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Coordinate with executives, clients, sales and operations to determine mass tort settlement administration program feasibility, operational needs and processes. Proactively Identify strategic and tactical opportunities, risks and issues. Lead weekly and ad hoc program meetings to encourage transparency and collaboration between project teams.Facilitate system development, implementation, analysis, monitoring and multi-stakeholder communications throughout lifecycle of litigation resolution programs funded for hundreds of millions of dollars and many thousands of claimants across multiple jurisdictions and dozens of competing law firms.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Identify new business opportunities across multiple industry verticals regarding information governance (IG), electronic discovery (ediscovery) and large-scale conversion, utility and analysis of electronically stored information (ESI).Create and implement market strategy to obtain and grow new business while concurrently working with clients to achieve data strategies.Conduct due diligence/needs analysis with each client. Document and evaluate existing workflow, resources and costs against client's goals, industry standards and legal/regulatory requirements. Propose technical, process and infrastructure solutions for any discovered gaps and inefficiencies.Implement innovation programs utilizing Agile methodologies to achieve clients' goals, enable enterprise-wide program adoption, iterative execution and continuous improvement.Proactively demonstrate the benefits of data analytics including concept clustering, communication mapping, supervised machine learning (predictive coding) and technology assisted review (TAR).Create and maintain network of appropriate SaaS, IaaS and PaaS providers to ensure appropriate resources for each client's unique goals.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Represented individuals and organizations who wish to purchase, lease, sell, exchange, build or renovate commercial properties in the State of Minnesota. Combined keen data gathering and analysis skills with dedicated service to ensure successful transactions and client relationships. Target property types include: industrial, office, retail, multi-family, hospitality, health care and special purpose facilities.

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States

As a member of the executive team, I worked to create new and adjacent opportunities for existing and new products, service and technology solutions. In this capacity, I led a matrixed global innovation team that successfully and rapidly ideated, evaluated and recommended action for the benefit of our internal and external stakeholders. We measured and delivered value against key performance indicators from the innovation pipeline to ensure alignment with the organization's strategic business goals. I actively sought ideas and requirements for potential solutions in current and adjacent markets from internal stakeholders, clients, prospects and industry thought leaders.

Eden Prairie, Mn

Championed the successful transition from Waterfall to Agile/Scrum product development methodology. Analyzed market trends, product capabilities, customer service workstreams, organization goals and key competitors' performance.Led five international scrum teams, including project management, software engineers and launch management to develop new SaaS e-discovery and data analysis platform ahead of schedule and to tremendous market success. Focused the teams' efforts on world-class machine learning (supervised and unsupervised), platform stability, data security and extremely user-friendly appearance and navigation.Created and led internal training and corporate development on all aspects of business processes, product utility, related marketing/sales collateral and innovation opportunities. Within the first year of release, we achieved more than 1,500 project sales, 217 TB of data processed, 12,000 users, and tens of millions of dollars of recognized revenue.Selected for the “President's Circle of Honor” for exceptional leadership and program success.

Dallas, Tx

Utilizing Challenger, Strategic and Conceptual sales methodologies, led business development for the southwest region through professional association networking opportunities and direct client interaction. Served as subject matter expert on issues across the entire EDRM and IGRM regarding audits, investigations and litigation for corporate, law firm and government clients. Frequent public speaker regarding data security, information governance, early data assessment, ethics in ediscovery and emerging issues in legal technology. Identified sales opportunities by assessing market conditions across multiple verticals. Devised pursuit strategies and implemented win tactics. Reviewed all customer inquiries to understand project scope while coordinating internal resources to compliantly respond with exceptional project proposals for matters spanning data security, information management, preservation, collection, processing, hosting, review, production and post-matter processes.Gained customer acceptance by demonstrating cost reductions and operations improvements. Relayed customer feedback to company executives for product and process improvements. Personally closed over 100 project sales, representing over $25 million in recognized revenue.

Dallas, Tx

Formerly, Solutions in Software. Developers of caseManagerpro (CMP3), enterprise platform software for litigation case management. Facilitated project bids through scope and process evaluation. Responsible for post-sale design and deployment of clients’ custom-tailored software solutions, including workflow evaluation. Conducted process evaluations and prepared analysis reports. Drafted and contributed to white papers and other company publications. Created user materials and direct training programs for clients’ litigation leadership, technology administration, and end users.

Richmond, Va

Electronic and paper document review staffing providers in the DC, MD, VA region.Practiced law as an independent contractor to established firms, including Hunton & Williams, McGuire Woods, and Hogan & Hartson, to assist case evaluation and tactical development. Reviewed case materials and prepared memoranda suggesting litigation strategy. Specific cases concerned: workplace toxic torts; medical products liability; healthcare anti-trust; and, telecom anti-trust.

Baltimore, Md

Defense-oriented civil practice focusing on complex commercial and professional liability defense.Managed all aspects of assigned caseload and appeared before state and federal courts, the E.E.O.C., and the N.A.S.D. Researched and authored time-sensitive and complex filings and memoranda upon a variety of issues, including: compliance with federal privacy regulations; government contracts; construction and engineering disputes; toxic tort defense; and, securities arbitration. Communicated directly with clients, witnesses, other counsel, insurance carriers, and forum representatives. Coordinated activities of team’s law clerks and support staff. Served on the firm’s informal committee to review and resolve technology issues.

Washington, D.C.

Appellate division of a plaintiff-oriented civil practice focusing on personal and commercial litigation.Researched and analyzed complex questions of law for dispositive proceedings within state and federal jurisdictions. Drafted pleadings, motions, briefs and memoranda concerning: governmental immunity and liabilities; personal and professional negligence; and, employment discrimination.

Rockville, Md

Trial court of general jurisdiction for the sixth district of the State of Maryland. 21 presiding Judges. Coordinated Judge Durke Thompson’s transition from a major-case criminal docket to that of “Track IV” complex civil litigation of constitutional challenges of local and state legislation; corporate, government, and high tech contract disputes; and, toxic torts. Reviewed and analyzed pleadings before the Court to effectively advise the Judge as to the law, facts, questions, and possible rulings of each matter. Drafted consequent memoranda, orders, and opinions for the Judge’s consideration.

Juris Doctor, Law

Certificate, Executive Education Program - Leading Innovation

Master Of Policy Sciences, Policy Evaluation

Activities and Societies: Shriver Center for Education and Community Service

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Sociology

Activities and Societies: Minor: Writing (English Department). NCAA Varsity soccer. Zeta Chi Sorority.