Resume

• 2016

  Online Teaching Certificate

  QM Quality Matters

• 2015

  Grant Recipient

  ASCEND Center for Biomedical Research.

  Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics Sherwin B. Nuland Summer Institute in Bioethics

  Yale University

  Graduate with Special Honors

• 2014

  Bar Admission

  THE VIRGINIA BAR ASSOCIATION

  Online Teaching Certificate

  Online Learning Consortium

• 2008

  Master of Science

  Thesis - The Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act: An Assessment of Policy through Cost and Application

  Telecommunications

  Security and Network Management

  Developed Joint Degree Program between Syracuse University College of Law and the School of Information Studies.

  Syracuse University School of Information Studies

  Legal and Ethical Environments of Business

  Commercial Law

  Business Law

  Business Ethics and Society

  Corporate Sustainability

  Business Communications

  Legal

  Ethical and Digital Environments

  Sports and Bioethics

  Understanding SBIRs for Researchers and Entrepreneurs

  National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer

• 2007

  Doctor of Jurisprudence

  Relevant Coursework:\nIntellectual Property

  Technology Transfer

  Trademarks and Unfair Competition

  Internet Law

  Patents and Trade Secrets

  Communications Law.

  Technology Commercialization Law Studies Certificate

  Regional President for New York State

  Hispanic National Bar Association Law Student Division\nVice President

  College of Law Class of 2010\nTechnical Director

  Impunity Watch Law Journal\nTechnical Director

  Communication Law and Policy Society\nExecutive Board Member

  Latin American Law Students Association.\nRelevant Coursework:\nIntellectual Property

  Technology Transfer

  Trademarks and Unfair Competition

  Internet Law

  Patents and Trade Secrets

  Communications Law.\n

• 2000

  Bachelor of Arts

  Philosophy

  Minors in English and Religious Studies

  Executive Board Member

  Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity

  Virginia Commonwealth University

• 1996

  English

  Spanish

  High School

  John Randolph Tucker High School

• 250

  Thoronka Immigration Law Offices

  Woodbridge

  VA

  • Consolidated a resource-intensive immigration legal practice from three separate offices in Massachusetts

  Maryland

  and Virginia

  into a sustainable burgeoning multi-practice in Virginia with a satellite office in Maryland. \n• Doubled the annual number of retained clients and put into place a system to recover over $1

  000 in uncollected attorney fees from a backlog of 8 years. \n• Replaced previous legal and administrative staff with an entirely new professional

  customer service oriented and culturally diverse team for effective daily operations. \n• Created an online presence through a dramatic website redesign and upgrade that includes a managed and proactive social media division for client generation across multiple platforms where there had previously been none. \n• After 12 years with limited online reviews

  in less than one year transformed the firm into the most reviewed immigration law firm on Google in the region (33 reviews)

  and second in other fields. Generating an average of $3000+ in monthly income and free advertising.\n• Created and managed region and language specific Google Adwords campaigns that earned

  with minimal investment

  $20

  000 in its first quarter.\n• Developed and oversaw the implementation of measurable strategic objectives through short-term and long-term business plans that aligned with the organization's vision of growth and mission. \n• Put in place accountability tools for daily operations and payroll solutions for simplified management of staff and attorneys. \n• Upgraded

  maintained and future-proofed IT infrastructure to meet firm’s long-term needs.\n• Put in place protocols for the management and digitization of a caseload of more than 400 client files. \n• Created staff member and attorney owned community outreach and advocacy programs for client generation and to establish the firm’s activist agenda. \n• Supervised and attended court proceedings regarding a variety of immigration

  civil

  criminal and corporate concerns.\n\n

  Managing Attorney

  New Haven

  CT

  Institution for Social and Policy Studies\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\nInterdisciplinary Center for Bioethics\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\nSherwin B. Nuland Summer Institute in Bioethics\nInstructor for a 4-session lecture and discussion series

  Sports and Bioethics

  for a multidisciplinary and international body of baccalaureate students

  post graduate students and professionals. \nCoordinator

  researcher

  and coach for a 50-participant debate competition covering a host of modern bioethical issues.\nAdvisor for a group of 70 multidisciplinary students towards the research

  composition

  and presentation of original works in bioethics. \n

  Visiting Scholar and Debate Coordinator

  Yale University Institution for Social and Policy Studies Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics

  Adelphi

  MD

  The Graduate School – Department of Business and Management.

