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Lee is an experienced, results-oriented marketing leader in the B2B SAAS space. He helps companies achieve revenue goals, build brands and grow the business by aligning leadership vision with strategy, building high performing teams and delivering creative marketing execution. In his last role, Lee helped take the company from start-up, through organic growth, private equity funding, international expansion, competitor acquisitions and a successful merger in one of the industry's largest M&A undertakings. Today, Lee focuses his time on his team and paving the way to the Next Era of Litigation™.
Gary Almeter
Legal Content Writer
Gary Almeter
Legal Content Writer
Gary is an attorney with substantial litigation experience at both AmLaw100 and medium sized law firms. Prior to joining Calloquy he served as the Assistant Solicitor for the City of Baltimore where he argued many high stakes jury trials. Before law school, Gary taught English at high schools in Boston and New York City. Gary is the author of several books including the Pen/Hemingway nominated novel “Kissing the Roadkill Back to Life” and the memoir “The Emperor of Ice-Cream.”
Sarah Arfeen
QA Engineer
Sarah Arfeen
QA Engineer
Sarah is passionate about software product quality and has over 6 years of experience working with different SaaS based products. She uses both manual and automated testing strategies and is always on the lookout for new tools and techniques to improve her work. In her free time, she enjoys playing badminton and travelling with her family.
Lee Arnold
Scrum Master
Lee Arnold
Scrum Master
Lee describes himself as a “talented cat herder” working with teams to achieve success through efficiency and continuous growth. After serving in the U.S. Army, Lee started a career in education, teaching high school social studies and coaching debate for over 5 years. He began in the industry after coaching teachers on best practices to integrate technology into their instruction. Prior to joining Calloquy, Lee led an enterprise-level Scrum transition for an established software-as-a-service (SaaS) company in the construction industry. As an advocate for continuous improvement, Lee has pursued and acquired several educational and certification opportunities, including CSM, PMP, ICC-ACC (Agile Coach), MPA and is currently pursuing his MBA.
Mark is a strategic IT leader and patented inventor with over two decades of experience building and growing the technical capabilities of startup companies. He has held various roles ranging from Director of Network Operations at a VoIP startup to CTO & CIO positions at publicly traded companies. Before Calloquy, he was most proud of his efforts in building the team and technology for AudioEye®, a publicly traded company resolving issues of accessibility for individuals with disabilities. That journey began with his team developing a SaaS platform from his Marietta, Georgia, basement. It is still the public-facing solution for digital accessibility at ADP and the Social Security Administration, among many others. Industry certifications include AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
Ben Baxley
Systems Administrator
Ben Baxley
Systems Administrator
Ben is a personable Systems Administrator and is operating system agnostic. He is helping to automate device setup and create material for our internal knowledge base, as well as managing internal systems. Ben is glad to be part of the Information Technology team and he looks forward to supporting The Next Era of Litigation™️ at Calloquy.
Kate Bishop
Senior Front End Developer
Kate Bishop
Senior Front End Developer
Kate is a UX-obsessed Front End Developer who has dedicated her career to creating delightful user experiences and translating design into resilient interfaces. She has experience in several industries, including ecommerce, education, finance, and healthcare, and is now excited to bring her perspective to the legal space. As a part of the product development team, Kate is building and delivering the tools that make the Calloquy platform beautiful, reliable, and secure.
Daniel Bowling
IT Manager
Daniel Bowling
IT Manager
Daniel is dedicated to improving the reliability and scalability of all internal IT infrastructure needs while improving the overall security posture in the process. He gained most of his experience working as a Network Engineer for financial institutions around the southeast. Daniel has acquired the following certifications along the way: CCNA, SPSP, and AZ-900.
Ms. Buchanan focuses her in-house priorities on protecting business assets of all kinds, ensuring regulatory and ethical compliance by corporate stakeholders, and Calloquy’s intellectual property. Prior to joining Calloquy, Ms. Buchanan was VP & General counsel for Relay Payments, Inc., a fintech start-up offering electronic payment services to the trucking industry. Ms. Buchanan was also Associate General Counsel, Assistant Secretary, and Compliance Officer for Neenah, Inc., a publicly traded fine paper and filtration manufacturer. Ms. Buchanan also worked in private practice for large, global law firms for over ten years as an intellectual property and commercial business litigator. Prior to her legal career, Ms. Buchanan obtained her BS in Industrial Engineering from Northwestern University, and registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office while still a law student at Vanderbilt University. She resides in Atlanta, Georgia.
