Associate Contract Manager

• Apr 2022 - Present

Contract Manager

• Aug 2021 - Apr 2022

Contract Manager

• May 2021 - Aug 2021

• Advised the technology & global sourcing group on agreements such as: technology & corporate NDA’s, software licensing, SaaS, cloud storage, hardware purchasing, data licensing, marketing agreements, and termination letters. • Reviewed global corporate governance documents and agreements. • Advised on MSA remediation project, which involves drafting and QC'ing amendments to bring older contracts up to current standards with banking regulations and federal guidelines. • Worked with various business units to complete hundreds of deals monthly in a timely and efficient manner. • Reviewed and delegated to in-house and outside counsel various technology-related matters.

Contract Manager

• Nov 2017 - Sep 2020

• Drafted and negotiated assorted agreements that comply with company policies and protect Viacom’s interest such as: international distribution, licensing, sweepstakes, affidavits of eligibility, marketing, movie acquisition, deal memos, and amended and restated agreements. • Tracked the contract rights, options, and holdbacks by synthesizing into rights tracking Excel spreadsheets to streamline communication with finance, sales, and other various internal departments. • Worked on various bankruptcy matters involving movie acquisitions and production agreements to minimize losses for Viacom, which amounted to over sixteen million dollars in savings. • Created processes, procedures, and charts for the sales department that simplify what payments are payable under various guild agreements when selling shows created for new media that are sold domestically and abroad, which increases Viacom’s profitability and minimizes overpaying various guilds.

Legal Extern

• Jan 2017 - May 2017

• Researched and drafted legal memorandums for cases involving artist/gallery agreement disputes, art organizations, art restitution cases for Nazi-looted art, and various trusts and estates. • Assisted in completing discovery request by researching the old probate proceeding on microfiche and attended probate court proceedings for prominent art dealer related trust and estates cases. • Performed research to edit and draft arguments for use in legal memorandums used to support the petitioner's motions in probate court. • Organized and coordinated with venues and speakers for events on topics relevant to the art community and artist immigration issues. Also, drafted and edited articles for publication on various issues affecting the artists, artist foundations and estates, and the arts community for publication in the newsletter and the Center for Art Law’s well-respected law blog. • Drafted comparison memo and best practice guide on auction houses consignment agreements and artist-gallery consignment agreements.

Legal Extern

• Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

Worked on a complex IP litigation case in music sampling and appropriation copyright law of a spoken word poem from 1970. Researched and drafted arguments in response to the defendant’s motions and answers about parody, fair use, and the appropriate standard of review in music sampling and appropriation cases. Developed responses and strategies for oral argument. Performed research on all copyrights involved in the litigation in the USPTO website. Worked on client’s trademarks by researching whether clients could trademark their mark in the state, national, and international databases. I drafted advising letters to client’s regarding their trademark and the next steps to take. I performed a comparative analysis of forming businesses in New York and in Florida and what were the advantages to each business structure available in the state. I attended conference calls with clients about developing their business, new businesses with investors, and trademarking new marks for their brand.

Legal Intern

• Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

• Performed legal research and drafted legal memorandums on Antitrust and Patent Law issues for negotiations with vendors in software licensing agreements and FCC orders about Net Neutrality. • Revised and edited vendor software and development agreements, privacy policies, and negotiated vendor software and SaaS contracts. • Drafted disclaimers and user terms and conditions for New York City’s App Developers website. • Performed legal research and drafted legal memorandums on Antitrust and Patent Law issues for negotiations with vendors in software licensing agreements and FCC orders about Net Neutrality. • Revised and edited vendor software and development agreements, privacy policies, and negotiated vendor software and SaaS contracts. • Drafted disclaimers and user terms and conditions for New York City’s App Developers website.

Legal Internship

• Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

Reviewed Supplemental Needs Trust yearly accounting reports for all five boroughs to ensure compliance with NYC rules and regulations, thereby preventing fraud, waste, misappropriation, or other abuses. Drafted a legal memo on Arizona’s Special Needs Trust Program and Medicaid. Corresponded with the department head and senior attorneys to determine if further field investigation was necessary. Reviewed Supplemental Needs Trust yearly accounting reports for all five boroughs to ensure compliance with NYC rules and regulations, thereby preventing fraud, waste, misappropriation, or other abuses. Drafted a legal memo on Arizona’s Special Needs Trust Program and Medicaid. Corresponded with the department head and senior attorneys to determine if further field investigation was necessary.

