Aurora Scarborough Honored for Excellence in Project and Contract Management

    BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA, May 29, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Aurora Scarborough, Contracts Administrator of Origin Integrated Gas, was recently named a VIP member of Worldwide Branding. This special distinction honors individuals who have shown exceptional commitment to achieving personal and professional success.

Mrs. Scarborough has 22 years of professional experience, with two years as a contracts administrator at Origin Integrated Gas. Throughout her career, she has set herself apart as an expert in project and contract management, mergers and acquisitions, large scale complex procurement, contract and commercial strategy and negotiation. Each day, she works through the Australia Pacific LNG joint venture to deliver Australia's largest coal seam gas (CSG) to a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project in Queensland. She also runs a major infrastructure tender/contract to provide end-to-end logistics nonproduction facilities solutions in the Surat Basin. Additionally, she oversees project/contract management, planning, transition and execution. This contract has a $250 million value over five years, and will result in a $50 million recurring annual saving that can be realized immediately.

At Queensland Rail, Mrs. Scarborough provides thought leadership to a team of four contract managers for competent management of an $846M+ portfolio consisting of rolling stock, Maintenance Repair & Operations (MRO), network infrastructure, and track systems' contracts. She improved contract performance by 15% and reduced costs by a $6.2M+ through effective negotiations (extension/consolidation) and implementation of contract-specific KPIs. She also
decreased variation costs by 7.5% for network infrastructure contracts by separating new work/rework and reviewing the costing structure/mark-ups. Mrs. Scarborough is also instrumental in the development and implementation of comprehensive procurement processes.

Mrs. Scarborough is a result-driven professional with a strong customer focus and more than 23 years of experience directing core procurement activities, and managing projects and contracts primarily in the defense, aviation and transportation sectors. Prior to her position with Origin Energy, Mrs. Scarborough worked as a senior contracts and vendor manager with the finance and commercial group of Queensland Rail, where, over a five year period, she established, managed and sold Merchants Global Pty Ltd at a 185% ROI. She also previously worked at Boeing Australia Limited, Pan World Services and BAE Systems Australia.

Looking back, Mrs. Scarborough attributes her success to a good sense of business, as well as her ability to work with large teams. She became involved in her profession because she enjoys the challenges inherent in the logistics field. The highlight of her career has been working at Origin and saving $50M in recurring costs by restructuring the business model of Non Production Facilities in the Surat Basin.

Mrs. Scarborough received a master's degree in international management from Charles Darwin University in 1997 and a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, which she earned in Romania in 1982. In addition to her degrees, Mrs. Scarborough received an advanced certificate in FIDIC Conditions of Contract from the International Federation of Consulting Engineers in 2014. She also received a master's degree in competitor intelligence from SCIP in 2002, Certified Capture Team Lead III from Boeing Academy USA, and a Certificate IV in Project Management from the Australian Institute of Management. She is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply and the Corporate Executive Board of the Procurement Leadership Council. To recognize her for her hard work and dedication, she was presented with a Success IS award in 2015, and an award for excellence from BAE Systems in 1998. In years to come, Mrs. Scarborough intends to work in international market (Europe/Asia or Middle East) in contracts, project management and infrastructure support.

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