Karen Frank

Experience

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  F+W Media, Inc.

  Aug 2001 - Mar 2002

  Associate Editor

  Editor and project manager for book production process. Maintained the production schedule, coordinated designers, copy editors, and photographers to meet deadlines.Negotiated financial contract terms with authors.Researched the market and competition for potential book topics.Analyzed manuscripts for the quality of content, grammatical correctness and stylistic consistency.Aided authors in developing book content. Selected projects for inclusion that best fit the needs of the book.Presented new book proposals at sales meetings for editorial, sales, and marketing departments.Supervised and assisted authors with book development. Supervised in-house and location photo shoots.Hired and managed freelancers to index and copy edit Show less

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  Pearson

  May 2002 - Oct 2006

  International Rights Coordinator

  Responsible for ensuring $4.6 mil. in international translation contract revenues were allocated annually. Project lead for Global Sales Data Mart cost recovery project. Responsible for recovering over $3.3 million in deferred income. Coordinated with accounting department and assisted in resolving royalty reporting problems.Primary contact for marketing staff, authors, imprint coordinators, and editors with any questions about translations.Acted as liaison between the International Rights Department, accounting and marketing groups.Monitored sales activity of Indianapolis-based International Rights Managers through various reports using Excel.Prepared and distributed materials for the monthly sales call to the department.Coordinated International Department’s booth at BookExpo America- arranged catering, furniture, cleaning services.Placed all book sampling orders and maintained monthly mailings to international publishers.Managed database of signed agreements and translation copies. Department issued approx. 4,000 new contracts annually in 45 different languages.Participated in a Project Management course at Pearson and gained familiarity with MS Project. Show less

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  Baldwin & Lyons, Inc.

  Oct 2006 - May 2010

  Paralegal and Licensing Supervisor

  Manage two employees.Monitor changes in laws and regulations of all 50 states and federal government for impact on various aspects of business. Research, compose and distribute bulletins to executives and management highlighting changes in state statutes and regulations which could impact a business unit.Research and prepare summaries of the laws of all fifty states regarding issues of licensing, service of process requirements, and corporate law.Research case law and statutes in response to questions from business units and issues arising out of pending litigation; prepare memoranda of research and analysis for attorneys. Oversee licensing, appointments, affiliations and compliance with state regulatory requirements for 100-plus company executives, in-house producers and adjusters.File annual reports and anti-fraud reports for multiple insurance agencies and insurance companies with all fifty Secretary of State offices and Department of Insurance offices.Perform due diligence investigation on company acquisitions.Create new corporate entity through filing of articles of incorporation and other business licensing documents with the Secretary of State, filing to obtain certificates of authority with all fifty states.Create appointment procedures for independent agents. Create procedures for cancelling appointments and agency contracts to ensure compliance with relevant state laws and regulations. Show less

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  Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO)

  May 2010 - now

  Industry Engagement Advisor

  Conduct compliance reviews and root cause analysis and draft the report; Attended ASQ Root Cause Analysis trainingActed as MISO’s Primary Compliance Contact for MISO’s Regional Entities; Drafted self-reports of compliance issues to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and ReliabilityFirst (RF).Planning Committee Member for the MISO Women’s Resource Group. This Committee helped to establish the first Executive Board and establish governance parameters.Supported the compliance portion of the North American Transmission Forum (NATF) Peer Review in fall 2014.Coordinated responses to Notice of Proposed Rulemakings (NOPRs), self-reports, data requests, audits and investigations. Evaluated and revised the content of responses, comments, etc. Edited, organized, and composed the responses, comments, transmittal letters, etc. Conducted legal research and composed legal memos or other documents detailing the results of the research. Anticipated follow-up questions that may be posed and research that may be required based on initial research. Identified legal concerns that may affect the business units and took necessary actions.Supported the audit readiness activities and on-site 2012 and 2015 compliance audits.Composed the compliance update presentations for the Corporate Governance and Strategic Planning Committee of the MISO Board of Directors (every other month) as well as the bi-annual compliance program update presentation and annual Standards of Conduct training for the full MISO Board of Directors. Show less