Project Computer Science

Lynne Clarke

Phone: 718-***-****

Email: ********@***.***

OBJECTIVE: Attorney/IT Professional with superior analytical,

communication, team leadership and project management skills seeking a

position with the potential for growth and advancement.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

* Experienced in patent prosecution

* Used rules of Evidence to determine if insurance documents were

subject to discovery

* Legal research and writing

* Familiar with trail advocacy strategies and procedures

* Skilled in legal negotiating

* Drafted a production contract and a Nondisclosure agreement in

plain English

* Six years of experience in technical Writing

* Twelve years of experience as a computer systems professional

* Skilled software developer, C++, Fortran, .ASP, SQL, Javascript,

Cobol, Assembler 370, BASIC, Visual BASIC, Pascal, HTML, C, UNIX

* Speak Spanish

EDUCATION

2009 Completed Real Estate Closings Training

2004 Completed core Con Edison EH&S Corporate Environmental

Procedures and Corporate Safety Procedures

1995 J.D. St. John's University School of Law (admitted in NY,

eligible to waive into D.C.)

1991 M.S./Computer Science, The City College of New York

1989 B.S./Computer Science, The City College of New York

EMPLOYMENT

2012-2013 Patent Examiner, US Patent and Trademark Office, Network

and Multiplexors

* Read and reviewed patent applications for compliance with

Federal laws - USC 35 Sections 101, 112, 102, and 103

* investigated applications to determine that their inventions

were clearly

described

* undertook manual searches of previous publications to

establish that

inventions are novel

* considered technical issues related to inventions

* used online technical databases

* published the applications together with search results

* produced search reports and sent these to applicants/patent

agents

* liaised with applicants/agents to resolve disputed matters

2002-2010 Senior Business Analyst, Consolidated Edison of New York,

Environment, Health and Safety

* Created test scripts for testing phase of high profile

project

* Created Use cases for existing system on a high profile

project

* Used Microsoft Excel to generate monthly performance

reports for the department's web portal. This report was

reviewed by the department's Vice President and by the CEO

of the corporation

* Created a Microsoft Access reporting tool to measure group

service response time to requests for assistance. Rating

factors included level of difficulty of the request,

expected response time, priority level of request etc.

* Managed migration of user data for a high profile project

* Provided legal and technical advice during the selection of

a vendor which allowed the company to cut costs and obtain

a higher quality of service.

* Managed department intranet site

* Analyzed department business process; created process flow

diagram design for the Excellence Awards application. This

diagram illustrated the interaction between the newly

designed application and the business process. The

application has been developed and is now in use.

* Managed the design and development of the Permit Tracking

Application to help the company manage its permits and meet

its obligations to third parties.

* Wrote News articles for the Intranet site

* Conducted interviews for data gathering purposes

* Conducted interviews for project requirements document

2004-2005 Volunteer Attorney, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts

* Provided legal advice to clients involved in film, music

and the visual arts. Legal matters ranged from

Intellectual Property issues to contract negotiations

1998-2002 Systems Analyst, Consolidated Edison of New York

* Managed Website

* Designed and Implemented sections of a Website

* Designed homepage of the Steam department's Intranet Portal

9/1996-11/1997 Contract Attorney (Legal Temporary position), Granite

Group

* Conducted pre-trial discovery on an insurance case

9/1994-7/1995 Metropolitan Transit Authority, Information Systems

Fellow, Brooklyn, N.Y.

* Summarized legal documents for input into legal document

database that would be accessed by attorneys'

6/1994-8/1994 M.T.A. Police department, Legal Summer Intern,

Brooklyn, N.Y.

* Conducted research on search and seizure issues

6/1991-8/1991 Bell Communications Research, Staff Technologist,

Piscataway, N.J.

* Conducted research

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