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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, Llp is a premier global commercial litigation firm. As the inaugural Sydney-based Litigation Support Manager, my primary focus is on establishing the APAC capability. In this pivotal role, I deliver invaluable support to the Partnership, Senior Associates, and Case Teams. Notable accomplishments and key responsibilities include:• Engaging Partners and Promoting In-House Solution: I actively engage with key Partners and Senior Associates to cultivate trust and confidence, advocating for the adoption of our in-house solution over outsourcing to external third-party vendors. In these engagements, I highlight the compelling advantages of leveraging our in-house capabilities, emphasizing cost-efficiency, streamlined workflows, and more responsive service delivery. Notably, this strategic approach has resulted in the successful repatriation of over $AU 1M of Relativity hosting and support services, previously outsourced.• Consultation and Project Management: I consult with Senior Associates and Case Teams, offering project management, workflow guidance, training, and hands-on support. I also scope work, provide cost estimates, and advise on exchange protocols.• Relativity Expertise: I provide hands-on support to create and manage new Relativity workspaces, process and ingest data, create coding batches and managed review workflows, and apply advanced analytical tools, including Active Learning/Technology Assisted Review, Near Duplicate Detection, Email Threading, Concept Searching, and Sentiment Analysis.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Woolworths is one of Australia’s most recognised brands and the largest company in Australia by revenue. As the first eDiscovery hire with industry experience for Woolworths Group Limited, I played a pivotal role in advancing the Cyber Security Team's capabilities. Key achievements and responsibilities during my tenure include:• Capability Maturation: Initiated and led the maturation of the eDiscovery Team's systems and processes, managing an RFP process that resulted in the selection and implementation of RelativityOne. • Cost Reduction through In-house Processing: Successfully reduced legal and discovery costs by implementing in-house eDiscovery processing using Relativity and by establishing a first-pass relevance review capability, minimizing the non-relevant data sent to external law firms for review • In-house Legal Support: Advised in-house Counsel and the Woolworths Legal Team on leveraging Relativity’s Early Case Assessment functionality for deeper insights into matters. Provided direct support to in-house Counsel in responding to Civil Litigation and S.155 notices • Risk and Investigations Collaboration: Collaborated with the Risk and Investigations team, offering expertise on the application of Relativity functionality in internal fraud, bribery, corruption, and misconduct investigations.

Sydney, Australia

LEAP is a SaaS based Practice Management solution for lawyers and conveyancers. As a member of their National Executive, I executed the customer retention strategy, ensuring clients realised the full benefits from their deployment of LEAP’s market-leading SaaS solutions. • Strategic Leadership: Headed Customer Success Teams for two distinct business entities: LEAP Legal Software (practice management software solution) and Fileman (digital archiving solution).• National Leadership: Led the national Customer Success Team, overseeing the successful implementation of customer-centric initiatives.• Role Definition and Team Building: Defined Position Descriptions and roles and responsibilities for Customer Success Managers, ensuring clarity in team responsibilities.• Structured Customer Success Program: Established client portfolios and implemented a structured Customer Success program, leveraging Gainsight and Salesforce as an enabling framework.

Sydney, Australia

As the Co-founder and Managing Director of LitSupport Pty Ltd, a leading litigation support services vendor, I played a pivotal role in transforming the company from a startup into a national entity with over 100 employees across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Canberra. Key accomplishments and responsibilities during my tenure include:• Quality-Centric Culture and Certifications: Fostered a quality-centric culture, integral to LitSupport's success.Oversaw the certification of governance, compliance, and management processes to the ISO9001 Quality Management standard and the certification of Management Information Systems to the ISO27001 Information Security standard.• eDiscovery Team and Strategic Partnerships: Established and led an eDiscovery team, implementing a "level the playing field" strategy to provide mid-tier law firms with outsourced eDiscovery expertise. Successfully negotiated Ringtail (and Summation) Reseller Agreements and processed electronic documents for notable civil litigation matters.• Insourcing Value Proposition: Devised an "Insourcing" value proposition, delivering managed print room services to six of Australia's top ten law firms. Engaged with firm CFOs and COOs, articulating the value proposition and negotiating contract terms.• Business Growth and Acquisitions: Accelerated business growth through the acquisition and organizational integration of three key competitors.• Successful Exit Strategy: Executed a successful exit strategy, negotiating the sale of the company to TIMG (a wholly-owned company of NZX-listed Freightways). Personally led the development of the Information Memorandum, provided materials for Due Diligence, and negotiated the Sale and Acquisition Agreement.

Sydney, Australia

I managed the ABAP development team supporting the rollout of SAP across APAC; I was assigned to expatriate roles in the US and Singapore as the APAC Representative in the Global SAP Program Office.

Greater New York City Area

COBOL, DB2, SQL Analyst / Programmer developing mainframe applications for iconic NY utilities company.

Sydney, Australia

I began my career as a COBOL / DB2 / SQL programmer developing and maintaining internal-use mainframe-based systems and applications.

Bachelor Of Business, Management Information Systems, General

Hsc

Bachelor Of Business, Information Systems