# Marissa Skudlarek

> Software Engineer at Lex Machina

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/marissaskudlarek

I'm a software engineer who also moonlights as a playwright, producer, translator and arts writer. Visit marissaskudlarek.com for more.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Lex Machina
Jan 2019 – Present | Menlo Park, California
Promoted to Senior Software Engineer in 2022

### Writers Company Member @ PlayGround, Inc.
Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area

### US Content Writer @ Berry  Appleman & Leiden LLP
Jan 2014 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area
Internally recruited to be one of the foundational members of Berry Appleman & Leiden's (BAL) Knowledge Management department.
•	Provided detailed logic and specifications to accurately auto-populate client data in dozens of different types of U.S. immigration forms used by hundreds of BAL attorneys and paralegals. 
•	Gathered requirements from legal teams, consulted with management about firm-wide best practices, communicated requirements to applications developers, and tested their work against the provided specs. 
•	Promptly triaged service tickets related to BAL’s forms and templates.

### Paralegal @ Berry  Appleman & Leiden LLP
Jan 2010 – Jan 2014 | San Francisco Bay Area
•	Under attorney supervision, prepared, logged, and filed U.S. immigration petitions and applications, paying close attention to filing deadlines and client priorities.
•	Specialized in more complex, writing-intensive petitions such as L-1A, L-1B, O-1, Multinational Manager (MM), and Outstanding Researcher (OR) petitions. 
•	Communicated regularly with clients to obtain their information and prepare detailed, accurate applications.

### U.S. Proxy Research Team Support @ Glass, Lewis & Co.
Jan 2008 – Jan 2010 | San Francisco Bay Area
•	Sourced and categorized documents pertaining to shareholder meetings of American corporations, supporting a team of ten research analysts.
•	Worked closely with legal department to remove inaccuracies from proprietary database of public companies. 
•	Assisted with annual hiring of 20-30 temporary workers: screened resumes and scheduled interviews.

### Marketing and Development Intern @ Portland Center Stage at The Armory
Jan 2007 – Jan 2007 | Portland, Oregon Area
Researched and wrote articles for Portland Center Stage (PCS) playbills and study guides. Collaborated on creating marketing strategies and promotional materials for upcoming productions. Helped to run PCS summer events.

### Marketing and Development Intern @ Portland Center Stage at The Armory
Jan 2006 – Jan 2006 | Portland, Oregon Area

### Literary Intern @ Portland Center Stage at The Armory
Jan 2005 – Jan 2005 | Portland, Oregon Area
Read, evaluated, and recommended scripts, greatly reducing the Literary Department's script backlog. Corresponded with and provided research support to playwrights. Helped to run Portland Center Stage events, including JAW: A Playwrights Festival.


## Education
### Computer Software Engineering
Hackbright Academy

### Prep Course
Hackbright Academy

### B.A. in Drama, French
Vassar College


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/marissa-skudlarek
- Portfolio: https://MarissaSkudlarek.com
- GitHub: https://github.com/MarissaSkud

---
Source: https://flows.cv/marissaskudlarek
JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/marissaskudlarek/resume.json
Last updated: 2026-04-10