Dino Gonzales

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Work Experience

Krohn & Moss Consumer Law Center, Century City, CA 02/2010 – Present Paralegal: Supports 25 attorneys & paralegals over three departments (Finance, Warranty, & Accounting) & four states (California, Arizona, Ohio, & Illinois) in regard to filing, preparing legal documents, handling settlement funds, & interacting with clients.

• Prepare various legal documents for filing with the court on a daily basis.

• Assist lawyers with signing up new clients.

• Update clients about their case via letter, email, & telephone approximately 15 to 25 times daily.

• Maintain and organize the firm’s 8,500+ file client data base.

UCLA Housing & Hospitality Services, Los Angeles, CA 10/2007 – 02/2010

Senior Access Control Monitor: Provided interior physical security for the UCLA residence halls between 9:00 pm & 5:00 am.

• Interacted & exchanged/negotiated ideas effectively & tactfully with approximately 1,100 individuals (campus officials, emergency personal, students, & guests) of various backgrounds per shift.

• Checked residents & guests into dormitories using guest/resident verification software.

• Maintained confidentiality of resident’s records (home address, room number, etc). Used these records to identify students that lived in the residents halls, but did not have student ID cards.

• Wrote incident reports to housing management staff and Campus Dean of Students in regard to normal & emergency situations on a nightly basis.

Norte Vista High School, Riverside, CA 07/2005 – 10/2007

Cross Country Assistant Coach: Assisted the head coach and other assistant coaches with the training and conditioning of 40 to 50 high school runners per cross country season.

• Ran with runners to ensure their safety during lengthier runs (6-10 miles)

• Analyzed various race data (runners times, runners finishing position, etc) to predict future race outcomes & create more efficient practices and strategies.

• Tutored runners in all academic subjects to ensure that they retained academic eligibility (or to regain academic eligibility, if they became academically ineligible).

• Taught & implemented strategy during practices and competitions.

Achievements

Krohn & Moss Consumer Law Center, Los Angeles, CA

• Promoted from legal assistant to paralegal in May 2010. Fastest promotion from legal assistant to paralegal out of current roster of paralegals. Earned $5,000 annual raise.

UCLA Housing & Hospitality Services, Los Angeles, CA

• Promoted from access control monitor to senior access control monitor in January 2009. Additional tasks included training new employees & directly assisting student supervisors.

Norte Vista High School, Riverside, CA

• Assisted in the coaching of 2007 boys varsity, girls varsity, and girls junior varsity championship teams.

Education

University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

• Bachelor of Arts – History, June 2009

• Major GPA: 3.49; Overall GPA: 3.391

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Computer Skills/Software: Microsoft Office, Amicus Attorney, 10-key calculator, Onity Key Software, UCLA Resident/Guest Verification Software, & Accurint.

• Foreign Languages: Spanish (Beginner Level Speaking & Writing); Typing Speed: 50 WPM

• Proficient knowledge of lower division college-level calculus

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