Owner

• Jan 2008 - Aug 2014

Created websites, organized photoshoots and marketing campaigns to develop numerous companies’ brand awareness. Recruit talent to work as a team on client projects from initial design phase to completion that included custom backend programming. Developed several successful internet radio station websites through training staff in creating brand awareness across social media. Conducted webinars on strategy, online contests, and social media presence. website traffic growth using white-hat techniques website design & development project managment sales/ customer services e-commerce sites graphic design for print & websites develop logo & marketing materials for companies Website maintenance Run business operations Develop new strategies Creative development

Inside Sales Representative- Window and Door Specialists

• Feb 2010 - Jul 2014

• Created a high volume of window and door quotes/orders for the entire southeast region under short turnaround times. • Top windows sales branch nationally for four years in a row that generated ten million dollars in annual sales. • Trained the entire Florida outside sales staff on interior and exterior pre-hung doors and drafted exterior and interior door training manual for training the entire state of Florida’s Outside Sales Staff. • Created a high volume of window and door quotes/orders for the entire southeast region under short turnaround times. • Top windows sales branch nationally for four years in a row that generated ten million dollars in annual sales. • Trained the entire Florida outside sales staff on interior and exterior pre-hung doors and drafted exterior and interior door training manual for training the entire state of Florida’s Outside Sales Staff.

Consultant

• Jun 2011 - Jul 2013

Developed business strategy and consulted on marketing, development of business, and station management. Consulted on how to best integrate the internet radio platform into the Content Management System on the website for listeners to hear the radio station. Developed social media marketing plan to attract thousand of listeners from around the world. Helped to promote artists through various marketing campaigns, contest, and with social media. Also, consulted on recruiting talent for radio programming, programming for radio station, show development, and procurement of marketing companies.

Owner

• Oct 2009 - May 2011

After working on other various internet radio stations such as Ying-Yang Twins Radio and Indie Republic, my co- founder and I created this internet radio station to help emerging talent have a platform where dj's and artist connected to share music to a world-wide audience. I developed the brand identity including the logo, design of website, name, marketing concepts, and the marketing materials. I routinely helped to program the entire radio station's playlist, commercials, developed commercials, and interviewed celebrity and new artists fro. around the world. I helped to develop the station's national audience, implemented marketing strategies and ran social media marketing campaigns across several platforms simultaneously. Ran conference calls, trained and managed staff of 10-15, and oversaw financial decisions. Developed dj's to have live shows snd take live calls during shows. Cross promoted businesses on radio station. Recruited, negotiated, and coordinated all programmers to create custom backend programming for the radio station's website.

Office Manager

• Jan 2008 - Jan 2010

Redesigned multiple websites to increase traffic using S.E.O. and S.E.M. techniques that increased sales by 80% within 2-3 months. Developed numerous print marketing materials to drive foot traffic into the store. Maintained and managed payable accounts. Set up appointments and jobs, made sales to customers over the phone and to walk-ins. Redesigned showroom. Create quotes from various door manufacturers and entered them into the accounting system. Consulted with owner on marketing and business development. Also, I did payroll, business taxes, sales taxes, and drafted correspondence with the state regarding various business matters.

Legal Assistant

• Jul 2007 - Dec 2007

Trained attorney in the use of Pro Docs to streamline efficiency and computer document storage. Conducted legal research and assisted with filing of court papers. Assisted attorney with clerical work, drafting pleadings, and document production. Trained attorney in the use of Pro Docs to streamline efficiency and computer document storage. Conducted legal research and assisted with filing of court papers. Assisted attorney with clerical work, drafting pleadings, and document production.

Quality Control/Monitor

• Jun 1998 - Jul 2007

Provided recommendations for improving company sales force after listening to live and recorded calls. Developed computer monitoring system to streamline efficiency and accuracy for the monitoring team. Ensured compliance with banking standards, company policies and FCC regulations of phone sales of credit cards and other products. Provided recommendations for improving company sales force after listening to live and recorded calls. Developed computer monitoring system to streamline efficiency and accuracy for the monitoring team. Ensured compliance with banking standards, company policies and FCC regulations of phone sales of credit cards and other products.