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This blog is part of our ongoing Women in Technology series. Linda is the Vice President & Head of Global Advisory Sales for Consilio. Linda’s role is to manage the global Advisory Sales organization, delivering plans and initiatives to clients on the value of transforming their operations through the use of the latest technology, artificial intelligence, processes, and innovation, with a focus on a full spectrum of strategic needs including legal technology planning and implementation, change management, out-sourced legal platform administration, outside counsel management, and cost & financial controls. Linda brings more than 20 years of experience working with global corporate legal departments and insurance claims organizations in their selection, implementation, and optimization of their people, processes, and technology, including implementing and optimizing software solutions for eDiscovery, Cyber Security, Spend & Matter Management, Contract Management, AI-assisted out-sourced Legal Bill Review, and AI-driven analytics. Linda is also experienced in building new sales organizations in adjacent technologies and expanding sales globally into new markets. Linda has also been a frequent moderator and panelist for many corporate legal conferences globally. How did you get into this industry? My entire career has been focused on services and technology solutions for corporate legal departments. I started working for a leading provider of business administration and compliance solutions, selling Registered Agent and Entity Management solutions to the Transactional side of the legal department. As Matter and Spend Management solutions came into the market, and eDiscovery began to move in-house for some companies, I moved

This blog is part of our ongoing Women in Technology series. With over a decade of experience in customer success and business leadership, Jackie is a seasoned professional dedicated to driving organizational growth and fostering exceptional customer relationships. Known for her ability to transform customer success strategies and maximize client retention, Jackie combines a strong analytical mindset with a passion for delivering unparalleled value to clients. As a former Manager of Customer Success, Jackie spearheaded initiatives that resulted in impressive increases in customer retention rates and significant revenue growth through strategic account management. Her expertise in customer success management, sales enablement, and project management has consistently positioned her as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to clients across diverse industries. In addition to her extensive client-facing expertise, she has played a pivotal role in shaping and fostering a vibrant organizational culture within her workplaces. Demonstrating her commitment to employee satisfaction and engagement, she held leadership positions such as Vice Chair of Membership Satisfaction for her company’s Lean In group, where she spearheaded initiatives to empower and support colleagues. As the Social Chair, she orchestrated memorable company-wide events, fostering camaraderie and team spirit. Her contributions further extended to serving on her company’s Shadow Board, where she advocated for inclusive decision-making processes that consider the diverse perspectives of all generations of workers. With a proven track record of success and a relentless drive for excellence, Jackie continues to make a profound impact in the world of customer success and beyond.

This blog is part of our ongoing Women in Technology series. Alexis Hayman is a Business Development Regional Director at Consilio. Alexis leads stakeholders in legal practice to define and deliver strategic solutions. Alexis draws on her past experiences as an attorney, experience director, and customer success leader to foster empathetic relationships and empower decision makers. With a thorough understanding of the client’s journey, Alexis considers not only the goals of a single project but each law practice’s full vision for discovery and information governance practice. Alexis is a trusted advisor to clients, overseeing various data management and investigation workflows with expertise and reliability. She is keenly able to consider the downstream consequences of an organization’s data management practices, whether it be their operational controls, early case assessments, or document review process. How did you get into this industry? After graduating from law school directly into the depth of the early 2010 recession, I had to be resourceful and innovative in how I developed my career. I leaned into the skillset I gained in community law clinics where I engaged individuals to take ownership of complex concepts and processes. I applied this to a series of roles, focusing on Customer Success roles for legal tech software companies. I find a lot of fulfillment in demystifying technology for other lawyers and I am thrilled when I can capture their imagination to develop a better practice with the right resources. What were some pivotal moments in your career that helped

