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- 1. Nikki L. Smith Resume 2024 pg. 1 Nikki L. Smith Contract Lifecycle Specialist Phone: 404-576-8842 | Email: therealnikkismith@gmail.com | Location: Miami, Florida OBJECTIVE I am a driven Contract Lifecycle Management Specialist seeking a position to leverage over two decades of creative, legal and operations expertise in the areas of commercial contract & transactional law, contract administration, marketing, and compliance. Adept at leading strategic negotiations and ensuring legal compliance across diverse sectors, writing and producing playbooks, manuals and I am committed to optimizing contract processes and fostering strong business relationships to drive organizational success with integrity, transparency, and congeniality. SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE Seasoned corporate paralegal professional with 20+ years in the legal field and 17 years specializing in commercial contract administration, management, and negotiation who holds a proven track record of leading teams to enhance operational efficiency, manage and mitigate risks, and secure favorable contract terms across a variety of industries like entertainment, healthcare, construction, and the public sector. SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS o Over 15 years of experience in commercial contract lifecycle management, corporate compliance, and legal negotiation. o Proven track record of reducing legal risks by up to 40% and enhancing team productivity by 30%. o Expertise in simplifying complex legal language, leading to a 25% increase in favorable contract terms. SKILLS & EXPERTISE SUMMARY Þ Commercial, Transactional, Procurement, Contract Negotiation & Administration Þ Strategic Planning & Analysis Þ Playbook and Operational Manual Production, Marketing Analysis, Pitching Þ Legal Compliance & Risk Mitigation Þ Leadership & Team Development Þ Process Improvement & Efficiency Optimization Þ Cross-functional Collaboration Þ State, Local, Higher Education, Federal, Film, Copyright/IP and Music Regulations PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Inyani Corporation (Externship) Chief Legal Affairs Officer, Remote December 2023 – May 2024 • Pioneered legal strategies that aligned with company goals utilizing plain language in contractual terms, fostering transparency, resulting in reducing legal risks by 40% and driving business value. • Cultivated a collaborative and innovative legal team and culture, increasing team productivity by 30%. • Spearheaded negotiations in high-stakes film, joint ventures, and concert production deals, ensuring compliance and securing advantageous terms internationally (U.S., South Africa, Germany, Nigeria), achieving a 25% increase in favorable contract terms. • Managed legal counsel team and oversaw union and non-union matters, labor laws, and FTC guidelines, while protecting intellectual property and ensuring privacy/publicity rights for film, media and represented talent, reducing potential legal disputes by 35%. • Provided legal oversight for Inyani’s operations in key regions, fostering a positive industry presence and supporting global concert branding and media strategies, enhancing brand reputation by 20%. LionFish Music & Entertainment Group, LLC, Owner/Sr. Consultant, Atlanta, GA/Miami, FL May 2023 – Present • Founded and scaled a consultancy firm, seamlessly integrating corporate compliance within the dynamic music and entertainment industry, achieving a 50% increase in client base within the first year. • Negotiated and drafted high-impact contracts, including, artist management, marketing, collaboration, production, distribution, influencer, vendor, split-sheets, and various types of licensing agreements for artists, indie record labels and distribution companies, shaping the evolution of the independent music industry and increasing contract efficiency by 40%. • Implemented robust contract lifecycle management systems, significantly reducing risks, and promoting regulatory compliance, achieving a 35% improvement in compliance rates.
