Paula Frank

Contract Administrator @ Vitol

About

Seasoned oil and gas professional with expertise in contract creation, analysis and daily management to solidify customer relationships and increase company profitability.

Country

United States

City

Greater Houston

Industry

Oil & Energy

Skill

Oil and Gas, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Analytical Skills, Contractual, Communication, SAP, Right Angle, Marketing Communications, Team Building, Customer Service, Ariba, Process Scheduler, Natural Gas, Contract Management, Petroleum, Records Management, Project Coordination, Administrative Assistants, Outlook, Coordination

Experience

Contract Administrator

Vitol

2025-11 - Present · 11 mos

North America

Sr. Confirmations Analyst

aramco

2017-1 - 2025-10 · 8 yrs 10 mos

Houston County, TX

Prepare contracts and confirmations for Refined Products and Crude Supply & Trading, Chemicals and Biofuels for transportation by barge, vessel, pipeline, in-tank transfer, and railcar. Oversee the complete contract/confirmation lifecycle for purchase and sales from drafting to execution. Analyze and draft term, broker and tender agreements. Manage daily incoming contracts, trader and broker correspondence. Collaborate across functional support groups to identify and resolve deal discrepancies. Manage e-Confirm deal entries within ICE systems. Implement system process enhancement, including new contract management system. Train new team members to ensure accuracy and develop talent.

Confirmations Analyst

AXIA Partners, Consulting

2015-12 - 2017-1 · 1 yr 2 mos

Houston, Texas, United States

Prepared contracts and confirmations for Refined Products, Crude Supply and Trading, Chemicals and Biofuels for transportation by barge, vessel, railcar, pipeline, or in-tank transfer. Oversaw the complete confirmation lifecycle for purchase and sales from drafting to execution. Analyzed and drafted term, broker and tender agreements. Managed daily incoming contracts, trader and broker agreements. Collaborated across functional support groups to identify and resolve deal discrepancies. Manage e-Confirm deal entries within the ICE system. Implemented system process enhancements, including new contract management system.

Contract Analyst

Staffmark

2012-11 - 2015-7 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Prepared contracts and confirmations for Refined Products and Crude Supply and Trading for transportation by barge, vessel, railcar, pipeline, or in-tank transfer. Oversaw the full contractual lifecycle for purchases and sales from drafting to execution. Managed daily entries in the ICE/e-Confirm system. Collaborated closely with Trading, Risk Control, Credit, Compliance, Legal, Finance and Tax to align contract terms and standards language. Streamlined crude and products email correspondence to increase efficiency.