Paralegal

VICTORIA A. HANKS

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973-***-**** Glen Ridge, NJ 07028 ***********@*****.***

EDUCATION

• Paralegal Certificate expected May 2015, Fairleigh Dickenson University, Teaneck, NJ

o Civil Litigation Criminal Law Family Law E-filing seminar Westlaw Next Seminar

o Ethics Lexis Advance Seminar Estates,Wills & Trusts

• Graduate coursework in Health Law/Intellectual Property, Seton Hall University Law School, Newark, NJ

o Legal Research and Writing I & II

o Copyright Law

o Business Law

• Graduate and undergraduate coursework in Compliance & Governance, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ

o Research Methods and Analysis Intellectual Property United States Legal System

o Ethics International Law

o Dispute Resolution in the Workplace Art Law

• MFA, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT

• BFA, (Summa cum Laude), Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Built and managed intricate manufacturing plans and schedules for many-layered processes.

• Developed and led process improvements to increase materials and planning database accuracy.

• SAP Super User in support of supply chain department for manufacturing and procurement needs.

• Purchasing and Compliance Policy and Procedures research, development, writing and implementation.

• Negotiated and sourced raw materials and other goods. Managed complex relationships with global supplier base.

• Purchase order sign off authority from $50k to unlimited based on product line/forecasting process.

• Disbursed and monitored grant and donor funds through global purchasing projects and contracts.

• Met rigorous customer service metrics and deadlines on a daily and monthly basis for multiple product lines.

TRAINING AND SUPERVISION

• Hired, trained and supervised shipping and purchasing clerks for local and export procedures.

• Trained and managed manufacturing shop floor planners.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

HOBERMAN & BREWSTER, Montclair, NJ 2014-present

FDU External Opportunities/Internship Program

• Legal research, document preparation

AVERY DENNISON, Orangeburg, NY 2014

Master Scheduler

• Supply chain planning, purchasing, accounting bill back/charge back

SIKA, Lyndhurst, NJ 2013-2014

Supply/Demand Planner/Buyer

• Demand/supply planning, purchasing, SAP Super User

THE MANISCHEWITZ COMPANY, Newark, NJ 2011-2012

Master Scheduler

• Suppy planning, supervised staff

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY, Bronx, NY 2009-2011

Purchasing Agent, Global Procurement

• Purchasing, purchase order/invoice reconcilation, export compliance

BD, Franklin Lakes, NJ 2002-2009

Global Supply Chain Planner

• Supply & demand planning, SAP

SKILLS

Superior logical and analytical problem solving skills

Proficiency in SAP, Oracle, Demand Solutions, Dataworks, MUNIS, Axapta, Microsoft Office

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