- 2. Nikki L. Smith Resume 2024 pg. 2 • Empowered in-house teams through tailored training and guidance, driving business growth and maintaining regulatory compliance, resulting in a 30% increase in team performance. • Directed creative projects, blending artistry and business acumen to foster innovative visual projects, enhancing project delivery timelines by 25%. Symphony Corporation (Deloitte Consulting LLP, GPS, SLHE – Contractor) Consultant – Contract Manager/Prime Administrator, Remote January 2023 – May 2023 • Managed and streamlined high-value (in excess of $1B) portfolios for Federal government contracts and managed procurement processes via Coupa, iCertis, Deltek Costpoint, enhancing strategic business planning in commercial contract management for the public sectors of the states of Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana's and other government programs, resulting in a 20% reduction in procurement cycle time. • Drafted, reviewed, and negotiated a diverse range of commercial contracts, simplifying language for Change Orders, SOW’s and RFP’s demonstrating expertise in GSA schedules, BPAs, and Task Orders, achieving a 30% improvement in contract negotiation outcomes. • Transformed data into actionable business insights, anticipating client’s requirements and fostering multi-functional relationships, to include managing stakeholders in a client-facing role, increasing client satisfaction by 25%. • Developed and executed commercial contract and subcontracting strategies, collaborating with senior leadership and Deloitte principals to enhance portfolio and project management and compliance, resulting in a 15% increase in compliance accuracy. Robert Half International (Tennessee State University – Contractor) Sr. Consultant, Senior Contract Administrator, Remote February 2022 – March 2023 • Managed complex grants, awards, event, speaker, clinical affiliation, physician, medical, and many other commercial contracts with a focus on state and local education laws as it pertains to higher education disciplines within TSU’s School of Nursing, Occupational and Speech Therapy, School of Medicine and Department of Psychology departments, ensuring compliance and securing favorable outcomes, reducing audit findings by 30%. • Negotiated contract terms and conditions, crafting comprehensive documents, and supporting the post-award team, resulting in a 20% improvement in contract terms. • Contributed to departmental sessions and training materials on state regulated contract management processes and procedures, enhancing organizational knowledge and compliance, improving team compliance rates up to 45%. Created playbook to establish mitigable terms and conditions. WestRock Company (REMx Staffing – temp to hire) Procurement Contract Specialist, Atlanta, GA February 2020 – December 2021 • Managed commercial contract reviews exceeding $8M • Managed contract lifecycle via Jaggaer to enhance efficiency, reducing contract review time by 35%. • Team player who liaised and collaborated with stakeholders cross-functionally to develop template agreements, draft, negotiate and review corporate services agreements to include, STP, PTP, SaaS agreements, Data Privacy agreements, Cybersecurity, Vendor and staffing agreements, office equipment, independent contractor agreements, NDA’s and supported process improvements, contributing to global business growth, increasing operational efficiency by 20%. • Responsible for collaborating with category managers for the procuring of office services, office equipment, furniture, hardware, software, office supplies, staffing and capital goods. • Implemented protective policies (GDPR regulations) to strengthen corporate services category procurement infrastructure, delivering cost-conscious legal solutions, reducing compliance risks by 40%. ASK Consulting (Jacobs Engineering Group – Contractor) October 2017 – July 2018 Prime Contract Administrator, Atlanta, GA • Administered prime and federal, state and local commercial contracts in excess of $900M, focusing on the Southeast region of the U.S. to include Georgia and GDOT projects, Alabama, and Tennessee public sectors, aligning with Jacobs’ policies, reducing contract administration errors by 25%. • Supported sales and operations teams in managing procurement processes associated with SOQs, RFQs, RFPs, and contract awards, encompassing change order management, contractual compliance, invoice verification, and performance evaluation achieving a 20% increase in successful award. • Drafted, amended, and approved various legal, procurement, accounting, and corporate documents, including Confidentiality Agreements, SOP’s, NDA’s, Novation, Teaming and Subcontractor agreements, SOW’s, Prime, Assignment and Assumption Agreements. Managed CLM via iCertis. SDI International (IBM & Lenovo) Contract Manager/Vendor Onboarding Specialist, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Apr 2017 – Oct 2017 • Supported the Sales Team and Stakeholders in onboarding supplier and vendor services, managing the entire contract lifecycle, reducing onboarding time by 30%.
