Manager Real Estate

SUMMARY

Accomplished Contract and Office Administrator with a proven history of legal expertise, attention to detail,

delegation and management experience, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work independently

within a team oriented structure. As Human Resource Manager, I served as an advocate for both the company

and the people who work in the company and perform a constant balancing act to meet both needs successfully.

EDUCATION

Professional Career Development Institute, The School of Paralegal Studies, Atlanta, GA (1999)

Clayton High School, Clayton, NC (1981)

EXPERIENCE

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Contract and Grant Administration:

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Manages company contracts ranging from employment contracts to supplier negotiations.

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Contract negotiation, including but not limited to, negotiating modifications.

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Due Diligence.

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Closeout Process when both parties have met their contractual obligations.

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Monitor and track performance over the course of the contract using electronic document

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management systems and spreadsheets.

Negotiation of any contract renewals, including but not limited, to compliance monitoring regarding

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insurance and negotiating renewal rates on Corp to Corp contracts.

Responsible for drafting and negotiating IP contracts for the Consulting and Development Divisions.

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Understanding and summarizing lengthy technical documents and generally taking responsibility for

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the large amount of evidence generated in the comprehensive swine industry review.

Experience in managing escrow accounts and bank records and reviewing and approving for payment

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all invoices submitted by technology providers, project technical manager, designee, and grant recipients.

Responsible for forecasting budgets and reviewing all farm owner, design, construction, and proposals

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and drafted correspondence and agreements relating to the environmental enhancement grants.

Reviewed and approved requests for disbursements from grantees. Worked with escrow agent to

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ensure timely transfer of funds to grantees.

Reviewed quarterly reports submitted by grantees and drafted annual report of accomplishments for

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review by supervising attorney.

Researched and compiled data in response to public information requests. Created and utilized

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computer generated index to search for specific files by subject matter.

Human Resources and Administrative Management:

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Directly reported to CEO, COO North America and COO Asia Pacific.

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sponsible for all travel, both domestic and international, as well as managing all relocation strategies for

employees from India who are here on employer sponsored VISAs.

Responsible for all events planning, including team building events.

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Responsible for training employees on sexual harassment and discrimination policies and procedures

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as well as other company sponsored training, software, hardware, including but not limited to the HR module

for ADP, the payroll processing company.

Responsible for presentation planning, including but not limited to PowerPoint presentations and

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data needed for response to RFPs.

Responsible for negotiating all insurance, specific employer liability as well as employee benefits.

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Directly responsible for approving all insurance providers who were providing coverage to Spectraforce. Directly

responsible for all insurance compliance, including but not limited to, certificates of insurance from vendors as

well as supplying the Spectraforce COI to clients to maintain contract compliance.

Responsible for the operation of the corporate office including, but not limited to, identifying needs for

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reception, switchboard, mailroom, and kitchen; establishing policies, procedures, and work schedules.

Provides communication systems by identifying needs; evaluating options; maintaining equipment;

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approving invoices.

Accomplishes staff results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and

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appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and

enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.

Purchases printed materials and forms by obtaining requirements; negotiating price, quality,

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and delivery; approving invoices.

Improves program and service quality by devising new applications; updating procedures;

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evaluating system results with users.

Achieves financial objectives by anticipating requirements; submitting information for budget

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preparation; scheduling expenditures; monitoring costs; analyzing variances.

Maintains administrative staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees; maintaining a

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safe and secure work environment; developing personal growth opportunities.

Improve the organization, to make it more efficient and more competitive by aligning the organization's systems with its people.

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Drive performance management by motivating employees through setting goals, measuring progress, giving feedback, coaching for

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improved performance, and rewarding achievements.

Coach by providing staff the opportunity to grow and achieve optimal performance through consistent feedback, counseling and

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mentoring.

Create necessary policies and procedures to ensure a safe, organized, convivial, empowering, nondiscriminatory work place.

