opportunities.
Preparing bids, process specifications, test and progress reports, and other exhibits that may be required.
Reviewing contracts to prevent potential disputes and financial risks.
Analyzing contract clauses, stipulations, obligations, and liabilities.
Recommending and drafting contract provisions and amendments.
Reviewing supplier contract terms and conditions.
Negotiating contract terms, payment structures, and reimbursement with other parties.
Assist authorized distributors on their proposal preparation.
Responsible for coordinating, organizing, and administering all phases of contract management, including supervising contract related activities.
Negotiate terms and handles agreements from the beginning until they are fully executed agreements.
Maintain updated price lists in every active contract, revise pricing yearly. Add new products and delete obsolete ones as needed, following contractual requirements.
GEOSYNTEC CONSULTANTS, INC.
Senior Paralegal and Corporate Governance from April, 2022, to May, 2023.
Renewing, application and tracking of any corporate or business license of the company in all 42 states where we operate.
Review, redline, and draft legal documents, such as transactional contracts, including procurement and sale of services, technology, data, content, and deliverables.
Review and research applicable laws and draft legal opinions for several company departments and other foreign companies formed in several states of the USA.
Responsibility to maintain and update all corporate filings regarding the LLCs and companies’ part of the group of Geosyntec.
Maintain, file, and support all the business licenses requirement and special licenses to support the geology and engineering practices of the company.
Attend any other requirement or task delegated by the General Counsel.
Draft, review, and present to final signatures all the corporate documents, like Annual shareholders minutes, Board of directors’ minutes, and prepare any change required for registered agents, financial agents, and company directors by the requirement of the General Counsel.
Management preparation, transmission, and monitoring of correspondence relating to contractual obligations; assures maintenance of adequate files, which accurately reflect the status and history of contract performance.
Investigate Federal and state laws and regulations applicable to government contracting, including, without limitation, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).
Perform daily sales reports and distribute them to the relevant sales teams.
Receive daily bid opportunities and RFPs, review requirements, and distribute to the appropriate sales representatives. Discuss the ability to participate in suitable opportunities.
Preparing bids, process specifications, test and progress reports, and other exhibits that may be required.
Reviewing contracts to prevent potential disputes and financial risks.
Analyzing contract clauses, stipulations, obligations, and liabilities.
Recommending and drafting contract provisions and amendments.
Reviewing supplier contract terms and conditions.
Negotiating contract terms, payment structures, and reimbursement with other parties.
Assist authorized distributors on their proposal preparation.
Responsible for coordinating, organizing, and administering all phases of contract management, including supervising contract related activities.
Negotiate terms and handles agreements from the beginning until they are fully executed agreements.
Maintain updated price lists in every active contract, revise pricing yearly. Add new products and delete obsolete ones as needed, following contractual requirements.
BUPA GLOBAL LATIN AMERICA From Nov. 2021-to April 30, 2022 (Temporary contract).
Corporate Paralegal for USA and LATAM.
Legal counseling for outside companies’ subsidiaries in countries like Guatemala, Bolivia, Panama, and the Dominican Republic to solve their legal requests and supervise the outside counsel compliance work.
Reviewing and analyzing with the outside counsel legal policies and requirements for the dispute resolution department, resolving and negotiating outside claims.
Active decision makers of the Legal resolution appeals committee.
Corporate Governance matters in BGLA corporations.
Corporate governance matters and outside legal counsel review and managing for the subsidiaries in Bolivia, Panama, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, and Ecuador.
Supervised external legal counsel work forms franchise.
Legal documents drafting like Power of attorney, NDA, and contracts with health providers, in order to ensure effective service and compliance with corporate calendar and corporate governance manual compliance.
Customer service requests case analysis and documents reviews (whose complaint is processed by the Appeals Committee)
Arbitration cases analysis.
Support other units in their legal requirements and document revisions.
Manage, draft, and send in compliance con companny annual calendar, the agendas for Board meeting and shareholders meeting in USA and Latam units.
SBA COMUNICATIONS, L.L.C From Feb. 2021 to Nov. 2021 (temporary contract)
Site Leasing Real Estate Paralegal.
Boca Raton, Fl.
Under management team guidelines, draft and revise tenant leases and amendments, and other legal documents, such as lease assignments.
Due Diligence on merging entities and Delaware formation or entities in favor of employer.
Telecommunications carrier’s agreements.
Revisions and completions of Chain of Title.
Revisions of closing due diligence package of documents.
Requesting and reviewing title commitments.
Completion of investigations of Title Commitment and Title Report.
Preparing due diligence related to Tenant Leases.
Under the supervision of Manager Tenant Leasing, aid with legal document research and drafting renewals and variance amendments.
Other projects and duties assigned, about Real Estate process to negotiate, the land lease or Easement on behalf of SBA.
