SUMMARY:•••••
Paralegal certification and ••••• years experience in a legal office
B.S. in Biology, M.S. in Technical Communication
•••••+ years experience analyzing, assembling, and documenting complex information and data
EDUCATION:•••••M.S., Technical and Science Communication, •••••
•••••Drexel University, Philadelphia PA
•••••B.S., Biology, •••••
•••••Louisiana Tech University, Ruston LA
Paralegal Certification, •••••
Washington Online Learning Institute
EXPERIENCE:•••••Independent Contractor, ••••• •••••
Winston-Salem, NC
•••••Developed online help for telecommunications billing system
•••••Updated and maintained website publications for K••••• Education Service District
•••••Designed/developed transcript for alternative learning school
•••••Legal Assistant, •••••
•••••Law Office of Philip Foster, Vancouver, WA
Interviewed clients to obtain probate and will information
Generated legal documents including wills and court filings
Coordinated service of summons and opened/closed case files
Performed legal research and created summary papers in support of cases
Scheduled, prepared for, assisted with, and summarized depositions, and other legal discovery, and effectively interacted with clerks and other administrative personnel of courts
•••••Communications Specialist, ••••• - •••••
•••••LBL Education Service District, Albany, OR
•••••Developed training and reference documents for K••••• student and financial software product
Wrote, edited, and provided layout of monthly newsletter with over ••••• subscribers
Provided variety of business materials, including: letters, reports, proposals, and forms
Technical Writer, ••••• - •••••
Timberline Software, Beaverton, OR
Developed training, reference documents, and online help for construction accounting software
Environmental Specialist/Technical Writer, ••••• - •••••
NUS/Brown and Root Environmental, Aiken, SC
Performed Phase 1 hazardous waste site assessments including soil/water sampling for U.S. EPA
Provided writing/editing assistance in development of proposals
Laboratory Technician/Project Assistant, •••••
Lehigh University Environmental Studies Lab
Using mass spectrometer, determined chemical composition of wastewater filtered through marsh ecosystem
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