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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, D.C.

Civil Division - Federal Programs BranchAct as group "data scientist in residence" (another’s generous description). Implement and document complex data processing and analytic procedures to ensure defensibility, validity, reliability, generalizability: the important (a|i)bilities.Use SQL, VBA, and advanced MS Access and Excel functionality to help legal teams analyze complex, voluminous data and make defensible, data-driven decisions. Insights revealed by this analysis and the analysis itself is often cited by legal teams in their briefs and formal papers, and used in negotiation with adverse parties.The Federal Programs Branch represents the Executive Branch in civil litigation throughout the U.S. The Branch defends the Executive Office of the President, Cabinet and other government officials, and virtually all of the approximately 100 federal agencies and departments of the Executive Branch in actions attacking the legality of government policies and decisions.

Washington D.C.

Independently planned, managed, and coordinated all litigation support aspects of multiple complex matters including government investigations and civil litigations with significant client-facing interaction.Interpreted regulatory and enforcement requirements in government subpoenas and document requests, and advised senior stakeholders and clients on compliance, strategy, and technology solutions.Documented data processing procedures and legal review workflows, reducing errors and protecting clients from $1 million in court-imposed, eDiscovery-related sanctions.Cultivated relationships with top-tier external consultants with average project cost savings over $100,000.

Washington, Dc

Criminal Division - Fraud, Organized Crime & Gang, Narcotic & Dangerous Drug, Public Integrity, Computer Crimes & IP, and AML SectionsConsulted with agency legal and law enforcement teams including Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Homeland Security IG, United States Postal Service IG, and Naval Criminal Investigative Service on evidence handling best practices and strategy, preserving integrity of trial exhibits and avoiding potential dismissal of cases.Analyzed and implemented government data security requirements for off-site legal document review projects, safeguarding sensitive government information and ensuring federal customer satisfaction.Resolved critical evidence and database integrity problems in high-profile, anti-money laundering criminal action involving a foreign government’s prime minister, contributing to favorable $30 million judgment for United States.

Washington, Dc

(Temporary role while awaiting U.S. Dept. of Justice security clearance)Utilized professional membership analysis and business intelligence tools to aid AIC in acquiring new members.Assisted in the deployment, setup, and development of AIC’s Salesforce environment.

Volunteered as farmhand on organic plantation and family farm outside Tiberius, Israel.Volunteered as innkeeper in St. George Hostel, Tbilisi, Georgia.Completed the 550-mile Camino de Santiago from St. Jean Pied-de-Port, France to Santiago de Compostela, Spain.Crewed in the 2014 Atlantic Rally for Cruisers 4,500-mile transatlantic regatta from Gibraltar to St. Lucia.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Collected data from databases and produced quantitative reports to senior stakeholders, allowing accurate budgeting, planning, and staffing to meet aggressive production schedules set forth by government regulators.Analyzed business needs to develop custom document review workflows, reducing cost and preserving client’s legal privilege while satisfying fast-moving, highly publicized House Committee on Oversight investigation.Repaired critical technology, reducing department expenses and enabling production teams to meet aggressive deadlines.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Tax Division - Criminal Enforcement & Civil Trial SectionsTraveled to numerous trials to present evidence in court, representing Division and government, and constructing in-house trial exhibit databases, reducing costs $10,000/trial by lessening need for external consultants.Increased efficiency in 4-million page/year IRS records digitization project by revising procedures and conveying clear expectations, saving Division upwards of $50,000 per year by reducing need for external vendors.Performed thorough QC of 10TB+ electronic data for use in Division litigation including matters where senior DOJ leadership testified before House Committee on Oversight & Reform.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Reviewed, summarized, organized, and managed large volume of documents in complex, multi-district pharmaceutical product liability.Coordinated trial preparation including gathering and organizing document discovery, preparing exhibit notebooks, siting with attorneys at trial, offering opinions on potential jurors, and catering to witnesses' needs.

Master Of Business Administration

Bachelor Of Arts With Honors, Anthropology