Prepare drafts for review and coordinate the execution of real estate agreements, such as license, option, lease, and easement agreements (and associated memoranda, amendments, and terminations), landowner estoppels, SDNAs, and various other land and title and curative documents.
Coordinate, and track title searches and title curative work
Order and review title commitments, exception documents, and surveys, interfacing directly with the title company and surveyor to resolve any issues or discrepancies and obtain revised title commitments, title insurance proformas, and final surveys.
AMMAN CONSULTING GROUP, L.L.C From Oct 2020 to Oct. 2021
Corporate and Business Immigration Paralegal. Miami, Fl
Amman Consulting is an LLC formed by candidate to serve multiple law and overseas clients in Europe and LATAM, that require the following duties:
a.Corporate: Assisting with draft preparation and review of vendor contracts and other ancillary documents; Update Florida Company registration and submits documents for renewal; Prepare and review Shareholders agreements; Prepare variety of contracts from lease, real estate transactions and service agreements; Preparing Consumer agreements, marketing agreements, review NDA and LOI for clients; Performs legal research and company registration as long as Intellectual property registration; Reviews marketing collateral and sweepstakes for adequate disclosures, statement accuracy and compliance with guidelines. Document due diligence and assists attorney with mergers and acquisitions (‘M&A”) and other material transactions. Franchise Agreements and related documents. Collaborates with various internal teams in support of M&A transactions, particularly in the management of due diligence and IP filings.
b.Immigration: Provides outside support to Attorney and small law firms in preparation of USCIS forms for H1B1 Cap Visa, L1, L2, religious worker, Visa, I-539 and I-769 petitions; Assist in preparation and submits USCIS files for B1 extended stay and Fiancée Visa Petition; Conduct research in USCIS and Secretary State database; Reviews and assist outside counsel support to Attorneys across all legal functions, as necessary and assigned. Review and aid in all documents for preparation of USCIS files and compliance with requirements; Translate documents and assist client who can speak English in Portuguese and Spanish translations and explain the content of the documents.
TRITON MEDIA, L.L.C. From Oct 1, 2019 to September 2020.
Internal In-house Corporate Counsel. Hollywood, Fl
Inhouse Corporate Paralegal supporting day to day commercial operations to a various of entities and supporting outside counsel to the corporate needs of all the companies related to Triton Enterprises, L.L.C. a mass media and sporting entertainment, representing world famous heavyweight champions and gaming licensing. Responsibilities: a. File for incorporation and reinstatement and document filing of the corporations compounding the conglomerate; b. Draft Articles of incorporation, drafting and revising operating and commercial agreements under the final revision of outside special counsel; c. File and maintain and appropriate record of trademarks involving the boxers and trademarks of the event of the corporations; d. Draft Minutes of meetings, prepare contracts all kinds, review proposed movie and documentary deals with Netflix and other cinema companies involving the sporting talents; e. Review agreements with Venues like MGM Las Vegas and Hard Rock casino; f. Draft contracts and NDA, Proxies and non-competition agreements; g. Draft and review Letter of Intention and Bout Agreements; h. Follow up any legal dispute arising from Non-Competition agreements, and breach of contract from suppliers
LAUSS (LATAM Attorneys United Society Group, L.L.C.) From January 2014 to Dec 2019.
Legal Manager Counsel for Foreign Investments Department. Santo Domingo, D.R.
Founding member of a Boutique Law firm specializing in Corporate and commercial transaction, Governmental regulated companies. Worked mainly in the area of commercial business and regulated Government sector, foreign investments by American and Canadian clients, served as counsel and legal manager for projects for national and international clients in the implementation of call centers and Tourism investment projects; Real estate transactions, involving contractors permits, leasing and sales contracts as long as title research; negotiation and execution of contracts involving public or private entities; distribution or franchise relations; processes for the creation and restructuring of companies, acquisitions, mergers and joint ventures, transactions in general and counseling on Dominican legislation, including without limitation, corporate, energy matters, distribution, competition, labor and social security, financial, real-state, trusts and estate planning matters, among others. Marketing and corporate agreements for franchises and software franchising, free trade zone
Health industry and Intellectual Property.
Government licensing and permits, such as Environmental, City Council, Use of water.
Construction Permits, Gas stations, Major Gas Distributor, Software licensing.
Major commercial contracts; Intellectual property and health permits for food manufacturer’s distributors, and pharmaceutical market Currently under other management.
INFADOMI (http://infadomi.org/) From Jan 2012 to Jan 2014
Executive Director of INFADOMI. Dominican Rep.
