Education:
Quinnipiac
University School of Law,
1994-1997, JD.
President
and co-founder of the Law and Technology Association
Central Connecticut State University,
1988-1992, BA
Graduated with Honors, major
in Communications, minor in Business, Western Culture. Participated
in the Honors Program.
Law Clerk Experience:
Clerk,
State Court of Connecticut, Milford, Connecticut May, 1998-April, 1998.
Responsibilities included aiding judges in researching and writing their
opinions, coordinating cases for trial, verifying pleadings for accuracy
and form, administrating courtroom procedure.
Law clerk,
Cahill and Temple, LLC.
As the head research associate for a three-attorney lawfirm, Mr. Dimech was
responsible for researching and analyzing the law, and writing briefs and
memos of law in support of clients’ cause. Also helped with pre-trial preparation, as well as during the
trial itself, with organization of our case, and developing courtroom
strategy.
Intern, Flexi Software, Corporate Counsel Office
Worked closely with the Corporate Counsel, researching and analyzing
the law in order to advise our client on the best course of action. I also analyzed complex contracts in order to protect our
client’s interests.
Judicial
Clerkship, State Court of Connecticut, Milford, Connecticut
May 1998-April 1998. Responsibilities included aiding judges in researching and writing their
opinions, coordinating cases for trial, verifying pleadings for accuracy
and form, and administering courtroom procedure.
Other Experience:
Intern, Public Relations Dept., Central Connecticut State University
Drafted press releases for major university events, the majority of
which were reproduced verbatim in statewide newspapers as news articles.
Colorado
Court Account Manager, LexisNexis Courtlink eFile July 2002-Present
Responsible for the Statewide eFiling Project.
Primary responsibility is to sell the eFiling system internally to the
judges and division clerks in Colorado. Secondary responsibilities include interfacing with the State Court
Administrator’s Office at the highest levels to ensure we are meeting
our joint goals; handling contractual issues; managing new product design,
testing and implementation; troubleshooting and designing new procedures
and policies for the courts to use when eFiling.
Grew
Colorado court usage of eFile by over 400% in 12 months.
Grew
Colorado court user base of eFilers by over 300% in 12 months.
Designed and implemented the Model Court
project.
Managed 4 new significant product releases statewide,
as well as several minor ones.
Developed and implemented statewide internal court
policy and procedure changes to ensure the success of eFiling in Colorado.
National
Account Manager, LexisNexis, New York Enterprise Region.
February 2001-June 2002
Responsible for a global territory covering
several of our largest accounts worth nearly $3 million. Primary responsibility was new business sales.
Secondarily I handled global contract review and preparation,
maintaining and building relationships to drive revenue, putting into
place global training and sales initiatives, and coordinating with a
world-wide team of consultants to maximize our use and revenue.
Senior Account Executive, LexisNexis, Connecticut Region.
May, 2000 – February, 2001
Account Executive,
LexisNexis, Northern Connecticut Region
March, 1999-May, 2000
Responsible for a $2.8 million territory, covering all of the large law
firms in Connecticut. Primary
responsibility was sales of new and existing products. Secondary responsibilities included training users on how to best
utilize LexisNexis databases, contract renegotiations, and increasing
customer usage.
Accomplishments include:
·
1999 President’s Club Award recipient, given to the best Sales Rep in
the entire company nationwide for that year (beating out hundreds of
others in the company).
·
Contract
renegotiations for a total of $5,377,984
in committed revenue, with an average increase in first year commitments
of 20.1 %
·
Grew
Lexis.com usage from 16.7% of total use in January 2000 to 62% of total
use through December 2000.
·
Grew
overall usage an average of 46% in 2000 over 1999.
·
Member
of the nationwide Products Review Committee and the Marketing Committee.
Training
Consultant, LexisNexis, Connecticut Region
April, 1998-March, 1999
Responsibilities included developing new business sales, all training
and account management of the Federal Court accounts with Lexis-Nexis, and
training in law schools and firms.
Accomplishments include:
·
Sales Successes
·
Awarded
the Branch Impact Award for 1998 for my region for the greatest
contribution to the branch’s sales success of any member.
·
Was
instrumental in closing over $100,000 in new online business in firms in
New Jersey, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
·
Appointed
a member of the nationwide Federal Courts AC Committee where we set the
strategy for the current year and designed literature for the upcoming
year.
Special:
Specially selected to train new employees in negotiation, presentation
skills, and sales techniques, due to my experience and success.
