John ("Johnny") E. Miller

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Contracts Manager; Sourcing / Procurement & Category Manager; Legal Services Category Advisor; and W-2 Consultant / Contractor

johnny@con-tracts.com  -  512.619.7512

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I started out as a Baylor University BA graduate. Next, I was drafted into the US Army. Worked in Security & Intelligence (442nd Signal Battalion - 29th Signal Group - Southeast Asia / Northern Thailand) during the Vietnam era. Then, I became a University of Memphis - Law School JD graduate. Next, I taught Business Law as an Assistant Professor at 3 colleges (Central Missouri State University, State Fair Community College, and later Austin Community College). Following that, I practiced law in Sedalia, Missouri for 5 years. Next, I became a University of Missouri-KC Law School LLM graduate. Later, for more than 30 years, I worked as either a consultant / contractor or an employee in Contracts Management, Sourcing / Procurement & Category Management, Legal Services Category Advisement (Advisor) or Legal Services at Midwest Research Institute, Tracor Inc., Tracor Aerospace Inc., Texas Instruments, Radian Corporation, Radian International LLC, Radian SEA Limited (Thailand), Radian Engineering Inc., Pervasive Software Inc., Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC), URS Corporation (TCM Group), CH2M Hill, University of Texas at Austin, Accenture Contract Management, YRCI, Accenture Procurement Solutions, BC Forward, USAA, Lumen Legal, Motek, and ISI. Currently I am working as a consultant / contractor in the San Antonio area.

202 Yoalana Street, Boerne (San Antonio Area) , TX 78006 - Boerne, TX 78006

Email: johnny@con-tracts.com  

512.619.7512

Web Site: http://www.con-tracts.com
 
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/johnnytex  

Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/JohnnyTex

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Work Experience

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Accenture Contracts Manager / Contract Manager, Sourcing / Procurement & Category Manager, W-2 Consultant / Contractor

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January 2005 to Present

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• Working on W-2 consulting assignments with Accenture LLP via BC Forward
• Assisted Accenture clients with their sourcing and contract drafting/contract negotiation needs.
• Worked on contractor/consulting assignments for Accenture LLP via YRCI.
• Provided prime contract support (including pre-engagement and post-engagement contracts management).
• Drafted and negotiated numerous major subcontracts.
• Spearheaded the development of a contract guide and contract requirements traceability roadmap in support of a $1 billion Accenture project.In one capacity or another, I have worked for Accenture for the last 6 years as an employee or a W-2 consultant / contractor. Currently I am working as a consultant / contractor for Accenture in the San Antonio area.

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(I have been primarily working for Accenture over the last 6 years as a either a contractor or an employee)

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Contracts Manager / Contract Manager

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January 2004 to January 2005

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• Delivered contracts and licensing support for the full array of software-related agreements.
• Established a new online click-acceptance mechanism for training customers to utilize during the order process.
• Drove a negotiation strategy involving a unique allocation of intellectual property rights leveraged during professional services negotiations.
• Successfully transformed professional services contractual performance obligations from a T&M NTE Completion basis to a Best Efforts T&M basis, substantially reducing costs and minimizing performance risks.

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Senior Contracts and Grants Specialist

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January 2003 to January 2004

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• Played a vital role on the negotiation team with responsibility for all incoming research and development contracts as well as other related agreements with industrial sponsors.
• Selected as the primary point-of-contact and expert resource for faculty and staff regarding export licensing issues (EAR & ITAR).
• Conceived, developed, and implemented strategies and plans for the LBJ School of Public Affairs and the Institute of Latin American Studies to ensure full compliance with export regulations.
• Acted as contracts representative during the negotiation of contractual participation in the TerraSAR-X German spacecraft program, a high-resolution radar satellite launched in 2005.

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Senior Contract Administrator

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January 2002 to January 2003

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• Provided prime contract and subcontract execution (negotiation/deal making) support and contract administration assistance to the program management team.
• Provided software licensing support for the Southeast Region.
• Selected as the Southeast Region intellectual property contracts department lead, the first such intellectual property position at the company.

