SueZ Smith
Email: *********@********.***
Address: **-** ** **.
City: Jackson Heights
State: NY
Zip: 11372
Country: USA
Phone: 718-***-****
Skill Level: Experienced
Salary Range: $50,000
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Sue Z Smith
34-57 82 Street Apt. 5B, Jackson Heights, N.Y. / 718-***-**** / *********@********.***
EXPERIENCE LEGAL SECRETARY Mar. 2010-Present
Frommer Lawrence Haug LLP, New York, NY Provide administrative and secretarial support for Founding Partner in fast-paced IP law firm Prepare draft patent applications, amendments, responses to PTO communications and file same in USPTO Prepare and manage internal docket for attorney; monitor reminders to clients; telecommunicate with clients and PTO Prioritize and report PTO office actions to domestic and international clients; draft and edit letters; sort, prioritize and process e-mail; make travel arrangements Conduct internet research Scan, zip, upload documents to client server Update computer skills and knowledge base as needed
FREELANCE WRITER/PROOFREADER Mar. 2006-Sept. 2009
L.A. Best Babies Collaborative, Los Angeles, CA
Gannett Healthcare Group
Core Media, Inc., Arcadia, CA Write and research articles for non-profit annual report; proof and edit newsletter Conduct telephone and in-person interviews for articles; conduct internet research for articles Write weekly column published in six local newspapers
FREELANCE COPYWRITER Jan. 2002-Oct.2007
Bronson Hill Design Group, Los Angeles, CA
CRDG Design Group, Los Angeles, CA Compose film synopses, tag lines, headlines for video packaging and media ads
SENIOR ADMIN. ASST. Neurobiology Oct. 2000-Apr. 2002
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA Edit scientific manuscripts for grammar and syntax Scan and optimize photos in Photoshop; prepare grades for registrar; participate as a lab subject for vision studies Make travel arrangements for professors and student tour groups; tally and file expense reports Assist with housing and visas for international students Answer phones, greet visitors, compose and type correspondence Upload scientific papers to online publications; download same; prepare PowerPoint presentations Gather data for government grant applications
EDUCATION Adelphi University, Garden City, N.Y.
M.A. Studio Art, June 1989
New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, N.Y.
B.S. Business Administration, June 1985 (Magna Cum Laude)
MISCELLANEOUS Knowledge of Spanish: speak, read, write
Skilled in MS Office, Outlook, ProLaw, Adobe Acrobat, basic Photoshop, PC and MAC
Sue Z Smith