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DOMINICK CHRISTOPHER VITA

* ****** ****, **** *******, CT 06424

adwqpt@r.postjobfree.com; 919-***-****

KEY STRENGTHS

• Seeks continuous improvement applying Lean Principles and learning industry trends and practices to reduce waste, increase efficiency through developing or improving department procedures

• Penchant for researching in industry standards and practices as well as technologies to foster better record keeping, matter management, compliance in performing tasks and managing duties required of corporate legal departments

• Aptitude for quickly learning new software and developing strategies to teach and implement new software in a simple and patient manner facilitating smooth transitions and buy-in among colleagues

• Ability to envision both macro goals and micro benchmarks during the planning, management, coordination, and completion of project without losing sight of project’s purpose

• Conceptualizing and drafting policies and procedures in a manner consistent with the organization’s current policies and procedures

• 15+ years experience in the legal field and 7+ years managing corporate governance and entity org/reorg

• Broad knowledge of numerous areas of regulatory compliance in various jurisdictions (various states, federal, EU) such as corporate registration (incorporating, filing governance documents, name changes, changing state of incorporation, registering to conduct business in a foreign state, dissolution of entities, etc.) And taxation (federal, state, determining whether paid or in arrears, establishing not-for-profit status/501(c)(3), etc.), annual reporting and filings, data privacy rules (including GDPR, HIPAA/HITECH, financial & data security audits), requirements, common standards and practices used to maintain compliance; physician contracting/compensation; Provider-Based regulatory rules; qualifying to sell insurance in different states; managing issues arising from non-compliance of vendors/partners (e.g., compounding pharmacy investigations, business associate breaches under HIPAA/HITECH, business continuity planning and requirements, data maintenance by companies providing cloud services, communications services (internet, phone), SaaS, destruction of sensitive paperwork (shredding services) for legal files, medical records, confidential corporate plans and board decisions, human relations records, management/decommission/destruction of hardware housing sensitive information (laptops, cell phones, servers)

• Mastery of popular software applications such as Microsoft Office Suite (including Teams), SharePoint/OneDrive, Visio, Skype, particularly skilled at developing PowerPoint presentations and Excel worksheets for matter tracking and project management; Google’s applications suite (docs, sheets, slides, drive, meet, duo); Zoom, GoToMeeting; Adobe Acrobat, DocuSign, TractManager/MediTract, LexisNexis, Westlaw, Slack, doeLegal ASCENT Enterprise Legal Management, Timeslips billing software, Constant Contact, BoardEffects, GEMS,

• Exposure OneTrust Risk Assessment, Salesforce, SAP, SAP Ariba Contracts, CobbleStone, Agiloft Contract Management Suite, Worldox document management solution PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SAKS.COM, LLC (via MLA Global), New York, NY

March 2022-Present

Corporate Paralegal

• Worked with internal client to resolve vendor issues arising from unauthorized sale of Saks trademarked product from Saks vendor going out of business to another and recovered product from company without having to pay due to initial vendor’s breach of contract Page 2 of 5

• Researched and responded to civil and criminal subpoenas working with AVP, Customer Experience & Servicing and Manager of Digital Investigations

• Researched and communicated with the Offices of the Attorney General of various states concerning consumer complaints to assure OAG of resolution and to reconcile with the Saks customer to remain a Saks customer by working with AVP, Customer Experience & Servicing and the Executive Services team

• Maintained litigation tracker by proving monthly updates to assist attorneys by providing a single point of reference for open cases in which Saks.com is involved

• Reviewed various contract types, including NDAs, Talent Agreements, Settlement Agreements, and others ILLUMINATE EDUCATION (via MLA Global), Irvine, CA

July-September 2021

Contracts and Data Privacy Paralegal (Contractor)

• Reviewed master agreements for Software as a Service products to school districts throughout the U.S. and drafted amendments to Illuminate’s master agreement template to align with clients' organizational and jurisdictional requirements with respect to PII, general data privacy, the protection of student data, and other regulatory requirements

• Researched applicable changes in law at the state and federal levels that affect Illuminate’s clients and Illuminate itself as a vendor/service provider providing software and other technical services to public school systems

RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORP. (via MLA Global), Farmington, CT February 2020-June 2021

