Jeremy Contardi
Columbus,OH
Summary
Motivated brand protection professional with 5 years of anti-counterfeiting experience. Thorough experience in different fields of brand protection and IP enforcement such as academic, e-commerce, and brand owners.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Brand Protection Investigator
Abercrombie & Fitch
01.2024 - Current
- Documented findings and prepared detailed reports.
- Collected, analyzed and interpreted information, documentation, and physical evidence associated with investigations.
- Utilized pre-text identity to make test purchases from e-commerce platforms to verify for authenticity.
- Identified counterfeit products on e-commerce platforms by identifying trademarks, copyright, and patents.
- Conducted OSINT to gather pertinent information for cases and background checks.
- Provided multiple trainings across the US to local, state, and federal law enforcement in identifying counterfeit goods and where to find them.
Brand Protection Analyst
Wish
09.2021 - 09.2023
- Conducted intellectual property investigations to over 4,000 merchants for authenticity while leading the monthly reviews of up to 500,000 product listings, mitigating legal risk from IP owners.
- Managed and led multiple projects within the Brand Protection and outsourced team, which consisted of 200 people focused on reviewing multiple brands' trademarks, copyrights, and patents.
- Supported the QA team by improving the Root-Cause Analysis tool, which helped improve internal policy in identifying bad merchants and preventing short-term injunction risks from over 500 brands. This also resulted in a decreased AHT of moderators by 10%.
- Improved the visualization of the team's data using Superset/Tahoe, Excel, and Tableau Dashboards of policy violation metrics that improved the policies for Key Accounts merchants.
- Contributed to Wish's Annual Brand Protection Report, providing data analysis and key takeaways of Wish's Anti-Counterfeiting efforts
Undergraduate Researcher
A-CAPP
05.2020 - 09.2021
- Conducted counterfeit research on the dark web (TOR) for illicit pharmaceutical drugs
- Presented research findings to brand protection professionals and Michigan State University faculty.
- Analyzed data from a variety of counterfeit sites, utilizing data to create complex spreadsheets and contribute to multiple scholarly journals.
Investigative Intern
Social Security Administration - OIG
08.2019 - 12.2019
- Managed day-to-day operations of assigned complex investigative projects regarding fraud, waste, and abuse.
- Conducted case analysis to gather factual information from sources such as LexisNexis.
- Synthesized relevant case information into detailed written reports.
- Requested subpoenas from financial institutions, government agencies, and businesses.
- Collaborated with different law enforcement agencies to gather evidence for investigations.
- Handled sensitive information, including subject interviews, while maintaining confidentiality.
- Used multiple forensic tools, including digital forensics, to acquire evidence in investigations.
- Provided case law legal training to Federal Agents from the Detroit Field Office involving cases relevant to the SSA-OIG.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI12-2021
Skills
- Writing
- Communication
- Microsoft Office
- Adaptable
- Case Management
- Anti-Counterfeiting
- Data Analysis
- OSINT
- Test-Purchasing
- Investigations
Accomplishments
- Recipient of the Wish Star Award in June 2023 for excellent implementation of an AI project. .
Timeline
Brand Protection Investigator
Abercrombie & Fitch
01.2024 - Current
Brand Protection Analyst
Wish
09.2021 - 09.2023
Undergraduate Researcher
A-CAPP
05.2020 - 09.2021
Investigative Intern
Social Security Administration - OIG
08.2019 - 12.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice
Michigan State University
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