  Associate Professor - Collegiate Traveling Faculty

  University of Maryland Global Campus

  Baltimore

  MD

  Received Merit Award for the publication of 4 articles in peer-reviewed legal

  management and policy journals.\nInstructor teaching up to 8 upper division traditional and online courses annually in the fields of -business ethics and business law with as many as 35 students per section.\nLectured

  recruited guest speakers

  oversaw group projects

  and wrote exams.\n-Created a new regionally tailored course

  Corporate Sustainability

  to address local business needs through service learning.\n-Created and delivered semesterly recurring Legal Basics Workshops for the local community

  students

  staff and faculty.\n-Academically supervised 20 student advisees and mentored 3 students towards acceptance into Stanford University’s University Innovation Fellows program.

  Assistant Professor of Business Administration – Tenure track\t

  Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management – AACSB Accredited \t

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  PHP

  Higher Education

  WordPress

  Linux

  Intellectual Property

  Public Speaking

  Teaching

  Licensing

  Windows

  Qualitative Research

  Research

  Editing

  OS X

  Legal Writing

  Training

  Microsoft Office

  Adobe Creative Suite

  Legal Research

  Nonprofits

  Latinos Seek Environmental Justice and Public Discourse for Underserved Communities in the United States

  Latinos Seek Environmental Justice and Public Discourse for Underserved Communities in the United States

  What Will It Take To Awake The Sleeping Giant? Latino Issues in the 2016 Presidential Election

  Why Wait? Early Draft Eligibility: Exploring the Impact of Early Entry in to the NFL Draft Journal of Contemporary Athletics

  Saving our Students from Themselves: An Introduction to Web Presence Management

  Hip Hop

  the Law and Other Professors' Pedagogy

  Terrorism: Does it Justify Enhanced Interrogation Techniques

  The Next Great Copyright Act and the Future of Radio

  Creating a Cause for Sustainability: A Practice-Based Research Project for Undergraduate Students

  The Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act: An Assessment of Policy through Cost and Applicaton

  Mirta Martin

  Self-determination's Intrinsic Value of Post-exile Cuban-American Women

  Christopher N.

  Doval

  Burton Blatt Institute: Centers of Innovation on Disability

  Thoronka Immigration Law Offices

  Western Carolina University

  Diaspora Law

  Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management – AACSB Accredited \t

  Virginia State University Reginald F. Lewis School of Business

  Office of Technology Transfer and Industrial Development- Syracuse University

  Yale University Institution for Social and Policy Studies Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics

  University of Maryland Global Campus

  Saylor Academy

  Petersburg

  Virginia

  Reginald F. Lewis College of Business – AACSB Accredited\t\nResearcher published 5 articles in peer-reviewed legal

  management and policy journals.\nThe instructor taught up to 9 lower and upper division traditional

  online and hybrid courses annually in the fields of business ethics

  business law

  corporate sustainability and business management with as many as 35 students per section.\nLectured

  recruited guest speakers

  oversaw group projects

  wrote exams and supervised student-driven service learning consulting projects that targeted the university

  local small business

  and under-served communities.\nParticipated in the creation of an integrated curriculum with the development of 3 courses earning the school the distinction of “Best Business Program at an HBCU” by The Center for HBCU Media Advocacy in 2012.\nAcademically supervised 10 student advisees and 2 student organizations

  SIFE/ENACTUS and Business Students for Going Green

  and was an active member of the Digital Environment Committee

  Professional Enhancement Committee

  and University Faculty Senate\n

  Assistant Professor of Management and Marketing

  Virginia State University Reginald F. Lewis School of Business

  Washington DC

  Drafted memorandum regarding the civil and property rights of people with disabilities.\nPrepared comparative analysis of federal financial benefits for low-income individuals and people with disabilities.

  Legal Research Assistant

  Burton Blatt Institute: Centers of Innovation on Disability

  Syracuse

  NY

  Performed patent and market research regarding the inventions of university professors.\nInterviewed inventors regarding patentability of their work

  and inventor’s potential licensing and business options.\nFacilitated the processing of patent applications and addressed issues concerning pending patent applications.

  Research Associate

  Office of Technology Transfer and Industrial Development- Syracuse University

  Cullowhee

  NC

  College of Business – AACSB Accredited

  Adjunct Professor

  Western Carolina University

  Arlington

  VA

  Senior Business Analyst

  Diaspora Law

  Saylor Academy