Ashley
Records Management Specialist
Highest degree :
Masters
Field of study :
International Relations & Diplomacy
Location :
Helenville, WI
Citizenships :
American
Experience :
17 Year(s)
Countries :
United States
Gender :
Male
Sectors :
legal
With over four years of experience as Records Forms Management Specialist at the Wisconsin Department of Justice, I focus on ensuring compliance with legal standards and promoting government transparency. My role includes reviewing and analyzing records, conducting internal and legal research to prevent unauthorized disclosures, and fostering effective collaboration with internal departments and external entities like law enforcement agencies. My expertise in legal research, policy research, and records management enables me to contribute meaningfully to the organization’s objectives. I am committed to supporting accurate data reporting, advocating for transparency, and facilitating efficient and compliant responses to records requests.
Records Forms Management Specialist
Madison, WI
Wisconsin Department of Justice
January 2022
-Present
• Review and analyze records and background information necessary for processing records requests. • Conduct preliminary internal and legal research related to requests to prevent unlawful disclosure of information. • Coordinate with division and agency management to ensure timely and appropriate responses to requests. • Perform comprehensive review of requests to generate reports for internal and external data reporting. • Foster and maintain working relationships with staff, local courts, and law enforcement agencies to advocate for government transparency through mutual cooperation and communication to meet objectives. • Participate and contribute in cross-division meetings regarding acquirement of new technologies for public website access and case management. • Train and provide ongoing guidance to junior staff to promote development and understanding of internal and legal procedures.
Program and Policy Analyst
Madison, WI
Wisconsin Department of Justice
November 2018
-January 2022
• Devised and implemented division specific procedures to manage inherited backlog of pending record requests. • Collected and reviewed documents for responses to public records requests to provide recommendations for release to requesters. • Manage communications with members of the public, including the media, regarding pending records requests. • Proposed and implemented policies to increase efficiency of handling record requests to address 200% increase impending matters. • Participated and contributed to cross-division development of officer-involved critical incident policy to increase government transparency. • Developed expertise with technology tools to label and monitor status of requests on reports for public access. • Maintained and updated record retention data to update and abide by record retention laws.
Legal Management Specialist
Milwaukee, WI
Odrcic Law Group, LLC
April 2014
-November 2018
• Responsible for conducting interviews for the drafting and finalizing of affidavits, character statements, and other critical case-related materials for immigration and postconviction procedures. • Facilitate and promote compliance with legislation and policy by conducting research and interpretation of changes. • Utilize qualitative open-source research methods to monitor current political and social conditions in case-specific countries. • Perform criminal history investigations to obtain necessary records for case processing. • Review, analyze, and prepare a synthesis of research data to articulate the significance for integration into case processes. • Manage implementation of technological databases to maximize the efficiency of case management. Key Achievements: • Prevent legal submission misfiling and case delays with 100% accuracy through continuous monitoring for compliance with federal and state regulatory and procedural policy updates. • Foster and maintain working relationships with staff, international consulates, local courts, and other law firms to advocate for client interests through mutual cooperation and communication to meet objectives. • Devise and implement internal procedures and protocols to effectively manage a high-volume caseload of diverse processes to address and resolve an inherited record backlog. • Contribute to the planning, strategy, and prioritization of more than 150 cases to meet internal and external deadlines as well as administrative and legal compliance requirements. • Train, supervise, and provide ongoing guidance and support to junior staff to promote development and understanding of internal and government procedures.
Political Science
Charles Town, WV
American Public University System
May 2013
-August 2016
Core: Policy Development, Reform, and Analysis; Law and Policy Focus: Policy Development, Reform, and Analysis; Public Policy; Law and Policy; U.S. Bureaucracy and Congress; Middle Eastern and North African Political Systems, Economy, and Security Issues; Latin American Political Systems, Economy, and Security Issues; Eastern European Political Systems, Economy, and Security Issues
International Relations and Conflict Resolution
Charles Town, WV
American Public University System
September 2011
-May 2013
Core: International Relations Theory, International Organizations, Comparative Political Systems, International Law, International Organizations, International Negotiation and Civil Order, Strategic Geography and Geopolitics, Conflict Analysis, Negotiation, and Resolution Focus: Intractable Conflicts; Economic and Cultural Globalization; Legality and Legitimacy of International Operations; Humanitarian and Peace Keeping Operations; Geopolitical Development and Conflict; Stability Operations; MENA Geopolitical and Conflict issues; Eastern European Geopolitical and Conflict Issues; Intervention, Negotiation, and Peace Building (Former Yugoslavia, Chechnya, Iran, Iraq, Palestine)
International Studies and Spanish
Stevens Point, WI
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
September 2007
-May 2010
Minored in History. Study abroad program in Valladolid, Spain. Honor Roll. Core: Cultural Geography; Cultural Diversity; Latin American Race and Ethnicity; Spanish Culture and Civilization; Contemporary Spanish History; Russian History and Civilization; Dilemmas of War and Peace; History of Yugoslavia