Edward Conrad

Experience

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  City of Clearwater

  Jan 2004 - May 2004

  Certified Legal Intern

  Assisted in the prosecution of local ordinance violations in the county court. Drafted pleadings, motions, and memorandums of law.

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  Pinellas County Economic Development

  Jun 2004 - Jul 2005

  Law Clerk II

  Assisted attorneys drafting pleadings, motions, and memorandums of law. Researched complex and unsettled areas of the law for attorney use in hearings.

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  DYE, DEITRICH, PETRUFF & ST. PAUL, P.L.

  Aug 2005 - Mar 2008

  Associate Attorney

  Thorough knowledge of business, land use, development, real estate, and local government lawsExtensive skills in:Legal research principles, methods, materials, and practices AND Drafting of legal documentationPrepare and interpret highly technical and involved legal documents, legal opinions and proposed legislationEffectively communicate in legal and litigation circumstances in both oral and written formatsSelf-directed and can work under the direction of SupervisorsAbility to deal tactfully and effectively with business clients, government officials, staff, and the general publicExamples of work:Successfully resolved complex and sensitive compliance issues with federal and state agency officialsResearched, advised on, and ensured compliance with detailed federal and state law and administration rulesNegotiated and drafted complex agreements among businesses and city, county, state, and federal officialsRepresented businesses on formation, assignment, and regulatory requirementsDirected and advised staff and officials as attorney for the cities of Palmetto, Holmes Beach, and Anna Maria Show less

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  Port Of St Helens

  Apr 2009 - May 2010

  Property and Operations Manager

  Manage and operate $20 million of district business leases and assets (airport, marina, and commercial-industrial lands)Ensure compliance with FAA, FEMA, DOT, and other agencies’ rules through research and relationship buildingExtensive attorney-related work in partnership with retiring port attorney Negotiate with businesses on complex commercial and industrial leases, settlements, and cooperative agreements, including concerns on intellectual property matters. Draft and review leases, licenses, certification letters, promissory notes, and assignmentsManage committee meetings, supervise 5-member facilities crew, and advise district commission Show less

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  Louisiana State University Eunice

  Aug 2010 - Jul 2011

  Instructor of Paralegal Studies

  Full-Time Faculty Member and Program Coordinator; courses taught include:Business Law, Real Property Law, Criminal Law, Civil Litigation, Family Law, Personal Injury Law, Law Office Computer Skills, Legal Research and Writing, Introduction to Paralegal Studies, Paralegal Practice

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  TomeDev

  Jan 2011 - Aug 2013

  Software Developer and Owner

  • Design and develop educational software using NLP, machine learning, and pattern recognition• Design, develop, and deploy applications through the full development lifecycle

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  Midland High School

  Sept 2012 - Nov 2012

  French Teacher

  6-week contract to replace teacher on long-term leave.FRENCH I, FRENCH II; created weekly lesson plans; drafted tailored tests, quizzes, and assignments, including group work, to maximize learning and assessment; JPAMS grade entries; OnCourse lesson plan input; objective setting; extensive technology use; heavy use of advanced linguistic language-learning methodsCommunicated with parents; performed weekly duty schedule

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  University of Louisiana at Lafayette

  Aug 2013 - May 2015

  Graduate Assistant
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  Fugro

  Feb 2015 - Jul 2017

  System Engineer

  Software and algorithms engineer; develop projects in multiple languages and multiple domains, including automated line guidance, AWS/E3 pipelines, object recognition, driver encoding and decoding; domains include ESRI/GIS, support for large framework/enterprise application and embedding, automation tasks

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  University of Louisiana at Lafayette

  Aug 2017 - Aug 2018

  Computer Science Instructor

  Course Topics and Languages/Technologies: Programming Introduction in Python, Intermediate Programming in Java, Design Patterns in Java, including REST API, IT Compliance and Regulation, Introduction to Computer Science, and Interpreters (Fundamentals of Computer Science) in F# and Scheme; work with Raspberry Pi and Nvidia Jetson 2.

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  Oceaneering

  Aug 2018 - Nov 2019

  Software Engineer

  R&D for autonomous underwater vehicle and multimodal interface; Qt5 and C++; Linux; embedded systems; systems engineering and innovation; architecture design; risk management; field testing

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  USAA

  Dec 2019 - Mar 2022

  Software Engineer

  Reverse engineer business requirements from complex SQL scripts and simplify for significant reductions in daily runtime of jobs (12 hours to 1 hour); Refine and mentor on functional approaches to prevent hidden logic and OOP pitfalls; Use Control-M, Gitlab and UCD pipelines for deployment and batch job processing

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  KBRA

  Mar 2022 - now

  Senior Software Engineer