Andrew Criswell

About Andrew Criswell

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Experience

1. Director, Legal Project Management

   DLA Piper

   Aug 2014 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Our LPM team serves as the US firm\'s financial analysis hub focused on performance analytics, financial accountability, complex renegotiations, and profit improvement.BOTTOM-LINE CULTURE: “Profit evangelist” who elevated profit as a primary financial measure in our firm through policy, governance, and verification. Secured $200M+ of profit improvement where I negotiated with clients and improved financial terms and attorney team delivery efficiency.TECHNOLOGY & ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE [AI]: Solved firmwide client service gap by initiating & driving development of a Datawarehouse solution to manage firm financials on DLA\'s largest global clients. Launched AI projects to improve aspects of financial matter management, most notably litigation statement of work \"generator\" whose fee/scope language mitigates risk and fee loss to the firm.STRATEGIC PRICING EXCELLENCE: Priced 900+ alternative fee arrangement (AFA) bids [fixed, success/contingent, collar, retainer, volume discount]. Served as the US firm\'s head of pricing for a year; in that role, analyzed 7 years of firm data to develop \"pressure tested” pricing templates for M&A and all phases of any type of Litigation.EDUCATION & TRAINING: Annually conduct ~25 speaking sessions to DLA Partners, Associates, and staff on financial matter management and the role all firm personnel plays in the firm’s bottom-line culture.

Education

• The College of William and Mary

  Bachelor's Degree

Skills

• Business Development
• Business Intelligence
• Sourcing
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Strategic Sourcing
• Cost Savings Strategies
• Vendor Management
• Integration
• Account Management
• Change Management
• Organizational Development
• Acquisition Integration
• Pmo
• Pmp
• Finance
• Leadership
• Business Transformation
• Strategic Planning
• Procurement
• Finance Transformation
• Strategy
• Management Consulting
• Process Improvement
• Project Planning
• Supply Chain
• Mentoring of Staff
• Erp
• Project Management Office (Pmo)
• IT Strategy
• Business Process Design
• Consulting
• Return on Investment Analysis
• Business Strategy
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Entrepreneurship
• Leading Diverse Teams
• Business Analysis
• Public Speaking
• Business Process Improvement