Suvi Burks
Product Owner
Suvi Burks
Product Owner
Suvi has worked in both the business analysis and product ownership space at several large organizations in Atlanta. She prides herself on having a strong work ethic, positive attitude, and proven analytical and leadership skills. In addition, Suvi has several certifications under her belt including CSPO, CAPM, SAFe 5 PO/PM, and SAFe 4 Practitioner.
Lexie Burton
Software Engineering Manager
Lexie Burton
Software Engineering Manager
Lexie is a people-first leader and a strong advocate for diverse and inclusive environments. She believes creating a space of transparency and trust helps her teams show up authentically and do their best work. Lexie has been working in the tech space for the last 9 years; with 6 of those in management roles across Support, QA and Software Engineering. She’s worked primarily in the SaaS space including Email Marketing, FinTech, IT Automation and now Legal Tech. Prior to tech, Lexie worked in public health which has helped shape her leadership philosophy. She is incredibly excited to be contributing to the culture, work and product at Calloquy.
David Carter
President & CEO
David Carter
President & CEO
David is the founder of Calloquy and also a partner at Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP. His practice is focused on the intersection of telecommunications law and litigation, including litigating cases under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Prior to joining Womble as a partner in 2019, David successfully founded and grew an entrepreneurial law firm that litigated cases both nationally and internationally. He started his career as a summer associate and business litigation associate at Womble and spent several years as a litigation associate at Arent Fox LLP (now ArentFox Schiff LLP). Outside of the law, David has taught courses on social entrepreneurship at several universities and is the former Chair of the Center for Social Entrepreneurship at George Mason University.
Randy Cloud
Manager of Learning and Development
Randy Cloud
Manager of Learning and Development
Randy is dedicated to helping develop our team to find success both individually and collectively. Randy has spent the majority of his career in the retail industry where he led small and large teams, designing and implementing companywide learning and development initiatives. Prior to Calloquy, Randy led the administrative team at a law firm where he focused on increasing procedural efficiencies and influencing overall culture change.
Jake is a seasoned legal technology sales professional. After receiving his J.D. from Baylor Law School and practicing both trial and appellate cases, he moved into software sales at Dell. Later he merged his tech sales and legal experience to sell eDiscovery services at Lexbe and other vendors. Jake also holds an M.B.A. from Texas A&M-Corpus Christi which aides him in helping his customers make their workflow smoother and easier. When not working in our Dallas Office, Jake spends time with his wife Elizabeth, his five kids and three dogs. He enjoys working for causes assisting victims of domestic violence and those affected by communication disabilities.
Kidus Dawit
QA Automation Engineer
Clavette Donnell
Scopist
Clavette Donnell
Scopist
Clavette was a court reporter for 21 years in Tallahassee, Florida. She reported criminal and civil trials, depositions, and hearings. Clavette is also nationally certified as a Registered Professional Reporter.Clavette graduated from Prince Institute of Professional Studies in Montgomery, Alabama and obtained her degree in court reporting. She was an official court reporter for the Second Judicial Circuit for ten years. The remainder of her experience has been freelance.
Austin Dryden
Tech Support Specialist
Austin Dryden
Tech Support Specialist
Austin has over a decade of customer service and technical support experience, and has most recently worked as a technical support specialist for the litigation firm Wiley Rein, LLP. He is focused on assisting Calloquy customers with any issues they may experience as quickly and smoothly as possible.
Jonny Duarte
Systems Administrator - Tustin
Jonny Duarte
Systems Administrator - Tustin
I am originally from Wisconsin and moved to Good Ole Georgia back in 2015 to pursue a bachelor’s degree in information technology. I received financial help through the means of my soccer scholarship and various other criteria. I was the Go-To-Tech Guy in my family, so I learned the ways of learning different kinds of technology at an early age. So, I thought pursuing a career in the IT world was rather appropriate. I graduated with my associate degree in Cyber-Security and other related certifications at Chattahoochee Technical College, as well as receiving my bachelor’s in information technology just this past May at Kennesaw State University. During my time here in Georgia, I got the privilege to work for various companies doing IT work on the side and working at Mercedes-Benz for about 5 years. I am extremely blessed to have the opportunity to be a-part of the Information Technology Team here at Calloquy and be Employee #1 at the new Office that will be in Tustin, California.
Aron Dunn
Marketing Manager
Aron Dunn
Marketing Manager
Aron is a digital marketer who has helped companies in a range of industries grow leads and revenue through content engagement, email and social outreach, and SEM. In recent roles as part of marketing teams for B2B SAAS applications, he managed multiple marketing automation/CRM platforms and contributed to database migrations.
