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Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Fredericksburg, Virginia

Prepared market analysis statistics, bid presentation for buyers & sellers, researched listings, set up title searches and home inspectionsPromoted sales through advertising; worked with websites to promote seller's home, hosted open house events, and participated in the multiple listing servicesEstablished positive flow of communication with agents, clients, attorneys, and all personnel involved in closing transactionsNegotiated contracts with agents representing buyers and sellersEducated sellers and buyers concerning legal disclosuresFacilitated the closing process on behalf of the clients and insured that all parts of the contracts were met prior to closing

Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States

Maintains office services by organizing office operations and procedures, controlling correspondence, designing filing systems, maintains supplies, and clerical functions. Assists appraiser with taking photos of properties. Uses Total a la mode and Data Master software to assist with appraisals.

Fort Hood, Texas

Serve as senior court reporter for 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Supervise and manage a team of 3 military court reporters, ensuring proper training and mentoring of all court reporters. Ensure all court reporters consistently receive performance ratings to foster leadership development and professional growth. Responsible for implementing basic programs, policies, and procedures that govern court reporting functions on Fort Hood; establish SOPs for use within the office. Responsible for training of over 70 paralegals on Fort Hood in preparing summarized records of trial, in accordance with regulations. Supervise the recording of courts-martial proceedings and testimonies using open microphone and closed mask recording methods, as well as proper setup of the courtrooms. Monitor supply and equipment needs for two courtrooms. Ensure that all court reporters are provided with most up-to-date computers, software, and equipment to operate required voice recognition software. Serve as subject matter expert on transcription and filing of completed court records. Ensure absolute attention to detail in preparing verbatim records of trial in final format for authentication, to include explanatory notes, attachment of description of all exhibits, proper arrangement of numerous documents, and proper indexing of all files, in accordance with the military Manual for Courts-Martial. Responsible for ensuring recordings are transcribed and records of proceedings are prepared to meet statutory requirements, applying knowledge of military regulations and court rules. Serve as subject matter expert on courtroom operations. Provide technical guidance on courtroom operations, automation tools, and technology to military judges, counsel, and paralegals for better judicial efficiency. Possess excellent organization, reasoning, and effective oral and written communication skills to manage coordination with attorneys and judges for review of records of trial.

Pentagon

Serve as the senior court reporter for the Department of the Army Inspector General Agency. Supervise two military and one civilian court reporter. Transcribe interviews verbatim for HQDA-level Inspector General Investigations and inquiries into allegations of Army senior official misconduct using For the Record and Dragon software. Certify accuracy of transcriptions; support and advise investigating officers in technical areas of expertise; provide research support to investigating officers in high visibility cases; converts digital files. Maintain the tracking system for all incoming and outgoing transcriptions. Brief command inspector general’s on the organization’s operations and processes. Manage a $10,000 transcription contract.

Fort Stewart, Georgia

Serve as a court reporter for 3rd Infantry Division and Fort Stewart, Georgia. Supervise the recording of courts-martial proceedings and testimonies using open microphone, as well as proper setup of the courtrooms. Ensure that all court reporters are provided with most up-to-date computers, software, and equipment to operate required voice recognition software. Ensure absolute attention to detail in preparing verbatim records of trial in final format for authentication, to include explanatory notes, attachment of description of all exhibits, proper arrangement of numerous documents, and proper indexing of all files, in accordance with military Manual for Courts-Martial. Responsible for ensuring recordings are transcribed and records of proceedings are prepared to meet statutory requirements, applying knowledge of military regulations and court rules. Provide technical guidance on courtroom operations, automation tools, and technology to military judges, counsel, and paralegals for better judicial efficiency. Possess excellent organization, reasoning, and effective oral and written communication skills to manage coordination with attorneys and judges for review of records of trial. Ensure proper and complete training of all legal personnel in preparation for 3rd Division deployment; responsible for daily accountability of all legal personnel to higher command. Serve as senior paralegal for administrative law office for 3rd Infantry Division while deployed to Iraq. Responsible for tracking, updating, producing reports, and disseminating administrative, investigative, ethics, fiscal, contract, environmental, and regulatory actions for division staff, brigade combat teams and subordinate elements. Ensure identification, proper handling, and conversion of classified information. Conduct research for and assemble Army Regulation 15-6 and line of duty investigations. Supervise one paralegal and supports three attorneys. Responsible for property worth over $247,000.

Mcb Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

Serve as court stenographer for the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Use stenotype machine to record courts-martial proceedings, administrative board hearings, non-judicial punishment hearings, and boards of inquiry. Produce same day transcripts for hearings. Serve as subject matter expert on use of Eclipse Advantage software to edit transcripts. Train and supervise 3 scopists using Eclipse software to ensure timely and accurate preparation of transcripts. Produced over 14,000 pages of transcripts during this period, ensuring absolute attention to detail. Responsible for ensuring recordings are transcribed and records of proceedings are prepared to meet statutory requirements, applying knowledge of military regulations and court rules. Prepare verbatim records of trial in final format to include insertion of explanatory notes, attachment of description of all exhibits, proper arrangement of numerous documents, and complete indexing of files. Serve as subject matter expert and possess extensive knowledge of correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, and format for producing transcripts. Possess excellent organization, reasoning, and effective oral and written communication skills to manage coordination with attorneys and judges for review of records of trial. Prepare verbatim records of trial and process through authentication; assemble records of trial to forward to appellate courts. Serve as subject matter expert on transcription and filing of completed court records.

Mcas Cherry Point, North Carolina

Serve as court stenographer for the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, North Carolina. Use stenotype machine to record courts-martial proceedings, administrative board hearings, non-judicial punishment hearings, and boards of inquiry. Produce same day transcripts for hearings. Serve as subject matter expert on use of Eclipse Advantage software to edit transcripts. Train and supervise 3 scopists using Eclipse software to ensure timely and accurate preparation of transcripts. Produced over 14,000 pages of transcripts during this period, ensuring absolute attention to detail. Responsible for ensuring recordings are transcribed and records of proceedings are prepared to meet statutory requirements, applying knowledge of military regulations and court rules. Prepare verbatim records of trial in final format to include insertion of explanatory notes, attachment of description of all exhibits, proper arrangement of numerous documents, and complete indexing of files. Serve as subject matter expert and possess extensive knowledge of correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, and format for producing transcripts. Possess excellent organization, reasoning, and effective oral and written communication skills to manage coordination with attorneys and judges for review of records of trial. Prepare verbatim records of trial and process through authentication; assemble records of trial to forward to appellate courts. Serve as subject matter expert on transcription and filing of completed court records.

Mcrd, San Diego, California

Plan, coordinate, and execute over two-dozen official visits for high-ranking members of the military and local and federal government. Assist with over 150 events to include receptions, concerts, ceremonies, graduation parades, and reviewing officer breakfasts. Drove the Commanding General, Chief of Staff, and Sergeant Majors to and from official functions.

Camp Futenma, Japan

Serve as a food service specialist. Duties consist of food preparation, administration, procurement, storage, distribution, to include funding, requisitioning, purchasing, receiving, accounting, storing subsistence supplies required for troop consumption, cooking, baking, and serving. Prepare fruits and vegetables, meat, fish, and poultry for cooking, seasoning food, baking of bread and pastry products. Check incoming shipments, prepare reports of supplies received, prepare, edit, and consolidate back-orders for subsistence stores.

Bachelor'S Degree, Criminal Justice

Associate'S Degree, General Studies

Graduated in 2014 with my Bachelor's in Criminal Justice

High School Diploma