Consultant/business development lead for immigration lawyers and visa applicants

This is a better summary of what I did here, for the better part of my entire adult life:https://medium.com/@william.dean/masterplans-a-eulogy-8ba5b61212baNetworked with attorneys/built partnerships throughout the U.S. to help E, L, and EB visa candidates get the best possible filings in front of USCIS and consular adjudicators. Oversaw the team's work on immigration visa plans, and helped grow this part of Masterplans' service suite into its own division. Prior to taking on this role at Masterplans, I worked there in HR and operations, wrote business plans myself, and served as the project manager on upper-level cases.In earlier positions at Masterplans, my duties included:- bi-weekly payroll and year-end reporting- Safe Harbor 401k administration- insurance coverage for staff (health, disability, workers' comp)- garnishment, audits, termination, and unemployment insurance claims- employee reviews (90-day and annual)- commission calculations and bonus payments- letters of recommendation and employment verification- coordinating vacation/leave time and providing or arranging coverage- new client billing, contracts, and A/R issues- sales monitoring and reporting (weekly, monthly & quarterly) including daily recaps to the CEO- ongoing relationship management with partners and referral sources.......................................................................................................................................Additional content and flipbook samples for visa seekers can be found at this site:http://masterplans.com/immigration-business-plans/ (samples updated June 2020)Here is the final article I contributed to at Masterplans:https://mshahlaw.com/risky-business-ais-adoption-by-uscis-eu-govts-illuminates-eb-5-obstacles/

I was the lead assistant to the late Richard Franzke, Esq. in ongoing litigation against the U.S. government. During an 18-month, $2.5 million construction claim at the client's worksite, I prepared and managed exhibits and served as a paralegal for trials in Salt Lake City and Washington, D.C. While in the downtown office in Portland, I worked on defense and prosecution cases for clients including Enron and Hyundai........................................................................................................................................

I worked for Portland Public Schools to design and install 170 large-scale visual displays as part of a major PR campaign to inform visitors to public schools about tax-funded building improvements. Prior to this, I photographed and cataloged school building upgrades and repairs in order to provide architects with current site information at PPS headquarters and reduce the need for costly physical travel........................................................................................................................................