Gabrielle, better known as Gabbie, has been in the technology space since 2015. Beginning her professional career with AT&T as a Universal Agent Lead, where she provided escalated tier 1 telephone and internet support for business customers. She later went on to be employed via third party as a business development representative for Google Cloud and most recently worked with Uber Eats on their inception team for restaurant onboarding. Gabbie prides herself in her thoroughness and dedication to ensuring customers are set up for success while receiving the best care.
Dusty Fowler has worked within the online and technology space for over two decades. Early in his career he worked mainly as a software engineer for numerous corporations including Sports Illustrated, VMWare, and Turner Broadcasting. He eventually transitioned to leadership roles like Scrum Master, Engineering Manager, and now as a Director of Product Development focusing on improving processes and efficiencies within his organization.
Keith is an information technology professional with a wide range of experience from product manager to customer experience designer to developer. Keith has a passion for bringing products from initial design to widespread release. Keith has developed application architectures, cultural initiatives, and other solutions to complex problems large and small. His goal is to connect users and technology in order to unlock their highest potential.
Brooke Harris
Senior Backend Developer
Brooke Harris
Senior Backend Developer
Brooke was born and raised in Florida's Space Coast. Her father was a Mechanical Engineer with the Space Program all her life and she assumed she would follow in his footsteps. Then one divinely inspired day a friend suggested she give programming a try and pointed her to some online coding tutorials. When she finally gave it a try... she fell in love with the idea of solving problems through code! Today she has found a company with a mission and values that she can give her full heart to. Yes, that is Calloquy! This is by far the best team she has ever worked with and looks forward to the many decades ahead as we continue this journey of building and improving the experience of online proceedings and access to justice for all.
Mike Hensley
Court Reporter In Charge of California
Mike Hensley
Court Reporter In Charge of California
Mike Hensley, RDR, is a leader of the new generation of court reporters, having completed his entire schooling remotely and online. His greatest achievement is obtaining RDR certification within the first five years of being a court reporter. He has also covered a wide array of proceeding types including complex technical, pharmaceutical, and intellectual property cases while providing realtime transcripts to those clients. He is a thought leader in the court reporting space and is frequently asked to speak at conferences and seminars.
Chris leads Calloquy’s finance function with an emphasis on driving innovation and enabling opportunities for sustainable growth. He has a track record of success finding creative solutions to complex business problems and enjoys challenging the status quo. Prior to Calloquy, he was heavily involved in the software development lifecycle and new product development initiatives at start-ups in a wide variety of industries. As a life-long student of entrepreneurship and corporate strategy, Chris is always on the lookout for ways Calloquy can operate to promote the collective good of its employees, customers, shareholders, and the justice system.
Jacob Michel
UI/UX
Jacob Michel
UI/UX
Jacob is dedicated to insuring that Calloquy user’s voices are heard and that their feedback leads to long-term changes to the look at feel of Calloquy in order to provide the best possible experience. Having lead multiple UX teams in the past, Jacob brings with him a widely varied background that provides him with the knowledge and experience necessary to design a platform that Calloquy users love.
Dee started her career as a secretary at a global Litigation Services company and was promoted to Paralegal and then again to Research Coordinator in the Litigation Psychology department, where she found her calling. She fell in love with jury research and project coordinating which allowed her to begin a career in Attorney Development and then Office Management. As a highly motivated self-starter, she has a knack for knocking out projects and helping legal professionals achieve excellence. She enjoys taking on a supportive role so that projects and organization can function optimally.
Kris Musard
Senior Site Reliability Engineer
Kris Musard
Senior Site Reliability Engineer
Kris Musard is a technology leader, architect, and engineer with over 25 years of experience in the IT industry. He joins Calloquy after most recently working on devops architecture for a startup in the crypto space. Prior to that he serverd as Director of Platform Engineering for the Financial Regulatory Authority (FINRA) where he was responsible for CI/CD, Agile Workflow, and Infrastructure systems. Kris has a passion for technology, and delivering scalable, automated, solutions which drive business value.
Dan Niewoehner
Recruiting Lead
Dan Niewoehner
Recruiting Lead
Dan has over 10 years of experience recruiting for high growth start-ups to build teams of highly skilled individuals that help foster an incredible company culture. Most of his experience has been in the crypto and payments space building teams in the U.S, Asia, Europe and South America. He is incredibly passionate and DEI recruiting and making sure that we are doing everything possible to create a diverse and welcoming company.
Jack began his career in the legal services industry back in 1990 after completing his enlistment as a Cryptological Technician in the U.S. Navy. During his 30 plus years in the legal technology/services industry Jack held positions in operations, sales analysis, business development and sales leadership. During his tenure, Jack has consulted with law firms and corporate legal departments pertaining to administrative best practices, litigation support and court reporting needs. Jack resides in Huntington Beach, California and leads Calloquy’s client acquisition efforts in the Western United States.
