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JIM COALWELL

Curriculum Vitae

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ABOUT

I'm an internationally experienced executive with expertise in large to mid-sized firms in several vertical segments, including Financial Services, Telecom, Legal, and Information Management. I've successfully leveraged my skills and capabilities to achieve significant value as a Leader/Manager and as an individual contributor.

I’ve developed and cultivated skills and experiences in a broad range of functional areas including :

  • Service & Help Desk Management (ITIL)

  • Infrastructure Risk Management

  • Project Management (PMP)

  • Records / Information Governance (IG/RIM)

  • Program Management

  • Product Management


I’m passionate, dedicated, pragmatic, driven and inclusive. I'm a naturally inquisitive and continuous learner.

If you’d like to discuss my experiences or talk more about any of my interest areas, please connect with me on LinkedIn or email me at jim@jimcoalwell.com.

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MY EXPERIENCE

Background & Expertise

As a professional in my field, I’ve had the opportunity to hold a variety of roles in many different companies throughout the years. Take a look below to learn more about my background and experience.

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September 2019 - Current

PRINCIPAL
KUZUZANGPO LLC â–ª NEW YORK, NY

Independent consultancy specializing in Records and Information Governance (RIM/IG/GRC), IT Service Delivery (ITIL), and Project/Program Management (PMP)

February 2015 - September 2019

DIRECTOR, PRODUCT MANAGEMENT & CLIENT SUPPORT
IRON MOUNTAIN â–ª NEW YORK, NY

Iron Mountain is an American enterprise information management services company founded in 1951 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Its records management, information destruction, and data backup and recovery services are supplied to more than 220,000 customers throughout North America, Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia. As of 2016 over 94% of Fortune 1000 companies use Iron Mountain's services to store and manage their information.

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As part of the Information Governance and Digital Service (IGDS) team, I assisted clients with Records and Information Governance programs encompassing physical and electronic content. I developed and owned the Product Roadmap, which involved collaboration with customers, project delivery, and various technical teams to develop and implement new functionality, prioritize voice-of-the-customer (VOC) requests, and other improvements.

  • Oversaw Product Management, Delivery, Product Support, and Pre-Sales Solution Engineering for the Policy Center Solution (PCS).

  • Provided in-depth product training/demonstrations, responded to risk questionnaires, designed and supported Proof-of-Concept (POC) projects, presented to User Group and Industry events, and other tasks required to sustain outbound sales motions.

  • Drove an AGILE development process, which included Grooming, Sprint and Release Planning, and User Story development. Supporting tools include JIRA, Confluence, and Zen Desk.

  • Working with Clients and other stakeholders, developed advanced features to support the GDPR Privacy requirements. The new Privacy module resulted in an approximate 20% increase in new customers.

  • Developed productive relationships with customers and prospects to guarantee they received the information and support necessary to realize the maximum benefit from their investment.  

  • Conducted product and market research, including market pricing analysis, competitor analysis, price implementation, and product growth analysis.

July 2014 - February 2015

INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT (1099)

​JIM COALWELL, LLC ▪ NEW YORK, NY

Assigned to Deutsch Bank to provide sales and technical support for clients and prospects, including Fontis International (an Iron Mountain Company) and JP Reis.

November 2005 - July 2014

SVP, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
MACQUARIE GROUP â–ª NEW YORK, NY AND SYDNEY, NSW AUSTRALIA

Macquarie Group Limited an Australian multinational independent investment bank and financial services company. Headquartered and listed in Australia (ASXMQG), Macquarie employs more than 14,000 staff in 25 countries, is the world's largest infrastructure asset manager and Australia's top ranked mergers and acquisitions adviser, with more than A$495 billion in assets under management.The company's operating groups include Macquarie Asset Management and Macquarie Capital.

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New York, NY (02/2007 – 02/2010)

Product Manager, Records and Information Governance

Acted on behalf of institutional, corporate, and retail clients, in various positions. Established contacts with industry leaders and partners to understand and benchmark how other organizations had approached similar challenges. Advised Governing Body on priorities and strategies. Engaged with clients to understand requirements and develop solutions. Managed 10 staff members that delivered GRC services to the IT Infrastructure team.

