Experience

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  Black & Veatch

  • United States
  • Engineering Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Vice President and Lead Counsel, Energy & Process Industries

    • Jan 2023 - Present

  • Vice President and Commercial Leader; Global Compliance Officer, BV Operations

    • Sep 2022 - Dec 2022

  • AVP and Commercial Leader, Black & Veatch Corporation; Global Compliance Officer - BV Operations

    • Jan 2022 - Sep 2022

    As Commercial Leader for Black & Veatch, I am responsible for managing a team of experienced individuals who review and negotiate various contracts across all of our global market segments such as Power, Water, Telecom and Gas/Fuel/Chemicals, including EPC, design/build, construction only and engineering services agreements, as well as establishing various teaming arrangements, such as joint ventures and consortiums. This includes working in tandem and coordinating with legal, insurance, finance, tax and treasury to ensure appropriate risk tolerances are maintained while providing commercial support and guidance to our proposal and project execution teams, all in accordance with business line and executive management expectations. Oversight of Change Management to provide advice and support during the execution phase of a project is a key function of this role to ensure appropriate, timely and justifiable contract management. Develops and provides training and educational materials on various commercial topics. Responsible for ensuring compliance with B&V's corporate Ethics & Compliance Management Program across all of BV Operations.

  • Associate Vice President, Commercial Director and Global Compliance Officer- Power

    • Jul 2016 - Jan 2022

    In my role as Commercial Director, I am responsible for managing a group of attorneys who review and negotiate EPC, design/build and construction only contracts throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia for Power Generation, Power Delivery, and Renewable/Distributed Generation, as well as other unique projects, working in tandem and coordinating with legal, insurance, finance, tax and treasury to ensure appropriate risk tolerances are maintained, and ensuring that the review involves all interested parties. Additionally, my group drafts and negotiates the formation of joint ventures and consortium agreements, term sheets, and teaming agreements with clients and business partners in accordance with business line and executive management expectations. Responsible for the oversight of both the Change Management and Subcontract Services groups to ensure alignment during the proposal, negotiation and execution phases of a project. Responsible for ensuring compliance with B&V's corporate Ethics & Compliance Management Program across all of Power.

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  Kiewit Energy Group Inc.

  • Lenexa, KS

  • Assistant General Counsel

    • Jul 2008 - Jul 2016
    • Lenexa, KS

    Review and negotiate EPC, design/build and construction only contracts with utility owners and independent power producers for new power plant construction throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Australia focusing on simple and combined cycle projects (gas, coal, geothermal, solar, wind and nuclear) as well as AQCS, carbon capture, engineering service agreements and other related contracts, whether lump-sum or some form of cost-plus, or a combination of both. Coordinate review and response of legal, risk management, taxation, engineering and other departments and advise executive management on commercially related issues. Also responsible for negotiating large engineered equipment contracts including STGs, CTGs and HRSGs . In addition, acts as liaison between Kiewit Energy Group Shared Services Procurement and the Kiewit Energy Group Legal, responsible for establishing, maintaining and updating the process and procedures for interaction between Procurement and Legal, as well as coordinating and leading negotiations on key subcontracts and vendor agreements. Import/Export Compliance. Conducts training at the corporate level on contract issues, negotiations and procurement, and as a result was named as one of Kiewit's top facilitators/presenters in 2014 and again in 2015.

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  SPX Cooling Technologies, Inc.

  • Contracts Counsel

    • May 2004 - Jul 2008

    Review and negotiate contracts for the sale of goods for several business units, providing legal advice to the respective Vice-Presidents; lecturer for corporate compliance and new-hire presentations; assisted in collections and resolving other payment issues; resposible for implementing and overseeing the Import/Export Compliance Program; litigation management; general legal review and advisement of various issues.

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  Sprint

  • Real Estate Contracts Manager

    • Dec 2000 - Apr 2003

    Reviewed and negotiated contracts for the lease and sale of network real estate, office space, Rights of way, radio antennae; managed a team of 4 attorneys and 250-300 active projects.