This blog is part of our ongoing Women in Technology series. Monique Artiles is a Director at Consilio, the global leader in eDiscovery, document review and legal consulting services. Monique assists Fortune 500 and law firm clients with review management on their complex eDiscovery needs. Her experience covers a wide range of matters, including pharmaceutical, banking and financial, and technology. With over 15 years of experience, she serves industry leaders and AMLAW 100 law firms faced with civil litigation and government investigations. Some of her signature engagements include ongoing review management services to a large law firm over a four-year period regarding mortgage-backed securities litigation matters and review and privilege logs of over 10 different financial institutions for a large litigation case. How did you get into this industry? After graduating from law school and jumping right into a law firm position, I realized it wasn’t a good fit for me. I responded to a job posting for document review and figured it would be a good place to start while I planned my next career move. That was 18 years ago, and I’ve never looked back. During that time, I grew with the industry and it’s been exciting to work and develop as a document reviewer, to then managing teams as well as some of our larger law firm relationships. What were some pivotal moments in your career that helped to get you to where you are today? The breakthrough pivotal moment in my career was taking

This blog is part of our ongoing Women in Technology series. Baraq Wani is a Senior Manager at Consilio. She has over 15 years of technology experience, with the last 10 years primarily within the eDiscovery industry. Baraq is responsible for executing the product roadmap, developing and managing product requirements, and driving the successful delivery of products to market. Part of her success as a Product Manager is attributed to the relationships she has built across the organization, including Engineering, UX/Design, Support, Operations and Customer Success teams. This collaborative approach helps deliver the most effective and innovative solutions to our clients. Baraq is fluent in four languages and has a degree in International Business from The Ohio State University (Go Buckeyes!). She currently resides in Kansas City, Missouri. How did you get into this industry? I didn’t know much about eDiscovery when I started in this industry 10 years ago. Fortunately, Product Management is an industry agnostic career path, and I’ve been in the Product Management space for 15+ years. I started my career at AOL/CompuServe when Netscape was all the rage, and dial-up was still a thing (sadly something my teenager has never heard of!). AOL was expanding its global reach and my small team was responsible for managing the build out of new web portals in Europe, Asia and South America. I really enjoyed being on the innovative side of technology and managing the product lifecycle from start to finish. When I decided to go back

This blog is part of our ongoing Women in Technology series. Julie is a Senior Vice President of Software Development and Engineering for Consilio. With two decades of experience, she has led successful multi-billion dollar portfolios through an unwavering customer-centric lens and leveraged expertise in software development, hardware, digital transformation, product management, operations, and innovative solutions. Working previously as a Senior Vice President of Product Management and Software Development and Engineering for a security and alarm company, Julie led both the product management organization and engineering teams. She was responsible for overseeing the entire portfolio of products ranging from Alarm Automation to enterprise ERP solutions. She successfully launched an award-winning SaaS ERP solution, overhauled the SDLC, introduced a voice of customer (VoC) program, and seated the first customer advisory board, while growing the business by 10% year-over-year. In her previous role at an avionics company, Julie held the title of Executive Director of Digital Solutions & Services. Julie led across hardware, software, and digital services with a $1B+ P&L on a portfolio of over $2B, for more than 300 global airlines, utilizing her keen emotional intelligence with a human touch. She launched products in the U.S., North America, Europe, APAC, Latin America, and expanded into China. These innovative products are seen and used by 2.5 billion users annually. Julie brought a wide circle of influence, continually developing partnerships with many top industry leaders. Julie earned a BA in Business Administration & Organizational Management from Vanguard University, graduating magna

This blog is part of our ongoing Women in Technology series. Christin is a Director of Business Development for Consilio LLC, the global leader in eDiscovery, document review and legal consulting services. As a part of Consilio’s Global Revenue Organization, Christin’s role is to create, grow and maintain partnerships with clients at corporations and law firms and help drive revenue to the GRO team. The collaborative partnerships she fosters with her colleagues contributes to the overall success of both herself and Consilio. Christin has been involved in Business Development in the legal industry since 2013. She has developed such loyal partnerships with her clients, particularly in the Boston market, that they followed her from company to company, wherever she has landed. Christin works with clients to develop processes and cost-saving strategies in matters involving the collection, processing and review of large amounts of email and other electronic data. Christin specializes in Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Class Action, Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property, Internal Investigations, Product Liability and Government Investigations. How did you get into this industry? While working at Nordstrom as a personal stylist in 2013, one of my VIP clients offered me a position in legal services. He said “I come to Norstrom to buy my items from you when I can go to 25 other salespeople…Why? People buy from people who they like and trust.” He recognized that providing legal services and my job were relationship-based businesses, emphasizing the importance of trust and connection. A decade later,

