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CAREER EXPERIENCE

Expertise:

I enjoy applying my legal knowledge and management skills, and have in-depth

experience throughout my career, gaining expertise in computer applications in the legal

setting.

I like the challenge of creating processes and presentations to support litigation and being

part of the litigation team.

I find satisfaction in troubleshooting programs and processes to provide successful

solutions to problems, and in managing and training others in analytic and administrative

processes.

I also enjoy providing trial teams with incoming productions on a timely basis.

Software Applications:

Database Administration: Concordance, Visual Basic, Microsoft SQL Server &

Access, JFS Litigators Notebook, Lotus Notes, Summation, Casemap, Timemap,

Notemap

Electronic Data Discovery: UniAccess, Adlib Express, Doculex Discovery Cracker,

Law 5.0, eScanit, Cricket Box

Imaging: IPRO, Opticon, Kofax Adrenaline, Adobe Acrobat and Capture, ICE Tiffwriter

Multimedia: Dazzle Digital Video Creator, Ulead Visual Studio

Trial Presentation: Livenote, Sanction, Trialmax 6.0

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Case Manager, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC, May 2008 to December 2015

Responsibilities:

Update incoming productions to provide attorneys with relevant documents in a timely manner.

Notify multiple teams of attorneys of completed new productions.

Manage electronic repositories of document collections related to active litigation.

Consult with trial teams to determine the teams requirements and provide solutions.

Provide new users with technical support to use litigation support software.

Archive and store produced media from closed matters.

Lit. Support Specialist, Bingham McCutchen LLP, Washington, DC, May 2006 to April 2008

Responsibilities:

Manage electronic repositories of document collections related to active litigation.

Consult with trial teams to determine the teams requirements and provide solutions.

Negotiate with Lit. Support Vendors to bring additional capabilities to active matters.

Develop and present courtroom presentations using multimedia hardware and software.

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Senior Database Administrator and Trial Technology Specialist, Consolidated Analysis Centers, Inc.

International (CACI), Arlington, VA, 2003 to 2006

Responsibilities at CACI Headquarters:

Develop the multimedia courtroom presentations used by federal trial teams for major, high-

profile national trials.

Create the key document deliverables for the Department of Justice by converting data from

CACI Operations Center.

Convert courtroom videotapes to .AVI for the purpose of display, for display in trials.

Responsibilities at CACI Client: the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC):

Manage new staff, providing training, technical expertise, and supervision to prepare them to

perform data conversion, loading, quality assurance, and validation of the integrity of

Government data.

Manage database administration and litigation support for closely-held, highly-confidential SEC

investigations.

Consult with trial staff to determine project requirements and database design, and provide

recommendations and progress reports.

Help create the systems and documentation for the process by which incoming data are sorted,

converted, loaded, and validated into existing or new Government databases.

Manage the design, administration, and troubleshooting for nationwide collection of

Concordance databases for the SEC.

Convert courtroom video to .AVI

Litigation Support Technician, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Washington, DC, 2001-2003

Responsibilities:

Responsible for training, troubleshooting, and support; train and manage temporary employees;

install and configure LTS software; administer users' accounts; maintain inventory of department

equipment and archived data; and provide after-hours Help-Desk Support.

Special Projects:

Manage and train staff and subject-matter experts in litigation-technology software.

Travel to / install / maintain scanning workstations at the firms Regional Offices.

Migrate these users' applications and data to upgraded operating system.

Evaluate new software for the Litigation Support Department.

Write the coding manual for staff and temporary employees.

Design and publish chain-of-custody forms and manual of EDD procedures.

Maintain department archive of software and client data.

Convert client data to databases and image collections.

Provide after-hours litigation-technology support.

Website Designer/Consultant, Wardell Web Service, Arlington, VA, 1998-2000

Design text, digital photography, and graphics for commercial websites.

Train clients in Hypertext Markup Language.

Consult on hardware purchases and ISPs.

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Manager, Natl Registry, Associated Builders & Contractors, DC, 1993-1995

Design and maintain databases for a national registry of

vocational schools' training records.

Create and produce reports, transcripts, certificates, and diplomas for the

National Registry.

Develop and test client and server software for members of the

National Registry network.

Summer Positions

Law Internship, Mullenholz, Brimsek and Belair, Washington, DC, 1997

Conduct research for Privacy and American Business,

a publication about privacy rights in relation to government agencies.

Catalog state and federal databases.

Summarize the scope of these records and individuals' right of access.

Law Externship, The Judge Advocate General's Corps, United States Army Legal Services Agency,

Contract Appeals Division, Arlington, VA, 1996

Support the US Army trial team in $500-million bid protest before the

General Services Board of Contract Appeals.

Consult with attorneys on hardware and software issues encountered during litigation.

Review discovery documents, research issues, and attend depositions and hearings.

Identify bases for summary dismissal in other bid protests.

Dir. of Communications & Research, Geake Congress Committee, Canton, MI, 1992

Help manage campaign of State Senator Robert Geake in

Michigan's 13th Congressional District, MI.

Write and publish press releases and campaign brochures.

Research campaign issues and write position papers.

Draft campaign speeches.

Summer Internship, Bender Wien (GesMBH (a division of Boehringer Ingelheim, a pharmaceutical and

medical device manufacturer), Vienna, Austria, 1992

Prepare analyses of legal agreements with international companies.

Instruct staff in computer applications.

Prepare standardized product catalogs in English, German, and Hungarian.

Represent Bender at Allergy Congress in Budapest.

Summer Internship, Boheringer, Ingleheim GsBH, (July,1991)

PERSONAL HISTORY:

Arlington Temple Methodist Episcopal Church, Rosslyn, VA, 1993 to Present.

Bucknell University Chapel, 1988 to 1992.

The Kent School Chapel, 1985 to 1988.

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Ridgefield, CT 1983 to 1985

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EDUCATION:

J.D., George Mason University, Arlington, VA (Class of 1998).

B.A., International Relations, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA (Class of 1992).

High School Diploma, The Kent School, Kent, CT 06877 (Class of 1988)

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Dr. Vincenzo Holder-Perkins: Washington, DC 202-***-****

James Peikari: (Landlord) Oakton, VA 703-***-****

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