Career Profile
A self-directed professional with solid experience in accounts
management, conflict & dispute resolution, legal support, eDiscovery,
computer forensics, and managerial skills. Effective written/verbal
communications and interpersonal skills with a compelling ability to multi-
task while identifying and resolving obstacles to profitability. I have a
strong deadline awareness enhanced by meticulous attention to detail and
quality. Skilled negotiator that always excels as a leader in a fast paced
demanding environment that rewards hard work, innovation, and integrity.
Skill Sets
MS Office 2010 Clearwell eDiscovery Livewire
EnCase Platform Data Analysis,
Regulatory Compliance Sharepoint Implementation, &
FTK Toolkit/ FTK Imager Support
SAP
Professional Certifications
Paralegal - Kennesaw State University 2012
Computer Forensics Examiner ( CCFE) - Infosec Institute 2014
Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator (CHFI) - Infosec Institute 2014
Criminal Justice Major w/ Cyber Security - Colorado Technical University
2014 - Current
Professional Experience
Coca-Cola Refreshments, Atlanta, GA
2011 - 2014
Senior eDiscovery & Computer Forensics Investigator
. Prepare, load, filter, receive inventory, and cull client data into
processing software and hosted review platforms.
. Perform reconciliation on client data and work product at multiple
stages of processing to ensure 100% compliance of data. Strong
attention to detail.
. Responsible for all litigation collections for North America.
. Reduced risk and created costs savings by bringing over 100 projects
back on track within the first 6 months of being in the role and
provided new projected deadlines for reporting quarterly to keep in
alignment with outside Counsel deadlines.
. Support litigation dealing with electronically stored information.
. Track legal matters, pleadings, research, and data analysis.
. Thoroughly investigate and resolve all assigned cases, inclusive of
proper documentation and remediation.
. Conducts imaging and data extraction on a variety of media including
hard drives, thumb drives, and memory cards.
. Employ best practices and forensically sound principals such as
evidence handling and chain of custody.
. Capture/analyze network traffic for indications of compromise.
. Maintaining case and data archive inventories and retention programs,
using databases and legal systems.
. Draft reports summarizing the evidence uncovered during the
investigation, factual findings, and the analysis employed to reach
these findings and conclusions.
. Use file recovery programs to search for and restore deleted data.
. Act as IT compliance authority over security requests or exceptions by
researching potential security impacts and approving or denying
requests appropriately.
. Monitor and maintain an effective internal control environment across
IT organization in accordance with established company policies and
procedures.
. Responsible for ensuring analysis and reporting all vulnerabilities,
incidents, incident responses, mitigation plans and implementation as
assigned.
Cbeyond Communications, Atlanta, Georgia
2007 - 2011
Senior Legal Data Analyst
. Develop and implement process and procedures for account management
consisting of collections, processing, and updating terms of contract.
. Conduct research, data collection, timelines, and coordinate reviews
that provide resolution with resourceful and effective decisions to the
team of Corporate Attorneys.
. Ensure responses to customer correspondence from that state and other
regulatory authorities are processed and handled in a timely efficient
manner in order to comply with Federal Communications Commission and
Better Business Bureau regulations and deadlines.
. Drafts, negotiates and manages contractual matters, conveys routine
information regarding legal and /or contractual issues associated with
existing or proposed operational situations.
. Provide case management support, including monitoring and following up
on filing deadlines.
. Communicate effectively with corporate heads and opposing counsel.
ATT Communications, Atlanta, Georgia 2003 -
2006
Retention Performance Manager
. Developed centralized metrics and reporting for internal chat team.
. Maintained customer base through the retention of 47.3% of all
disconnect attempts.
. Served as Project Manager for the claims process to ensure a timely
and legal resolution to customer initiated complaints and escalated
requests for reimbursement due to the installation or repair process.
. Developed and maintained database applications in Microsoft Excel that
were used for consistent and accurate agent performance reporting.
. Performed quality control audits, credit appropriateness, and
compliance to Retention Guidelines.
Executive Escalation Manager
1999 - 2003
. Championed project plans for process improvements across the call
center.
. Provided new and refresher training on system upgrades and policy
changes.
. Worked closely with BellSouth Cable and Repair Technicians,
Engineering, and Central Office
personnel to resolve customer complaints in regards to availability,
installation, scheduling,
connectivity issues, and the repair of ADSL and BellSouth Telephone
products and services.
. Responded to and resolved all complaints logged directly with the
Public Service Commission and
Better Business Bureau in a timely fashion and assumed
responsibility for the complaint until an
amicable and satisfactory resolution was reached for the customer
and ATT.