Ms. Ngoc-Diep Trinh

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Bowie, MD 20721

Email: acrcj3@r.postjobfree.com

Cel: 240-***-****

Available immediately

Professional Profile

Interpreter in Vietnamese and French for John Hopkins hospitals and MD DSS.

Paralegal experiences in Labor, Intellectual Property, Corporate, Securities, Tort and civil law.

Cross cultural skills in Asia and Europe, foreign languages and international experiences.

Educator in foreign languages and social sciences.

PROFESSIONAL:

Qualified Medical and Experienced Onsite Interpreter, Liberty Language Services, Fairfax, VA. March 2014 to present.

Experienced Onsite Interpreter, French and Vietnamese, Ad Astra, Silver Spring, MD. May 2013 to present.

Bilingual Family & Community Outreach Facilitator, Anne Arundel County Public Schools, Annapolis, MD, 8/2014 to 6/15.

Duties include: - Assist with registration

-Translate school-specific documents

- Explain school programs, policies, and procedures to students and families

- Develop and implement parent involvement programs (i.e, workshops, etc.)

- Build relationships with students and families

- Act as a "cultural broker"

- Assist with emergency situations including homelessness, child abuse, or suicidal students

- Interpret at parent/teacher conferences

Consultant and Researcher for Moongift Films, Berkeley, CA, 9/2011 to present.

- Project, ongoing research for a book in progress on the culture of victory involving the U.S., Middle East and China. November 2012 to present.

- Project, research for the writing of the script and the shooting of the film project “Forgetting Vietnam,” produced by Jean Paul Bourdier. November 2012 to present.

- Project, research for the development of photographic project “ Leap into the Blue ” related to environmental sustainability protection, conservation and climate change, March 2012 to present.

- Project, research on culture, arts and politics for the pre-production, development phase of the film project: “ Forgetting Vietnam,” September 2011 to February 2012.

- In addition, ongoing research projects for several documentary films. Projects include one on Indonesia, one on China and one on Natural Environment.

Research Analyst, Department of Defense, Asia Pacific Division, W.D.C.2/ 2009-6/2010.

Supported Asia Pacific division, conducted research and intelligence analysis; wrote initiative and tasked products; collaborated and coordinated with IC counterparts and foreign IC; evaluated IIRs and work with collectors; established relations with field officers to address analytic gaps; and attended regional seminars and conferences to improve situational awareness of regional political and military events.

LEGAL EXPERIENCES:

Document Review:

-Legal Placements, Rockville, MD, October 2012. Project: reviewed 535 Indonesian documents for Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and wrote brief reports.

-Jones & Day, Los Angeles, CA, 1999. Project: reviewed documents for IBM. Extract pertinent information from documents and examine works of other reviewers to ensure consistency and accuracy

Legal Assistant, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Administrative Law Judges, San Francisco, CA, 3/06- 9/06. Contract.

Supported 7 Administrative Law Judges, U.S. Department of Labor, issued Orders and Decisions on workers’ compensation, managed database and docketed new cases information in the OALJ computerized case tracking system, planned and organized case trials, and served documentation to all parties involved.

Accomplishments:

Processed and issued 275 Orders and Decisions on workers’ compensation and labor issues for 7 Administrative Law Judges.

Established priority and timeline for completing Judges’ Orders and Decisions, and followed up with subsequent case files.

Coordinated and collaborated with coworkers to process and issued overload judges’ orders and supported related administrative duties.

Paralegal, Intellectual Property & Contracts, SuperGen Pharmaceuticals, Dublin, CA. 8/2005-2/2006. Temporary employment.

Managed pharmaceutical company’s contracts, projects, patent databases and conduct due diligence.

Prepared, negotiated and executed 130 contracts with research institutions and pharmaceutical companies that involved confidentiality, non disclosures agreements, consulting, and service agreements.

Coordinated department matters and inquiries with outside counsels.

