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PROFESSIONAL LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Nomad Rideshare LLC. November 13-Present

DOCUMENT SERVICES PROVIDER

• Works on the formal documentation needed for a small business

• Help to complete public legal and business document drafting

• Helping with the formation of this small business

Babst Calland LLC., Solvaire Division August 2013-November 2013

CONTRACT LEGAL ASSOCIATE

• Worked on document review and analysis

• Structured client specific analysis with database development

Rite Aide Corporation October 2012-August 2013

LICENSING AND CONTRACTS ASSOCIATE

• Reviewed and analyzed contractual operations for the local store

PHARMACY TECHNICIAN

• Aided pharmacists in patient care

Charles Dumas for U.S. Congress, 5th Congressional District May 2012-December 2012

CAMPAIGN MANAGER

• Director of Operations, Senior Campaign Strategist, Candidate and Constituents Intermediary, General Campaign Oversight

Pennsylvania State University Office of General Counsel June 2010-August 2011

SITE SUPERVISOR

• Supervisor of two legal interns for the Office of General Counsel

• Coordinated the transition of legal documents from Penn State’s former outside General Counsel to the development of the

new internal Office of General Counsel

• Aided and Assisted General Counsel on the development of an internal database of closed and pending litigation

• Reviewed prior and current case records, files and briefs for relevance and accurate report

• Enhanced my current legal skills and developed new legal skills in the fields of criminal, contract, arbitration, patent, labor

and employment, civil rights, education, student affairs, mergers and acquisitions, trusts and estates, tax, community

organizing, zoning, agriculture, state and federal governmental regulatory systems, licensing, tort, property, and

environmental law

LEGAL EXTERNSHIPS AND INTERNSHIPS

Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of Law October 2011-February 2012

RESEARCH ASSISTANT, Professor Katrice Bridges-Copeland

• Researcher: “In House Counsel Beware!”

• Editor: Rough-Draft copies of the Fordham Law Review article, footnotes (wrote as well as edited), conceptual development

• Developmental Researcher of Article Development focused on the role that off-label promotion plays in the pharmaceutical

industry and white-collar law

United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania August 2010-March 2011

LEGAL CLERK/EXTERN, Honorable Judge Kim Gibson

• Drafted legal documents for both Civil and Criminal dockets

• Initiated jury training and focus group retention

• Drafted Plea Colloquy Questions for each individual trial jury, drafted and researched tentative finding reports

• Drafted and filed Opinions for Civil and Criminal Motions, drafted Judicial Opinions for Civil and Criminal dockets

Edited research articles

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Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of Law June 2009-January 2010

RESEARCH ASSISTANT, Professor Catherine Rogers

• Organized portions of the International Arbitration Convention that occurred in July 2009

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• Edited and researched chapters for a book Professor Rogers being written by Professor Catherine Rogers

• Completed a project on how international arbitration is being taught in law schools around the country

American Law Institute, American Bar Association June 2009-October 2009

STUDENT EDITOR, Second Restatement of International Arbitration

• Edited and researched chapters written by the Editors of the Second Restatement of International Arbitration.

• Edited and assisted in the formal final draft edit of the Second Restatement of International Arbitration.

• Proofread and fact checked information for the final draft edit of the Second Restatement of International Arbitration.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TEVA Specialty Pharmaceuticals August 2005-August 2008

SENIOR SPECIALTY REPRESENTATIVE

• Responsible for marketing, selling and developing the need for key respiratory products: QVAR and Pro Air to Specialty,

Internal Medicine, and Hospital Physicians in Western Queens and Nassau County, New York

• Responsible for Field Training and Development: technology, peer-to-peer training, and new representative orientation

• Served as Managed Care Point representative, New York Region

• Administered computer/technology training throughout the NY Region and the entire North East Division

• Coordinated collaborative community based efforts between TSP and the American Lung Association, City of New York

• Developed National QVAR Blitz campaign for former QVAR Marketing Director, Michael Pohl

• Top of the Class, Respiratory Training-IVAX Respiratory Sales Training Academy

Merck&Co., Inc. January 2002-August 2005

PROFESSIONAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE I

• Responsible for marketing and selling key Merck products: Vytorin, Zetia, Zocor, Singulair and Vioxx to Specialty, Primary

Care and Internal Medicine Physicians in the McKeesport, PA, Territory and the Western Queens, NY, Territory.

• Former District Point representative for Zetia, Medical Information Chair, Super Cluster Team Leader, District Compliance

Chair and ROME Data Processing Chair; Co-District Point for the Diversity Action Council, Western Queens, NY

• Number One Regional Share Change: March 2005-Vytorin; Highest Regional Share: January 2005-Vytorin;

Number One National Share: December 2004- Vytorin; Vytorin Launch Award (National): December 2004

• Promotion from Medical Representative to Professional Representative I: October 2004

• District Champion: January 2004-Zetia

• Merck & Co. Award of Excellence: November 2003-Highest Regional Share and Share Change Singulair

• MVP Award Merck’s First 100 Days Rookie Training Program-October 2002

• Merck & Co. Award of Excellence: June 2002-Highest Regional Volume/Share Vioxx

• Best in Class Product and Disease knowledge-Merck Medical Training-Jan-March 2002

EDUCATION

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, DICKINSON SCHOOL OF LAW, UNIVERSITY PARK, PA

Juris Doctor: Graduation, May 2012

Professional Organizations: National Black Law Students Association, Chapter President, Regional and National Board of

Directors Member

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY PARK, PA

Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Communications: Graduation, May 2001

Major: Broadcast Journalism Minors: African-African American Studies, Spanish

Academic Awards: University Dean’s List, Bunton-Waller Fellowship Program, The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Golden Key

National Honor Society, and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES

Honorable Judge Kim Gibson, United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania-319 Washington Street,

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Johnstown, PA 15901-814-***-****

Amy McCall, Pennsylvania State University Office of General Counsel-227 West Beaver Avenue, Suite 507,

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State College, PA 16801- 814-***-****

Professor Katrice Bridges Copeland-330 Lewis Katz Building, University Park, PA 16801-814-***-****

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