https://www.scalegal.coScalegal is a start-up consulting firm helping law firms and agile in-house legal departments move high-growth companies forward.I am an end-to-end legal operations consultant partnering with corporate legal departments and law firms to improve processes through Agile methodologies, implement smart technology, and increase operational efficiencies.Highlights of my accomplishments include: • I was awarded Value Champion by the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) in 2021 for helping architect a cloud-native legal service delivery model at CrowdStrike, a leading cybersecurity technology company.• I led and managed a cross-functional project to transform third-party management and compliance systems through close collaboration with the company’s IT, Procurement, and Sales teams to ensure accurate and complete data migration. • I implemented a legal billing system (Simple Legal) and automated approval processes, which greatly reduced the administrative burden within CrowdStrike’s legal, finance, and accounting departments. • I developed and built dashboards for CrowdStrike’s legal department to track the department’s KPIs and spend metrics, which provided detailed insight and first-of-its-kind visibility into the company’s overall legal spend with analysis across dollar amount, matter, practice area, firm, department, and number of requests.• I built dashboards for CrowdStrike’s sell-side customer contract activity to monitor milestones across regions, volume, product, frequency, quantity, and value, which enhanced visibility and financial forecasting.

I helped establish operations in the United States for the Zeidler Group, a European asset management law firm, by sourcing marketing and sales operations professionals, conducting hiring interviews, and addressing various internal operational needs. I attended asset management industry conferences to identify new business development and partnership opportunities and evaluate competitor offerings.

Bodhala (now Onit) is a legal spend analysis tool helping high-spend companies like State Farm, Bridgewater, and Walmart make informed decisions.I was active across account management functions, including contract renewals, rate analysis, business development, and product sales. Highlights of my accomplishments include: • I renewed 100% of all targeted accounts by thoroughly explaining the product value and recommending appropriate products to clients.• I created customer-centric KPIs to capture metrics needed to automate processes and gain valuable customer insight.• I achieved $250K in sales by hitting stretch goals.

Elevate is a law company, providing consulting, technology and services to law departments and law firms. The company’s multi-disciplinary team of legal professionals, business professionals, and technology professionals extend and enable the resources and capabilities of customers worldwide.I managed programs by automating processes and improving efficiencies. I supported concurrent projects across multiple practice areas, including trade compliance, intellectual property, contract management, due diligence, and data privacy.Highlights of my accomplishments include: • I implemented legal e-billing system within original project timeline. I integrated it with the client's AP system by automating and streamlining the billing communication process, eliminating several steps of the billing process, increasing efficiency, and enhancing the user experience. • I assessed all technology tools for compliance with EU data privacy regulations (GDPR), drafted reports outlining gaps, and recommended solutions to achieve 100% compliance.

WeWork is a co-working space provider offering flexible workspace solutions to businesses, entrepreneurs, freelancers, and individuals. I was promoted from Contracts Manager to Global Legal Operations Manager in 1 year due to exceptional performance. I established the company’s contract management and legal operations functions. I planned and tracked the legal department’s $50M budget. I developed the legal department’s hiring plan and legal technology roadmap. I managed 1 direct report. Highlights of my accomplishments include: • I implemented a global contracts management system in 6 weeks to store and manage 2,000+ contracts and efficiently onboard new contracts at a rate of 200/month. • I identified cross-departmental communication issues during rapid international expansion and led the expansion team by creating a shared team calendar to maintain updated information and support new market openings.• I achieved 70% cost savings on M&A due diligence process through the successful implementation of a pilot program, which leveraged technology to increase efficiencies and temporary legal talent to cut costs.

Cumberland is a healthcare consulting firm that provides strategic and operational consulting services to hospitals and health systems. I led a major project for a large ophthalmic pharmaceutical manufacturer to transition the interfaces for a new contract management system and analyzed system limitations. Highlights of my accomplishments include: • I identified and closed $200K in additional project revenue by proactively managing client resource needs and communicating information to account management to present new services and solutions proposals. • I collaborated with business leaders and IT professionals to gather requirements and approve functional and technical specifications to implement a new technology system that serves the enterprise’s needs.

IMS (now IQVIA) is a healthcare technology and consulting company providing data analytics, clinical research, and technology solutions. I optimized business processes for contract management and government pricing compliance. I facilitated requirements gathering, process design, and implementation for a contract management solution for the Merck and Schering Plough merger. I provided mentoring and guidance to a team of analysts and consultants. I managed 5 direct reports and a 5 person technical team.Highlights of my accomplishments include: • I led a Business Analytics team to develop a reporting database to support a revenue management software implementation for a major pharmaceutical manufacturer. • I supported client acquisition to merge company data, upgrade the platform, and migrate data to a new platform.

Provided leadership and guidance for all planning, developing, and marketing activities for ContractManager™, Compliance Manager™, and Self Service™ products.

Provided expertise in managed markets contracting.Evaluated managed care contract performance and presented findings to senior management and national account managers that led to streamlining of contract approval process.

Responsibilities included managing Group Purchasing Organization, State and Local Government, Federal Government, Oncology and Long Term Care GPO contracts. Provided guidance, support, and training to all levels of the sales force regarding contracting policies and new contracting opportunities. Led teams to determine contracting best practices and combined strategy during mergers with Warner Lambert and Pharmacia in 2000 and 2003, respectively.