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EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

New York University, New York, New York • Bachelor of Fine Arts, May 2001 New School University/Parsons, New York, New York • Associate of Applied Science, May 2009 Flatiron School • Learn Verified Program, June 2016 TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

EZI, Inventory app for automotive dealerships

• Multifaceted software for real time management and analysis of dealership inventory

• Developed with an Angularjs front-end on top of a Rails API Legal-Aide, Rails based case management software for small to midsize law firms

• Built detailed Rails API in conjunction with Ajax to relay data asynchronously to the DOM.

• Implemented jQuery to regulate page behavior and display requested data asyncronously DonDotCom, Personal portfolio and blog application

• Leveraged Ruby on Rails to create a RESTful portfolio site with a personal blog engine

• Used jQuery to create interactive displays

• Implemented Paperclip gem for image uploads, PG for database on Heroku The Seinfelder, Social web application for fans of popular television show

• Sinatra based voting app for popular quotes, characters, and episodes Someligem, A CLI program packaged as a ruby gem for use in wine pairings

• Scraped wine data from Wines.com using Nokogiri

• Programmed Ruby to interactively recommend wines based on user input

• Implemented ‘Launchy’ to bring user to a more detailed site for individual wines upon request TrialWorks, Case Management Software for large law firms

• Administered all aspects of and trained users in all features of MS Access based software Supervised Entry and Maintenance of over 15,000 case files (data management) Programmed templates for generating a wide variety of legal documents Wrote a diverse array of reports using firm demographics and data in order to analyze performance and to identify weak points to be addressed and corrected theWMDs.com, band website for NYC based musicians

• Designed and programmed client driven/administered website using HTML and CSS

• Included Flash based animations and interactive ‘jukebox’

• Experimented with behavior driven CSS in place of Javascript EMPLOYMENT

The Law Office of Joseph M. Eckstein June 2013–2015 Employees of Fiduciary Insurance Company of America Operations Manager

• Co-managed firm of forty employees with an operating budget of just under 2.2 million dollars

• Incorporated and expanded on the duties of the outgoing office manager

• Approved tech requests to outside consultants (upon denial, service became my responsibility)

• Interviewed, screened and earned equal vote regarding new attorney hires

• Participated in budgetary planning including the setting of salaries and, in conjunction with yearly performance reviews, raises when appropriate. Helped operate firm payroll/HR software Paychex

• Planned and led biweekly meetings in order to ensure efficient firm operations Managing Paralegal 2013-2014

• Managed staff of legal professionals with an operating budget of one-half million dollars

• Instantly acquired over 9,000 active lawsuits from defunct law firm

• Assisted in restructuring and rebuilding a new firm

• Hired all incoming paralegals

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Managing Paralegal 2013-2014 (continued)

• Interviewed, screened and assisted hiring candidates for the non-paralegal support staff

• Wrote and distributed a Paralegal Handbook

• Trained paralegals to draft legal documents and occasionally assist in case settlement

• Taught paralegals and staff organizational and work flow skills

• Formalized staff procedures with special attention paid to priority and delegation of assignments

• Structured ongoing firm training in the form of one-on-one meetings and formal classes

• Fielded a continuous stream of both legal and operational inquiries from all employees Skenderis and Cornacchia, PC 2010-June 2013

Head Paralegal 2012-2013

• In addition to below: Trained all new paralegals and incoming legal interns Paralegal 2010-2012

• Analyzed documents for drafting all manner of documents on both plaintiff and defense cases

• Communicated with clients, adversaries and courts

• Assisted in general office activities including: data entry, database management, computer problem solving and proofreading

• Organized and maintained thousands of files, liaised with clients, maintained computer systems and office machinery and dealt with emergency tasks at hand Done Design, New York, NY 2007–2011

Graphic Designer/Art Director

• Managed all aspects of projects including: consulting, research, cost estimation, development and final design ensuring clients received their designs (web and print) in a satisfactory fashion

• Clients included: Salt & Stone (Custom Jewelry Designer and Producer), CMJ (College Music Journal), Michael Milch (HBO’s Deadwood and John from Cincinnati), The WMDs (Band), Madison South (Band), The Sin Bin (NYC Bar and Lounge) Stamford Motors, Stamford, CT 2006–2009

Business Development Coordinator

• Expanded business operations through phone recruitment and by fielding internet inquiries

• Other duties: data entry, database management, computer problem solving, proofreading ads Various Theater Companies, USA 2000–2006

Singer/Actor

• Performed roles of varying importance and skill. Theatrical resume available on request Stew Leonard’s Gift Division, Norwalk, CT 1998–2000 (seasonal) Customer Service Representative

• Compiled, organized and troubleshot orders for an ever-expanding multi-million dollar company SKILLS

• Proficient with Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Sublime Text, MS Office, and the entire Adobe Creative Suite

• Comfortable working on both PC and Mac platforms(Mac strongly preferred)

• Adapts to new technology with ease

• Skilled writer, editor, and proofreader

• Highly creative

• Extremely quick learner and problem solver

• Lifelong autodidact and self-starter

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