Contract Specialist Project Manager

PAM PURSIFULL

***** *. **** *****, *****, Apt ***6, Owasso, OK 74055

************@***.*** 918-***-****

CONTRACTS ADMINISTRATOR/CONTRACTS SPECIALIST

Accomplished lawyer and project manager with extensive experience in contract facilitation, transactional management, legal analysis and financial management with industry-leading global corporations. Record of combining legal expertise and business acumen to the demonstrated benefit of companies. Administered contracts and grants from initiation through completion for Indian Tribes, nonprofit organizations, private and public businesses. Effective leader with strong communication abilities and experience training others in contract terms and conditions.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

QPS ENGINEERING, INC, Tulsa, OK March 4, 2016 to November 4, 2017

Contractors Administrator

• Drafted, processed, finalized and coordinated agreements for large LNG pipeline.

• Drafted, processed, finalized and coordinated subcontract agreements for large pipeline.

• Provided support for contract risk and contractor insurance issues.

• Ensured compliance with contracting policies and procurement related procedures.

• Identified contract issues to be escalated and facilitated management of the resolution of issues.

• Interacted with various internal customers, contractors, attorneys, system support representatives in team settings to monitor progress of work, resolve problems and ensure performance standards were met.

• Confirmed that all contractors had executed agreements and scopes of work in place.

WILLIAMS COMPANIES (through Aries Group), Tulsa, OK July 29, 2013 to April 30, 2014

Contracts Administrator

• Drafted, processed, finalized and coordinated agreements for large LNG pipeline.

• Drafted, processed, finalized and coordinated subcontract agreements for large pipeline.

• Provided support for contract risk and contractor insurance issues.

• Ensured compliance with contracting policies and procurement related procedures.

• Identified contract issues to be escalated and facilitated management of the resolution of issues.

• Interacted with various internal customers, contractors, attorneys, system support representatives in team settings to monitor progress of work, resolve problems and ensure performance standards were met.

• Confirmed that all contractors had executed agreements and scopes of work in place.

CONOCOPHILLIPS (through Oaktree Software), Bartlesville, OK November 28, 2011 to June 1, 2012 Contracts Specialist/Contract Position

• Prepared assignment and cloning documents for various IT vendors in preparation for split of ConocoPhillips into two separate companies.

MIAMI TRIBAL ENTERPRISES, Miami Tribe, Miami, OK May 16, 2011 to June 17, 2011

Contracts Manager – Temporary Position

• Assist in preparation of response to Sole Source Request for Proposal from DoD – Review contracts and subcontracts.

HIRERIGHT SOLUTIONS, Tulsa, OK October 2010 to February 24, 2011

Contracts Manager – Vendor Desk

• Administering, reviewing and facilitating execution of agreements with vendors.

• Drafting, reviewing and leading negotiations on all standard and non-standard contracts for various types of vendors used by the company throughout the Nation.

• Negotiating legal terms and conditions that mitigated the company’s legal and compliance risks while providing vendors with satisfactory solutions.

• Developing Vendor Packet for new vendors containing various forms (I9, Non-Disclosure Agreement, Vendor Information and Diversity Certification).

NETAPP (through Volt), Sunnyvale, CA (Contract Position) January 2010 to April 30, 2010

Senior Sourcing Manager

• Procurement, contractual and supplier management responsibilities.

• Drafting agreements, Requests for Information, Requests for Proposal and Request for Quotation documentation with minimal direction using traditional or e-sourcing applications. Software IASTA and Emptoris.

• Negotiate purchase agreements and statements of work.

• Spot issues in contract/SOW language, draft contracts/SOW language to mitigate those issues and communicate issues to Legal and NetApp management.

• Work with stakeholders and external suppliers, to craft meaningful SOWs that capture which party will do what, when, in accordance with requirements for payment.

• Run competitive sourcing projects for Services, and IT hardware, software and telco requirements.

