Jason is an Executive Associate for Pathfinder, LLC with 15+ years of international and domestic experience in project contracting, negotiating, development of contracting and procurement processes, project planning, development of request for proposals and scoring criteria, business services, teambuilding, and all procurement supply chain-related activities.

Jason has actively participated in a number of Pathfinder assignments as a Contracts/Procurement Specialist. He has supported several industries including; Downstream/Petrochemicals, Refining, Upstream and Downstream Capital Projects, and Transportation. Jason also served as the primary point of responsibility and led the contracting and procurement activities for a major petrochemical manufacturer. His duties included some of the following; developed the Contracting and Procurement Plan within the Project Execution Plan (PEP), negotiated contracts and developed POs and SOWs for contracted work, and worked closely with the Project Controls team to maintain a Contractor Status Summary (CSS)/Commitment log.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Benchmarking Support
• Bid Process Facilitation
• Bid Tabulation
• Contract Strategy Development
• Contract Document Development and Review
• Contracting Planning
• Contracts and Contract Administration
• Contract Negotiations
• EPC Bid Process
• Project Planning and Project Execution Plans
• Supplier Relationship Management
• Drafting Policies and Procedures
• Procurement & Supply Chain Management
• Materials & Logistics
• Category Management
• Strategic Sourcing & Procurement
• FEL
• Scheduling
• SAP ERP
• Compliance and Audit

EDUCATION:

• MBA – Global Energy, University of Houston
• B.A – Political Science, University of Houston
• B.A – Russian Studies, University of Houston

AWARDS:

• ConocoPhillips Global Supplier Diversity Leadership Award (2010)

LANGUAGES:

• English
• Russian