Taylor Melendy

Experience

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  Beneva Animal Hospital Inc

  Mar 2011 - Aug 2013

  Kennel Technician
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  Heads Up Farm

  May 2014 - Mar 2016

  Barn Manager

  Managed end-to-end barn operations, including overall health, care, treatment, and well-being of 19 to 22 boarded horses, while ensuring farm practices and regulatory procedures. Maintained and preserved property by mowing, plowing, moving hay to proper storage locations, and cleaning animal quarters. Provided supervision and coordination for general finance, property, and client management activities. Built employee capacity, enhanced skills, and maximized potential by delivering training,guidance, and assistance. Increased employee retention, engagement, and satisfaction by establishing and promoting a positive work environment and culture. Show less

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  Capital Collateral Regional Counsel - North

  Jan 2017 - Jul 2017

  Investigative Intern
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  Public Defender Office, 2nd Judicial Circuit

  Jun 2017 - Aug 2018

  Investigator
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  Capital Collateral Regional Counsel - North

  Aug 2018 - Apr 2021

  Investigator & Mitigation Specialist

  Exercised exceptional communication and interaction skills while interviewing fact and mitigation witnesses to ensure preparedness for post-conviction hearings. Collected information and records on the life history of clients, including family background, prior personal relationships, and educational, medical, employment, and criminal history, to obtain information and support mitigation.Counseled clients and family members regarding procedures, possible sentences, and local resources.Initiated and maintained a variety of resource materials, files, and records (computerized and manual) related to case mitigation and information gathered. Investigated cases effectively by using relevant sources to determine causes of action. Show less

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  Upwork

  Oct 2018 - now

  Editor & Project Manager
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  Vcheck Global

  Apr 2021 - Oct 2022

  Due Diligence Investigator

  Supervise and coordinate a team of 12 members to deliver exceptional outcomes and accomplish organizational objectives. Develop schedules and standard operating procedures aligned with corporate practices and strategic goals. Build and spearhead a high-performing, detail-focused quality assurance team to improve report quality and efficiency. Enable employees to excel in assigned roles and responsibilities by delivering training, tools, and optimal resources. Review and analyze computer databases, credit reports, public records, and other resources to locate persons and compile investigation information. Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure consistency and compliance with relevant measures. Accomplished department revenue and accuracy goals through effective task prioritization and excellent workethic while displaying strong leadership, communication, and interaction skills. Conducted prompt and thorough investigations on referred files, compiled sensitive data into straightforwardformats for clients, and submitted detailed reports on business deals and real estate transactions. Led the creation and submission of detailed reports on subject history, including real estate, litigation, criminalbackground, media presence, social media, OFAC, AML, and SEC to assist with decision-making. Received the top performer recognition for delivering exceptional client experience, exceeding expectations,displaying strong work ethics, and going above and beyond. Executed specialized research to determine the disposition of any open records, as well as identified risks andpromptly escalated derogatory or high-risk findings to senior management. Implemented analytic techniques into complex information sets to make logical and supported recommendations. Analyzed and interpreted data to identify trends; prepared reports detailing findings and recommendations. Show less

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  Wilderness Graphics

  Mar 2023 - now

  Project Manager

  Simultaneously managing thirty-plus projects ranging in complexity, size, and duration.Overseeing and completing large-scale proposals to both private and government entities.Managing a multi-faceted team of designers, fabricators, and engineers while maintaining clear communication and expectations.