Paralegal Specialist, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, W.D.C., 6/1/04-9/30/04. Term employment. Supported legal team of 3 Branch Chief attorneys, reviewed and answered investors’ complaints and inquiries regarding SEC rules and regulations, investment, market regulations, corporation finance, filing and registration, a broad range of securities issues and investment fraud; reviewed and followed up overload SEC pending cases and updated States’ Law Referral lists. Answered Congressional inquiries.

Accomplishments:

Reviewed and resolved over 100 SEC receiver cases and pending cases, and conducted due diligence on New York Stock Exchange cases.

Answered investors’ complaints and inquiries (both online and hard copies) about SEC rules and regulations, investment, market regulations, corporation finance, filing and registration, a broad range of securities issues and investment frauds.

Collaborated with Department of Justice, and other federal regulatory agencies to resolve investors’ complaints, investment frauds and securities exchange issues.

Paralegal, Ericksen, Arbuthnot, Kilduff, Day & Lindstrom, Oakland, CA, 11/2001-12/2003.

Managed database and documents for complex asbestos litigation, reviewed, summarized medical records, analyzed 250 asbestos cases.

Performed case analysis and evaluation, reviewed medical records, obtained court documents, prepared expert witnesses' depositions, summarized depositions, calendaring, assisted in discovery and trial preparations, bluebook citation, corresponded with outside counsels re product & premises liability. HBW filed bankruptcy in 2002.

Paralegal, Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, San Francisco, CA, 2000-01.

Managed databases for complex litigation of over 150 asbestos cases for major client PG&E.

Prepared case analysis re disease, causation, exposure, worksites, product I.D, damages and liability for the attorney’s evaluation.

Prepared weekly and monthly reports on all pending cases and cases set for trial.

Filed an index of client’s Motions in Limine and Trial Briefs with the court, organized Evidentiary Motions and Summary Judgment binders.

Assisted the attorney in all phases of litigation from case opening to closing upon receipt of terminating documents. PG&E filed bankruptcy in 2000.

BUSINESS:

Advisor and Assistant to the Chairman of P.T. Wisana, Jakarta, Indonesia. Wisana is a private company serving Garuda Airlines and the Air Force of Indonesia in planning and coordinating aircraft maintenance.

A political and economic analyst to businessmen and diplomats, I assisted the Chairman in drafting proposals for joint venture business with Vietnam in civil aviation, lobbied, interviewed the Foreign Ministry, Department of Home Affairs, the General Director of Vietnam Airlines in Hanoi, and Central Bank of Vietnam, advised investors on contracts, rules and regulations, investments and security measures, monitored political, leadership, social and economic changes in Vietnam, and attended business meetings between investors and government authorities translated Vietnam Foreign Investment Law and government policies from Vietnamese and French into English and Indonesian.

Advisor to the Executive Director, affiliate of P.T. Astra, commercial bank investment in Vietnam. Monitored banking and economic development in Ho Chi Minh City.

Other experiences:

-Research intern for Dr Joseph Pelton, International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT), Washington, D.C. Project: The Applications of Communication Satellites to Development in the Pacific and Caribbean. Sources: USAID, AED, PSSC, PEACESAT, Dept of Interior, Stanford University.

-Researcher, Communication Institute, East-West Center, HI.

Project: FCC, NBA, COMSAT, INTELSAT. Project: Communication Policy and Planning.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Knowledge and experience in government databases: JWICS, SIPR and NIPR, Department of Labor databases, US Securities & Exchange Commission: NRSI, CRD, EDGAR, ACTS Plus, Factiva, SEC INTRANET database, Outlook. QuickBooks, MS Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, ALS, Summation Blaze, Legal Solutions, Westlaw, Lexis-Nexis, and Findlaw.

EDUCATION:

- M.A., International Communication, School of International Service, The American University, Washington, D.C. 1982.

- B.A., Speech Communication, Penn State University, University Park, PA. 1975.

- Certified paralegal, Saint Mary's College, Orinda, CA. 1999.

- City College of San Francisco, CA, 2002-2008. Courses: international business, finances, computers, web design, real estate principles, economics, finances, practice and property management.

LANGUAGES: French, Vietnamese, English, Indonesian.

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