Digital Technologies Transactions Paralegal (Contractor)

• Reviewed statements of work related to RTX’s Digital Technology department

• Designed SOW, Change Order, and RFP templates to standardize RTX Digital Technologies contracting process

• Prepared and assisted with presentation of PowerPoint deck to instruct stakeholders in the SOW/CO Process

• Performed comparisons of master agreements pursuant to the merger of United Technologies Corp. and Raytheon Company to Contracts assist with consolidating agreements with the same suppliers INSURITY, INC. (via Robert Half Legal), Hartford, CT March 2019-February 2020

Corporate Paralegal & Contracts Administrator (Contractor) – Designed, organized, streamlined, implemented methods, processes and references to improve efficiency and manageability of departmental responsibilities

• Instituted a reorganized departmental repository of Insurity and subsidiaries’ corporate governance documents and compliance information (taxes, registration) with a reference spreadsheet listing each entity’s directors, jurisdictions of registration with links, registered agent(s), filing/reporting due dates, login information, and shares

• Examined Insurity and subsidiaries’ intellectual property interests to identify and track status, and generated a workbook of owned patents, trademarks, copyrights, tradenames, and domain names with important information

• Researched and selected new registered agent for Insurity and subsidiaries to have a single agent rather than multiple, which will save money and time for the organization

• Reviewed key contract terms from high-dollar customers contracts; inserted those terms into a quick reference sheet

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• Developed and populated SharePoint contract repository that logically organized files, de-duplicated redundancies, simplified structure preparing for organizational consolidation and standardization of contracting process

WELLFLEET (Placed by Robert Half), Springfield, MA November 2018-February 2019

Managed Care Provider & Regulatory Specialist

• Received, addressed, and managed regulatory compliance tasks re: provider networks using RegEd software system to ensure Wellfleet’s and its physician networks vendors’ compliance and managed tracking tool to monitor compliance tasks and revisions to policies and procedures

• Analyzed regulations and compared to Wellfleet’s and physician network vendors’ policies and procedures ensure compliance or identify necessary policy and procedural changes Wellfleet had to make to comply

• Assisted Provider Network Manager to prepare State accreditation/re-accreditation filings CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bloomfield, CT January 2017-February 2018

Proposal Writer – Drafted responses to requests for proposal (RFPs) from health insurance/benefits brokers and directly from organizations to assist Cigna’s sales team win new clients and keep current clients

• Researched, drafted, and provided accurate answers to RFP questions achieving greater than 98% accuracy for 6 of 12 months for my first year, which aided Cigna to reach growth goals UMASS MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE (invia MLA Global), Worcester, MA October 2015-January 2018

Corporate Paralegal (Part-time, Seasonal Contractor) – Collected and managed due diligence related to bond financing

• Requested, collected, and tracked documents and responses to 3 due diligence questionnaires developing a tracking sheet to monitor progress, UMMHC personnel’s contact info, status of responses, and whether documents were added to SharePoint; facilitated an organize and timely execution of due diligence process

• Created SharePoint library to store and provide responsive documents to outside counsel by organizing directory/folder structure, requesting SharePoint access for counsel and personnel, setting user permissions, and uploading documents counsel will use to populate appendix to due diligence UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP. (via Kelly Legal Services), Farmington, CT June 2016-December 2016

Corporate Governance Paralegal (Contractor) – Assisted with the planning, management, and execution of the project concerning IRC 385, which sought to memorialize inter-company loans and deposits in standard agreements approved by the various boards of directors for relevant UTC subsidiaries

• Worked with corporate leadership and legal and tax departments to coordinate a plan and devise a project management tracking tool along with an outline and timeline of tasks to complete project

• Coordinated with paralegals and attorneys throughout UTC’s various companies and divisions to arrange international conference calls to brief boards and legal staff on project goals, reasoning and execution

• Communicated and orchestrated with local counsel/paralegals to determine specific approval and execution requirements for boards to approve agreement forms and authorize proxy executions

• Planned, coordinated, tracked, and assembled binders containing agreements and board approvals; packed and sent binders to various countries for boards to review, approve, and execute; received, organized, and verified board resolutions and signatures, and delivered hardcopies and electronic versions to UTC’s finance department

