COLIN PATRICK MINICH

** ********* ******, ***. **, Allston, MA 02134

860-***-****

acf73j@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE

Over six years' experience in legal services, accounting, billing, and

forensic accounting

Extensive intelligence and logistics background with operations in

sustainment, maintenance, transportation, training, physical/personnel

security, and team management for over eleven years; active Top Secret with

SCI Clearance from Department of Defense

ACCOUNTING EXPERIENCE

Marcum LLP, Billing Specialist (Temporary; May 2014-August 2014)

Oversaw CPA/partner training and utilization of billing procedures which

saw the successful implementation of monthly billing cycles in several

offices locally and in California. Extensive billing use in Maconomy to

produce monthly invoicing and forensic accounting tackling a variety of

billing and receivables issues.

Assisted in various administrative duties such as client/engagement

information adjustment and Java.

Bingham McCutchen, Billing Representative, (Temporary; October 2013 - May

2014)

Project/task management with extensive electronic billing/conflict

resolution emphasis; billing and invoice proforma creation, drafting,

revision, and finalization through Elite, DeskSite, and other various

software products in monthly cycles; frequent interaction on multiple

echelons within the firm, clients, and support staff in regards to

accounting cycles, discrepancy resolution, invoices, and reporting.

Successfully billed $2M on a monthly basis for a variety of clientele;

oversight and completion of various projects allowed the firm to have on-

the-spot readiness for uploading or allowed billing manager to more easily

negotiate guidelines, rates, and discrepancy resolutions with attorneys and

clients.

Law Office of Michael G. Tracy, Legal/Admin/Finance Assistant, (Part-Time;

November 2012-present)

Handling administrative, accounting, and legal responsibilities for

commercial law attorney with emphasis on billing time entry, legal

analysis, payables, receivables, revision, and submission to multiple

clients, bill entry and payment, and Quickbooks account management; PACER

docket review and legal assistant projects as required by partner.

CRA International, Finance Analyst (Contract; May 2012-July 2012; January

2013-August 2013)

Assisted and oversaw the implementation of CRA electronic billing

procedures and programs in conjunction with the Accounts-Receivable

supervisor and software specialist; personally ran the electronic billing

protocols for the billing team with instruction given to other staff

members on future billing operations; assisted in administrative tasks as

required by billing manager.

DentaQuest, Billing Representative (Temporary; December 2011-April 2012)

Aided significantly in Oracle software conversion, handled large volumes of

customer service particularly in rate and payment discrepancies, all of

which were handled with proper adjustments and amicable client negotiations

between the billing team members and various customers; Oracle-based

billing.

Fish and Richardson, P.C. (Full-Time; February 2008-October 2011)

Billing/E-Billing Coordinator

Daily creation, editing, tracking, and submission of firm invoices per

month; maintaining Access database of extensive client listing and invoice

information; maintaining accurate listing of invoices rejected or unable to

submit; detailed in forensic accounting and budgeting in coordination with

Accounting Departments and attorneys to create accounts and solve

discrepancies with conflicts or accounting problems.

Worked in tandem with IT and E-Billing team to create and successfully

maintain Billing and Electronic Billing databases, charged with its daily

maintenance; formulated checklists with supervisors to increase efficiency

and quality control in the millions of dollars of work invoiced per month.

Due to this, firm had saved millions in fees and costs avoiding billing

discrepancies and errors while eliminating hundreds of invoices unaccounted

for due to lack of tracking.

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Law Office of Michael G. Tracy, Legal/Billing Assistant, (Part-Time;

November 2012-present)

Handling legal, administrative, and accounting responsibilities for

commercial law attorney with emphasis on billing time entry, legal

analysis, payables, receivables, revision, and submission to multiple

clients, bill entry and payment, and Quickbooks account management; PACER

docket review and legal assistant projects as required by partner.

Fish and Richardson, P.C. (Full-Time; February 2008-October 2011)

Patent Secretary

Daily maintenance of client matters, documentation and processing for

patent/trademark matters; responsible for creation of new client matters

and conflict checking in Matter Intake Wizard and Elite; responsible for

docketing/calendaring in multiple IP matters to include coordination with

USPTO, Notices of Office Action, Information Disclosure Statements, and

Abstracts through use of PATTSY.

Successfully handled three large-scale patent attorneys while overseeing

the creations of dozens of patent matters from creation, to docketing, and

to registration with the USPTO, continuously maintaining contact between

government, client, and attorney parties

Handled administrative duties for attorneys and secretaries including

documentation and filing.

MILITARY EXPERIENCE

United States Army Reserve (May 2013-present)

Primary MOS: 90A Multi-Functional Logistics Officer

Captain, Company Commander, 533rd Combat Support Battalion

Extensive logistical support role with specialization in Transportation

functions in support of battalion operations to include unit vehicle

movement, equipment movement, maintenance, emergency management planning,

PMCS, coordination with Army Materiel Command, LOGCAP training and

education, Running Estimates, and physical security.

Successfully led Maintenance Control Platoon through Army standard

exercises and operations.

Drafted and completed training plans for Annual Training on lone company

basis, personally overseeing range operations and convoy exercises.

Massachusetts Army National Guard (2003-2013)

First Lieutenant, S-2 Intelligence Officer in Charge, 1-182nd Infantry

Battalion (2008-2013)

Provided intelligence support for all infantry training operations to

include weather/light data, friendly/enemy situations, course of

action/mission analysis; responsible for battalion physical and personnel

security programs; Revamped physical security program for the battalion

which in turn awarded the battalion a top physical security rating from

Joint Headquarters inspectors.

Second Lieutenant, Intelligence Assistant S-2, HHT 1-182nd Cavalry

Squadron (2006-2008); Private First Class, Scout Platoon, HHC 1-182nd

Infantry Battalion (2003-2006)

Defense Intelligence Agency, Joint Intelligence Task Force: Combating

Terrorism, Warning and Fusion Center, Counter-terrorism Analyst (2007)

EDUCATION

Civilian:

Suffolk University Law School (Evening 4 years: 2012-2016 [projected])

Courses - Copyright Law, Property, Constitutional Law, and

Cyberspace/Technology Law

Boston University (4 years: 2002-2006)

B.A. in International Relations; Foreign Policy/Security Studies Track

Military:

Logistics Captain's Career Course, Fort Lee, VA, Army Logistics University

(April/July 2012)

Military Intelligence Officer Basic Course, Fort Huachuca, AZ (January-May

2007)

Basic Officer Leaders Course II, Fort Sill, OK (October-December 2006)

Reserve Officer Training Corps, Boston University, Boston, MA (2004-2006)

Infantry Advanced Individual Training, Fort Benning, GA (May-August 2004)

SKILLS

Microsoft Windows/PC: Microsoft Office, Outlook, and WordPerfect

Law Programs: ProLaw (Calendar/Docketing, File Creation, Matter

Management), PATTSY, DeskSite, Matter Intake Wizard, Elite Webview, PACER,

LexisAdvance, Westlaw Next

Accounting-Billing Programs: Oracle (2+ years), Elite Enterprise (5+

years), Maconomy, DeskSite, Sage Timeslips, Quickbooks, PeopleSoft, SAP,

WindWard, Serengeti, CT Tymetrix, Tymetrix 360, Collaborati, Corridor, AP

Online, Legal Exchange, Legal Precision, and Sharedoc; Sage 50 Certified

Languages:

French: Intermediate; Russian: Beginner; Korean: Beginner

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