RESUME
EDUCATION
CSU Dominguez Hills, Carson
Master of Arts in English: Literature
September 2016 - June 2018
UC, Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles
Certificate in Paralegal Studies
September 2015 - December 2015
UC Santa Barbara, Goleta
Bachelor of Arts in English
September 2009 - September 2012
SAUSD Regional Occupational Program, OC
Certificate in Banking Financial Occupations
September 2008 - January 2009
EXPERIENCE
Long Beach City College, Long Beach
Instructional Specialist
September 2017 - March 2019
- Provided supervision for academic workshops and oversight of writing center.
- Managed follow ups for composition course materials and directed learning activities.
- Provided academic support to students with writing, editing, and grammar related issues.
Santa Monica College, Santa Monica
Instructional Assistant
September 2018 - March 2019
- Assisted students with developing their writing skills to meet English department requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to act as supplemental instructor for English college credit courses.
- Managed student questions related to writing, editing, grammar, and department procedures.
Los Angeles Southwest College, Inglewood
Supplemental Instructor
June 2016 - March 2019
- Served as support to staff and students within the English Department Writing Center.
- Guided students’ development of writing skills for English, ESL, and other academic work.
- Tasked with oversight of student English module work on Canvas online software.
CSU Dominguez Hills, Carson
Supplemental Instructor
June 2017 - December 2017
- Managed English course workshops and student documents on Blackboard online software.
- Excelled at developing, researching, and implementing effective academic lesson plans.
- Demonstrated ability to apply solid organization, administration, and collaborative skills.
Yagoubzadeh Law Firm, Los Angeles
Legal Assistant / Case Manager
July 2015 - July 2016
- Provided clerical and administrative support to resolve personal injury claims and court cases.
- Tasked with resolving issues related to case calendaring, scheduling, and financial management.
- Required me to serve as point of contact between clients, attorneys, and affiliated third parties.
- Facilitated communication as needed for Spanish speakers; edited legal content as necessary.
The Reeves Law Group, Orange County
Legal Assistant / Case Manager
July 2013 - July 2015
- Provided administrative and logistical support to resolve personal injury case related issues.
- Executed effective case management, customer service, correspondence and call screening.
- Maintained high level of discretion and confidentiality; anticipated client and attorney needs.
- Applied sound judgement regarding legal resources and sensitive accounting information.
Natural History Museum, London, UK
Editorial Intern
September 2011 - December 2011
- Developed ability to support online editorial team for the museum’s social media and website.
- Screened and organized data, images, and information under the supervision of IT staff.
UC Santa Barbara, Goleta
Student Assistant, California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives
September 2009 - September 2012
- Demonstrated ability to multi-task within the department under direct supervision.
- Collaborated with Special Collections on miscellaneous department operations.
- Assisted with the drafting and editing of written content for the Online Archive of California.
PROJECTS / CONFERENCES
English Language Conference
CSUDH English Graduate Association (2018)
Enjambed Magazine
CSUDH English Department (2017-2018)
- Served as a content editor for the creative writing magazine.
English Graduate Association
CSUDH English Department (2017-2018)
- Acted as President of the organization and coordinated the ELC.
Graduate Conference for the Humanities
CSU San Marcos (2017)
- Presented academic research on Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale.
SKILLS
Bilingual in Spanish, Microsoft, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat, WPM 64