Michael Devitt Email & Phone Number

Kearney, Missouri, United States

• I currently serve in the Contracts department with LaborMax, where my responsibilities include:
• Reviewing and evaluating new and existing documents, credit data, and financial statements to determine liabilities and risks associated with credit;
• Verifying customer business information through external sources;
• Using internal guidelines and financial risk policies to determine acceptable lines of credit for new and existing customers;
• Managing multiple team mailboxes to assist internal business partners and field teams with requests;
• Ensuring that company-related financial information remains secure and confidential;

Leawood, Kansas, United States

• I served in the Academy’s Member Communications department from November 2017 until April 1, 2024, at which time my position was eliminated as part of an internal reorganization. My initial job functions included.
• Writing member communications pieces for publication on AAFP.org,
• Supplementing member communications pieces through additional channels (including social media posts, targeted member emails, health alerts, and chapter communications),
• Directing members to related resources on AAFP.org and the Academy’s companion website, FamilyDoctor.org,
• Working with AAFP members and other sources to provide statements and review news stories for completeness and accuracy,
• Working with content strategists to develop and execute communications plans for assigned funded and non-funded projects,

Leawood, Kansas, United States

In October 2013, I transferred to the Academy’s Subscriptions and Publications department to serve as associate editor for FP Audio, a monthly peer-reviewed print/audio publication that provided continuing medical education credits to family physicians, residents and medical students.My job duties as associate editor included:* Editing recorded discussions.

Leawood, Kansas, United States

In November 2011, the Academy hired me as an assistant editor for American Family Physician, a biweekly Academy journal with a circulation of approximately 180,000. My responsibilities included * Conducting primary edits for two departments (Clinical Evidence Handbook and STEPS);* Writing for two departments (Practice Guidelines and AAFP News Now); *.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

• From August 2006 to November 2011, I was a member of the Intellectual Property litigation section at Shook, Hardy & Bacon. Among my accomplishments with the firm, I
• Served as the lead records staff member on five IP trials: o Sprint v. Vonage, a patent trial concerning Voiceover Internet Protocol technologies, o Kellogg v. Nike, a design patent trial regarding the Nike.
• Designed and distributed a daily IP litigation docket to timekeepers focused on IP cases involving specified clients or filed in specified jurisdictions.
• Designed a series of electronic discovery charts for active cases, which allowed timekeepers to access discovery filings from a single location.
• Developed a process for linking electronic communications directly to active cases through the firm’s document management system.
• Averaged more than 1,000 billable hours per year from 2007 to 2011, resulting in more than $560,00 of potential recoverable revenue.

• As managing editor, I oversaw the production of Acupuncture Today, a monthly trade journal for the acupuncture profession with a national circulation of approximately 22,000. My duties included researching, writing.
• Collaborated with other departments to create production and editorial calendars;
• Created publication-specific style guide to ensure proper layout and presentation;
• Represented MPA Media at regional and national acupuncture conferences;
• Fostered relationships with acupuncturists, students, freelance writers, and other members of the acupuncture and Oriental medicine profession to generate new leads and recruit potential columnists; and
• Developed several sections of Acupuncture Today’s website (www.AcupunctureToday.com), including Herb Central and The ABCs of TCM. Responsibilities for these sections included creating original content, moderating.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), American History (United States), 3.92

Independent study paper, "The Curious Case of Ah Fong Chuck," published in the October 2011 issue of The Journal of Chinese Medicine.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English Language And Literature, General, 3.78 (Cum Laude)

Graduated cum laude with Department Honors in English. Capstone project, "The Rhetoric of Shell Shock," published in the 2009 issue of.