NEC CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Santa Clara, CA October 2006 to August 5, 2009

Senior Contract Manager/Attorney

• Review, negotiate and draft contracts and subcontracts, including Non-Disclosure Agreements, Master Production and Development Agreements; revise Annual Production Terms.

• Prepare subcontracts to reflex terms and conditions of overriding agreement.

• Liaison between subcontractors, program management, customers, legal department and finance department.

• Review, negotiate and draft contracts and subcontracts with foreign companies and corporate subsidiaries in Japanese for commodities and services.

• Draft amendments to generic Purchase Terms and Conditions and various contracts listed above.

VERISIGN (through Sapphire), Mountain View, CA (Contract Position) March – August 2006

Senior Contracts Administrator

• Review, negotiate and draft contracts and subcontracts, including Professional Services Agreements, facilities and construction agreements, Software Licensing Agreements, OEM Agreements, Marketing/Meeting Agreements, most were FFP or T and M.

• Review, negotiate and draft contracts and subcontracts with foreign companies in various languages for various commodities and services.

• Liaison between subcontractors, program management, customers, legal department and finance department.

• Review, negotiate and draft Statements of Work for contracts listed above.

• Draft revisions to generic Purchase Terms and Conditions and various contracts listed above.

• Draft amendments to various contracts listed above.

NEC ELECTRONICS (through On Call Counsel), Santa Clara, CA (Contract Position) 2004, 2005

Staff Contracts Administrator/Negotiator

• Evaluate license agreements for audit clauses and prepare database of agreements.

• Review, negotiate and draft contracts and subcontracts, including Non-Disclosure Agreements, Master Production and Development Agreements; revise Annual Production Terms.

• Prepare subcontracts to reflex terms and conditions of overriding agreement.

• Liaison between subcontractors, program management, customers, legal department and finance department.

• Review, negotiate and draft contracts and subcontracts with foreign companies and corporate subsidiaries in Japanese for commodities and services.

• Draft amendments to generic Purchase Terms and Conditions and various contracts listed above.

APPLIED MATERIALS, Sunnyvale, CA Feb 2000 – Dec 2003

Senior Contract Specialist (Software Licensing, Telecommunications and Professional Services)

• Spearheaded procurement and contracting processes for software and telecommunications services and products, from inception through completion.

• Negotiated, formulated and managed contracts and subcontracts, including Master Purchase Agreements (Global and Enterprise), and final Purchase Orders.

• Developed and implemented strategies, standards, policies and procedures related to the procurement of materials and services, in close coordination with senior management, customers, suppliers and buyers.

• Oversaw supply base and conducted audits, surveys and business reviews with suppliers and customers.

• Review, negotiate and draft contracts and subcontracts, including Professional Services Agreements, facilities agreements, Software Licensing Agreements, OEM Agreements, most were FFP or T and M.

• RFI, RFQ and RFP for various commodities and services such as global rollout of computers and communications equipment—computers ($50M); telecommunications ($60M); software ($20M); software developmental services ($75M). Reverse Auction for computer peripherals ($20M). Professional Services as high as $1500/hr annually for world’s leading experts in semiconductor industry.

• Liaison between subcontractors, program management, customers, legal department and finance department.

Optimized supplier base, generated cost savings initiatives and ensured adequate supply of products to maximize operations.

• Performed risk and marketplace analyses; applied results to determine appropriate next steps.

Identified, researched, analyzed and implemented new procurement processes.

• Guaranteed continuing success by monitoring purchasing methods and processes for effectiveness.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, Norman, Oklahoma – JURIS DOCTOR 1975

• Honors: Managing Editor, American Indian Law Review

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, Norman, Oklahoma – BA 1971

BAR MEMBERSHIP

State of California 1976 to 2019 Membership # 68621 (Presently inactive)

TRIBAL AFFILIATION

• Blood Cherokee Indian, No. C000970

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