Manager Project

DIVYA S. TUTEJA

**** ******** *****, ***** ****, TX-78665 512-***-**** ********@*****.***

Key Skills Summary

Budget & Forecasting Client & Partner Communications

Program & Project Management Risk Analysis & Mitigation

Customer relationship management Workflow Analysis

Sales Qualification Research & Data Analytics

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Employees Retirement System of Texas, Austin, TX

10/14 – 02/15

Program Specialist / Account Manager

Led coordination and delivery of bid and proposal documents including research, planning, content

development, evaluation, contract execution and monitoring for insurance and retirement benefits

Developed and managed high dollar value ($1B+) procurements and contracts with major insurance

companies, pharmacy benefit providers and financial services corporations

Evaluated vendor responses and determined project feasibility, identified and developed risk

mitigation strategies; and prepared board recommendations

Developed project plans and milestones; identified best practices and increased process efficiencies;

led inter-departmental kick-off meetings

ITT Technical Institute, Austin, TX

02/12 – 01/14

Instructor & Business Development

Subject Matter Expert responsible for teaching courses including Business Law, Real Estate Law, Legal

Research and Writing, and Contract Law

Led business development activities at professional events including marketing and building

relationships with prospective employers, resulting in increased student job placement

Managed program advisory committee meetings to gather market requirements and align curriculum

with industry best practices

Developed business processes to regularly monitor and ensure ACICS compliance

Adopted creative training techniques (eg. mock trials, role plays) resulting in 98% pass rate

Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., Austin, TX

01/11 – 03/12

Paralegal/ Legal Project Manager, Intellectual Property

Managed and prosecuted over 500 patent portfolios globally, which included project cost estimations,

market research, requirements gathering, advisory support and interfacing with clients and regulatory

authorities

Generated an annual revenue of $400,000 and consistently maintained a 90% utilization rate

Primary point of contact on client accounts for escalations, feedback and inquiries

Evaluated and recommended prosecution strategies by interfacing with global cross functional teams,

resulting in $750,000 in cost savings

Tracked project milestones and communicated status updates to key stakeholders

Drafted, negotiated and reviewed technology license agreements totaling $2 million

Overhauled and maintained firm database on international patent laws, driving efficiencies and

resource savings in overall patent process

AMD, Austin, TX

09/10 – 12/10

Paralegal Intern, Legal Department

Drafted, reviewed and ensured legal compliance of more than 120 sales agreements globally, including

NDAs, SOWs, and technical documents

Identified and analyzed legal risks by conducting trademark and domain name audits

Evaluated, prepared and responded to intellectual property infringement notices and settlement

agreements to prevent further litigation

BMR & Advisors, New Delhi, India

10/07 – 10/08

Attorney, Indirect Tax

Acted as a trusted legal advisor on complex indirect tax issues for various Fortune 500 corporations,

which included strategic litigation support, contract management and preparing client deliverables

Negotiated, drafted and managed various corporate and commercial contracts including SLAs, SOWs

and procurement agreements, totaling over $7 million

Managed term sheet negotiations, structured M&A agreements and ensured legal compliance

Researched and documented best practices for establishing Special Economic Zones that resulted in

increased firm revenue

Interfaced with regulatory authorities to provide cost effective legal and business support

Edited and prepared BMR’s monthly newsletter and other website content

Kundra & Bansal, New Delhi, India

02/07 – 08/07

Legal Consultant, Corporate and Commercial Laws

Performed advisory work on inbound and outbound investments, corporate str ucturing and formulated

entry strategies for foreign investors

Structured joint venture agreements for a $1 million strategic alliance between a domestic holding

company and a foreign corporation

Represented clients in alternate dispute resolutions, led client neg otiations and drafted settlement

agreements

Authored and presented Outsourcing of Legal Services in India and its Backroom Support at the 11th

Annual Law World Conference, 2007, New Delhi

EDUCATION

Baylor University, Waco, TX August 2014

Masters of Business Administration GPA: 3.7

Texas State University, San Marcos, TX May 2011

Masters of Arts - Legal Studies GPA: 4.0

Amity Law School, GGSIPU, New Delhi, India June 2007

LLB Hons. (JD Equivalent)

CERTIFICATES

Certified Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM), NCMA (in progress, April 2015)

Teaching Certificate in Higher Education (TeaCHE), Baylor University, 2013

Mediation Certificate, Texas State University, 2010

Community Interpreter Certificate, The Texas Department of State Health Services

World Intellectual Property Organization Worldwide Academy, Certificate Course on Intellectual

Property Rights, 2006

Asian School of Cyber Laws & GLC, Mumbai, Diploma course in Cyber Law, 2006

SKILLS

Software: MS Office, Excel, MS Project, LexisNexis, Westlaw, Credence, Access, SQL, Visio

Data Analytics: Data Solver, MegaStat, Oracle Crystal Ball

PUBLICATIONS

Divya Sachdev et al., Insolvency Laws in India, in World Insolvency Systems: A Comparative Study,

Otto Eduardo Fonseca Lobo (ed.), 2009

“Special Economic Zones: A Critique”, Dissertation submitted to Guru Gobind Singh Indarprastha

University, 2007

AFFILIATIONS

Delhi Bar Council, India, Enrollment Number: D/1113/2007

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