U.S. Naval War College, Center for Naval Warfare Studies, Stockton Center for International Law. •Provide complex administrative and office management support to department Chairman, civilian and military professors.•Administrative support includes organizing inputs for department annual report for leadership, department webpage updates, social media and marketing to U.S. and international contacts of department events, assist coordinate and organize conferences, workshops, and other events sponsored by the department (in person or virtual), managing department travel schedule, managing domestic and international travel arrangements; communicating via email or telephone with internal and external organizations to coordinate travel, meetings, and conferences; create and route for approval via chain of command the necessary travel documentation according to travel funding source (gift in kind, government appropriated funds, gifted funds) and travel type (conference, instruction, lecture); track travel documentation approvals to ensure travel deadlines are met; manage civilian timekeeping in government timekeeping system, manage department calendar, problem solve conflicts that may arise on a daily basis; communicating changes, updates, or revisions to procedures to department staff.• Office management duties include department budget, facilities point of contact, procuring office supplies, equipment, and books, naval base access requests for US and foreign visitors, speaker fee requests for legal review, and payment processing.• Special project assignments as assigned by Department Chair (assigned project to review 1200 published international law articles for key metadata inputs).• Proficient knowledge of Defense Travel System (DTS), Joint Travel Regulations (JTR), US Department of Defense Foreign Clearance Guide (FCG), Aircraft and Personnel Automated Clearance (APACS).• Maintain own training on government-related policies and procedures.

Assisted with instruction and behavior management; assisted in implementing Individual Education Plan (IEP) goals; facilitated the inclusion of students with disabilities into general education; carried out small group instruction and assisted in one-on-one instruction; supported the continuous implementation of skills and goals associated with students’ speech/language therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy needs; assisted teachers and therapists in maintaining appropriate data and records; carried out and maintained computer skills and communication devices for students; implemented equipment, sensory, mobility and self-care plans per students’ needs; assisted in supporting students specific needs directly related to the child’s disability; andknowledge of and practice standard health care precautions; maintained student and family confidentiality.

From 2003-2005 I took a two-year personal leave from IBM to raise my three children, one with special needs. I officially separated from IBM in 2005.

Position required ability to work independently in fast paced corporate environment; ability to communicate effectively with regional project team and customer as well as other groups within IBM; ability to meet the demands of high volume contract assignments; attention to detail; versatility to support project teams as well as sales team; top year closed $15M of revenue for IBM Software Group. Wrote and negotiated legal terms and conditions and other significant contract terms on Statements of Work (SOW) for regional teams within IBM Software Group to meet customer needs and IBM objectives; researched IBM Customer Agreements and implemented necessary changes to SOWs to protect IBM Intellectual Property Rights; issued and negotiated Agreement for Exchange of Confidential Information (AECI) on an as needed basis. Complied with strict quality assurance and due diligence rules on contract preparation (pricing, gross profit, required management approvals, IBM Legal approval) and finalization to meet rigorous IBM audit guidelines. Completed contract package submission to enable project billing; liaison between project team and finance to resolve billing issues on as needed basis. Responded to inquiries from regional sales consulting and software representatives regarding customer base terms and conditions.

Provided legal support to two senior lawyers in GTECH's Legal Department.Position required an extreme level of detail in the highly regulated gambling industry, proactive thinking and ability to work independently as well as part of a team, sometimes in ambiguous situations without clear direction. Provided direct support to two senior Assistant General Counsels in preparing legal documents, organized international conferences and conference calls in multiple time zones. Completed government required disclosures. Issued and tracked consulting agreements; manage stock sales with brokerage house for stockholders. Updated departmental database of often needed fields.

Conducted initial interview with Family Law clients. Prepared legal documents and motions as directed by attorney throughout proceedings (preparation of divorce complaint, discovery, financial affidavits, temporary orders, final decree). Coordinated with court personnel, opposing attorney and clients on daily basis. Conducted detailed client interview with Bankruptcy clients to obtain information and documents in preparation of appropriate petition, schedules, statements, disclosures and other required forms. Prepared follow up legal documents, schedules, notices as directed by attorney. Administrative tasks included filing papers, answering telephone calls, maintaining and organizing client files, managing schedule of firm attorneys; daily contact with clients, outside attorneys, and court personnel to schedule hearings, meetings, depositions, and trials.