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Elkhart, Indiana Area

Managing an intellectual property portfolio of domestic and international trademarks, copyrights, and patents (and working with our docketing system).Assisting in the preparation and filing of U.S. trademark and copyright applications, maintenance filings, responses to office actions, and related matters.Assisting with management of invention disclosures and patent applications.Assisting with the preparation of and management of licenses and other contracts.Conducting trademark clearance research.Supporting IP enforcement and litigation efforts as needed.Management of invoices from outside counsel and service providers.Assisting with other corporate, M&A, regulatory, litigation, and intellectual property matters as needed.Undertaking other duties reasonable and consistent with the position and as needed.

Mishawaka, Indiana

Responsible for administering the Ascensia Diabetes Care (ADC) global documentation application and procedures in Documentum. Developed customized reports within the new application to provide monthly metrics to the Global Quality Management team. My goals are to constantly look for ways to streamline our application and make changes to improve our product for the business and our users.My accomplishments with ADC include: Promoted to Senior Documentation Systems Administrative Specialist in the fall of 2017.  Appointed lead for development of the new documentation system (Documentum).  Designated principal author of URS (User Requirement Specification) for business’ configuration requirements of new software application. Executed multiple UATs (User Acceptance Tests) including, validating migration of documentation, including metadata transfer from the legacy system.  Primary author of training guidelines for new documentation system to the business.  Responsible for writing MWI (Multisite Work Instructions/global SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) detailing the business’ global documentation management adhering to FDA required guidelines.

Mishawaka, Indiana

DOCUMENTATION SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALISTAdministrator of Bayer HealthCare’s DC Global Document Management System. Responsible for managing procedures within documentation software system; work with management and review committees to manage the processing, updates, changes, rewrites and/or obsoleting company processes and procedures, including Global Standard Operating Procedures, Local Operating Procedures, User Operating Procedures and Multi-site Work Instructions in order to comply with FDA guidelines and regulations.

Mequon, Wisconsin

SCHWARZ PHARMA, Inc., Mequon, Wisconsin 2006 – 2007PRODUCT & PROMOTIONAL LABELING REVIEW ASSOCIATE Successfully supported Compliance Manager and Marketing Department to ensure compliance of FDA regulations and guidelines on all promotional pieces. Responsible for proofing, editing, preparing and filing forms for submission to FDA. Monitored and reconciled inventory with fulfillment center for all promotional pieces. Updated promotional notebooks for Compliance and Medical/Drug Departments.

Alexandria, Virginia

OLIFF & BERRIDGE, PLC, Alexandria, Virginia 1998 – 2005INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SPECIALISTResponsible for filing PTO documents, reviewing client correspondence and preparing and forwarding responses and Patent Office papers to client with detailed comment letters. Processed, prepared, finalized and forwarded all aspects of billing to clients. Maintained updated personal docket books and managed daily dockets for two to three attorneys.

Paralegal Certificate, Civil Litigation

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History

Activities and Societies: Chi Omega SororityGraduated with B.A. History December 1993; Senior Thesis on Elizabeth England

Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities

Activities and Societies: President Cold Cuts, Member Order of the CircleElected as President of Cold Cuts Choral Group, Member Order.