Franck Jean Richard DAMIAN PATTERSON 529 Barbey Street Brooklyn, N.Y. 11207 Cell: 917-573-7305 Email: dp139bc56@westpost.

net EDUCATION: Brooklyn College, CUNY, Brooklyn, NY BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ENGLISH, February 2010 Major GPA: 3.404 Long Island University ABA-APPROVED CERTIFICATE IN PARALEGAL STUDIES, May 2010 GPA: 4.0 Moritz Legal Proofreading CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION, July 2008 VOLUNTEER: NEW YORK CITY HOUSING RESOLUTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Brooklyn, NY _RAP Assistant_ 11/2010 - Present * Inform unrepresented litigants where they can receive legal, rental or other assistance. * Intervene in tenant and owner/landlord negotiations where appropriate. * Assist unrepresented litigants in filling out inspection reports and subpoena forms. INTERNSHIP: BROOKLYN COLLEGE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Brooklyn, NY _Editorial Intern _ 09/2006 a" 06/2007 * Proofread articles for spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors for college weblog. * Read and evaluated submissions for college publication. * Collaborated with authors to revise their work for submission. *

Coordinated with students to design and develop a college publication. * Composed notes from staff meetings for dissemination to colleagues. * Provided guidance and information, answered questions of prospective English majors. EXPERIENCE: SOS SECURITY/ALLIED BARTON New York, NY _ Security Officer_ 07/2006 - Present * Write reports of daily activities and irregularities. * Interact with and provide excellent customer service to clients and visitors. * Monitor premises to prevent safety hazards, theft, violence, or infractions of rules. NEW YORK ARMY NATIONAL GUARD Staten Island, NY _Administrative Assistant_ 01/2001 a" 01/2006 * Prepared, evaluated and revised letters, reports, correspondence and forms. * Compiled personal data and files on National Guard personnel. * Preserved confidentiality of classified materials and records up to the secret level. U.S. ARMY Lawton, OK _Data Entry Processor_ 01/1998 a" 01/2001 * Participated in the gathering, processing and transmission of operations and intelligence data. * Recorded and collated information on section materiel, situation and mission reports. *

Installed, maintained and operated radio wire communications, digital communications devices, and secure voice equipment. ASSOCIATIONS: _Member,_ New York City Paralegal Association (Present) AWARDS/HONORS: Army Achievement Medal, Army Certificate of Achievement, Dept. of the Army Good Conduct Medal, National Guard Defender of Freedom Medal, Department of English Special Merit Award, Security Officer of the Month January 2010, Deanas List (Spring 2005, 2006) COMPUTER: Certification from NetCom Information Technology in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint 2007. Proficient in Lexis Nexis and Westlaw. LICENSES: Notary Public