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Chicago, IL, US

Worldwide, US

• Leading a group of professionals charged with managing and developing the portfolio of practice technologies at the firm, including overseeing a multimillion dollar budget for technology, research and other information.
• Practicing servant leadership and promoting sustainable work pace, collaboration and professional and personal development, including facilitating several successful promotions and career progressions
• Collaborating to identify, design, architect and develop opportunities to transform the practice of law, particularly utilizing technologies such as expert systems, workflow automation, AI, machine learning, language.
• Oversaw transformational projects in the areas of money transmitter licensing, investment fund formation and closing and IP litigation practice management, among others
• Facilated close and collaborative relationship with other firm departments and groups, including IT, InfoSec, Data Privacy, Office of General Counsel, Business Development, Talent and Training
• Drove reconfiguration and expansion of build team capabilities including the implementation of development best-practices

Chicago, Illinois, US

- Director with Portfolio, Education- Board liaison to the Technology Program Board, helping to oversee technology improvements to organizational infrastructure that serves the membership- Board liaison to the Young Professionals Task Force

Chicago, Illinois, US

Helped organization implement a reorganized volunteer structure, including:- Evaluating, changing and adopting the recommended structure- Working with colleagues to create a roadmap for implementation, including incorporating existing groups and processes into the plan for migrating to the new structure, groups and processes- Worked to ensure changes were.

Chicago, Illinois, US

Co-chaired ILTA's strategic content planning team of approximately 20-30 peers and helped to lead annual efforts to evaluate and shape the educational framework.Helped lead re-inventing the operations of the council during the pandemic by completely re-thinking the requirements of the group and utilizing tools such as asynchronous communication, video and.

Chicago, Illinois, US

Collaborate with other council members to strategically guide content development and produce over-arching programming framework that serves all sectors of ILTA’s membership.

Chicago, Illinois, US

Developed focus, assembled speakers and drove sessions for the ILTACON 2017 legal technology conference:- Design Thinking Workshop: Solving Real Problems (two-part, two-day workshop)- Leveraging Allied Professionals to Deliver Effective Client Pitches- You've Created an Innovative Product/Service...Now What?

San Francisco, California, US

• Oversaw Littler relationship for ComplianceHR, an award winning joint venture with Neota Logic, including: o Navigating novel, complex, multi-jurisdictional legal issues to develop product business cases, modular.
• Created and facilitated Design Thinking initiatives within the firm, including an associate innovation competition and workshops with KM, Library, attorneys and other professionals.
• Led development, pricing, marketing, SME support and vendor management of Littler LaborSmart service solution to help clients manage Collective Bargaining Agreements, utilizing AI techniques, language analytics and.
• Collaborated with attorneys to develop ideas into business plans for alternative delivery of legal services, including leveraging firm knowledge assets, process and technology to ensure solutions deliver business value.
• Spearheaded project to process map KM content updating, implement a management tool and improve processes overall.
• Managed various additional projects with contributors and stakeholders across a matrixed organization.

Chicago, Illinois, US

Developed focus, assembled speakers and drove sessions for the ILTACON 2016 legal technology conference:- From the Front Lines: Actual Jobs in "New Law"- Grading Susskind: The State of Legal 20 Years After the "Future of Law"- Empathetic Design in Legal: Redesigning Law for Clients- Innovating Together: Building Partnerships Between Law Firms, Clients and.

Chicago, IL, US

• Worked with firm partners on the Drive for Efficiency committee to engage stakeholders and develop IT projects that forward the goals of the committee, including proposals for expansion of Knowledge Management.
• Provided business analysis for multi-phased matter classification project to improve pricing and management reporting
• Analyzed and developed processes for alternative fee arrangement approval and accounting intake
• Led selection of accounts payable and accounting invoicing systems, including development and formalization of global requirements, evaluation of vendors and formal solution selection
• Developed plan, utilizing agile concepts, to help internal development team transition business intake system from external contractors to internal development
• Managed development and deployment, as well as provided business process analysis, of global collections and WIP management solution, including on-site deployment and training in the U.S., U.K., Brazil, France, Germany.

Chicago, Illinois, US

Led implementation of agile software development processesAnalyzed business processes and client needs, working with development teams to deliver high-value software solutionsNegotiated and managed multiple projects and priorities from different customers to consistently deliver quality software products

Analysis of large sets of contracts, both private and public, though custom software to determine firm/public standardsMaintenance and development of public ContractStandards.com site to promote discussion of emergent contract standards Analysis of business and user needs for further development of KIIAC contract analysis software

Chicago, IL, US

Researched and developed A2J Guided Interviews® to assist low-income pro se litigants in Cook County. Assisted in developing and conducting a new clinical course focused on students developing technology solutions for pro se litigants. Helped pro se litigants with court forms and filing procedure at the Self Help Web Center in the Daley Center.

Chicago, IL, US

Conducted a weekly, small-group course to help students with course material and general law school skills. Conducted several large group review sessions and fielded student questions throughout the course.

Chicago, IL, US

Performed patentability and clearance searches for patents and patent applications for a UIC business plan competition

Researched enforceability of electronic click-through agreements for a burgeoning consumer contact rights group run by Ralph Nader.

San Diego, CA, US

Performed web application development and integration for internal applications including contract management and accounting systems. Led several product initiatives including several process improvement tools and a learning management system. Guided team process improvement, toward CMMI Level 3, resulting in increased efficiency and reduced software.

Reston, VA, US

Performed software engineering for the U.S. STRATCOM NIDS II project using CMMI Level 5 and ISO certified process. Served as Lead Software Engineer for a major program components. Prototyped and introduced a new application framework. Served as liaison between McCallie Corporate office and West-coast operations/SAIC, including interviewing candidates.

US

Maintained top levels of statistics for call volume, user satisfaction, and call minutes, including several support awards. Served as Product Section Lead, including responsibilities for internal training, documentation and testing. Performed design, development and maintenance on internal websites and external knowledgebase.

J.D., Intellectual Property Law, Public Interest Law

B.S., Computer Science (Minor In Telecommunications)