EDISCOVERY PLATFORM ASSESSMENT TOOL

GJ CheckUp

Unlock insights. Elevate performance. Act with confidence. Optimize ROI.

GJ CheckUp is an eDiscovery assessment tool. And so much more.

It is a microscope to identify system gaps and hidden traps that limit platform performance. It is an independent review that uncovers technology issues and debt. It is a user audit that analyzes workflow and efficiency. It is a set of clear, actionable recommendations based upon professional diagnostics and reviews. And it is a roadmap for both short- and long-term initiatives to boost user satisfaction and bottom lines.

We harness leading technologies, automated diagnostic tools, and fifteen-plus years of best practices to identify and eliminate costly configuration and performance threats before they can compromise the end user experience. The action plans generated by CheckUp ensure world class operations, sustainable ROI, and CapEx/OpEx health.

GeorgeJon has a proven history of strategically transforming eDiscovery environments to their intended states and ensuring that they maintain best-in-class performance.

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The Benefits of GJ CheckUp

  • Precise Performance Insights: With a few scripts, the GJ Runbook quickly pinpoints specific areas of performance degradation within your environment. You will receive a detailed report card that outlines how your deployment compares to GJ Best Practices.
  • Strategic Health Benchmarks: Benchmark your platform’s health on a consistent basis to gain valuable insights into its evolution. Compare current state health to previous periods to track progress of remediations and support capacity planning.
  • Remediation Recommendations: GeorgeJon will identify specific, corrective actions for common eDiscovery issues, including overcommits, SQL server stress, case bloat, storage health, and much more.
  • Move to Best Practices: We offer professional remediation services to correct platform deficiencies and bring deployments to best practice standards. These confident resolutions ensure optimal performance, stability, and resource allocation.
  • Executive Decision Making: Fact-based insights serve as benchmarking tools for leadership and showcase your commitment to excellence and reliability to stakeholders.

Scope of Typical Checks

  • User performance metrics including doc-to-doc review, batch jobs, search, production
  • Processing, Analytics, AI
  • ESX Analysis
  • SQL Servers
  • Web Servers and Agents
  • Core Engine Servers
  • Storage
  • Backup/Disaster Recovery

Grading Process:

The GeorgeJon Runbook collects information about your environment, including RVTools export, billing scripts, and a short questionnaire. These data points provide the baseline content for our assessment, allowing our engineers to review findings and make informed recommendations. Platform components are then graded on a scale of 1-10 to provide a detailed snapshot of your operational health.

1

Component fails all best practice metrics

2-5

Component fails to achieve on the majority of data points

6-8

Component achieves best practices on most data points, but still has major items that need attention

9-10

Component meets best practices and needs only minor updates

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Amy Meija

DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES

Amy Meija has spent her career enhancing people operations and leading strategic HR initiatives for growing companies across a wide range of industries. She develops and evolves GeorgeJon’s HR processes and programs on a daily basis, including talent management and development, employee engagement, compensation/benefits, and much more. She is perpetually focused on helping GeorgeJon achieve ever-evolving goals by optimizing company-wide productivity and satisfaction.

Amy holds a Bachelor’s degree in English from Northeastern Illinois University, a Professional in Human Resources (PHR) Certification from the HR Certification Institute, and is a Society for HR Management (SHRM) Certified Professional (CP). She is a Chicago native and mother of two young boys.

Kaya Kowalczyk

SENIOR DIRECTOR, MARKETING

Kaya drives GeorgeJon’s marketing strategies and initiatives. She is responsible for overseeing all aspects of marketing, branding, and communications to enhance the company’s visibility, attract target audiences, and support business growth. Works closely with the executive team and collaborates with cross-functional departments to achieve marketing goals and ensure alignment with the company’s overall objectives.

During Kaya’s 18 years at GeorgeJon, she has excelled at myriad technical and business roles, developing a comprehensive understanding of GJ’s operating model while implementing programs that nurture the sustainable growth and healthy maturation of the organization. 

Reynolds Broker

CHIEF OF STAFF

Reynolds is the primary advisor, spokesperson, and tactical right hand for the Executive Team (Founder, COO, CTO). As an innovative strategist, consultant, and implementer, he spearheads the successful execution of mission-critical projects and strategic initiatives across the organization, specializing in organizational alignment, business operations governance, and marketing/communications management. His diverse professional and educational experience is rooted in the technology, corporate finance, and government affairs sectors.

Reynolds holds an International MBA in Corporate Finance and Spanish from the University of South Carolina and a bachelor’s degree in International Affairs from the University of Georgia.

Darrin Hernandez, CPA

VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE

Darrin Hernandez is the Vice President of Finance for GeorgeJon, responsible for ensuring corporate financial vitality, including accounting strategy, cash flow, reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and legal/insurance/tax compliance. Possessing a unique background that meshes accounting & finance expertise and executive management with emerging technology initiatives, Darrin is uniquely qualified to bring stability and foresight to GeorgeJon’s financial endeavors.

