PETER LIVINGSTON
Minneapolis,MN
Summary
Results-driven eDiscovery and litigation support professional with 19 years experience and extensive expertise in document review workflows, client consultation, and technical problem-solving across intricate legal matters. Recognized for delivering exceptional support to attorneys, case teams, and corporate clients by optimizing review environments, addressing data and workflow challenges, and ensuring defensible handling of electronically stored information (ESI). Proficient in translating complex technical processes into actionable guidance, offering consultative recommendations, and leading targeted training initiatives that enhance platform proficiency and review efficiency. Committed to improving operational accuracy, elevating client experiences, and fostering collaboration among technical, client services, and consulting teams.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr. Litigation Data Analyst
KLDiscovery
Eden Prairie, MN
02.2017 - 01.2026
- Supported attorneys and review teams in maximizing efficiency within hosted eDiscovery platforms, including Relativity and KLDiscovery doc review platforms (Nebula, EDR).
- Built and optimized complex Boolean searches, saved searches, and custom layouts to drive more accurate and efficient document review.
- Resolved data-loading exceptions, ingestion failures, and processing anomalies, ensuring uninterrupted access to case data.
- Configured workspaces, permissions, and database structures to meet case requirements and maintain data integrity.
- Delivered consultative guidance to clients, enabling more effective use of proprietary eDiscovery and document-review solutions.
- Provided responsive technical support via phone and email, consistently achieving fast resolution times and high client satisfaction.
- Delivered workflow guidance and best-practice recommendations to Case Managers and legal teams, improving review consistency and throughput.
- Managed data ingestion, exports, and overlays to ensure smooth case preparation and reliable access to critical information.
- Contributed to platform enhancement initiatives by documenting issues, identifying improvement opportunities, and collaborating with development teams.
- Maintained deep expertise in ESI handling, hosted review environments, and litigation support tools (Relativity, Concordance/Opticon, Summation).
Project Lead
KLDiscovery
New Prague, MN
07.2015 - 02.2017
- Reviewed Client Services instructions and technical specifications to ensure accuracy, feasibility, and alignment with client requirements.
- Provided escalation support, applying independent judgment and technical expertise to resolve issues and guide associates toward effective solutions.
- Identified and resolved processing and production challenges, troubleshooting complex operational issues and ensuring on-time, high-quality deliverables.
- Performed data processing, production, and project-oriented tasks to support case timelines and maintain workflow continuity.
- Validated operational workflows for accuracy and conformance, providing feedback to enhance quality and consistency across teams.
- Served as a primary point of contact for internal customers regarding workflow issues, production applications, and process guidance.
- Communicated status updates clearly and consistently to internal stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment throughout project execution.
- Acted as a trusted adviser and liaison between Operations, Client Services, and Consulting teams to support client goals and streamline service delivery.
- Collaborated with Operations and Custom Development teams to design and refine scalable technical solutions that improved efficiency and accuracy.
E-Discovery Engineer
KLDiscovery
New Prague, MN
09.2008 - 07.2015
- Captured, replicated, and extracted data from diverse geographic locations, IT systems, email platforms, and business applications using EnCase and proprietary KLDiscovery tools.
- Converted raw data from varied formats to review-ready, legally defensible datasets suitable for litigation, investigations, and business needs.
- Sorted, filtered, collated, and mined large volumes of ESI—including email, PDFs, compressed archives, TIFFs, JPEGs, and other structured/unstructured data—to isolate client-specific, relevant information.
- Supported corporations, law firms, and government agencies in rapidly and cost-effectively preparing, managing, and producing evidence for legal and regulatory matters.
- Ensured accuracy, chain-of-custody integrity, and consistency throughout data acquisition and processing workflows.
Engineering Services Technician
KLDiscovery
New Prague, MN
11.2006 - 09.2008
- Performed on-site forensic data collections for corporate, legal, and government clients, acquiring data from laptops, desktops, servers, mobile storage, and networked environments while maintaining strict forensic protocols.
- Executed advanced data recovery across diverse storage media, including internal/external hard drives (IDE, EIDE, SATA, eSATA, SAS), RAID arrays, and multiple tape backup systems (Arcserve, Legato Networker, Veritas NetBackup, Microsoft and Unix backup formats such as cpio, dump, and tar).
- Conducted physical media extractions, including disassembly and removal of disk assemblies from laptops, desktops, and external enclosures to enable direct-interface recovery and imaging.
- Utilized forensic hardware and software tools to diagnose media failures, perform sector-level cloning, replication, and imaging, and analyze underlying data structures for recovery, processing, or archival use.
- Executed backup and return-media operations, validating media selection and ensuring accurate restoration of client data.
- Ensured defensible preservation of electronically stored information (ESI) through rigorous Chain-of-Custody documentation, cryptographic hashing, and image verification procedures.
- Applied deep technical knowledge of file systems, partition structures, and storage architectures to recover inaccessible, corrupted, or partially damaged data sets.
Education
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism
Champlain College
Burlington, VT, USPhilosophy
St. Cloud State University
St. Cloud, MN, USSkills
- Litigation Support
- Consulting
- Customer Service
- Client Training
- Managing Document Review Workflow
- Software Documentation
- Data Collection
- Data Management
- Digital Forensics
- SQL
Certification
- Computer Forensics Digital Investigation Certification
- EnCase v7 Computer Forensics
Timeline
Sr. Litigation Data Analyst
KLDiscovery
02.2017 - 01.2026
Project Lead
KLDiscovery
07.2015 - 02.2017
E-Discovery Engineer
KLDiscovery
09.2008 - 07.2015
Engineering Services Technician
KLDiscovery
11.2006 - 09.2008
Philosophy
St. Cloud State University
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism
Champlain College