Co-founder, COO & General Counsel

• May 2021 - Present

Oversee and implement a wide range of operational tasks and responsibilities, including employee benefits and HR, legal, finance, operations, corporate security, and facilities management. Serve as a board member and executive team member. Helped raise $6M+ in VC investment, and hired multiple employees, interns, and contractors for our fast growing startup. Focused on founder-led sales process to increase traction.

Co-founder, COO & General Counsel

• Jun 2020 - May 2021

Backed by Foundation Capital, Bessemer Venture Capital, and Kaggle's CEO. DataDistillr is an enterprise platform that enables data teams to explore without ETLs or data engineering support. We make your data easy to use and query.Join, query and explore any data files. APIS can be easily accessed from any location.Sign up for early access: www.datadistillr.com

COO & General Counsel

• Apr 2019 - Present

Manage the ongoing administrative responsibilities of our busy data science/cybersecurity training company. Handle all invoicing, HR, and legal matters, as well as executive responsibilities. Oversee the sales team and serve on the executive committee as a partner. GTK Cyber provides direct, live training (as well as virtual training as needed) to various corporations, including multiple fortune 500 companies. We also provide customized training to hundreds of students each year via B2B training, the annual Black Hat conferences (Vegas, Europe/UK, and Asia), as well as Hack in the Box training, OWASP training, and other programming throughout the year. GTK also provides data science and cybersecurity consulting services to small and midsized corporations on how to improve their security measures and autonomy.

OCREO Branch Chief

• Jan 2021 - May 2021

Selected for OCREO Branch Chief detail. Reported directly to the Center Director and provided reports to the EEO Director. Oversaw 12 employees. Performed various managerial duties including mid-year PACS performance reviews.

Management Analyst/Equal Employment Opportunity Specialist

• Jun 2018 - Dec 2020

Performed increasingly responsible tasks and projects as senior member of the FAD writing team and COR Task Manager. Served as Acting Branch Chief when needed to maintain workloads. Engaged in various roles as FAD SME/reviewer/writer, intake reviewer/writer, ROI reviewer, Compliance Officer, informal mentor for new and existing staff, and served as lead on several projects including multi-year role working with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel.

Attorney Advisor

• Jul 2017 - Jun 2018

Equal Employment Opportunity Specialist (Detail)

• Jun 2016 - Jul 2017

Independently handled discrimination cases at various stages of the EEO process. Prepared and released Intakes; analyzed, accepted, and released ROIs and corrected deficiencies; obtained signature authority for Intakes and ROIs; and also drafted FADs for acceptance and release. Drafted interrogatories to complainants, witnesses, and management officials regarding claims, communicated with complainants regarding details of their cases, and updated case files using iComplaints.

Attorney Advisor

• Jan 2009 - Jun 2016

Served as a Decision Writer for the Baltimore Hearing Office within the component formerly known as Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR). Drafted myriad published Social Security disability cases involving difficult legal and factual issues in for Administrative Law Judges. Rendered advice and assistance through detailed and in-depth analysis, research and development of cases in post-hearing development. Reviewed cases for on the record requests and conducting pre-hearing reviews (a necessary component of the senior attorney-level workload). Conducted legal research using HALEX, POMS, SSRs, and other SSA research materials and programs.

Associate

• Jul 2008 - Jan 2009

Performed ongoing research on legislative matters for class actions, reviewing and drafting discovery materials, and drafting complaints and counter-complaints as well as performing motions work in commercial real estate, personal injury, and a variety of other cases. Assisted with successful trial representation, and conducted legal research as needed to aid in trial and motion preparation. Performed ongoing research on legislative matters for class actions, reviewing and drafting discovery materials, and drafting complaints and counter-complaints as well as performing motions work in commercial real estate, personal injury, and a variety of other cases. Assisted with successful trial representation, and conducted legal research as needed to aid in trial and motion preparation.

Associate

• Jan 2008 - Jul 2008

Practice areas included medical malpractice, lead paint litigation, personal injury and other torts, class action litigation, worker’s compensation and collections. Responsible for case load, as well as drafting motions and discovery materials, conducting legal research, and negotiating settlements on behalf of clients. Handled intake of new clients, and communicated with existing clients to obtain additional information regarding their cases. Practice areas included medical malpractice, lead paint litigation, personal injury and other torts, class action litigation, worker’s compensation and collections. Responsible for case load, as well as drafting motions and discovery materials, conducting legal research, and negotiating settlements on behalf of clients. Handled intake of new clients, and communicated with existing clients to obtain additional information regarding their cases.

Mediator

• Sep 2006 - Jun 2007

Joseph, Greenwald & Laake, PA

• Apr 2006 - May 2007

Served as a law clerk for one of the largest mid-sized law firms in Maryland. In this role, I performed a variety of litigation-related matters including document review and analysis for appellate cases, class action litigation and trial issues. I also performed extensive legal research to aid in trial preparation, and prepared complaints and motions in support of assigned cases. I drafted numerous legal memorandums on diverse topics including corporate and commercial litigation, personal injury, and labor and employment law.

Asper Fellowship to U.S. District Court Chief Magistrate Judge Paul W. Grimm

• Jan 2006 - Jun 2006

Served as an Asper Fellow at the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland in the 4th Judicial Circuit. I took coursework at the University of Maryland School of Law related to this program, and performed my Fellowship under Chief Magistrate Judge Paul W. Grimm. I worked on cases involving social security matters, and was given the opportunity to draft an extensive Social Security opinion that was ultimately signed by the Judge. I also worked on litigation matters involving a variety of cases, including preparation for trial, and conducted substantive legal research.

Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City

• Sep 2005 - Dec 2005

Served as a law clerk at the State’s Attorney’s Office. I rotated within the Homicide, Narcotics and Violent Crime Task Force Divisions. I collaborated with Assistant State’s Attorneys on trial preparation. I engaged in intensive case review and research on upcoming felony trials. I received a Certificate of Appreciation for my service.

University of Maryland Center for Health & Homeland Security

• Jun 2005 - Aug 2005

Clerked for Professor Greenberger, a leading expert in counter-terrorism issues. I researched and drafted memorandum on terrorism and homeland security issues. I also supported Professor Greenberger with extensive research for an anti-terrorism article with the Legal Times. My work in his office led to a law journal article that I published.