Over the course of his twenty-year career in corporate finance and accounting, Darrin has established himself as an authority in tech-enabled services and SaaS businesses. Prior experience in the cyber-security, bookings management as an online marketplace, and digital transformation consulting spaces provided invaluable insights for anticipating and adjusting to the ever-changing landscape that permeates the tech industry. Being nimble, adaptable, and prepared is necessary to deliver stability for fast-growing companies, and Darrin is the man with the plan.

Darrin has a B.S. in Accounting from Northern Illinois University and is a Certified Public Accountant. He lives in Chicago with his wife and two kids.

Allison Jessee

VICE PRESIDENT, CUSTOMER SUCCESS

Allison Jessee is Vice President, Customer Success, for GeorgeJon. With 20+ years of real-world experience in the tech sector and customer management, she is a seasoned leader tasked with pushing GeorgeJon’s industry-leading service team to new heights.

Allison establishes and implements the strategic plan for customer success at GeorgeJon, working with the Leadership and CS teams to set and manage standards for service excellence, client communications, and strategic goals. A proven leader and tech expert, her skillset enables vibrant customer and internal relationships, strategic and operational roadmap building, and a deep understanding of client needs and the procurement process.

Allison has held multiple executive roles in the tech realm. She supported strategic objectives surrounding technology integrations for major partners at AT&T. At UPSTACK and HBR Consulting, she built and led teams focused on cultivating and maintaining strong customer relationships in support of infrastructure, network, and cloud technologies.

Ryan Merholz

VICE PRESIDENT, ENGINEERING

Ryan Merholz is the Vice President of Engineering at GeorgeJon. An experienced eDiscovery industry veteran, Ryan oversees our support, professional services, and security programs to ensure world-class customer experiences for our global client base.

Ryan’s service acumen and technical expertise was honed over 15+ years in the eDiscovery realm at Relativity, where he built and led customer support/success, program management and consulting teams. He led the transition of Relativity’s support organization to the cloud and evolved their approach to customer success management for service providers. He is also a passionate advocate for workplace inclusion, diversity and belonging.

Ryan has a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Ohio Northern University and lives in the Chicago suburbs with his family. When not working, Ryan enjoys going to the theater, trying new restaurants, and walking his dogs.

Tom Matarelli

CHIEF SALES OFFICER

Tom Matarelli is the Chief Sales Officer at GeorgeJon. A proven eDiscovery innovator, thought leader, and community contributor, Tom’s leadership skills, global perspective and technical expertise provide deep knowledge to our global customer base. He brings 15+ years of experience in Governance Risk Compliance and Legal Technology to the GJ Leadership Team. 

Tom has held leadership roles at multiple eDiscovery technology providers, including Relativity, Vertical Discovery / Ligl, and Reveal. Starting his career as a CPA, Tom quickly moved into forensic accounting and investigations, eventually focusing on forensic technology for eDiscovery. He migrated this knowledge base to the software market, joining Relativity to build and lead their global advisory practice. He has helped law firms and corporations adopt AI-based workflows for eDiscovery, investigations, audits, and corporate compliance.

Tom holds a BA in Accounting and Marketing from Western Illinois University and an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He is active in the local community, mentoring Chicago Public School students and coaching little league baseball.

George Orr

COO / CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

George Orr is a transformational leader who informs and drives the day-to-day operations of GeorgeJon. Working in close partnership with George Nedwick, CEO, he strategizes and implements both daily and long-term initiatives for the business.

Orr held multiple executive roles at Relativity, leading customer teams focused on support, professional services, customer success, and the growth of the certified professional community throughout his tenure. Orr was an original member of the Relativity “go-to-market team” in 2007, and helped grow the company in revenue and employees (5-1500). Orr brings his operational expertise and understanding of the eDiscovery customer landscape to the GeorgeJon team.

When not in the office, George can usually be found at a Pearl Jam concert or taking on new adventures with his family.

George Nedwick

CEO / FOUNDER

George Nedwick is the founder, owner, and principal architect of GeorgeJon (GJ). Under George’s leadership, the company has grown from an IT startup to an internationally acclaimed industry leader serving a global client base.

George is a world-class systems architect who has spent fifteen years perfecting a performant, scalable, modular eDiscovery framework that can be replicated and managed on a universal scale. Recognizing a deficiency in technical expertise, storage capabilities, and cost-effective oversight within the eDiscovery industry, George methodically built a team to address this challenge. This includes forging partnerships with hardware manufacturers (Dell), software providers, and leading industry software providers to develop best practice methodologies for optimized infrastructure, specifically designed to meet the demanding needs of eDiscovery users.

George has developed clients in multiple vertical markets, including multinational corporations, leading law firms, government agencies, consulting firms, and premium service providers. He has proven expertise in working with sensitive/classified data and is well versed in navigating complex international data export laws. George has also moved the firm into creation and delivery of proprietary hardware, specifically monitoring appliances that can be placed at client sites to allow for remote access and 24/7 monitoring of all infrastructure components.