California Western School of Law

Dowling College

Innovative leader with extensive personnel and operations management experience across diverse industries.

Judicial Extern at San Diego Superior Court, Family Law Division.

San Diego Superior Court

Judicial Extern

Appointed to senior board as editor for 2024-25 academic year.

California Western International Law Journal

Senior Editor

Burke & Domercq

Law Clerk

•	Founded and directed startup of an affiliate academy to one of the world’s premiere Brazilian Jiu Jitsu organizations.
•	Handled legal aspects including California LLC formation and compliance, and partnership, real estate leasing, insurance, and employment contracts. 
•	Handled all aspects of financial operations for the organization including revenue collection, banking, borrowing and credit management, forecasting, accounting, and taxes. 
•	Handled all aspects of facility management including location selection, design, fitout construction, and maintenance. 
•	Handled all aspects of sales, marketing, and customer retention including development of successful promotion based sales funnel campaigns utilizing social media (Facebook, Instagram, Google Ads, and Yelp), website, email marketing (MailChimp), print marketing, and direct calls.
•	Developed and instructed curriculum for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, striking, wrestling and fitness classes, tailored towards students of all ages, skill levels, abilities, and goals.
•	Built a successful competition team of grassroots practitioners beginning from zero experience to tournament winners in Southern California, one of the sport’s most talent-saturated areas in the United States.

Checkmat Fallbrook Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Owner/CEO

•	Earned professional certifications as a Certified Personal Trainer (NCCPT), Powerlifting Coach (USPA), and CPR (Red Cross). 
•	Built client portfolios including fitness/weight loss, competitive powerlifting, athlete strength and conditioning, and corrective/rehabilitative training in one-on-one, group, and online/remote settings. 
•	Provided nutrition services both for body composition management and weight cutting for sports, offering diet and supplementation planning, coaching, and meal preparation/distribution. 
•	Created and instructed group boot camp fitness classes, assisted with marketing, new client intake, and retention, and handled tuition collection as an independent contractor for SoCal Fitness Boot Camp (Carlsbad, CA) from April 2013 – April 2016.
•	Built a client portfolio and trained clients as a personal trainer for Bally Total Fitness, Inc (Little Neck, NY) from March 2012 – Jan. 2013. 
•	Developed and instructed the strength and conditioning program for the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competition team at Commack MMA (Commack, NY) from Dec. 2011 – Jan. 2013.

Jessica Richer Personal Training

•	Checkmat BJJ Black Belt practitioner and competitor under Ricardo “Pantcho” Feliciano, previous affiliations with Gracie Barra, Team Quest/Dan Henderson, San Diego Combat Academy, and Bellmore Kickboxing.  
•	Professional MMA fighter with Combat Games MMA (Woodinville, WA) 2015 – present.
•	Amateur MMA fighter under NAAFS (Uniontown, OH) and Tuff-N-Uff (Las Vegas, NV) 2011 – 2015, lightweight title finalist. 
•	BJJ tournament championship titles include IBJJF Pan Americans (2010, 2011 – blue belt), IBJJF Worlds (2011 – blue belt), Grapplers’ Quest (2009 – 2012, white/blue belt), NAGA (2009 – 2010, blue belt), IBJJF Regionals (2009 – 2012, blue/purple belt), Renzo Gracie Invitational (2009, blue belt), OTM (2010, blue belt), US Grappling (2010, blue belt), Long Island Pride (2010, blue belt), NABJJF 2017, purple belt), Five Grappling (2017 – 2018, purple belt), Grappling X (2019, brown belt)
•	Sought, obtained, and fulfilled athlete sponsorship agreements valued at $16,500 with companies including VersaClimber, RevGear, Furia Jiu Jitsu Sports, Death Wish Coffee Co, Bodyworkz Nutrition, Nutrishop USA, Limitless Nutrition, FightChix, Tuf Chik, Defense Soap, Mouthpiece Guy, Sportsfood, Inc, and MMA Roadhog Racing.

Jessica Eve Richer

Professional Athlete

Appointed to the ILJ as an associate writer for the 2023-24 academic year.

Associate Writer

FJC Security is the largest privately owned and locally operated security services provider in the NY/tri-state area, employing over 4000 uniformed armed and unarmed security officers and management staff. FJC is a leading force at JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark airports, and holds contracts with major airlines, terminal operators, cargo carriers, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. FJC’s dedication to customer service and client oriented culture supports the development of unique, right-sized security programs for its clients, the success of which is evidenced by the organization’s growth and long lasting relationships it has built. 
•	Managed and directed a staff of 60 security guards and 5 duty managers delivering quality aviation security services to the owner/operator of JFK Airport's Terminal Four, JFK IAT, LLC.
•	Liaised with client's senior management to develop value added service programs consistent with their customer service and efficiency driven missions and goals.
•	Developed new hire intake and training program designed to accommodate the high levels of staff turnover common to service industries while supporting the delivery of quality services.
•	Developed knowledge appropriate training modules specific to each guard post, and established a curriculum sequence to maximize learning in a short period of time.  
•	Introduced and implemented management infrastructure with a focus on team building to foster staff development and retention, and successfully reduced staff turnover by 10% in one year. 
•	Created and managed accounting systems for all record keeping and administrative functions.

FJC Security Services, Inc.

Director of Contract Compliance

•	Manage Operations Control Center staff of 4 day-to-day, overseeing apron control, terminal security operations, terminal resource allocation including gates, baggage handling, and check-in facilities, and customer service functions.
•	Engage and direct outside contractors for facilities maintenance, repair and services for the physical plant operated by the organization.
•	Documented, wrote and implemented operations procedures for operational positions across airside and security functions.
•	Oversee daily ramp operations of below-wing service companies including fueling, baggage handling and weather-related operations to ensure quality control and safety.
•	Inspect and monitor airside facility conditions to ensure high customer service levels, safety, security, and regulatory compliance.
•	Co-manage a “project” team of 6 staff members responsible for airside operations planning and programs, snow operations, terminal security operations, and operations training programs.