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Colleen Woodworth

Summary

I am a highly capable researcher, writer, and presenter who excels at critical decision making.  Independence and innovation, integrated with common sense and practicality are the hallmarks of my professional career. 

I have single handedly implemented an entire Quality Management System including an internal audit and CAPA program, introduced change control and vendor management to our software development lifecycle, and introduced training and guidance on inspection readiness.  My legal skills have been highly transferable to the regulatory compliance and quality assurance arena, while prior experience with legal case work has evolved into innate ability and confidence to consult and steer an entire organization towards proper legal trends and best practices.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

Compliance Officer

Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation
East Amherst, NY
06.2014 - Current

Attorney

Colleen Brady
West Falls, NY
12.2010 - 06.2017

Attorney

Blitman & KingLLP.
Syracuse, NY
04.2009 - 08.2010

Attorney

Creighton Pearce Johnsen Giroux
Buffalo, NY
03.2007 - 03.2008

Attorney

Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria LLP
Buffalo, NY
04.1999 - 03.2007

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science

Canisius College
Buffalo, NY
1998

Juris Doctor - Law

SUNY at Buffalo School of Law
Buffalo, NY
2001

Skills

  • Implementation entire Quality Management System from ground up
  • Training of staff including subject matter development
  • Independent research and analysis
  • Proposal creation and presentation to leadership
  • Negotiations for budgetary and legal matters
  • Contract negotiations
  • Regulatory oversight
  • High comfort level with large scale decisions affecting compliance status of organization
  • Risk management; integration into decision making and as formal program
  • Management and oversight of diverse staff types
  • Impeccable written and communication skills
  • Internal auditing and interviewing techniques
  • Project management on large scale
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Litigation
  • Settlement negotiations
  • Corporate transactions
  • Tax law
  • Reporting and documentation
  • Legal writing
  • MS Office proficient
  • Corporate tax issues
  • Confidentiality
  • Case management
  • Business law
  • Corporate law

Subject Matter Expertise

  • FDA and clinical trial regulations and best practices
  • Quality Management Systems
  • Risk management
  • Privacy and data security
  • Computer systems validation 
  • Internal auditing and CAPA management
  • 501(c)3 organizations and related tax exemption issues
  • ERISA, labor and employment law 

Timeline

Compliance Officer

Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation
06.2014 - Current

Attorney

Colleen Brady
12.2010 - 06.2017

Attorney

Blitman & KingLLP.
04.2009 - 08.2010

Attorney

Creighton Pearce Johnsen Giroux
03.2007 - 03.2008

Attorney

Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria LLP
04.1999 - 03.2007

Juris Doctor - Law

SUNY at Buffalo School of Law

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science

Canisius College
Colleen Woodworth