• Provide leadership and program/project management for long-range planning activities involving statewide freight-related issues• Establish relationships with external industry leaders to manage membership and coordinate the Freight Advisory Committee• Analyze and advise management on freight-related issues, policies, or legislation• Manage the master contract for the Mid-America Freight Coalition Transportation Pooled Fund and collaborate with other states and researchers

• Advised and represented clients in matters relating to family, municipal, civil litigation, and business law• Drafted various legal documents, including non-disclosure agreements, property division worksheets, financial disclosure statements, discovery requests, and Petition for Writ of Certiorari• Researched various legal topics and provided recommendations to partner and staff attorneys

• Advised and represented the County/State in civil matters relating to child support enforcement, paternity proceedings and mental commitments• Represented county departments with various legal issues, including citations and forfeitures • Performed legal research, analysis, and writing to draft pleadings, appellate briefs, and correspondence on various legal issues

• Collaborate with program staff, division management, and Office of General Counsel to review introduced legislation and draft fiscal estimates• Monitor and track state or federal legislative activity affecting areas of division interest• Interpret proposed and introduced legislation and provide impact analyses to program staff and division management• Serve as division lead for non-budget statutory requests submitted with the biennial budget• Work with program staff to draft division comments on proposed legislation and collaborate with staff at the legislature to modify proposed legislation based on division recommendations• Coordinate or assist programs areas with drafting new administrative rules, or updates to existing rules, for the division and coordinate submissions with Office of General Counsel• Communicate with internal and external stakeholders regarding inquiries or requests

• Regularly research and analyze federal regulations to determine participant eligibility for the trade program• Revise, develop and implement trade program policies and guidance• Provide technical training to field staff• Collaborate with other bureaus, divisions and 11 workforce development areas to provide technical guidance and legal interpretations• Review and analyze fiscal and program performance data for submission to the Department of Labor• Research program policies and best practices used by other states and adopt as necessary

• Served as project leader on IT project for oversize/overweight permitting system upgrade• Regularly researched and analyzed state and federal regulations to advise department officials on the requirements of laws and organize comprehensive multi-state data• Developed and implemented freight program policies and guidance • Served as liaison between bureaus, divisions, regions, other state agencies, and external stakeholders to provide technical assistance and explain complex issues • Drafted memorandums, fiscal estimates, and other analyses of proposed state and federal legislation to advise department officials on potential impact to the department• Built and maintained collaborative working relationships with internal and external stakeholders

• Reviewed highway improvement projects and recommend efficiencies and cost savings regarding planning, design, delivery, and maintenance and presented findings to executive and regional management• Performed legal research to verify specific project requirements, draft briefing papers and advise management• Drafted reports regarding efficiencies and cost savings found• Collaborated with both department and regional staff and management

• Provide guidance and training to regional outdoor advertising coordinators and supervisors to ensure statewide uniformity of complex policy and program issues• Regularly review, analyze and interpret federal, state and local regulations to provide advice and recommendations to department management and regional personnel• Perform multi-state legal research and organize comprehensive data to compare regulations in other states to make recommendations to department management• Respond to discovery requests pertaining to outdoor advertising appeals• Respond to open records requests pursuant to Wisconsin Public Records Law • Collaborate and consult with Office of General Counsel to ensure program decisions and policies are legally sound and consistent with other department units• Prepare memorandums, fiscal estimates, or other requested program analyses for the Executive Offices in response to proposed legislative changes • Assist Office of General Counsel with appeals process for the Division of Hearings and Appeals

• Served on Diversity Committee to support and foster diversity awareness• Performed and coordinated the Region Final Review of construction contract records• Assisted in administering and monitoring consultant contracts and amendments• Provided expertise and guidance to the construction administration process• Tracked and monitored various stages of current projects• Coordinated, trained and directed project staff on preparation of final documents• Developed and maintained training materials/manuals for contract management

• Provided comprehensive feedback regarding structure, knowledge and analysis of essay submissions for eight UBE jurisdiction topics• Applied relevant guidelines as provided by the bar examiners

• Maintained regular communication with client, government staff and outside counsel to provide recommendations regarding the status of the legislation draft• Developed strategies for moving a new piece of legislation through the legislative process with outside counsel• Researched and analyzed potential opposition • Met with government officials and their staff to discuss potential support for new legislation• Observed Senate floor period and various committee hearings

• Administered terms and conditions as well as drafted vendor product and service contracts • Drafted waivers of liability for athletic events• Analyzed lease agreements for landlord/tenant dispute purposes• Performed comprehensive multi-state and multi-jurisdictional legal research and maintained detailed spreadsheets to track and ensure compliance• Presented research and recommendations to General Counsel and other business units to improve processes and mitigate risk• Developed and implemented new company policies• Maintained confidentiality of sensitive company information

• Analyzed and applied health care fraud and abuse statutes• Researched state and federal health law Medicare funding and reporting requirements• Observed federal criminal trial proceedings• Shadowed qui tam depositions

• Served as Team Lead • Interviewed, supervised, and trained temporary associates• Composed and edited various procedural documents • Developed, implemented and trained accounting processes • Conducted research and processed end of month transfers between companies

• Coordinated training materials for employee management workshops• Served as key contact with consultants to ensure the needs of participants and facilitators were met• Developed and maintained detailed informational spreadsheets and documents • Communicated regularly with participants to ensure all requirements for each class were met

• Conducted initial client interviews• Maintained regular and professional communication with clients• Drafted client letters, financials, property divisions, and other documents• Organized and kept files up to date• Advanced skills in WordPerfect, MS Outlook