Dan Braun Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

- Led cross-functional teams of up to 30 people launching a new B2B2C consumer car rental product line resulting in $200K in reservation revenue for dealerships.- Led strategic planning and go to market relaunch of Audi on demand's flagship e-commerce website, and native mobile software, going from planning to launch in 7 months.- Guided 20-person engineering team in enhancing web and mobile ADA compliance removing all high-priority accessibility issues within 3-months of project start.- Engaged in user and product analytic research to implement the highest-impact product roadmap for dealership car rental in collaboration with sales, product marketing, finance, and engineering.- Prepared training guides and led sessions for onboarding key stakeholders across over 40 dealerships.- Spearheaded a know-your-customer compliance initiative that successfully launched an auto insurance verification product, streamlining operations for dealerships and enhancing regulatory compliance.- Directed an inquiry into the legislative and data governance landscape for privacy and compliance enabling the combination of driver data including sensitive PII to improve the user experience.

Austin, Texas, United States

- Crafted product implementation strategies with prospective clients, guiding them through workflows, best practices, and budget constraints to make the most of their SaaS experience.- Directly managed team of 4 project managers and business analysts.- Adjusted implementation plans and pricing for a new product to improve from negative to 20% margin in 3-months.- Implemented product feedback matrix of features and enhancements to be used in product prioritization based on requested features and complexity of customizations for the professional services team.

Austin, Texas, United States

- Advised clients on strategic software deployments, partnering with them to incorporate their short and long-term goals into services packages customized for their needs. - Implemented cross-functional framework to reduce base implementation time by 75% and cost by 85%.- Responsible for product implementation process enhancement by introducing Agile concepts to reduce cost and increase customer engagement.- Worked closely with sales team to deliver product demonstrations and advise prospective clients on implementation best practices resulting in over $2 million ARR and $500,000 NRR for services.

Austin, Texas Area

- Owned and prioritized a product backlog consisting of feature improvements and product maintenance.- Lead cross-functional release readiness program for two major feature releases with key stakeholder representatives from sales, professional services, support, marketing, and hosting teams.- Introduced information sharing improvements to the product sales process resulting in improved product to get better information about client requirements to the services and product teams earlier in the sales cycle, this resulted in better sales opportunities for implementation services and prioritized features in the product backlog.- Communicated product life cycle risks and development status directly to corporate leadership.- Wrote user stories and guided development teams on execution of those user stories to deliver new functionality for Mitratech’s Enterprise Legal Management solution.- Trained engineering team on core product functionality for new product development.

Austin

- Led software implementation and customization for large Fortune 500 customers with teams up to 10 on projects up to $1.5M.- Represented Professional Services on product management core groups on 2 major feature launches.- Developed design specifications for configuration and customization using requirements gathered through several methods including questionnaires, stakeholder interviews, discovery sessions, and prototyping.

Austin, Texas Area

Greater Chicago Area

- Advocated for clients in commercial and residential mortgage foreclosure defense against financial services companies and claims based upon federal regulations.- Counseled clients on contract disputes, construction defect litigation, and other real estate related litigation.- Argued on behalf of clients in court on substantive and procedural matters.- Analyzed client bank statements and tax returns to advise on settlement negotiations.- Led strategy and analysis based on primary and secondary research, and client objectives.- Assessed risk of continued litigation and probability of outcomes.

Chicago

• Reviewed and responded to third-party subpoenas for a corporate client and maintained records of subpoenas• Managed onsite document review team to ensure efficiency of document production

Greater Chicago Area

• Reviewed client money account agreements for financial services company for compliance with federal law and tracked compliance issues in Microsoft Excel• Responsible for APAC account remediation requiring oral and written communication with APAC team members and customers • Resolved clients’ reluctance to update documentation by working through local team members and advising on the necessity of updating documentation for all affected clients

Chicago, Il

• Appellate experience arguing an appeal before the Illinois Appellate Court• Drafted dispositive motions including motions for reconsideration, appellate briefs on constitutional and statutory issues, petition for leave to appeal before the Supreme Court of Illinois, petition for discharge or conditional release, and portions of motions for summary judgment• Researched and drafted motions in limine to exclude expert testimony as providing an ultimate opinion, not helpful, and not otherwise based on technical knowledge• Planned case strategy and provided a point of contact for client• Researched and drafted memoranda on substantive legal issues for clientbriefings and presentation materials• Advised and educated parents regarding special education laws and negotiated an individualized education plan with Chicago Public Schools• Using Concordance and hard copies, reviewed documents to create a summary exhibit and was prepared to testify regarding the summary exhibit• Conducted depositions during Winston & Strawn’s three-­‐day deposition workshop and participated in Winston & Strawn’s training program for litigation associates

Raleigh, Nc

Served as one of two law clerks in Judge Dever's chambers in a district with three active judgesAssisted Judge Dever in legal research, as well as the preparation and editing of bench memoranda and draft ordersResearched and drafted memoranda on a variety of legal issues including the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act, civil rights, section 2254 and 2255 cases, contract interpretation, state law torts, jurisdiction, federal criminal law, and sentencing under the United States Sentencing Guidelines

Chicago, Il

Chicago, Il

Researched and authored appellate briefs on a variety of issues including ineffective assistance of counsel, admission of other crimes evidence, waiver of right to trial, statutory interpretation, and sufficiency of the evidence involving crimes ranging from burglary to attempted first degree murder

Bs, Finance, Computer Information Systems

Jd, Law

Activities and Societies: Notre Dame Law Review - Editor, Vol. 83; Production Editor, Vol. 84