Esther Ungerer
Monroe, NC 28110
Phone: 980-***-****
Email: ***********@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
Committed, hardworking and experienced Contracts Analyst in search of a
position with your company where I can utilize my previous work experience
and education to positively impact company goals.
Skills
. Law Degree - specialized in Contracts, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Law (1999 and 2001).
. Master Certificate in Commercial Contract Management - University of
Villanova (4/2012)
. Master Certificate in Government Contract Management - University of
Villanova (6/2012)
. International Law and International Air and Sea Freight (2002)
. Work experience on contracts:
o Review and interpret plan documents of security option and hedge
funds.
o Draft, review and interpret contract documents, ex. selling,
purchase agreements and joint ventures.
o Familiar with Leasing Amendments, Renewals and Easements
. Experience includes understanding, interpreting and summarizing
complex contractual terms and conditions.
. Extensive knowledge of complex legal documentation
. Maintain and update contract information in the database as necessary.
. The ability to prioritize tasks accordingly to meet deadlines
. Ability to develop effective and positive relationships with both
internal and external clients
. Strong written and verbal communication skills
. Knowledge and working experience of the legal structures of sole
proprietorships, partnerships, limited partnerships, LLCs,
corporations and trusts
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
04/10/2007 - 7/2013 Optcapital, LLC
Charlotte, NC
Client Services Representative II
. Research compliance issues regarding mutual fund changes, dividends
and participant terminations
. Draft procedures for Client Services Department, and Anti-Money
Laundering compliance documents for the firm
. Review and respond to plan administrators, plan participants and
trustee's inquiries / complaints via email and telephone regarding
account maintenance and administration of plans
. Prepare ad hoc financial reports, monthly plan rebalances, quarterly
performance reports and compile trading instructions in compliance
with service agreements
. Provide administrative assistance with daily tasks, that includes but
isn't limited to reallocations, exercises and deferral elections of
participant accounts
. Review, prepare and amend service agreements
. Administration and record keeping of all plan documents and service
agreements
. Review Dealer Contracts and report to upper management
. Research Class Action Notifications received by company and prepare
report
. Calculation of small hedge fund monthly valuations of Net Asset
Value's
. Experience performing User Acceptance Testing before changes are
deployed into the production environment
. Review quarterly statements and prepare quarterly performance reports
for certain FAR participants
12/13/04 - 12/22/06 Marlaine C. Teahan, PLC Grand
Ledge, MI
Estate Planning Paralegal
. Drafted legal correspondence; and handled all aspects of billing on
Time Matters, including invoices and statements
. Interfaced with the Register of Deeds, Probate Register and clients
. Completed legal research utilizing CLE website
. Researched and analyzed court rules, state rules, regulations, and
Acts
. Draft Estate Planning Documents and Prepare Probate Documents
. Kept office inventory
. Drafted Real Estate Deeds (Estate Planning)
Reason why I changed employer: Relocated to North Carolina.
1/1998 to 5/2000 Human Resources Assistant (Private Hospital) South
Africa
. Assist hospital personnel with their questions about leave,
retirement, continue education and application for internal transfers
. Screen applications for positions advertised
Reason why I changed employer: I had my second child.
8/1992 to 11/1997 Marketing / Executive Assistant South
Africa
. Scheduled and drafted minutes for meetings with national and
international clients
. Prepared monthly and quarterly marketing reports, as well as, created
PowerPoint presentations for Marketing Director
. Reviewed and edited purchase agreements and Joint Ventures documents
Reason why I changed employer: Relocated to Cape Town
1/1991 to 6/1992 Real Estate Assistant South
Africa
. Compiled Trust packets for Condominium Trustee meetings
. Prepared Excel data sheets which provided a comparison of the firm's
properties
Reason why I changed employer: Relocated to Pretoria
EDUCATION
Villanova University (USA)
. Essentials of Commercial Contract Management
9/2011 - 6/2012
. Advanced Contract Management (RFP/Bids/Sub-contracts and Pricing)
. Business Skills
. Essentials of Government Contract Management
Blackstone Career Institute (USA)
1/2004
Paralegal Diploma
Bachelors in Law - University of South Africa
1/1994-12/1999
. Business Law (Corporate / Partnerships)
. Real Estate (Conveyance)
. Estate Planning
. Contracts
. Civil / Criminal
Post Graduate - University of South Africa
1/2000 - 1/2001
. Advanced Contracts
. Advanced Civil Law
. International Law
. International Air and Sea Freight
National Diploma and National Higher Diploma: Office Administration - South
Africa - Technikon of the Orange Free State
1987 to 1990
Relevant Courses (CLE - for lawyers)
. Fundamentals of Estate Planning
2004 - 2006
. Fundamentals of Estate Administration
. Real Estate
Relevant Skills
. MS Word, Excel (Advanced), Adobe and Outlook
. HotDocs, Westlaw and LexisNexis
. SharePoint, Net-X Pro and SQL Server Reporting Service
. User Acceptance Testing
. Business owner of small projects to IT (correction of participant
accounts; errors on participant data; message maintenance and
terminations)