Steven Perry

Experience

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  WhereHouse Music

  Jan 1994 - Aug 1998

  Product Clerk

  * Product Management, including pricing, stocking, order pulls, and shipping/receiving* Retail Sales and Customer Service

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  Amoeba Music

  Sept 1998 - Feb 2002

  Product Associate

  * Product Management* Customer Liaison* Copy Editor for "Music We Like" biannual book

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  Self Employed

  May 2001 - Jan 2008

  Copy Writer/Editor

  * VegNews Magazine product reviews/proofreader* Writer/Editor: Cult of Sue Todd website, press kits, and CD releases; Blackbird Photography website and press materials; Bandega.com show reviews* Copy Editor: Brian Davis Voice website; Amoeba "Music We Like" biannual book* Amazon Marketplace Seller: Over 1,000 sales with 99% positive feedback.* Grant Research Assistant: Animal Care Sanctuary

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  Travelocity

  Aug 2001 - May 2008

  Senior Hotel Writer Writer/Editor

  * Writer/Editor: Hotel Descriptions and Destination Guides Database* Manager: Leader of Hotel Writers and Traveler Reviews Editors. Generated an average of 80,000 more reviews and 20,000 more hotel descriptions yearly.* Writer: Customer- and Employee-Based Content Guidelines* Editor: Customer-Generated Content * Quality Assurance: Amenities, Alerts, Geographic Inconsistencies, Etc.

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  Yelp

  May 2008 - Apr 2013

  Manager

  * Dog Boarding, Grooming, Behavioral Assessments, Sanitation, and First Aid* Set up Business Management System that helped streamline Scheduling, Bookkeeping, and Revenue Tracking* Responsible for Database Maintenance both from a customer payment tracking and scheduling standpoint* Brought in over 400 new customers leading to three months of record-breaking revenue through web advertising, use of “social networking” sites, word-of-mouth promotions, and customer loyalty programs

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  Irvington Veterinary Clinic

  Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

  Technician Assistant

  * Assisting Technician with Vaccinations, Restraint, filling Prescriptions, Restocking, and Client Communication* Assisting Reception with Scheduling, Client Estimates, and Messaging* Sanitization and Sterilization of Contagions in exam rooms and kennels

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  PCC Paralegal Program

  Jan 2014 - May 2016

  Student

  ∗ Legal Researching using Lexis Nexis and Reporters∗ Briefing Court Opinions; Legal Analysis∗ Drafting Civil Complaint Pleadings for State and Federal Courts∗ Drafting Legal Memos for Case Pattern and Search & Seizure Analysis∗ Criminal Court Proceedings Observation and Evaluation∗ Investigation Plans and Client/Witness Interviews∗ Creating and Presenting PowerPoint In-Class Lecture∗ Child Support Calculation, Bates Stamping, Creating Privilege and Evidence Logs

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  Heinson & DeDobbelaere

  Sept 2015 - Dec 2015

  Paralegal Intern

  ∗ Client Interviews and Summary Memos∗ Deposition Notes and Summary Memos∗ Responses to Requests for Production of Documents and Case File Management

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  Federal Defenders Office

  Jan 2016 - now

  Paralegal

  ∗ Drafting Habeas Claims Charts∗ Case Management in CaseMap and Eclipse∗ Client Interviews and Witness Prep∗ Trial Preparation: Exhibits, Cross-Examination Drafts, Discovery Review, Expert Review