PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
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Strategy & Performance Management ~ Talent & Organization Performance ~ Organizational Effectiveness
* Ambitious professional and recent Master’s graduate in Organizational Management, committed to excellence and collaborative approach to work. Demonstrated ability to recommend solutions that facilitate change, improve performance, and optimize organizational effectiveness.
* Articulate presenter and engaging writer with experience training adult learners in work processes, best practices, and procedures in cross-cultural settings.
* Multi-lingual communicator skilled in interfacing with clients, executives, and staff across organizational functions, corporations, and international environments.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
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* Benchmark, Competitive & Learning Assessments
* Organizational Development Methodologies
* Competency-Based Curricula Development
* Qualitative/Quantitative Research & Analysis
* Training & Adult Learning Strategies
* Best Practices Implementations
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
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ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: PROJECT LEAD FOR GRADUATE PROGRAM FINAL PROJECT
* Utilized team building and OD methodologies to manage multiple resources with objective of developing an educational consumer website. This six-month project required development of team-approved project.
* Conducted interviews with USDA National Organic Marketing Directors and nutritionist to provide majority of projects research articles. Developed and implemented New Media focused strategy to drive website traffic.
* Created cohesive organizational culture that led to team’s effectiveness, as well as successful design and implementation of viable educational consumer concern “How to go Organic on a Budget.”
CHANGE READINESS CONSULTING:
Consulted with supply chain management business to assess employee response to mandated regulatory changes.
* Drafted surveys to compile qualitative data gauging employees’ tolerance for change and identifying potential barriers for change. Conducted individual interviews and facilitated team meetings.
* Successfully identified key issues of contention via analysis of qualitative findings. Wrote executive summary outlining implications to organizational morale and communicated findings to business and operations managers.
COMPETITIVE BENCHMARKING:
Analyzed Mattel’s SEC filing over five-year period, benchmarked findings against primary competitors, and conducted SWOT analysis for each competitor. Created comprehensive, competitive report that detailed key strategies adopted by industry’s market leader.
BEST PRACTICES ALIGNMENT:
Improved organizational efficiency at Seyfarth Shaw and Littler Mendelson by aligning quality control processes, as well as, organizational analysis and development efforts with existing best practices.
EDUCATION
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MASTER OF ARTS IN ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT
ANTIOCH UNIVERSITY IN LOS ANGELES
KEY COURSES:
Organizational Behavior; Organizational Development, Assessment, and Intervention; Team Building and Process Dynamics; Managerial Inquiry; Consultation Skills; Workforce Training.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE
UCLA, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT LOS ANGELES
SPANISH INTERPRETER CERTIFICATE
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SCHOOL OF INTERPRETATION
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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LEGAL ASSETS – WASHINGTON, D.C. - 05/2010 – 10/2010
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER TO GENERAL COUNSEL OF SMITHSONIAN
Contracted to support program management activities and administrative and HR management functions. Successfully resolved procedural problems and offered staff solutions. Liaised between General Counsel and internal/external executives, private/public officials, and federal agencies.
LANGUAGE CONSULTANT - 05/2009 – 05/2010
TRANSLATOR –INTERPRETER
Provided language services on website translation, technical documents and teleconferencing.
SEYFARTH SHAW LLP – LOS ANGELES, CA - 09/2008 – 05/2009
LABOR & EMPLOYMENT PARALEGAL
Compiled, maintained, and managed high volume document population in electronic document control database. Conducted in-depth legal research, wrote supporting memoranda, documents, and reports, and substantiated legal arguments.
* Played integral role in complex, high profile case involving wage and hour disputes by working with trial team to assess and analyze 2K+ employees’ status as exempt or independent contractors.
* Added value to legal team by leveraging legal knowledge, plus ability to manage document analysis.
KIESEL, BOUCHER & LARSON – LOS ANGELES, CA - 04/2007 – 04/2008
LITIGATION PARALEGAL & RESEARCHER
Hired as lead investigative researcher and litigation paralegal for case requiring document analysis and review in foreign languages.
* Played key role in favorable $19M+ settlement by conducting investigative research and leveraging language skills in Italian and Latin to meticulously review and analyze documents that enabled lead trial attorneys to draft discovery request.
* Conducted in-depth due diligence providing trial attorney vital information needed to successfully depose unfavorable witnesses.
LITTLER MENDELSON, PC – LOS ANGELES, CA - 08/2004 – 03/2007
SENIOR PARALEGAL
Coordinated project management activities for defense of major corporations in class action lawsuits. Analyzed, reviewed, and drafted reports on client documents for case involving 300+ plaintiffs. Investigated facts of law, mapped out case projects from discovery to trial. Managed procurement for assigned cases. Translated/interpreted policy manuals, witness statements, and affidavits between English and Spanish.
* Optimized employee performance by facilitating new hire training.
* Coordinated paralegal assignments and created workflow project plan.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE:
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CONSULTANT IN NEW MEDIA MARKETING WITH SMART GIRLS CONSULTING IN LOS ANGELES, CA
MANAGER AND CURATOR WITH MATI ART GALLERY IN SANTORINI, GREECE
LITIGATION PARALEGAL WITH GIBSON, DUNN AND CRUTCHER IN HOUSTON, TX, LOS ANGELES, CA, AND ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
SKILLS & AFFILIATIONS
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LANGUAGES:
Fluent in Spanish - Proficient in French, Italian, and Catalan
COMPUTER SKILLS:
Microsoft Office Suite - Adobe - TrialDirector - Lexis-Nexis - CaseMap - Westlaw - TimeMatters
AFFILIATIONS:
Organization Development Network - American Society for Training & Development (ASTD)
