Jenn Steele

Current

Inbound Marketing Consultant at HubSpot

Past

ILTA '09 Conference Social Networking Coordinator at International Legal Technology Association (ILTA)
Adjunct Faculty at Boston University
Director of Information Technology at Morrison Mahoney LLP

New England Regional Vice President at International Legal Technology Association (ILTA)
Director of Information Technology at Donovan Hatem LLP
Senior Applications Specialist at Burns & Levinson LLP
Computer Training Specialist at The Mentor Network

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Education

Simmons College - Simmons School of Management
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Internet

Jenn Steele’s Summary

Talented and accomplished IT executive with consistent record of establishing and leading successful technology departments. Special expertise in strategic planning, startup operations, and process improvement. Adept at overseeing technology evaluation, purchase, and implementation. Excellent business skills. Background in Legal IT management. Able to liaison between technical and non-technical groups.

Blogs ▪ Twitter ▪ Facebook ▪ Wiki ▪ Social Networking ▪ Customer Support ▪ IT Operations ▪ Strategic Planning ▪ Project Management ▪ User Support ▪ Process Improvement ▪ Technology Implementation ▪ Start Up Operations ▪ Purchasing ▪ System Administration ▪ SAN ▪ Solution Development ▪ Budget/Cost Control ▪ Vendor Management ▪ Business Continuity ▪ Telephony ▪ Staff/User Training ▪ Desktop Support ▪ Applications Management ▪ Leadership

Jenn Steele’s Specialties:

Information technology systems design and strategy, litigation support strategy, information technology staff management, legal technology, social networking

Jenn Steele’s Experience

Inbound Marketing Consultant

HubSpot

(Privately Held; Internet industry)

2009 — Present (less than a year)
ILTA '09 Conference Social Networking Coordinator

International Legal Technology Association (ILTA)

(Non-Profit; Legal Services industry)

February 2009 — September 2009 (8 months)

Develop marketing strategy to publicize the ILTA annual conference using a combination of social networking tools, including LinkedIn, Twitter (http://twitter.com/ilta09), Facebook, a WordPress blog (http://blog.iltanet.org), and a wiki for content development.
Adjunct Faculty

Boston University

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

2008 — 2009 (1 year )

Developed a web-based course on Law Practice Administration and Support to be offered as part of a 5-course unit on Information Technology in Legal Practice through the Center for Professional Education.
Director of Information Technology

Morrison Mahoney LLP

(Partnership; Law Practice industry)

2008 — 2009 (1 year )

Direct IT operations for a 380-employee law firm with 9 locations. Manage staff of 8, including 2 managers (systems administration and business applications) and 1 department supervisor (service desk). Liaison with other department heads to determine future IT strategy. Plan and implement technology strategy, purchasing decisions, and manage budget.
New England Regional Vice President

International Legal Technology Association (ILTA)

(Non-Profit; Legal Services industry)

August 2006 — August 2008 (2 years 1 month)

As the elected New England Regional Vice President of the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA), I worked with 8 Volunteer City Representatives to provide local programming and education about legal technology throughout New England. This region contains Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Director of Information Technology

Donovan Hatem LLP

(Legal Services industry)

2002 — 2007 (5 years )

Directed IT operations and litigation technology support for $20 million law firm. Established IT organization and grew to 4+ direct reports supporting 160 employees. Administered $1 million budget and managed all technology evaluation, selection, and purchasing. Member of Administrative Management, DR/BC, and Technology Advisory committees. Directed projects, systems administration, telephony, training, technical support, and applications management programs. Implemented 5-year strategic plan.
Senior Applications Specialist

Burns & Levinson LLP

(Partnership; 51-200 employees; Law Practice industry)

2000 — 2002 (2 years )

Carried out license management, web development and maintenance, and document management for regional law firm. Developed standard forms and created databases. Assisted with major network and server projects. Maintained legal software products and research tools
Computer Training Specialist

The Mentor Network

(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

1998 — 2000 (2 years )

• Designed, wrote, and produced complete training program covering Windows, cc:Mail, WordPerfect, Outlook, and MS Word for use at client sites nationwide.
• Prepared training materials and manuals. Conducted training classes.
• Improved efficiency by designing and managing new purchase order database.
• Carried out purchasing of computer equipment for 1,200-person company.

Jenn Steele’s Education

Simmons College - Simmons School of Management

MBA , Power and Leadership , 2005 — 2008

Graduated Highest Honors

Activities and Societies:

Shared Academic Technology Vision Committee
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

BS , Biology, Writing , 1991 — 1995

Activities and Societies:

Cross Products, pika, Muses, Experimental Studies Group

Additional Information

Jenn Steele’s Groups:

ILTA (International Legal Technology Association),
* New England Regional Vice President,
* Communications Track Chair for 2006 Conference,
WITI (Women in Technology International),
ALA (Association of Legal Administrators)
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