James Forth
Woodbridge,VA
Summary
Skilled FOIA analyst aiming to leverage five years of experience in various roles throughout the FOIA process. Well-versed in processing documents in a timely manner. Hardworking and meticulous with an excellent work ethic and strong desire for leaning.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Jr. FOIA Analyst
TechOp Solutions
05.2019 - Current
- Process, review, and release documents relevant to cases currently in litigation for DHS Headquarters.
- Conduct research for relevant documentation and notes from affected FOIA cases.
- Assist in analytical support of other agency’s documents for HQ equity.
- Created spreadsheets to monitor and track consultations, referrals, and monthly releases.
- Manages multiple litigation cases that have over 20k responsive records
Jr. Data Analyst
Dextera Corporation
02.2018 - 05.2019
- Upload, review, process, and release FOIA requests for OBIM (Office of Biometric Identity Management).
- Provide guidance for FOIA requesters about their applications.
- Filing old requests and fingerprint cards away to make room for new ones.
- Implement strategies set by supervisors to decrease backlog of FOIA requests.
- Completes upward of 60 FOIA requests daily
Team Lead/Clerk 3
DTSV
07.2016 - 02.2018
- Provided quality clerical support through data entry, document management, email correspondence, and overseeing operation of office equipment.
- Interacted with adjudicators by email or in-person to provide information.
- Maintained filing system and organized adjudicator documents for easy retrieval of information.
- Distributed workload to file room team, organized and maintained file room shelves.
- Made sure file room was in compliance to regulations set by superiors.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Communications
Howard University
Washington, DC05.2012
Skills
- Data Processing
- Documentation and Reporting
- MS Office
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Analytical Thinking
- Complex Problem Solving
- FOIAXpress
- Secure Release
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Self-Motivated
- Flexible and Adaptable
Accomplishments
- Earned Make It Happen Award in July 2021 for
excellent support processing a FOIA litigation case which involved 43K potentially responsive pages which concluded in a joint dismissal eliminating the need to review more than 35K pages.
- Earned Make It Happen Award October 2021 for consistently embodying the quality, dedication, and professionalism TechOp Solutions strive for. Additionally, the DHS CPO, CFO has acknowledged me for my excellent work in regards to a litigation case.
Timeline
Jr. FOIA Analyst
TechOp Solutions
05.2019 - Current
Jr. Data Analyst
Dextera Corporation
02.2018 - 05.2019
Team Lead/Clerk 3
DTSV
07.2016 - 02.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Communications
Howard University
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