- 3. Nikki L. Smith Resume 2024 pg. 3 • Drafted, negotiated, and managed commercial agreements, including SaaS Agreements and SOW’s, enhancing client relations and compliance, improving client satisfaction by 25%. • Drafted, negotiated, and managed IBM & Lenovo/Motorola supplier and vendor agreements, including professional services, and B2B Agreements. • Facilitated training on the onboarding process, overseeing initiation, drafting welcome packages, and conducting due diligence to ensure compliance with OFAC & Tax Forms. • Performed corporation and taxable entity searches, reviewed Certificates of Insurance, and managed verbal and written communication between stakeholders to enhance customer/client relations. EDUCATION • BS, Music & Entertainment Business, Full Sail University, Graduation Year: September 2025 • Certification, Music Production, Full Sail University, August 2023 • English Literature, Miami-Dade College, August 2000 – June 2001 SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY General Software: MS Office Suite and Teams, Adobe Creative Cloud and all creative Adobe products, Canva, Hubspot, Google Workspace, Slack, and more. CLMs/Research/Repositories/Databases: Ariba, CDRS, Icertis, Jaggaer, Deltek Costpoint, Apptus, SAP, JIRA, LinkSquares, Coupa, SharePoint, Asana, Oracle, Salesforce, DocuSign, Lexis-Nexis, Westlaw; and more. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ORGANIZATIONS • National Contract Management Association (NCMA), 2020 - Present • GrammyU/The Recording Academy 2016 – Present • Florida Bar Grievance Committee Bar#:158386, 2005 - Present • G4G (Girlfriends4Girlfriends – Women and Children Survivors of Domestic Violence) 2023 – Present EXPERIENCE Prior 2017/TEMPORARY/ PROJECT/ FREELANCE • Net2Source (LiveRamp): Paralegal, Sr. Consultant, Legal Document Reviewer, Remote, Jul 2023 – Oct 2023 • Daley & Associates (American Towers Corp.): Finance Contract Analyst, Atlanta, GA Aug 2018 – Dec 2018 • Wegman & Associates (Office Depot): Paralegal, Contract Analyst, West Palm Beach, FL, Aug 2016 – Dec 2016 • Special Counsel (JM Family): Litigation Paralegal/Administrative Assistant, Deerfield Beach, FL, Feb 2015 – Aug 2016 • Gator Investments: Property Manager, North Miami Beach, FL, Nov 2014 – Jan 2015 • TekPartners (Citrix Systems, Inc.): Senior Contract Administrator/Paralegal, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Apr 2014 – Aug 2014 • Insight Global (Burger King Corporation): Franchise Contract Manager/Paralegal, Doral, FL, Jul 2013 – Apr 2014 • The Legal Group: Paralegal, Dania Beach, FL, Dec 2012 – Feb 2013 • Future Force, Sr. Legal Assistant, Miami Lakes, FL, Sep 2012 – Dec 2012 • Legal Search Solutions, Paralegal, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Jan 2011 – Sep 2012 • Law Office of Kendall Minter, Entertainment law Paralegal, Stone Mountain, GA, Oct 2010 – Nov 2010 • RockStarr Entertainment Group, LLC: Owner/Consultant, Las Vegas, NV, April 2006 – Oct 2010 • Housing and Development Software/Gilson Software Solutions: Contracts Administrator & Marketing Manager, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Aug 2007 – Oct 2009 • Citrix Systems, Inc., Immigrations Paralegal/HR Assistant 1 (Contractor – Spherion Corp.) Ft. Lauderdale, FL, May 2005 – May 2006 • Legal Search Solutions, Jr. Paralegal, Davie, FL, April 2004 – May 2005 • Esquire Depositions, Word Processor/Floater, Miami, FL, May 2003 – April 2004 • Legal Now (Staffing Now), Legal Assistant, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, August 2002 – May 2003 • Brenner & Dienstag LLP, Jr. Legal Secretary/Receptionist, Miami, FL, July 2001 – August 2002 • Gallagher Bassett, Legal Assistant, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, January 2000 – July 2001 EMPLOYMENT GAPS: Relocation, Oct 2009 – Nov 2010 Medical Leave, Feb 2013 – Jul 2013; Dec 2016 – April 2017