CYNTHIA PORTER
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SUMMARY OF SKILLS
Experienced Manager with extensive background in the public and private
sectors. Expertise as a Project Manager, Budget Analyst and Government
Liaison.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Department of Homeland Security/ICE 10/09-
Present
Legal Assistant
. 1 of 8 DHS/ICE employees chosen nationwide for Aspiring Leader
Program.
. Use automated legal databases to conduct FBI background tracking,
which include: NFTS, EOIR, CIS, GEMS, etc.
. Conduct database queries for FBI Name Checks, Fingerprinting and CLETS
Checks, etc.
. Maintain Timesheet database.
. Train Student Temporary Employees.
. Research legal documents, publications, legislation and case
materials for information on asylum cases
. Prepare correspondence, forms, reports and legal documents.
(. Organize legal files and documents for review for judges and
attorneys for daily court
hearings.
. Perform technical and administrative duties to manage court cases.
( Process and prepare legal documents and forms.
. Provide routine information and assistance to individuals.
Nielsen Entertainment 8/03-10/09
Quality Assurance Representative
. Top producer for 3 years.
. Supervised and trained 12 employees.
. Increased number of monitoring sessions by 10%.
. Provided guidance on policies, procedures and position classification
standards.
. Evaluated positions by collecting position descriptions.
. Reviewed resumes for prospective employees.
. Entered time and attendance for Validations Department.
. Participated in weekly calibration sessions to assess effectiveness of
current SOPs and feedback techniques.
. Prioritized responsibilities to meet daily goals and objectives.
. Participated with development of updated metrics and monitoring forms
for efficiency and quality measurements.
. Monitored telephone interviewers and outside vendors' telephone calls
and review for quality
. assurance.
. Provided constructive feedback to people of diverse backgrounds,
tabulated scores and recommend training needs.
. Compiled and tracked statistical information regarding movie going
awareness.
. Oversaw database, collected and prepared daily and monthly reports for
internal and external dissemination.
EDUCATION
B.A., Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles
Graduate School Leadership and Development Program
Aspiring Leaders Program, Graduated, June 2010
AWARDS
4 VNU/Nielsen Achievement Awards for Excellence