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HARTFORD HEALTHCARE CORP., Hartford, CT

January 2014-March 2015

Contract Manager/Paralegal – Developed and maintained contract management system, performed initial contract reviews, and assisted with corporate governance, compliance, and transactions

• Designed, drafted and implemented legal review process for contracts and educated stakeholders, which established standards and guidelines making contract reviews predictable and efficient, facilitating 94% of reviews (200+ contract) being finalized and ready for executions within 10 business days during the first year

• Established a centralized electronic repository of HHC entities’ governance and tax documents by communicating with executives for each entity, creating a network directory, and drafting a document list with links to all relevant files

• Gathered and analyzed due diligence for corporate transactions; drafted due diligence requests; summarized significant points of interest for attorneys’ review to minimize potential risks YALE NEW HAVEN HEALTH (initially via Robert Half), New Haven, CT October 2010-December 2013

Paralegal, Corporate Services – Supported legal dept. with corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory compliance, contracting, and real property matters

• Gathered and analyzed due diligence for corporate transactions; drafted due diligence requests; summarized significant points of interest for attorneys’ review to minimize potential risks

• Coordinated and compiled responses to FTC’s interrogatories re: YNHHS’s acquisition of the Hospital of Saint Raphael, acquisition assisting lawyers with review of responsive documents and answers; FTC noted YNHHS answer were some of the best prepared the FTC had ever received, resulting in FTC approval of

• Acted as MediTract (contract lifecycle management and archive system/database) for the whole YNHHS performing tasks such as managing user permissions, uploading executed agreements and addenda/amendments etc., preparing reports, and auditing entity contract records to assure accuracy and deduplication to reduce monthly service fees based on the number of records maintained by the system

• Facilitated restructuring YNHHS’s obligated group entities, reconfiguring corporate org chart, standardizing governance documents, and eliminating dormant entities which saved tax expenses and simplified oversight

• Reviewed and edited provider contracts (such as hospitalists, medical directorships, locum tenens, mid- levels, EPIC system and equipment); helped attorneys determine physician contracts requiring updates to ensure compliance (e.g., fair market analysis of pay, evergreen terms changed to 2 to 3-year terms) NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Torrington, CT October 2007-October 2009

Director of Programs – Developed, planned, implemented, and managed economic and community programs with organizations and government officials/agencies to benefit residents and businesses

• Synchronized Northwest Read Aloud Day by recruiting and placing 150+ volunteers in classrooms at 40+ elementary schools in Northwest CT and applying for grant funds to buy donated books read by volunteers JOHN G. MCCORMICK, P.A./THE WILLETT LAW FIRM, Chapel Hill, NC September 2001-August 2003 and August 2006-Jun. 2007 Legal Assistant – Assisted attorneys by drafting legal instruments, performing research, interviewing and assisting clients, filing documents, title searching, bookkeeping, and billing clients

• Searched titles and liens (tax, UCC, etc.) for residential and commercial real estate closings to identify and resolve potential issues with properties prior to scheduled closing

• Managed firm’s accounts payable/billing and accounts receivable, as well as its client escrow trust account, using Timeslips and QuickBooks software, including recording billable hours, creating and sending client bills; this implemented accurate and consistent billing services not related to real estate closings Page 5 of 5

Paralegal/Legal Coordinator – Coordinated and managed wind-down of John G. McCormick, P.A. under NC State Bar and trustee Chris Willett’s supervision, and assisted with estate planning/settlement

• Planned and coordinated distribution of client files from 25-year practice to clients and secured and maintained with State Bar for unresponsive clients to ensure contents remained confidential and available to clients; assisted former clients with finding alternate counsel and filing complaints with NC State Bar EDUCATION/TRAINING

Campbell University School of Law, Buies Creek, NC o Completed 2 of 3 years of Juris Doctorate program

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

o Master of Arts in Teaching, Secondary Social Studies,

Appalachian State University, Boone, NC

o Bachelor of Science in History with Pre-law concentration PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

NC State Bar Certified Paralegal No. CP04396 (expired)

Leadership Northwest – Leadership development program graduate

Applying Lean Principles Course – Lean & Process Mapping

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