Experience

CynergisTek, Inc.

• Privacy Consultant

  • Sep 2022 - Present



U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• HIPAA Privacy Investigator

  • May 2020 - Sep 2022

  • Health Information Privacy Division, Southeast Region. Contractor through Leidos, Inc.• Comprehensive knowledge of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Act of1996 and its application to covered entities.• Investigates complex complaints of alleged HIPAA compliance violations.• Assesses complaints for “high-impact” and potential civil money penalties.• Develops and drafts investigative plans, data requests, and witness interview questions.• Interviews complainants and other witnesses regarding complaint allegations.• Analyzes data submitted by covered entities. Drafts corrective action closure letters, violation letters offinding, settlement agreements, and monitoring plans.• Provides technical assistance to covered entities to increase understanding of health informationprivacy and security, utilizing excellent interpersonal and communication skills.• Legal research regarding difficult and/or niche applications of the HIPAA statute.



Travelers

• Pakistan
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Counsel

  • Apr 2019 - Feb 2020

  • Represented Travelers’ clients in 100 + workers' compensation insurance defense claims.• Utilized excellent negotiation skills to represent clients at numerous mediations. Succeeded in settlingcases at or below settlement authority.• Deposed workers' compensation claimants. Coached and prepared clients for depositions.• Represented clients at 2 hearings. Drafted and filed post-hearing briefs for presiding judges includingstatement of claim, statement of facts, argument and citation of law, and conclusion.• Produced activity reports, deposition summaries, mediation summaries, hearing summaries, and caserecommendations to aid client decision-making.• Developed strategies for minimizing risk exposure while giving practical advice to clients.• Built relationships with internal clients and determined positive ways to support business expectations.



Richter, Head, Shinall & White, LLP

• United States
• Law Practice

• Associate Attorney

  • Mar 2017 - Feb 2019

  • Represented employers and insurers in workers' compensation insurance defense matters.• Deposed workers' compensation claimants.• Represented clients at mediations.• Drafted and filed a post-hearing brief for a presiding judge including statement of claim, statement offacts, argument and citation of law, and conclusion.• Produced deposition summaries and case recommendations to aid client decision-making. • Represented employers and insurers in workers' compensation insurance defense matters.• Deposed workers' compensation claimants.• Represented clients at mediations.• Drafted and filed a post-hearing brief for a presiding judge including statement of claim, statement offacts, argument and citation of law, and conclusion.• Produced deposition summaries and case recommendations to aid client decision-making.



Joseph, Aleem & Slowik, LLC

• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Law Clerk, Healthcare Law

  • Feb 2016 - May 2016

  Provided legal research and analysis on issues relating to the Employment Retirement Income and Security Act (ERISA), including the following:o Equitable Relief and Equitable Remedies under ERISAo Assignment of Medical Benefits from Patients to Medical Providerso Anti-Assignment of Claims Clauses in Insurance Contracts o Causes of action related to anti-assignment of claims clauses in Utah and Coloradoo Preemption of State Law Claims under ERISA, especially in the 10th and 11th Circuito ERISA case law in Utah, Colorado, and Georgia o First-party and third-party relationships between insurers and insureds



Georgia State University J. Mack Robinson College of Business

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Sep 2015 - Apr 2016

  Guided students with their writing of a final term paper on international investments over the course of the semester. Guided students with their writing of a final term paper on international investments over the course of the semester.



Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) Fellow

  • Sep 2015 - Feb 2016

  • ORISE Fellow, Health Policy• Division of Global Health Protection• Center for Global Health• Provided legal and policy analysis to priority global health issues and information requests.• Developed briefing documents and analyses for policy use.• Completed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requests. • ORISE Fellow, Health Policy• Division of Global Health Protection• Center for Global Health• Provided legal and policy analysis to priority global health issues and information requests.• Developed briefing documents and analyses for policy use.• Completed Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requests.



Fulton County Magistrate Court Landlord/Tenant Mediation Program

• Registered Neutral

  • Sep 2014 - Sep 2015

  o Gained negotiation and neutrality skills while mediating over 50 landlord/tenant disputes handled in State and Magistrate Court, including the drafting of consent orders detailing agreements. o Received 28 hours of civil mediation training and obtained certification as a registered neutral with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution. o Gained negotiation and neutrality skills while mediating over 50 landlord/tenant disputes handled in State and Magistrate Court, including the drafting of consent orders detailing agreements. o Received 28 hours of civil mediation training and obtained certification as a registered neutral with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution.

• Intern, Division of Global Health Protection, CDC Worksite Experience Program for Students

  • Mar 2015 - May 2015

  o Development and organization of Division of Global Health Protection programmatic materials. o Analysis of Division of Global Health Protection programs and development of communications to describe the impact of the Division’s work.o Planning for the Field Epidemiology Training Program’s International Night event. o Development and organization of Division of Global Health Protection programmatic materials. o Analysis of Division of Global Health Protection programs and development of communications to describe the impact of the Division’s work.o Planning for the Field Epidemiology Training Program’s International Night event.



Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation – Safe Families Office

• Law Student Intern

  • Sep 2014 - Dec 2014

  o Advocated for victims of domestic violence seeking Temporary Protective Orders (TPOs). o Drafted and filed TPO petitions, and accompanied victims to ex parte hearings.o Represented a client in court under the Third Year Practice Act, negotiating a consent order with her abuser and drafting the final Protective Order. o Advocated for victims of domestic violence seeking Temporary Protective Orders (TPOs). o Drafted and filed TPO petitions, and accompanied victims to ex parte hearings.o Represented a client in court under the Third Year Practice Act, negotiating a consent order with her abuser and drafting the final Protective Order.



Georgia Law Center for the Homeless

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Law Student Intern

  • May 2014 - Aug 2014

  Represented, interviewed, and counseled clients in 25 separate cases under the Third Year Practice Act:o Represented tenants in landlord/tenant mediations in Gwinnett, Dekalb, and Fulton County,o Represented a client at a name change hearing,o Drafted and filed divorce by publication papers, counseled victims of domestic violence seeking divorceo Drafted habeas corpus papers and instructed client on how to file,o Drafted papers for a partition of land lawsuit and instructed client on how to file,o Wrote to Housing Authority of Dekalb County regarding unfair termination of a Section 8 housing voucher, and o Drafted legitimation papers.Gained knowledge of family law and landlord/tenant law by researching issues including:o Defenses to housing voucher termination under the Violence Against Women Act,o Elements needed for a landlord’s demand for possession,o Conflicts in being a guardian over an adult ward,o Waivers of right to evict according to Housing and Urban Development regulations, ando Rules of inheritance and intestacy in Georgia.



Graduate Research Assistant for Professor Natsu Saito

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2013 - May 2014

  Legal research on minority communities and internal colonialism in America. Legal research on minority communities and internal colonialism in America.



Health Law Partnership (HeLP) Legal Services Clinic

• Law Student Intern

  • Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

  Developed legal skills by handling two HeLP cases with a student partner:o Prepared briefing materials and memorandums for client interviews and supervisory meetings,o Interviewed clients, spotted issues, and wrote letters to clients,o Counseled one client after extensive analysis of elementary school records,o Drafted a will, an advance directive, and documents designating a financial power of attorney, guardian, conservator, trustee, and standby guardianship for the other client.



American Health Lawyers Association

• Volunteer Legal Researcher

  • Sep 2012 - May 2013

  Conducted legal research for a 50-state survey regarding conflicts of interest laws and regulations. Conducted legal research for a 50-state survey regarding conflicts of interest laws and regulations.



African Students Association

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Publicity Chair

  • Jan 2010 - Apr 2012

  o Oversaw the publicity of social activities, publicized events and meeting dates of the ASA to student body of Emory University.o Initiated collaborating events with other organizations on campus.

• Secretary

  • Jan 2009 - Jan 2010

  o Kept a roster of all memberso Completed Semester Reportso Reserved facilities o Publicity materials for the ASA.



Emory Voice Center

• Undergraduate Student Intern

  • Jun 2011 - Sep 2011

  o Shadowed Dr. Edie Hapner, PhD CCC-SLPo Assisted with and observed stroboscopieso Observed voice rehabilitation therapieso Performed administrative duties o Shadowed Dr. Edie Hapner, PhD CCC-SLPo Assisted with and observed stroboscopieso Observed voice rehabilitation therapieso Performed administrative duties



Emory University Hospital Midtown

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Volunteer – Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

  • Sep 2010 - Aug 2011

  o Held, fed, and rocked premature babies. o Transported infants. o Managed NICU supplies. o Held, fed, and rocked premature babies. o Transported infants. o Managed NICU supplies.



Emory University Center for Women

• Student Programming Assistant

  • Sep 2010 - May 2011

  o Managed administrative activities: data management, data collection, coding, surveys, office coverageo Performed marketing and publicity duties: update media and referral lists, organize marketing mailings, update CWE social media networks, design and distribute fliers, represent CWE at university events o Managed administrative activities: data management, data collection, coding, surveys, office coverageo Performed marketing and publicity duties: update media and referral lists, organize marketing mailings, update CWE social media networks, design and distribute fliers, represent CWE at university events



Emory University School of Medicine

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Research Assistant under Dr. Caleb Kallen

  • Sep 2009 - Apr 2010

  o Scholarly Inquiry and Research at Emory)o Student research assistant under Dr. Caleb Kalleno Attended weekly research workshops led by graduate fellowso Presented research poster to other fellows at concluding research symposiumo Managed lab responsibilities: cell cultures, cell harvesting, isolation of cellular protein and RNA, ELISA assays, gel electrophoresis, Western Blots, laboratory maintenance, data analysis o Scholarly Inquiry and Research at Emory)o Student research assistant under Dr. Caleb Kalleno Attended weekly research workshops led by graduate fellowso Presented research poster to other fellows at concluding research symposiumo Managed lab responsibilities: cell cultures, cell harvesting, isolation of cellular protein and RNA, ELISA assays, gel electrophoresis, Western Blots, laboratory maintenance, data analysis

• Laboratory Assistant under Dr. Yoon

  • Sep 2008 - May 2009

  o Cardiology Department o Earned CITI certification under IACUC to work with rats in a lab environmento Monitored lab ratso Autoclaved lab utensils o Disposed of bio-hazardous waste, stocked lab utensils. o Cardiology Department o Earned CITI certification under IACUC to work with rats in a lab environmento Monitored lab ratso Autoclaved lab utensils o Disposed of bio-hazardous waste, stocked lab utensils.