Assistant Process

Nizzar Surani

Phone: 215-***-**** (E-mail: ******@*****.***

Relevant Employment History:

Law Offices of Goldblum & Hess

Philadelphia, PA

June 18 2007 - February 25 2009

Legal Assistant

Assisted attorneys with all stages of case management and final case

preparations.

Specialized in PERM labor certification process, TN petitions, I-140's

and H-1B's.

Drafted, reviewed and electronically filed petitions and applications

with the Department of Labor.

Determined, drafted and reviewed position requirements and completed

necessary forms.

Requested Prevailing Wage determinations from the State Department of

Labor.

Supervised recruitment with employers wishing to hire an alien worker

in accordance with the DOL guidelines.

Assisted in placing job orders with the State Workforce Agency, ads

placement with appropriate newspapers, journals and various other

advertising methods.

Reviewed the recruitment process for compliance with guidelines and

documented every step with accuracy.

Reviewed and retained recruitment reports for Labor Certification

applicants, evidencing bonafide qualifications of the foreign worker.

Filed PERM applications such as EB1, EB2, EB3 and Special Recruitment

Process.

Responded to Audit notifications from the DOL.

Drafted TN petitions.

Used Westlaw and various online tools to research legal topics as

necessary.

Proofread and corrected documents.

Department of Foreign Labor Certification (employed through Exceed

Corporation)

Philadelphia, PA

April 24 2006 - June 15 2007

Adjudication Officer /QA II

Reason for Leaving : Contract position/Site closure.

Analyzed and reviewed applications filed by employers for foreign labor

certification.

Analyzed and reviewed employer's recruitment effort for compliance with

Federal rules and regulations.

Supervised employer's recruitment efforts.

Responded to inquiries from attorney, employer, and/or foreign workers

regarding application status via telephone or mail.

Applied established monitoring techniques and reviewed the quality and

consistency of critical operational procedures used to process the DFLC

cases.

Planned and developed the process to carry out QA of various functions.

Performed periodic sample evaluations to monitor the efficiency and

adequacy of the case Process.

Recommended new or modified procedures to improve quality and efficiency.

Interpreted quality-monitoring data and formulated operational solutions.

Worked closely with Federal staff to ensure compliance with DOL regulations

and guidelines.

Other Employment History:

Celestica Inc. Toronto, Canada March

2003 - Aug 2004

Production Assistant

Reason for Leaving : Contract Position.

Performed stress test on Sun Microsystems range of servers and

workstations. Assisted Department tech. in maintaining accurate information

about failed/passed systems. Contacted Failure Analysis department for

failed systems and removed the systems from the bay. Assembled Sun

Microsystems range of products. Met and Exceeded ISO9001 guidelines.

Education:

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania GED October 2009

Community College of Philadelphia

Enrolled in Business Administration curriculum since Spring 2010

NIIT Honours Diploma in Network Centered Computing

December 1998

BITS Advanced Diploma in Computer Hardware System Engineering

July 1995

Technical Skills:

Highly proficient in the use of Windows, Word, Excel, Access, Outlook

Express, internet technologies, online research.

Ability to learn and adapt quickly to new applications and products.

Special Skills & Interest:

- Multi-Lingual (Proficient in Hindi & Gujarati)

- Adapt easily to change.

- Exceptional communication skills (written/verbal).

- Outstanding interpersonal skills.

- Willing to work long hours.

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