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Continually research and customize compensation packages to encompass the range of incentives that are used to attract, reward,

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and retain superior employees.

Utilize team building activities to build successful and effective work teams within the organization.

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Maintain employee/employer relationships that contribute to satisfactory productivity, motivate employees and ensure healthy

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employee morale utilizing key leadership.

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Paralegal:

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Experience in drafting legal pleadings, including affidavits, witness statements, discovery requests and discovery responses.

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Reviewing attorney work product for proper format and citations.

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Managing and coordinating production of discovery.

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Assisting attorneys in performing administrative tasks necessary to prepare for trial and litigate cases through appeal.

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Preparing trial notebooks and exhibits, transcribing audiotapes, and general case management.

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Able to independently research issues of law using electronic and manual methods and ability to draft memoranda summarizing the

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results of the research.

Assisted attorneys with mergers and acquisitions and other complex business transactions, as well as drafting commercial

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documents of various kinds, including stock purchase and sales agreements, employment and noncompetition agreements, and

coordinated closings.

Responsible for drafting Articles of Incorporation/Organization, initiating and maintaining corporate minute books, and advising

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clients of renewals and annual meetings.

Responsible for trial preparation for commercial litigation.

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Real Estate Paralegal:

Performing title searches.

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Preparing preliminary title commitments.

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Coordinating closings, including obtaining payoff statements, proof of insurance, home and pest inspections and surveys.

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Preparing HUD Settlement Statements.

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Preparing fully executed closing packages for return to lenders.

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Skilled in AIM and SoftPro Software.

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Bankruptcy Paralegal:

Responsible for reviewing bankruptcy Proof of Claims.

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Interact with attorney liaison and mortgage underwriting on how to use mortgage and foreclosure software and procedures.

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Carefully review proof of claim against mortgage/foreclosure software to ensure accuracy.

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Review attorney work to ensure compliance with state and federal laws and Wells Fargo procedures.

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Establish rapport and effectively communicate with homeowner regarding status of mortgage and possibility of foreclosure and

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Wells Fargo’s claim.

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Thoroughly review all documentation submitted by homeowner as to not delay foreclosure process. Track foreclosure progress and

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confirm delay of hearings and/or time available for sales process.

Interact with owner to obtain completed hardship letter and all supporting documentation for a standard short sale

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submission package via email or other written and verbal communication.

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Obtain and review lien search of public record to assure accuracy and completeness of lien holder information and submit report to

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attorney liaison.

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Interact with real estate agent to gather facts and other pertinent information short sale and report to attorney liaison.

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Arrange a private consultation for owner with attorney liaison either in person or by telephone. Provide documents to attorney

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liaison for consultation.

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Confirm with Program Attorney that owner elects to proceed and inform realtor. If owner proceeds with short sale, review and

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revise short sale submission package based upon any updates, requirements or suggestions of attorney liaison.

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If any needed documents are missing or incomplete, interact with owner to obtain same and notify/ enlist assistance of listing

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agent to motivate compliance. Confirm that all required forms and documents are fully complete.

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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Wells Fargo Bank, NA (3 week temporary assignment through Aerotek April 14 to May 3, 2013

Spectraforce Technologies Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina March 2010 to

March 2013

Capitol Center Offices, Raleigh, North Carolina October 2009 to February 2010

Slate Title Group, Raleigh, North Carolina September 2008 to March 2009

Republic Waste Services, Raleigh, North Carolina September 2007 to June 2008

Poyner & Spruill, Raleigh, North Carolina July 2004 to June 2007

North Carolina Department of Justice, Raleigh, North Carolina February 1997 to

July 2004

Tharrington Smith, Raleigh, North Carolina December 1990 to December 1996

SKILLS

Microsoft Office Products (Word and Excel – Advanced Level; PowerPoint – Intermediate Level); Microsoft Outlook; AIM

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and SoftPro (ProForm and ProTrust); Adobe Writer. Notary Public: Commission Expires: 05/14/2014.

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