Experience

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  Wells Fargo

  • Investigations Associate

    • Jul 2020 - Present

    • Researching cases of Wells Fargo team member sales practice violations reported through Wells Fargo monitoring teams and complaint channels• Utilizing Wells Fargo internal account databases, complaint management platforms, application records, and statement to research customer and complaint information, researching allegations regarding unwanted or unauthorized accounts, failures by team members to fully explain account and promotion terms and details, and other sales practice violations• Making case determinations based on an analysis of account statements and applications, team member sales data records, Wells Fargo internal account data, and complaint data, routing case for internal investigation, referring case to line of business management, or closing case as appropriate• Training new contractor staff on use of Wells Fargo Access databases, internal account and statement research, and allegation research procedures• Reviewed 775 cases, covering both business and consumer credit cards, lines of credit, safe deposit boxes, checking and savings accounts, related account features, discrimination, internal fraud, information security, trusts and power of attorney relationships, and other conduct violations.

  • Financial Crimes Consultant

    • Dec 2019 - Jun 2020

    • Researching cases of unusual account activity reported through Wells Fargo monitoring teams, branch referrals, or from Law Enforcement referrals• Utilizing Wells Fargo internal account databases, Lexis-Nexis Anti-Money Laundering Investigation database, and public research to research customer and counterparty information, plus looking up cash activity, checks, wires, and Zelle electronic funds transfers, among other transactions• Making case determinations based on an analysis of three to six months’ account activity on whether the activity reviewed was indicative of possible suspicious or criminal activity. If the activity was deemed suspicious, it would be flagged for further monitoring, or if referred by Law Enforcement or a government agency, they would be notified that criminal activity was confirmed• Reviewed 250 cases, with the AMLI risk amount ranging between $10,000 to $3,500,000. Case subjects were either private US citizens, small business owners, brokerage customers, or foreign citizens owning Wells Fargo accounts

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  Self-employed

  • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

  • Attorney At Law

    • Oct 2018 - Present
    • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

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  Robert Half

  • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

  • Document Reviewer

    • May 2019 - Dec 2019
    • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

    Performing attorney-level document review work for client firms.- Built a catalog of exhibits for an industrial company's litigation team; entering citation and relevance info for a large volume of scientific studies, articles, and internal company documents from international sources, focusing on relevance and responsiveness.• Reviewed documents for pending litigation claims on matters involving company acquisition, construction liens and dispute between general contractor and subcontractor, and personal injury lawsuit regarding a fatal accident. This included reviewing for privilege, redaction, key litigation issues, identifying key individuals for depositions, notice of prior issues, and party responsibilities• Reviewed a major criminal law jurisdiction case, lasting several weeks, working with both sheriff’s department and county records and communications. Assisted team lead during privilege log and QC process• Reviewing documents for a patent litigation case representing the patent holder for a number of pharmaceutical patents, focusing on a key cancer treatment. This includes reviewing the development documents for the product as well as the patent prosecution process

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  OATI

  • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

  • Attorney - Contract Specialist

    • Nov 2014 - Oct 2018
    • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

    Worked directly with General Counsel, Executive team, and Project ManagersContracts• Process new signed contracts weekly• Draft customized contracts for software or IT services for new and existing customers• Coordinated the sign-up for over 400 new customers for OATI webCARES software in 2016-2018, representing $400,000 of revenueLegal Research and Review• Perform legal research to assist General Counsel and Associate Counsel, including the European Union GDPR information protection regulations, CIP and data protection by Regional Transmission Organizations, data security regulations by state, IP protections in the UK, trademark protection and licensing for images, and environmental protection compliance• Under the direction of the executive team, researched and formulated OATI response plan for data security breaches within the US, and later updated this policy to include the regulations for the UK and the European UnionCompliance and Internal Audits• Co-host monthly financial milestone meetings, representing the Contracts department• Lead annual contracts audit, and assist our Compliance team with other tasks, including yearly utilities reporting• Conducted review of all major project business test plans for QA, a total of 115 project test plans

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  Kroll Ontrack

  • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

  • Document Reviewer

    • Sep 2014 - Nov 2014
    • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

    • Reviewed approximately 400 documents a day for the closing of a major medical device industry merger • Work included reviewing emails and company documents for relevance, privilege, and other key issues in relation to the merger application• Documents were appropriately coded, with notations made regarding the extent of requirement for privilege redaction or withholding, and any other key issues for the general counsel

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  Black Hills IP

  • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

  • Legal Extern

    • May 2013 - Aug 2013
    • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

    • Developed Reference, FAQ, and Tutorial sections for Black Hills IP patent analytic database website• PatentBuddy (www.patentbuddy.com )• Conducted competitive research for development of the Help and Reference sections for PatentBuddy, analyzing competitive products plus official government patent resources like the USPTO and EPO• Wrote media announcements for release of upcoming PatentBuddy features for current and prospective customers• Created model tutorial videos to explain PatentBuddy features and its integration of USPTO patent data and updates

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  Greeman and Toomey

  • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

  • Paralegal

    • Feb 2008 - Aug 2011
    • Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

    • Worked closely with hearing and appeal level case files in Social Security Disability claims, including: electronic filing of documents, handling and maintaining confidential medical records, and processing forms• Contacted clients for appointments and updates on records, and corresponded with medical centers• Wrote letters to upper level Social Security Offices for on the record requests and updates.• Trained and directed 6 interns