Senior Corporate Paralegal at Infoblox Inc.
April 2012 - Present | Santa Clara, CA
Responsible for wide variety of corporate matters including corporate governance, Section 16 compliance (Forms 3, 4, 5), subsidiary management, board of directors, board committees and annual
stockholder meetings, forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, proxy statements and D&O questionnaires.
Senior Corporate and Securities Paralegal at Clearwire
January 2010 - August 2011
As Senior Corporate and Securities Paralegal, I provided support to the Corporate Secretary and to the Assistant General Counsel. Served as the Companyâs Section 16 compliance officer and prepared and filed Forms 3, 4 and 5. Revised and regularly updated capitalization tables and beneficial ownership tables to permit proper reporting of the Company's stock ownership. Worked with Investor Relations and Public Relations departments to improve our Corporate Governance reporting on website and in press releases.
Selected Achievements:
⢠Prepared minutes and resolutions for the Board of Directors and its Committees
⢠Assembled electronic Board Meeting briefing books using Directors Desk web site
⢠Completed several parent/subsidiary mergers (over 50 former Sprint Nextel entities) leading to significant cost savings in state annual license renewals, reduced registered agent fees and simpler financial reporting
President at Washington State Paralegal Association
June 2008 - May 2011
Proud to have served three terms as President of Washington State's preeminent organization supporting and promoting the paralegal profession. Oversaw six local Chapters and worked with Board of Directors to plan activities and opportunities for Washington's career minded paralegals. Consult with Regional and National paralegal leaders on advocacy of legislation affecting paralegals.
Senior Corporate and Securities Paralegal at Starbucks Coffee Company
2003 - August 2009
As Senior Corporate and Securities Paralegal, I served as the Companyâs Section 16 compliance officer for securities filings under the â34 Act and prepared and filed Forms 3, 4 and 5. Tracked stock and option holdings for Directors and Executive Officers. Prepared Beneficial Ownership tables for the Proxy Statement.
Selected Achievements:
⢠Worked closely with Stock Plan Administration and Stock Transfer Agent on legal opinions, Rule 144 matters, and 10b5-1 plans.
⢠Provided support to corporate counsel, financial reporting and investor relations departments in preparation of Forms 10 K, 10 Q and the Annual Report to Shareholders.
⢠Assisted Internal Audit team with quarterly and year-end audit requirements.
⢠Prepared and filed merger agreements and amendments to Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State. Kept subsidiaries of the company in Good Standing in foreign jurisdictions.
⢠Researched Corporate Governance practices of peer group and completed RiskMetrics/ISS governance surveys for the Company.
⢠Drafted resolutions and Unanimous Consent Actions for Committees of the Board.
⢠Provided support to the Assistant General Counsel in preparation of Board of Directors meeting materials and briefing binders.
Senior Corporate Paralegal at Expedia
June 2002 - May 2003
As Senior Corporate Paralegal, I filed state registration documents and annual license renewals for subsidiaries of the Corporation.
Selected Achievements:
⢠Formed new domestic and foreign legal entities.
⢠Drafted Unanimous Consent resolutions and Board Meeting Minutes.
⢠Assisted the Stock Plan Administrator and Senior Corporate Counsel in qualifying the Companyâs stock option plan and employee stock purchase plan in certain foreign jurisdictions.
⢠Oversaw the conversion of SEC Section 16 Form filings from paper to electronic reporting under the Sarbanes-Oxley expedited reporting deadlines.
⢠Prepared and filed Forms 3, 4 and 5 for Directors and Executive Officers.
Corporate Paralegal at Lane Powell PC
June 2001 - June 2002
As Corporate Paralegal, I maintained corporate records for 200+ Corporations and Limited Liability Companies.
Selected Achievements:
⢠Maintained clients' shareholder and stock option records; set up and updated capitalization tables.
⢠Prepared share issuance instructions to Stock Transfer Agent for public companies.
⢠Prepared and filed U-2 forms in conjunction with limited offerings.
⢠Organized Blue Sky materials and closing binders after closings of individual offering rounds.
Corporate Paralegal and Assistant Corporate Secretary at Infospace
November 1998 - May 2001
As Corporate Paralegal and Assistant Corporate Secretary, I was recruited to be the Companyâs first paralegal.
Selected Achievements:
⢠Served as the Company's initial Stock Plan Administrator; filed Forms 3, 4 and 5.
⢠Processed several acquisitions and mergers.
⢠Managed Restricted Share Agreements and share escrows.
⢠Promoted to Assistant Corporate Secretary.
⢠Formed new US domestic and International subsidiaries working with local counsel.
⢠Conducted trademark and domain name availability searches; assisted in the registration of new domain names.
Corporate Paralegal at Mosaix
March 1995 - November 1998
As Corporate Paralegal, I attended Committee meetings of the Board of Directors and prepared corporate minutes.
Selected Achievements:
⢠Coordinated all aspects of the Annual Shareholders meeting.
⢠Researched State and Federal telecommunications laws.
⢠Testified in Olympia before a Committee on proposed legislation affecting the Company.
Corporate Paralegal at Williams Kastner
June 1992 - June 1995 | Bellevue, WA
As Corporate Paralegal, I was responsible for a variety of Corporate, General Business and Intellectual property matters.
Selected Achievements:
⢠Set up and maintained corporate and stock records on firm's corporation database.
⢠Retrieved documents from the SEC and other state and federal agencies.
⢠Served as primary online researcher for the Bellevue office; trained summer associates.
⢠Organized due diligence documents for a $200 million financing of a manufacturing facility.
Senior Corporate and Securities Paralegal at Franklin Templeton Investments
September 2011
Responsible for US subsidiary corporate records (preparation of Board resolutions, meeting minutes, consent resolutions); Respond to inquiries regarding charter documents, signing authority, regulatory inquiries, merger and acquisition chronologies, corporate name changes and other matters affecting subsidiaries; Draft and circulate corporate actions such as officer appointments, dividend and capital contribution consents, and officer, secretary and incumbency certificates; Oversaw conversion of paper corporate records system to web-based Global Entity Management System.
Vice President Professional Development at Washington State Paralegal Association
June 2011
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