Responsibilities: (a) Propose, agree, and implement the policies adopted by the Board of Directors for and promoting the strategic interests of the pharmaceutical sector in the Dominican Republic. (ii) To stand for the institution on government bodies such as MISPAS, National Office of Intellectual Property, MIC, Directorate General of Customs and Tax Administration in matters related to the production, promotion, regulation of drugs in our country. (iii) Managing processes and defending oppositions to trademark registrations and records observations before the ONAPI patents. (iv) Represent the Association to its board, in all events related political and strategically pharmaceutical sector, (v) Coordinate the agenda and implementation of strategic issues related to the sector, prepare the annual budget of the institution (vi) Managing the staff’s performance development and ensuring the Institutions service in the areas of taxation and intellectual property (vii) Actively promote legislations initiative and strategic tax for Pharmaceutical Production Sector (IX) Maintain institutional cooperation with National prosecutor’s office to investigate cases involving false pharmaceutical products, fake drugs; Total Staff: 6.
Ambev/Inbev (AmBev Dominicana, C. x A.) (Owned by Anheuser Busch)
from Aug 2004 to Nov 2011.
Senior Legal Counsel for country and Manager of Corporate Affairs.
Dominican Republic and LATAM Brazil.
Legal Department manager and Corporate Affairs Responsibilities: (1) Draft, review and negotiate various commercial contracts with clients, vendors, and business partners, including master services agreements, RFP responses, commercial leases, and vendor agreements.
Support the development and implementation of strategies, policies, and procedures within the Legal department infrastructure.
Support corporate governance matters including drafting board meeting minutes and resolutions for Jensen Hughes subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide.
Assist with general transaction work involving intellectual property, mergers & acquisitions, compliance, and privacy matters.
Management, monitoring and delivery of all processes and legal needs of the Company, especially in the industrial, commercial and regulatory work, (2) Provide the necessary legal support to all departments of the firm.: such as Industrial, Sales, Human Resources, Marketing, and Corporate supply in Brazil, 3) Drafting and approval of all documents and legal instruments, such as national and international financial instruments, supplies, market exclusivities, contracts, board minutes of directors and assemblies, corporate documents (4) Monitoring and execution of all corporate acts of the Board of directors and Assemblies; 5) Manage government relations and corporate (6) Legal environmental compliance; (7) Development of strategic systems to decrease occupational hazard, hidden liabilities, and actuarial liabilities, (8) supervision of all civil, commercial, labor and criminal situations involving the Co.; (9) Hiring and supervision of outside counsel; labor obligations and social security (11) Budget preparation and management in zero-based system, Total staff: Seven.
Highlights:
-Languages: English (expert), Spanish (expert) and Portuguese (Proficient).
-Executive master’s in business administration in IESE, Spain.
-Lead a massive project to review Coca Cola Bottler policies in Dominican Republic, and reform their personnel policies, executed negotiation with old Social Security Office and diminished the USD 800k debts, resolving a hidden contingency of 32 million USD accumulated.
-Negotiated and executed Due Diligence on behalf of Ambev (Brazil) & local shareholders takeover in a 100 USD million contract for a 34% of shares buyout.
-Directed and implemented on behalf of American companies, such as ALLORICA, DHS Digital Communication, Barrister Corp., their corporate setup, and accreditation as a Free Trade Zone in Services for Call Centers, obtaining all tax-free exemption and permits.
-Knowledge of Budget planning, legal strategy, corporate compliance, and corporate governance.
EDUCATION:
2022: Certified Paralegal Studies- Completed
University of North Florida (Pending exam)
2016- EXECUTIVE Master Business Administration,
Institution: BARNA Business School, IESE (Spain)
Nov 2011-12 Master’s degree. “Leadership Directive Skills”
BARNA Business School. Dominican Republic franchise
Affiliated Program of
IESE Navarra, Spain
1999-2001 L.L.M in International Business law and Trade Law.
American University Washington College of Law.
Washington College, E.U.A. Semi presential
1993 – 1997 Bachelor of Laws, Juris Doctorate
University: College PUCMM, Cum Laude,
College of Law Degree,
Certified and bar Lawyer in Dominican Republic.
1985– 1993 Highschool Degree in History and Sciences,
COLEGIO SAN JUDAS TADEO (High school)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Other certifications:
-2014 Certified and accepted as Arbitrator Judge for the Alternative Dispute Resolution of the Chamber of Commerce in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Active
-ABA Certified as Foreign Lawyer registered in USA, 2023.
References:
-HARRY CICMA, CBS News & CBS
Sport Emmy Award Winning
Anchor and Producer
ad2v1o@r.postjobfree.com
-Ronald Hurst- Hurst Law Group LLC
561-***-**** Mobile
ad2v1o@r.postjobfree.com
-Mr. Lucas Machado Lira, VP Finance and Legal
Anheuser Bush- InBev
ad2v1o@r.postjobfree.com
+ 1(55) 11 5614 7800
-Olivia Rodríguez, Juris Doctorate
Corporate Senior Counsel
Bupa Insurance Worldwide
Contact this candidate