Front-End Developer @ From March 2014 to Present (1 year 9 months) Web Designer @ stephsun.com/design - Author website design, coding, and editorial services. From October 2013 to February 2014 (5 months) Senior Immigration Consultant @ Distilled complex technical and commercial source material into engaging and persuasive narratives for special visa filings for prestige clients, consistently and under deadlines. Collected and structured research and documentary evidence for 100- to 200-page multi-exhibit submissions to DHS. Facility with advanced field of endeavor issues, including: contextualizing emergent, highly technical, or interdisciplinary fields and honing coherent narratives for career changers (i.e. research to business, banking to non-profit). From October 2011 to September 2013 (2 years) Case Coordinator @ Developed EB-1-1 strategy in response to major USCIS changes to Adjudicator’s Field Manual (AFM) Chapter 22. Specialized in VIP and outside-of-the-box extraordinary ability (O-1/EB-1-1) cases for prestige clients. Praised by clients for well-researched and thoughtful writing. Managed client expectations and updated clients on case strategy and other complex issues. From February 2011 to September 2011 (8 months) Immigration Paralegal @ Conducted research on client industries, and applied advanced knowledge of current immigration regulations and agency standards to help obtain visas for individual and corporate clients in the Individual Case Unit. Worked closely with attorneys on case strategy and facilitating successful communication with clients. Nonimmigrant visa petitions/applications: B, E-2, E-3, F-1, H-1B, H-3, J-1, L-1, O-1, TN. PERM labor certification, family- and employment-based immigrant visa petitions (EB-1-1, EB-1-2, EB-1-3, EB-2, and EB-3), adjustment of status applications, consular processing. I-751 petitions, applications for employment authorization, re-entry permit and advance parole applications, naturalization applications (3- and 5-year). Specialized in extraordinary ability (O-1/EB-1-1), including highest fee bracket ($8,000+), cases, with 100% approval rate. Managed over 200 matters per year with highly-sensitive deadlines (visa expirations, H-1B max-out dates, PERM postings, etc.), many with chain reaction consequences for clients. From April 2007 to July 2010 (3 years 4 months)

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Urban Studies/Affairs @ Stanford University From 1998 to 2002