  • Served as the primary SME and key coordinator for an emerging Records and Information Governance program. Collaboratively developed and executed a roadmap working with Group Legal, IT, and Regulatory Compliance.

  • Implemented Fontis International (ORM/LDS now called Iron Mountain PCS) products to develop a Global Records Retention Schedule (RRS), which included regulatory and jurisdictional specific requirements. Played a key role in introducing the Retention Schedule.

  • Collaboratively developed a comprehensive set of Business Requirements for Records Management, Litigation Readiness & Response (including Legal Preservation).

  • Implemented Nuix4 and the Nuix Collection Suite to support Legal and Regulatory requirements, resulting in approximately $2M savings in Year 1 of likely spend with an external provider.

  • Collected ESI for approximately 20 matters that ranging from 1 custodian to 15 custodians.


Sydney, Australia (02/2007 – 02/2010)

Service Delivery and Aligned Risk Manager

Worked with Application owners to develop a testing regime that would lead to meeting risk reporting obligations.

  • Worked with E&Y to develop the Archer GRC platform, which was deployed globally to all IT Infrastructure teams.

  • Developed a comprehensive Roles & Responsibilities document that served as a basis to align client expectations with service capability

  • Designed a set of dashboard status reports that were reviewed monthly with the Sr. Leadership team for FICC and IT.These reports captured both objective and user sentiment measurements.

  • Developed an enhanced Change Management process (based on ITIL) tailored to the unique needs of the business.


New York, NY (11/2005 – 02/2007)

Service Delivery Manager (North America)

Managed the regional Service Desk and Data Centers, including managing the space usage plan and safeguarding critical data tapes. Executed audit functions, including coordination of local audit and eDiscovery response.

  • Introduced multiple new technologies, including RequestCenter (Cisco) and Iron Mountain Electronic Vaulting (remote backup). These initiatives resulted in significant reductions in operational risk and cost while also increasing customer stratification.

  • Initiated a redesign of the global Starter/Transfer/Leaver (STL) process working cooperatively with Human Resources, IT, and the Business.

  • Championed and delivered on the Global Service Delivery initiatives within the region, based on ITIL v2 and focused on improvements in Incident, Problem, Change, Asset, Security Management, IT Business Continuity (BCP) and Disaster Recovery (DR).

December 1998 - November 2005

SERVICE DELIVERY EXECUTIVE
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP â–ª LIVINGSTON, NJ

AIG is an American multinational finance and insurance corporation with operations in more than 80 countries and jurisdictions. As of December 31, 2016, AIG companies employed 56,400 people. The company operates through three core businesses: General Insurance, Life & Retirement, and a standalone technology-enabled subsidiary.

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​Worked proactively to ensure that risks to the operating environment were identified and corrected before they affected the client.

  • Reduced the internal support expense by nearly 40%,

  • Reduced the occurrence of major incidents by 78% based on year over year averages.

  • Acted as a liaison between multiple very complex external customers and AIGT, coordinating projects, problem resolutions, presales / post-sales support, vendor management, and all aspects of a robust, interactive, client relationship.

MY SKILLS

What I Do

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PRODUCT MANAGEMENT

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SERVICE DELIVERY

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PRODUCT/PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

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INFORMATION GOVERNANCE AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT

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TOOLS AND APPLICATIONS

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EDUCATION

What I’ve Learned

GATEWAY HIGH SCHOOL
AURORA, COLORADO

College Preparatory - Diploma

LICEO SCIENTIFICO STATALE "MICHELANGELO"
CAGLIARI, ITALY

Foreign Exchange Student with the American Field Service (AFS)
1 Year - Attendance Only - No Diploma

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER (UCD)

Business Administration
Attendance Only - No Diploma

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS (KU)
LAWRENCE, KANSAS

Linguistics
Attendance Only - No Diploma

DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Information Technology
Attendance Only - No Diploma

PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL (PMP)

Certificate - December 2003

ITIL PRACTITIONER

Certificate - March 2003

FINRA OPERATIONS PROFESSIONAL 99

Certificate - February 2012

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"The best way to predict the future is to create it"

Abraham Lincoln

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