b. lin murphy's
PROFESSIONAL MANTRA
"If you can see the fix, you can develop it." | As a professional innovator with a passion for lean problem-solving, B. Lin uses her legal education and professional background in project management and financial services to serve a diverse community of dreamers, doers, and project stakeholders.
"Your dream is the seed. Water it with consistent, unwavering effort." | B. Lin adds value and dimension to every endeavor that she shepherds as a vocal supporter, trusted liaison, and discerning subject matter expert.
SHOWN: B. Lin Murphy wearing one of the patent-pending compression bodysuits that she designed and manufactures in Downtown LA.
| CREDENTIALS & EDUCATION
Doctor of Jurisprudence,
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
Degree Conferred in 2015
Brett Murphy studied law while climbing the career ladder at the Defense Finance and Accounting Service. She found herself especially interested in property, constitutional, contract, and international law. She currently uses her legal background to assist entrepreneurs and organizations as a liaison during contract drafting and review, as well as, intellectual property application development.
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration,
Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University
Degree Conferred in 2008
While attending Florida A&M's School of Business and Industry in Tallahassee, Florida, Brett worked and interned with a variety of residential and commercial real estate companies including Century 21, Westfield Group, and Cushman and Wakefield. Upon graduation, she moved to Seattle, Washington and worked as a Marketing Specialist for the multi-family real estate investment trust United Dominion Realty Trust.
CERTIFICATIONS
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Project Management Professional (PMP)
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CompTIA Security+
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DoD Financial Management Certification (Level II)
TECHNICAL TOOLBOX
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MS Office Suite
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MS Visio
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MS Project
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COGNOS
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10,000FT Project Management
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Asana
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Confluence
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Jira
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GFEBS
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Former system administrator
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Former access control manager
ACTIVITIES/ORGANIZATIONS
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Project Management Institute,
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March 2016 - P r e s e n t
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Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity,
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August 2013 - P r e s e n t
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American Society of Military Comptrollers (ASMC),
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June 2009 - October 2016
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| PAST ENGAGEMENTS
PROJECT MANAGER/
SPECIAL OPS PARTNER
February 2020 - January 2021
Supported entrepreneurs who were generating new strategic business opportunities within Nike's internal incubator by:
- Assessing the viability of a business's unique value proposition by employing proven research and testing methods, then thoroughly documenting insights and outcomes
- Leading workstreams by drafting action plans, scoping projects, anticipating conflicts, mitigating risks, managing deliverables and ensuring the team reached key milestones
PROJECT ANALYST/
FINANCE SPECIALIST
May 2016 - July 2017
ACCOUNTANT/
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST
June 2009 - April 2016
Served as an integral link between the corporate project management office, corporate finance, and consumer premise engineering (CPE) for software and hardware development and testing teams by:
- Conducting extensive research, reporting, and analysis as the finance touchpoint for project managers and subject matter experts (SMEs) on cross-functional teams
- Developing and implementing the procedures used to capture manpower utility for financial analysis and planning
Performed broad operational remediation work with the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) accounting and financial management agency, Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), by:
- Developing reporting methods, providing routine analyses and recommendations to senior management
- Interpreting and integrating regulatory guidance all in support of pay management, internal control program management, and enterprise resource planning (ERP)
| PERSONAL VENTURES & INITIATIVES
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