Colleen A. Cunningham
Austin, Texas 78733
***********@******.**.***
EDUCATION
. Master of Library Science (MLS) 2006
Texas Woman's University, School of Library and Information Studies,
Denton, Texas
. Bachelor of Science
Penn State University, Individual and Family Studies, State College,
Pennsylvania
. Paralegal Certificate Program
Penn State University, Pennsylvania
EMPLOYMENT
. IE Discovery, Austin Texas (Contract Position)
Electronic document review and legal research
12/2010 - 5/2011
. Shipley and Associates, Austin, Texas (Contract Position)
Legal research project - Electronic discovery for complex patent
litigation case.
Concordance, Lexis, patent and public database searches
3/2009 - 9/2009
. Penco Construction Co., Austin, Texas (Contract Position)
Contract Administrator/Paralegal - Set up new corporate entities, set
up state contractors licenses, review vendor contracts and office
lease agreements, organize and maintain contract administration
database.
10/2007 - 1/2009
. Lower Colorado River Authority, Austin, Texas (Contract Position)
Review 1100 water contracts and detail key concepts for newly
developed contract database system. 6/2007 - 8/2007.
Draft proposals for bid solicitations from outside vendors for utility
project.
Coordinated with specific departments to produce consistent data and
reports.
Managed contract lifecycle and organization of contracts through
electronic data management system. 2/2007 - 3/2007.
. Cielo Wind Power, Austin, Texas (Contract Position)
Research landowner titles, review and draft legal land agreements,
organize land -owner and company contracts. Assist with ongoing legal
matters for current lawsuits. Organize interrogatories and discovery
of documents for outside counsel. 5/2006 - 11/2006.
. Lake Travis Community Library, Austin, Texas
Assistant Librarian - Reference and catalog experience
Audited accounting records for Lake Travis Library Board
Assisted in relocation planning and completing move to new location.
Assisted in managing 30 library volunteers and training volunteers on
new computer system. 11/2004 - 4/20006.
. King and Spaulding Law Firm, Houston, Texas
Legislative research, review senate bills and archived legal
documents.
Research oil and gas documents stored at Texas Railroad Commission.
. Solex Environmental Systems, Austin, Texas
Reviewed and coded archived original Texas Supreme Court cases from
1930 - 1980 for digitization project for University of Houston Law
School. 11/2003 - 9/2005.
. Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Company, Houston, Texas
Gas Sales Representative - negotiated pricing terms of oil and gas
contracts with royalty owners. 1992 - 1995.
. Columbia Gas Pipeline Company, Houston, Texas
Gas Contract Analyst 1989 - 1991
. Baker and Botts Law Firm, Houston, Texas
Paralegal for Energy Department, 1982 - 1986.
EXPERIENCE
. Lake Travis Independent School District - Library Practicum
. Dell Children' Hospital - Medical Library (Volunteer) - 11/2009 -
Present
. Westbank Community Library - Reference Librarian (Sub) 2/2011-Present
CERTIFICATION
. HTML Web Design for Libraries
ASSOCIATIONS
. American Library Association (ALA)
. Texas Library Association (TLA)
. Graduate Library and Information Studies Association (GLISA)
INTERESTS
. Running and Yoga