| Scott A. Penner |
| www.thepennerfamily.com/scott • penner@post.harvard.edu |
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| Education |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, HASTINGS COLLEGE OF THE LAW | San Francisco, CA |
| J.D. Candidate, June 2007. Rank: Top 13%. UC Hastings Merit Scholarship recipient. CALI and Witkin Awards in Contracts (top student). 2006 NAAC regional: Best Oral Advocate, Best Brief, and national qualifier. Best Brief, 1L moot court section. . Journal Affiliation: Constitutional Law Quarterly (Editor-in-Chief Vol. 34, staff-editor Vol. 33); Hastings Business and Law Journal (staff editor Vol. 1-2). |
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| HARVARD UNIVERSITY | Cambridge, MA |
| A.B. in Computer Science, magna cum laude, June 2001; Concentration GPA: 3.7/4.0. Harvard College Scholarship for Academic Achievement. Online-Technology Chair at the Harvard Crimson. Founding member and Chartering President of Harvard AEPi. Head Teaching Fellow for CS141: Hardware Design and CS51: LISP, C++, JAVA; twice awarded Harvard University Certificate of Distinction in Teaching (1999, 2000). |
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| Legal and Technological Experience |
JUDICIAL EXTERN: The Honorable Martin J. Jenkins
United States District Court, Northern District of California |
San Francisco, CA |
Summer 2005 |
| Researched and analyzed law and motions pending before the Court. Drafted orders and bench memoranda with recommendations regarding the Court's rulings on civil and criminal motions. Evaluated writs of habeas corpus and submitted written analyses on merits of writs. Observed jury trials and law and motions calendars. |
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| PROJECT MANAGER: Tellme Networks |
Mountain View, CA |
2001 - 2004 |
| Managed Fortune 100 client relationships in terms of profit & loss margins, pricing and product development. Created and maintained project plans between multiple teams and ensured timely product launches. Managed developer support; created and maintained internal tracking tools to properly price and staff the offering. |
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| LEAD SYSTEMS ENGINEER: mybesthealth.com |
Los Angeles, CA |
Summer 2000 |
| Developed security network and architectural core design for website. Administered network and MS SQL database. Established system for managing and maintaining user accounts. Implemented web based enrollment. |
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| PROJECT MANAGER: Microsoft Corporation |
Redmond, WA |
Summer 1999 |
| Managed Windows 2000 ValueAdd partners. Designed and developed code release distribution tracking software. Refined Windows 2000 deployment strategy in association with the Release Management Team. |
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| Other Experience |
| LEGISLATIVE AMBASSADOR: American Cancer Society |
San Mateo, CA |
2004 - Present |
| Advocate for cancer research and cancer program funding by meeting and lobbying California legislators. 2005 LAPEL award recipient. 2006 Celebration on the Hill delegate. |
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| CHAPTER ADVISOR: Stanford Alpha Epsilon Pi |
Stanford, CA |
2001 - Present |
| Mentor and advise on service projects. Nominated: Advisor of the Year and Most Improved Chapter, 2003. |
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| RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTOR: Congregation Beth Am |
Los Altos Hills, CA |
2001 - Present |
| Plan and teach weekly family classes on various Jewish topics and how to balance Jewish life in America. |
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| LSAT INSTRUCTOR: Kaplan Test Prep, Inc. |
Palo Alto, CA |
2002 - 2004 |
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| INSTRUCTOR: Peace Games |
Boston, MA |
1997 - 1998 |
| Planned and taught weekly three-hour class on conflict resolution to inner-city sixth graders. |
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| Activities and Interests |
Languages: Proficient in Hebrew, knowledgeable in Spanish.
Activities: Travel (Australia, Brazil, China, Europe, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Turkey); certified in SCUBA; play recreational football and racquetball, ski; website design and coding; video editing. |
