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San Diego Metropolitan Area

Carlsbad, California, United States

- Simultaneously managed due diligence and closings for commercial and multifamily transactions. - Analyzed and prepared contracts including purchase and sale agreements, and lease agreements.- Reviewed and analyzed title reports, surveys, and CC&Rs. - Facilitated communication between developers, property owners, attorneys, and contractors. - Prepared and filed documentation required by government agencies. Transactions closed: • sale of a 102-unit luxury apartment complex in Lemon Grove, CA• sale of a 39-unit condominium project (6 BMR units and 1 commercial unit) in San Francisco, CA• sale of 119 SFR and TH lots in Reno, NV to a top 10 homebuilder in the US

Newport Beach, Ca

- Supervised the division’s contract administration, document management, and licensing functions.- Oversaw division assets, including corporate office, hotel properties, golf courses, and marinas. - Prepared proposals, negotiated and administered contracts including purchase agreements, NDAs, group sales, and vendor/supplier contracts. - Developed and implemented contract administration procedures across the division, including a training video to onboard new employees. - Built excellent relationships with internal and external clients.- Developed strategic sourcing to reduce pricing and overall efficiency Division-wide.- Worked with Legal Affairs, Internal Audit, Corporate Finance, Tax, and Corporate Executives on a variety of matters.

Irvine, California, United States

Sr. Paralegal, Asst. Corporate Secretary • Entity management for 300 domestic and 75 international entities. • Section 16 administrator, prepared and filed Forms 3 and 4. • Managed D&O questionnaire process. • Assisted in the preparation and proofreading of SEC filings. • Assisted General Counsel with domestic and international mergers, acquisitions, stock and asset sales. • Led due diligence process and analyzed materials to determine compliance. • Managed outside counsel (U.S. and abroad) to secure legal opinions and corporate authorization required to support transactions. • Responsible for trademark, CPUC/FERC filings, and point of contact for outside counsel re answering interrogatories.Manager, Document Management (Special Project)• Developed, implemented, and managed Enterprise Content Management (ECM) system. • Prepared ECM training materials and conducted companywide training. • Supervised team to code and convert 40,000 PDF documents for ECM system. • Managed a project team of IT professionals and third-party vendor consultants $800,000 budget.

San Diego, California, United States

- Assisted the Corporate Secretary of the publicly held corporation (Imperial Corporation of America) with corporate governance and board of directors relations. - Entity management for the publicly traded company and all service corporations.- Assisted General Counsel in preparing and proofreading SEC filings. - Point of contact for logistical arrangements of Annual Shareholders Meeting, CEO’s annual meeting script, communications with shareholders and transfer agent. - Drafted board resolutions, minutes, and secretary certificates. - Managed team assembling and distributing monthly materials to the board of directors and committee members. - Coordinated with regulatory agencies on compliance issues.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Organizational Leadership

Associate Of Arts - Aa, Social And Behavioral Sciences, 3.85

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa

Aa - Social And Behavioral Sciences, Organizational Leadership, 3.85 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

Aba Certification, Paralegal Program