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Toronto, ON, CA

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Designing solutions, building and managing teams to see them through to completion. Pitching and selling process optimization opportunities both internally and externally. AI expert.Automating the workflow for drafting all accompanying documents to a credit agreement. Gathering user requirements, implementing issue tracking processes, developing the.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Developed technical solutions and presentation materials to help win a $500,000 RFP
• Managed pricing and scope on multi-year contract revisions project for a top 5 US bank
• Gathered user feedback and collaborated with developers to create new product features
• Initiated the procurement process and subsequent creation of a client knowledge base

Publishing articles regularly for Slaw.com, the International Legal Technology Association, Legal Business World, and others. Main topics: the innovator's dilemma, managing the professional service firm, diffusion of innovations.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Internal lead on over a dozen software products at a national law firm. Acted as the bridge between the firm’s lawyers, IT department, and software vendors.
• Tripled internal document automation of court forms from 100 to 350 monthly documents and presented results to senior partners, resulting in approval of increased resources
• Increased usage of transaction software by 62% via a targeted outreach campaign
• Created of usage analytics to improve the firm’s understanding of its… Show more Internal lead on over a dozen software products at a national law firm. Acted as the bridge between the firm’s lawyers, IT department.
• Created of usage analytics to improve the firm’s understanding of its tech users. Supervised the creation of PowerBI dashboards
• Led change management of Knowledge department’s transition onto ticketing software

Toronto, Canada Area

• Ran requirements gathering meetings with multiple national law firms.
• Managed all technical aspects of document review projects: create fields, load data, establish workflow rules, report on data, run productions, and export data.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Supported emerging companies in Ottawa (FarmLead, Welbi, and Essential Non-Timber Solutions) on various legal and non-legal matters (e.g. Terms of use, forestry regulations, basic corporate structures). Produced and moderated the first conference on legal innovation at the University of Ottawa, negotiated a partnership and funding with the Canadian Bar.

Gatineau, QC

Coordinated Access to Information Act requests, including collection, assessment of materials against regulations, and decisions on redactions.Developed and presented training Bureau officers on substantive legal aspects evidence and international law relating to Bureau investigations.

Gatineau, QC

Geneva Area, Switzerland

Interviewed high-level officials from WTO and WIPO. Published articles on internet governance, IP, and private international law.

Waterloo, Ontario

Counseled clients (start-up companies based out of Waterloo) on trademark, copyright, and patent issues within Canada and the US. Built a client base from ground zero through engagement initiatives at local innovation hub. Produced a two-day workshop for law professors and lawyers and led discussions.

University Of Ottawa

Ottawa, Canada Area

Research examined how the TRIPS Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity have affected traditional knowledge of indigenous and local communities, especially in Africa.Edited “The Common Law of Contracts in Canada” casebook for first-year classes.

The Honourable Mr. Justice J. Donohue

Sarnia, ON

• Created computer drafts for multi-million dollar refinery projects

Cs50: Introduction To Computer Science

Acquired basic proficiency in C, Python, SQL, JavaScript, HTML, CSS Sample projects: forensic recovery of deleted files, algorithm-based.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), English Common Law

Faculty Of Law

International Exchange

Master Of Arts (M.A.), English Language And Literature/Letters

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Honors In English Language And Literature, 2009 Dean'S Honor List

Two years of mechanical engineering. Negotiated completing the full honors degree in two years.

French Language And Literature

Activities and Societies: "Explore" Language Scholarship