This blog is part of our ongoing Women in Technology series. Taffi started with Consilio as Managing Director of the Central North Region in August 2023. She has over 15 years of experience in legal solutions. She has held Vice President positions in operations, software development, and sales, which has given her a versatile edge in the industry. She has successfully led teams that generated more than $250M in revenue, served as the point on numerous billion-dollar M&A projects, and has a proven track record of presenting, training, growing teams, and performing software implementations such as Concur, on a global scale. Taffi has a Master’s degree in Organizational and Professional Communication and Development, is Lean Six Sigma Certified, a certified PMP, carries several certifications in the Legal Solutions space, and is frequently asked to be a speaker. In Taffi’s personal life, she is married, has two pre-teen children, a loveable Aussidoodle, and a sinister Siberian cat who all keep her on her toes. How did you get into this industry? I dove into eDiscovery as a fluke. I was teaching at Clemson University at the time and made a trip to Chicago to visit family and friends. I was introduced to Andrew Sieja socially and he passionately told me about his twelve-person software company. My background is in Organizational Development, so I asked if he had anyone to create their knowledge base or train their clients. Being such a small organization, you can guess the answer...it was a loud

This blog is part of our ongoing Women in Technology series. Jenny has been working in eDiscovery for the past 15 years. She currently focuses on Talent Management for Consilio’s Review Solutions. Prior to that, she supported clients facing a wide variety of needs in complex, multi-district litigation and government investigations throughout the review process, from early case assessment and the use of analytics to issue and witness preparation. Over the years, she has transitioned from being in the documents side to focusing on the people. She loves to build teams with the right skill sets to meet client needs for cost-effective, efficient, and top-quality projects. She recruits, identifies, trains, and retains top talent. Jenny recognizes that eDiscovery works best if the team has expertise in making legal decisions, institutional familiarity with the client, and the specific technology leveraged in the matter. How did you get into this industry? I transitioned to eDiscovery when my children were young thinking that I would have more control over my time. I quickly learned that eDiscovery is an intense, high-demand industry, but I loved it and made it work! I got hooked on eDiscovery while working on a complex matter spanning five years that involved government investigations, multidistrict litigation, multiple product liability cases, and other litigation, defending against claims filed by a variety of individuals and organizations. While my role has changed from documents to people, I still cannot resist a good document hunt! What were some pivotal moments in your

This blog is part of our ongoing Women in Technology series. Susan Taylor-Ascione is a Senior Project Manager at Consilio with over 25 years experience managing projects and teams using legal support technologies. Susan began her career in law firms working on the largest litigation matters in the U.S. She moved to a Fortune 200 company to bring its eDiscovery services in-house where her team won the 2010 Chairman's Award for reducing risk and costs to the company. Susan has also supported multiple government agencies managing technology teams to provide information technology and automated litigation support. Susan currently leads many large national and cross-border projects at Consilio and loves traveling and spending time with her family. How did you get into this industry? I began my career as a litigation paralegal. I later had the privilege of contributing to some of the most monumental litigation matters in the United States, characterized by substantial volumes of data. I found technology intriguing and I was able to use it to manage, cull, and organize data. Through the relationships I built, I transitioned into the eDiscovery industry. What were some pivotal moments in your career that helped to get you to where you are today? The pivotal moments in my career have been driven by my desire for self improvement in my life, my skills, and as a manager. My goal is to achieve the most optimal outcome for all stakeholders. I have had to set aside my fears and embrace