KRISTYN M. WHITING
SUMMARY of QUALIFICATIONS
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Experienced multitasker in fast-paced and diverse national work forums in legal and corporate realms.
Strong strategic mitigation skills to reduce company exposure and convert risk to revenue.
Acute attention to detail with history of accurate contract and document production, review, and audit.
Innate aptitude to troubleshoot, problem solve, streamline processes, author procedures, and teach.
Proven leadership ability, passion for people, and history of ethical, proactive, and goal-oriented performance.
Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and intuitive communication skills.
PROFESSIONAL WORK HISTORY
Unifund CCR, LLC
2013 - Present
Legal Liaison – Contested Litigation
 Daily relationship management of top performing attorneys in a 46 state network and in-house general counsel
 Supervision of $1.6 billion case inventory with charge to bring volatile litigation cases to settlement or judgment
 Reduction of opposing counsel fees paid from as high as $35k per week to $7k per year from calendar 2013 to 2014
 Resolution of counterclaims to mitigate exposure and damages and replace looming expense with revenue
 Civil litigation support in affidavit authoring and execution and in response and review of civil discovery
 Writing, review, and execution of settlement contracts, mutual releases, and affidavit templates
 Providing of in-person and telephonic witness testimony for deposition, arbitration, and trial across the country
 Utilization of electronic discovery methods to increase case strength and improve case negotiation leverage
 Training of network attorneys in best practices to improve consistency in case planning and trial presentation
 Conducting of interviews with Director of Attorney Network to select and onboard new team members
 Mentoring of team peers toward operations streamlining, problem solving, and personal development
RKW Consulting
2009 - Present
Freelance Legal and Investigative Services
 Thorough financial account analysis, litigation report and exhibit preparation, and site surveillance
 Authoring of various legal case writings in conjunction with lead case attorneys
 Collaboration with IRS Criminal Investigation Unit and legal counsel for United States bankruptcy trustee
 Continuing legal and business support to current clientele
Allurah Creative Imaging and Design
2000 - 2012
Creative Director, Photographer
 Establishment of successful upstart marketing program for nationally syndicated nighttime radio show
 Design and implementation of interactive logos, branding, merchandising and e-commerce
 Photography services for small businesses including corporate, social event, and advertising needs
Farnam Meillor
1990 – 1999
Marketing Analyst, Project Analyst, Executive Assistant to C.F.O., Financial Data Coordinator, Junior Buyer
 Earned five promotions to progressively responsible positions and tripled my salary in nine years
 Directed internal cost reduction team to achieve millions of dollars in annual cost savings and improvements
 Developed QS-9000 compliance system; trained employees, and served as compliance auditor for two facilities
kristynwhiting@gmail.com
513.658.6858
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Technical and Applied Science in Applied Administration
Anticipated Spring 2016
University of Cincinnati
 Program Focus in Management, Leadership, Ethics, Interpersonal and Public Relations, and Diversity
 Dean’s List All Terms, 4.00 Program GPA to date
Associate of Applied Business – Paralegal Studies
2013
University of Cincinnati
 American Bar Association Endorsed Program
 Dean’s List All Terms, 3.96 GPA
 Advanced course work in administrative and civil litigation and legal research; complementary study in
bankruptcy, contract, corporate, employment, intellectual property, real estate, tax, and tort law; public speaking.
Associate of Applied Science – Photography
2004
Ohio Institute of Photography
 Received Graduating Class High (3.92) GPA Award
 Earned High Honors All Quarters and Several Image Awards
COMPUTER and TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
Standard Business Software
 Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Sharepoint, Outlook
 Adobe Photoshop Creative Suite, Prezi, ProShow Gold, Miscellaneous Project Management
Law Office Technology
 Electronic Research including Pacer, Lexis-Nexis, Accurint, and Westlaw
 Litigation Presentation (Slide, Photograph and Text-based Movies and Presentations)
 Legal (Amicus Attorney and Clio), Bankruptcy (Bestcase) and Probate (PerfectForm) Case Management Software
 Other Proprietary Software
OTHER ACTIVITIES and ACHIEVEMENTS
President:
University of Cincinnati Clermont Association of Paralegal Students (UCCAPS)
(Awarded Officer of the Year and Student Organization of the Year)
Vice-President:
University of Cincinnati Clermont Student Government
Distinguished Honors: Unanimously Elected to Write and Present Speech to College Scholarship Donors & Recipients
Elected as Student Representative on College Grievance Committee
Member:
Ohio State Bar Association, Cincinnati Paralegal Association
Notary Public:
State of Ohio; Commission Valid through March 2018
Volunteer:
Photographer for “Breakfast with Santa” and military homecomings; SPCA Cincinnati
kristynwhiting@gmail.com
513.658.6858