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Small Business Advisors. Accounting, Finance, and Biz Ops experts.

Founded Real Food Eatery with business partner and best friend Mike Mangold. We've gone from zero combined restaurant experience to three stores in 2.5 years. RFE is an extension of our obsession with quality eating and living well.

Data integration, analysis and workflow advisory for law firms, corporations, and government clients who are involved in a litigation.

Managed data integration, analysis and workflow design for the largest e-Discovery case in the history of the U.S. Army.

Consulting firm specializing in the analysis of legal billings generated from AM Law 100 firms to Fortune 500 companies with the purpose to ensure compliance with guidelines set forth in engagement agreements.Utilized e-Discovery experience and market knowledge to analyze billing data and identify trends and anomalies. Drafted formal reports to AM Law 100 firms recommending adjustments that resulted in up to 50% reductions in legal fees.

Client facing consultant on 100+ projects involving eDiscovery processing, document scanning, database management, image conversion, bates labeling, OCR, document production, trial presentation prep, and courtroom setup. Success in the role relied heavily on quickly mastering a variety of software tools and embracing constant learning through self-education, formal training and certification.

Intern position at an Import/Export company in the promotional product industry. Cut teeth in advanced spread sheet skills, identified interest in IT, and developed entrepreneurial spirit.