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Areas of Expertise: * Contract Negotiation/Management * Risk Analysis/Management * Team Leadership & Motivation * Project Management Certification * Organizational Leadership * Global Trade Compliance * Employee Training & Development * Budget Management * Sourcing Strategy Development * Claims Defense/Resolution * Legal Management * Vendor/Supplier Management * EAR, ITAR, NRC, & DOE Regulations * Process Reengineering * Change Orders Management Mary Kathleen (Kati) Babinec * mkbabinec@gmail.com Page 2 Successfully with responsibility for supporting supply chain director, category managers, section leaders, strategic procurement, and service and material buyers staff for the largest nuclear generation station in the United States by developing risk management strategies, drafting, negotiating, awarding, and managing critical, safety-related, and high-dollar procurement contracts and providing direct and specific training to supply chain staff. Increased supplier compliance and contract performance by auditing executed contracts, analyzing historical contract performance and current business needs and negotiating contract change orders implementing improvement requirements. Ensured compliance with corporate requirements in all contacts and change orders. * Improved overall contract management success through direct mentorship and specific commercial training for supply chain director, section leaders, and service and material buyers. * Successfully negotiated domestic and international procurement contracts for safety-related, critical plant equipment and components in excess of $500M and facilitated the execution of master agreements with critical/key suppliers. * Key contributor in development of export compliance program by serving as a core team member on the Export Compliance Steering Committee. * Trusted advisor and thought partner who interacted frequently with C- and E- level management, directors, and department leaders who sought input, sound judgment, and prompt action on a wide variety of commercial and legal issues. led and managed legal support and developed maintained and implemented a division-wide Trade Control System throughout the US Canada Mexico Venezuela and Colombia. Assembled and led a high-performance legal and trade compliance team that delivered world-class leadership and support in contract strategy development negotiation management claims defense/resolution change orders risk mitigation and trade compliance throughout Business Area Americas and globally. Negotiated commercial and nuclear sales and procurement