Rutgers University School of Law-Newark, Newark, NJ

J.D. expected 2006

Academics:  G.P.A.  3.63

Honors:       Rutgers Law Review

                   Meyerson Scholar

Activities:      Domestic Violence Advocacy Project

Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

M.B.A., 1994

Academics:   G.P.A.  3.69

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, 1987

Drinker Biddle & Reath, Flohram Park, NJ

Summer Intern                                                                                                June 2005 – August 2005                                                                                            

United States Attorney’s Office – Southern District of New York, New York, NY

Summer Intern – Civil Division                                                                           June 2004 – August 2004                                                                                             

Prepared memoranda and researched case law for pending cases including litigation over enforcement of a settlement agreement; a civil rights case against an F.B.I. agent for wrongful administration of a lie detector test; damages caps in a Title VII employment discrimination case; and a bankruptcy matter.

Judge Barbara Byrd Wecker, New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division, Springfield, NJ

Judicial Summer Intern                                                                                          May 2004 – June 2004                                                                                            

Prepared memoranda for cases involving criminal sentencing, right to appointed counsel for indigents in child support proceedings, and a breach of a real estate contract.  Attended oral arguments.

Tekmark Global Solutions, Edison, NJ

Consultant to AT&T Corporation                                                                  January 2002 – January 2004                                                                                             

Managed software development initiatives supporting AT&T’s objective to become a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier. Supported software releases and supervised metrics for the full systems development life cycle. Negotiated deadlines and work efforts with outsourcing vendors.

Foxfire Consulting, Somerset, NJ

Business Development Director                                                                            April 2000 – August 2001

Sold services and negotiated contracts for more than $1 million in new business for a venture capital funded company. Negotiated joint marketing plans.  Managed client engagements. Interacted with clients’ senior management and created business proposals for new and existing clients.

AT&T Corporation, Basking Ridge, NJ

District Manager                                                                                       September 1998 – April 2000

Various Managerial and Technical Positions of Increasing Responsibility                  June 1992 – September 1998

Managed multi-million dollar information technology projects, including integrating Alascom into AT&T billing systems; providing phone service over cable television lines; and a cooperative project between AT&T and Citibank USA.

Past President, The Kappa Alpha Society; Trustee, John Hart Hunter Foundation; Surf Fishing; Golf