University of Utah School of Business (Salt Lake City, Utah)
M.B.A.  Candidate May 2000

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Terre Haute, Indiana)
B.S. Civil Engineering May 1994

Experience
Van Cott, Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy (an 84 attorney full service law firm)
Summer 1997 Summer Intern

• Researched case and statutory law on various legal issues:
• Intellectual Property law, Water law, Mining law, Criminal law, Property law, Conflicts of Interests (Professional Conduct), and Commercial law
• Drafted interoffice memos and portions of pleadings
• Read and summarized cases in reports for attorneys
• Billed hours to various clients
• Played on Van Cott's softball team

(Phyllis J. Vetter, Summer Associate Committee Co-Chair 801-532-3333) Salt Lake City, Utah

• Designed residential land development and municipal projects
• Conferred with clients one on one
• Handled meetings with various city, water management district and county regulators to obtain permits and project approvals
• Billed hours to various clients
• Involved with the Chamber of Commerce and community projects to give MLA community exposure
• Created traffic growth studies to obtain project approvals
• Team member in a team of three or four people for most projects
• Worked 42-62 hours/week

(Dan A. Tintner, Senior Project Manager 954-436-7000) Pembroke Pines, Florida

Achievements
US Patent and Trademark Office - Passed first half of patent bar
US Patent and Trademark Office - Four utility patents pending
Drafted the application, an amendment, and a continuation in part
Register of Copyrights - One computer program copyright granted
Fundamentals of Engineering (EIT) passed the with a score of 80
53rd Annual William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition (high-level mathematics)- Placed 1563 of 2421
The National Library of Poetry - Four poems published

Affiliations
Utah State Bar - Law & Technology Committee
Western Energy Bulletin (WEB), Staff (University of Utah)
Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity(PAD)  (University of Utah)
Minority Law Caucus, Treasurer (University of Utah)
Toastmasters International - Key Club (public speaking group), CTM
American Society of Civil Engineers - Broward Branch, Treasurer (South Florida)
Order of the Engineer
Davie/Cooper City Chamber of Commerce (South Florida)

Interests
Studying the stock and commodity markets
Researching on the internet and creating an internet webpage

References
Robert L. Flores                 Professor of Law                        (Univ. of Utah) (801) 581-5881
Susan R. Poulter                 Professor of Law                        (Univ. of Utah) (801) 581-6545
James L. McKinney, PhD.  Civil Eng., Dept. Chairperson      (RHIT)             (812) 877-8335

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