Manny Ospina
Deposition Production Manager
Manny Ospina
Deposition Production Manager
Manny has worked in the Court Reporting industry for the past 10 years, specializing in Transcript and Video Production. He enjoys collaborating with colleagues and working in a fast-paced environment where he can apply his production experience and technical skills.
Pamela Porter
Court Reporter CCR, RPR
Pamela Porter
Court Reporter CCR, RPR
Pamela is a Registered Professional Reporter in Georgia with 20-plus years of experience taking down testimony in all types of litigation. She also has a BS in Hospitality Administration from Georgia State University and spent a year learning Japanese in Nagoya, Japan. When not busy working on transcripts for a cutting-edge technology start-up company, she enjoys spending time with her family and pets (cats of course), and traveling anywhere and everywhere, but especially to comic and sci-fi conventions.
Vanessa Prema
Senior Full Stack Developer
Vanessa Prema
Senior Full Stack Developer
Vanessa is an engineer with passions for design, science, and innovation. She attended Georgia Tech where she studied materials engineering. This landed her an internship at a fashion technology incubator in Berlin, Germany and that is where her love for code was born. She collaborated with designers to create masterpieces that integrated micro-controllers, alternative textiles, and 3D printing. Post-graduation she began working as a project engineer designing machine parts for a packaging firm, refining her drafting skills. However, she found herself still drawn to software development. Upon completing a coding bootcamp, her software engineer career began. After three years at NCR working on enterprise point-of-sales software, she joined the Calloquy team!
David is a highly credentialed cybersecurity and security framework expert with entrepreneurial and C-level experience in multiple technical organizations spanning over 2 decades. Most recently, he achieved system-wide FISMA Moderate certification covering all security, compliance, and regulatory components for the companies winning part of the GSA EIS contract, a 15-year, $50 billion technology services contract (IDIQ) covering 37 technical categories. He holds multiple degrees including a MAR from Liberty University, MATS from American University of Biblical Studies, BBA from Clayton State University, and recent programs in Technology Leadership from Cornell University. He currently holds the following industry credentialing: CISSP, CCSP, SSCP, CAP, CSM®, CCP, & AZ-900.
Justine Robinson
Customer Success Manager
Justine Robinson
Customer Success Manager
Justine has over 10 years of experience in the legal industry, working both within law firm marketing departments and the legal technology space. As marketing manager for general practice and boutique law firms in Chicago, Justine loved providing lawyers with unique solutions that drove profit driven outcomes. She would always go the extra mile to ensure a seamless delivery on initiatives. Recently, she was in the role of Strategic Customer Success Manager at a legal technology company focused on business development and performance reviews, where she helped firms achieve their objectives by providing support throughout every stage of the process lifecycle. She worked directly with stakeholders to build long term strategic relationships, to ensure that their experience was valuable and supported their business transformation. She is looking forward to collaborating with firms to create a successful partnership with our platform. Justine received her B.A. from University of Iowa and additionally holds a Paralegal Certificate.
Sharon Ross
Court Reporter CCR, RPR
Sharon Ross
Court Reporter CCR, RPR
Sharon is a Registered Professional Reporter through the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) and a Certified Court Reporter with the state of Georgia. She began her reporting career in Florida in 1988. Having taken down testimony in various types of civil litigation as well as criminal proceedings over the span of her career, Sharon is thrilled to be part of a cutting-edge, startup company in this new era of litigation! She is also a E-RYT200, RYT500, YACEP yoga instructor and strives to take yoga off the mat into all aspects of her personal and professional life. She enjoys spending time with her family, friends, dogs, and nature. She combines two passions, yoga and travel, by teaching yoga internationally on teaching vacations and attending yoga retreats worldwide.
Ricardo is dedicated to making sure that Calloquy’s customers have a consistently high-quality experience. Their experience with providing tech support began at Cingular Wireless where they provided direct support for the company’s largest client, the United States Army. They were recruited to join Apple where they collaborated on the technical support and led regional training initiatives for iconic product launches, including the iPhone, Swift, iPad, iMessage, iCloud and Apple Watch. Ricardo was the Interim Chief Information Officer for Morehouse College and held technology leadership positions at the Atlanta International School and for commercial insurance brokerage CBIZ Borden Perlman.
Lawrence Shea
Senior Full Stack Developer
Lawrence Shea
Senior Full Stack Developer
Lawrence Shea is a Senior Full Stack Developer with over 10 years of experience. Shea spends a lot of time thinking about performance, having given talks on this topic both inside & outside the U.S. Having worked for companies ranging from your local ‘mom & pop shops’ to Fortune 500s, Shea has seen just about everything at least once, and happily applies those lessons learned into all things Calloquy.