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Contracts Support / Contracts Manager / Contract Manager

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January 2000 to January 2002

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• Delivered prime contract and subcontract execution (negotiation/deal making) support and contract administration assistance. Built the company’s first contract department from the ground up.
• Successfully negotiated a win-win total chemical management outsourcing prime contract with Seagate Technologies.
• Directly contributed to a win-win total chemical management outsourcing prime contract with Southwest Airlines.
• Led contract department activities as a member of the ISO 9000 certification team.
• Provided contract support for a real-time online reverse auction for Raytheon Company, resulting in the acquisition of over $7 million in industrial bulk gases at significant cost savings.

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Director of Contracts

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January 1999 to January 2000

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• Provided leadership and administrative oversight of contract negotiation, contract drafting, contract administration, risk management, IT contractual issues, intellectual property management, software licensing, technology licensing, electronics-related contractual issues, strategic alliances, joint cooperation agreements, cyberlaw, internet law, international trade compliance, web site legal support, and legal compliance support.
• Supervised a team of three contract professionals.
• Functioned as the lead negotiator responsible for licensing a patent-based technology transfer package from NASA for use in the commercial electronics marketplace.
• Developed a comprehensive corporate ethics policy.

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Manager of Contracts / Contract Manager / Contracts Manager

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January 1997 to January 1999

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• Managed global contract negotiation, contract drafting, and contract administration.
• Provided contract and legal support to international subsidiaries and branch offices.
• Prepared and negotiated a joint cooperation agreement with Schlumberger that facilitated the design, development, and commercialization of a Smart Card for distribution in Europe and the U.S.
• Acted as the owner of the Pervasive Manufacturing Partner Program (MPP) process, which served value-added resellers. Provided contract support as necessary.

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Corporate Counsel, Principal Contract Administrator (aka Contracts Manager / Contract Manager)

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January 1987 to January 1997

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• Served as Radian International Corporate Counsel (interfacing with The Dow Chemical Company parent company legal department).
• Provided government, commercial, and international contract support for four Radian Value Centers and three Radian Service Centers as well as the executive management team and various subsidiaries.
• Earned the Corporate Achievement Award in recognition of excellent job performance which was awarded annually to 10 out of 2,000 employees.
• Appointed by The Dow Chemical Company (Radian's parent company) as the Technology Windows Coordinator to control the commercialization of The Dow Chemical Company technology by Radian International.
• Participated on the negotiation team that established the Home Bush Bay environmental clean-up project for an Australian subsidiary.
• Served as assistant secretary of Radian International and as secretary of Radian Systems Corporation, a parent company subsidiary.
• Successfully completed contract negotiations with the Government Supplies Department of the Hong Kong government for LAP products at Kai Tak Airport and Chek Lap Kok Airport, which is currently a flagship sales and services reference for the company.
• Established Radian SEA Limited, a wholly-owned Thai subsidiary of Radian International in Bangkok, Thailand.
• Worked closely with a Thai law firm and identified a unique way to establish a wholly-owned Thai subsidiary without requiring in-country ownership.
• Acted as corporate secretary and served on the board of directors of Radian SEA Limited.
• Acted as corporate secretary for Radian Engineering Inc.
• Functioned as contracts representative during negotiations that enabled the design, construction, and installation of the first automated ambient air monitoring system in Monterrey, Mexico.

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Education

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Links

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Texas Attorney

September 1982 to Present

State Bar of Texas #14129600

Texas State Bar College - 2011

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Missouri Attorney (Active Non-Resident)

June 1973 to Present

Missouri Bar Association #21400

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National Contract Management Association (NCMA)

January 2000 to Present

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Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)

January 2008 to Present

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Baylor "B" Asssociation

January 2000 to Present

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Two Published Articles About Patents 

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* US Patents: Thirty Factors for Contracts Professionals to Consider – NCMA CM Magazine in Jan 2008 - http://www.ncmahq.org/files/Articles/CM_Jan08_p58.pdf  

* Fourteen Important, Practical, and Useful Inventorship Issues – NCMA CM Magazine in October 2010 - http://www.ncmahq.org/files/Articles/CM1010%20-%2052-58.pdf

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