Offered a full range of immigration options for employers, which included all aspects of business immigration matters, including nonimmigrant visas (H-1B, L-1, E, TN, O-1, B-1, F-1); immigrant visas (EB1, EB2, NIW, EB3, PERM, AOS); consular processing; and I-9 and other immigration compliance issues. Applied specialized expertise in student and scholar issues, including F/J/M and dependent employment, J-1 212(e) Waivers, and end-to-end transitions, from Dreamers to NIV to IV to citizenship. Experienced in a range of other immigration options – including family-based NIV/IV, Naturalization, DACA, and VAWA, - to provide businesses and their employees with a full range of immigration solutions.

Responsible for filing a wide variety of employment-based and family-based petitions and applications, primarily for high-tech industry and higher education employers and employees, including: * Nonimmigrant (temporary) Visa petitions (E-3, H-1B, L-1A, L-1B, O-1, TN)* PERM Labor Certifications* I-140 Immigrant Visa petitions (EB-1 Outstanding Researcher, EB-1 Multinational Manager, EB-2/National Interest Waiver, EB-3)* I-130 petitions * I-485 Adjustment of Status (green card) applications* International Student and Scholar issues (F-1, J-1, 212(e) waivers)* Graduate Medical Education issues

Temporary contract position for an aerospace engineering services firm responsible for preparing almost 60 Labor Certifications in PERM, EB-2 I-140 petitions, and consular-processed visa applications for a special project. Also prepared EB-2 and EB-3 I-140 petitions, I-485 applications, and nonimmigrant petitions and applications (I-129, I-539, I-765, etc.) for current employees and their dependents using INSZoom software.

- Responsible for filing a variety of nonimmigrant (E-3, H-1B, O-1, TN) and immigrant (I-140 EB-1, EB-2/NIW, I-485) petitions for researchers and medical staff at the NIH and Food and Drug Administration, which host more than 3000 foreign researchers per year. - Alternate Responsible Officer for J-1 Exchange Visitor Program. - Responsible for verifying employment authorization for employees, fellows and volunteers, including I-9 and E-verify verification.- Point of contact for badge program to validate employment authorization for non-NIH-sponsored foreign contractors and other volunteers. - Member of Permanent Resident (LPR) Team which reviewed requests and developed materials for LPR sponsorship. - Member of Sunapsis Team implementing transition from fsaAtlas to the Sunapsis database. - Regularly presented at J-1 and H-1B orientations, Annual Conference for 300+ administrative officials, and site visits at other NIH campuses.

- Attorney advisor for 10,000 member international education professional association regarding immigration law related to international students, scholars, and professors in nonimmigrant (F-1, H-1B, J-1, M-1, O-1, P, R) status at institutions of higher education. - As liaison between the association and government agencies- including the Depts. of Homeland Security, Labor, and State- regularly organized and led meetings, teleconferences, and conference presentations.