Marcus Smith
Enterprise Field Sales Executive
Marcus Smith
Enterprise Field Sales Executive
Marcus Shain Smith is a seasoned executive combining over 15-years of experience in the legal, medical, and technological business innovation arenas and providing solutions to a multitude of business partners. Marcus focuses on creating client-facing solutions that pin-point areas of opportunity and need. During his personal time, Marcus has dedicated his life to coaching his son’s nationally-ranked baseball team and mentoring the youth.
Linda Suazo
Human Resource Manager
Linda Suazo
Human Resource Manager
Certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources with 15 years overseeing Operations, Compensation & Benefits, Employee relations, and HR Compliance. In previous roles, Linda had the opportunity to strategically support teams locally, nationally, and internationally. Outside of the compliance and operational side of HR, Linda’s exposure to various industries and the individuals that formed part of them created a “people passion”. Linda enjoys aligning the success of the organization with the team’s goals, objectives and overall culture.
Raechel is a family-oriented Florida native who enjoys watching football on Sundays (Go Chiefs!) and live music. She has been working in the court reporting industry since 2013 and has experienced many different roles along her journey, such as working in scheduling, training new hires, production, providing quotes and, of course, editing transcripts for court reporters as a scopist.
Randy Truong
Senior Full Stack Developer
Randy Truong
Senior Full Stack Developer
Randy has 6 years of software development experience having worked in the following industries: payroll, hospitality point of sale, pharmaceutical. He is responsible for feature build out of the following: non-contactless payment solution, android-based POS system, and payroll web app. He’s obtained a master’s in software engineering at Kennesaw State University and has a B.S. in Computer Science from Clayton State University.
Tony is a Multidisciplinary Designer who is dedicated to creating awesome artwork and developing creative strategies for marketing and communications. He has experience managing the company's active brand and associate in generating leads for the sales team. Building relationships with vendors, tracking KPI results, and proofing materials; as well as, creating contemporary mockups, compelling visuals and videos to boost promotional strategies.
Tracy is a Registered Professional Reporter and is certified by the state of Georgia. She has been reporting for over 20 years and has experience in all types of law. She attended Brown College of Court Reporting and graduated in 1999. A short time after graduating school, she started taking depositions and has been fine-tuning her skills ever since. She is excited for this new era of court reporting with Calloquy. In her free time, she enjoys walking the LINC in Newnan, cooking, and watching movies on lazy days with her husband, Daniel, and two kitties, Luci and Gizmo.
Jonny Warren
Lead UI/UX Designer
Jonny Warren
Lead UI/UX Designer
Jonny has over seven years of experience working in the B2B and B2C SaaS industry, specializing in user experience and design strategy for data-driven platforms. He has collaborated with customer-facing teams in a range of startups to strengthen user advocacy and build impactful design voices. As a member of the Product Development team, Jonny focuses on creating industry tools that are thoughtful, reliable, and empowering.
Sylvia Wilson
Marketing Coordinator
Sylvia Wilson
Marketing Coordinator
As a recent Temple Graduate, Sylvia believed law school was the post-graduate dream. She became a litigation paralegal shortly after working connection as an event coordinator. There she learned her passion for connecting brands with their targeted audience was the true dream, She started post graduation as an Event Coordinator creating contacts along the way which then led her astray to the legal world as a litigation paralegal. Combining her interests in law and communications, she is now the marketing coordinator for Calloquy.
Gil Wolchock
Chief Growth Officer
Gil Wolchock
Chief Growth Officer
Gil is a proven sales leader for legal technology and related services. Most recently, he served as the Director of Sales for the Northeast Region of Veritext where he realized significant year-over-year sales growth and helped the company transition to an “all virtual” environment in response to the pandemic. Previously, at LexisNexis, Gil led a team of account executives and account managers across the US and Canada that sold multiple SaaS and on-premises software solutions to the AMLaw 200. He was responsible to both net new and existing account management teams.
Bianca Worthy
Tech Support Specialist
Bianca Worthy
Tech Support Specialist
Bianca was initially exposed to innovative technology by her father who is an engineer at Lockheed Martin. Together with her father's thirst for knowledge and her mother's love for puzzles, Bianca believes that everything is figure-out-able. She received her FRS Technical Support and Repair Certification from Apple. Her commitment to sharing efficient B2B software, establishing rapport, and maintaining life-long relationships has increased her knowledge within various industries that will inform her new Technical Support Manager role at Calloquy. She is most excited about developing and mentoring an empathetic team of well-rounded support specialists.
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