Data Manager

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Managed ** terabyte document review utilizing multiple document review teams and external vendors; advised clients on coding best practices; develop methods for rolling quality checks and productions to various government bodies and opposing firms

Supervised forensic file collections of user generated files, specialized client data and e-mail server data throughout European Union utilizing firm resources and global vendor support

Participated in the selection process and firm-wide rollout of a new document review system, including conversion of existing cases, training internal and external users

Designed custom reports for complex search results, contract attorney review progress and overall document review progress in Eclipse, Relativity and Excel

Introduced new technology and best practices for early case assessment, analytics and ESI collection

Utilize Relativity Analytics to reduce volume of documents for review

EXPERIENCE

Greensfelder, St. Louis, Missouri, large regional law firm with 3 offices and 500 employees

Litigation Support Case Manager, July 2019 – Present

Coordinate with client to extract and transfer ESI for processing; process ESI for review

Utilize Relativity analytics (threading, near duplicate detection, repeated content identification) to reduce volume of documents to be reviewed

Develop case specific workflows in response to case team needs

Evaluate and develop workflow for collection of custodian e-mails using Harvester 6.0

Evaluate and recommend software applications for collection of text messages from custodian cell phones

D4 Discovery, Rochester, NY, International provider of managed data and discovery services

Litigation Support Project Manager, January 2017 – June 2019

Managed multiple simultaneous review and production schedules for Multi-District Litigations for large managed services client in Relativity, valued at 10% of annual company revenue

Developed methods to diagnose anomalies in data sets, document reviews and productions; coordinate with analysts and processing team to correct issues

Repaired relationship with managed services client, leading to contract renewal and increased business; Create relationships with new clients leading to repeat business;

Coordinated with internal and external case teams to process data for client review; manage simultaneous reviews; produce documents; receive productions; run complex searches; generate search term and analytics reports

Educated and advised clients on best practices; developed workarounds as necessary to meet tight deadlines; coordinate with internal teams to develop custom solutions to meet client’s needs

Carlton Fields, Tampa, FL, Large regional law firm with 11 offices and 750 employees

Coordinator, May 2014 – September 2016

Developed custom data maps, collection and processing logs, timelines and projected budgets for document reviews

Educated case teams on the uses of analytics and Technology Assisted Review (TAR); processed client data to identify near-duplicates, threads, clusters and TAR workflows

Participated in the proof of concept reviews of KCura’s Relativity, Driven’s One and FTI’s Ringtail

Participated in the rollout of Ipro Enterprise Suite to the firm; trained legal staff and developed workarounds for software limitations

Coordinated with case team to generate complex queries and custom tagging palettes to segregate documents during review

Worked with case teams to leverage new technologies for the benefit of existing cases

Tru Staffing Partners, Inc., New York, NY, Legal Technology staffing, career consulting organization

Consultant, July 2013 – May 2014

Consulted on E-Discovery projects at regional vendors and international law firms

Facilitated the technical administration of document review sessions with attorneys, external vendors, and coordinated productions to external parties.

Advised case teams on best practices for the preparation of documents for review and production; and how to best leverage litigation support technologies to support case team.

Coordinated the conversion, processing, loading and exporting of data and images to and from I-connect and Viewpoint.

Maintained accurate and current records of all aspects of a project relating to job tracking, specifications and chain of custody

Wilmer Hale LLP, New York, NY, International law firm with 12 offices and over 1,000 employees

Litigation Support Coordinator, January 2012-April 2013

Managed simultaneous document reviews in Recommind Axcelerate, Kroll Ontrack Inview, Relativity and Concordance; participated in case strategy meetings; developed training sessions, documentation, processing/review timelines and geographic maps of client infrastructure

Advised clients and case teams on best practices for collecting electronic files and hard copy documents to prevent spoliation of evidence

Managed document reviews by discovery attorneys at off-site data centers

Processed document productions for government bodies including FINRA, SEC, EDNY, DOJ and opposing counsel

Coordinated with external vendors to collect documents from on-line repositories such as Gmail, Yahoo Mail and Google Groups

Baker Hostetler LLP, New York, NY, National law firm with more 14 offices and 900 attorneys

Litigation Support Coordinator, August 2010-January 2012

Coordinated with case teams to simultaneously file 1,200 Madoff related bankruptcy related claims

Personalized Relativity and Ringtail interfaces for team specific needs; drafted firm-wide workflow documentation

Managed firm-wide LiveNote and CaseMap roll-out; conducted training classes

Supervised migration of ongoing document reviews from Ringtail and Summation to Relativity

Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, NY, International law firm with 12 offices more than 1,600 lawyers

Litigation Support Analyst II, April 2007 - August 2010

Supervised forensic collection of data in Europe while meeting European Union privacy laws.

Participated in development of electronic discovery proposals and drafted technical language for interrogatories and requests for documents

Managed 18 terabyte class action litigation; oversaw mixed media productions to multiple parties of over 25 million pages

Devised workarounds for technical issues in review platforms and problematic data sets; coordinated with vendors and clients to ensure the review and production of Electronically Stored Information (ESI) on short deadlines

Advised legal staff and clients on Electronic Discovery and the best uses of applications like Concordance, CaseMap, LiveNote and other On-line review tools

Fried Frank LLP, New York, NY, International law firm with five offices and 450 lawyers

Litigation Support Analyst, April 2006 - April 2007

Managed conversion of databases totaling 1.3 million images from Summation to Concordance

Managed 2.6-million-page document review including collection of data; vendor processing; loading of data; training of attorneys and processing of productions

Developed procedure for processing of PST files; drafted documentation for Litigation Support Team

Goodwin Procter LLP, New York, NY, International law firm with 10 offices and 900 lawyers

Litigation Support Analyst, July 2003 - April 2006

Established Litigation Support presence in New York Office; setup hardware and software; developed local systems and best practices

Trained attorneys to review documents electronically; educated legal staff about the advantages of working with Litigation Support

Coordinated with vendors and firm-wide Litigation Support management to process client data; performed day to day Summation data loads; processed documents for production

Coordinated with attorneys and Managing Attorney's Office to develop a system for filing pleadings electronically in various jurisdictions

EDUCATION

Fordham University, New York, New York — BA in Political Science

Chubb Institute, New York, New York — Certificate in Web Development and Business Programming

SOFTWARE SKILLS

Relativity, IConnect, Recommind Viewpoint, Ontrack Inview, LAW, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Access, Concordance, Opticon, LiveNote, Case Notebook, Summation, CaseMap, TimeMap, Textpad, Ipro Enterprise Suite (Eclipse, Allegro and eCapture), Pinpoint Labs Harvester 6.0

CERTIFICATIONS

Relativity Administration Training: 11/16/16 – 11/17/16

Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists: 12/16

Six Sigma Global Institute, Yellow Belt: 11/26/2018

Blackout Certified Administrator: 01/2018

Relativity Certified User: 01/08/2018

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