Management Team

CEO

Jim Blayney joined RenewData as CEO in April 2011. He brings more than 30 years of diverse management experience in business services firms – most recently in the legal sector. He has particular expertise in the areas of strategy development and implementation, as well as sales and marketing and financial management.

Prior to RenewData, Blayney was the division president of SOURCECORP's Legal and Consulting Division, which specializes in claims administration and consulting for the legal profession. He also held other executive positions within SOURCECORP, including serving as president of Rust Consulting and ERS Group, wholly owned subsidiaries.

Before joining SOURCECORP, Blayney was the senior vice president of business services for RSM McGladrey, Inc. and McGladrey and Pullen, LLP, the fifth-largest CPA and business services firm in the country. There he was responsible for the consulting practices, investment banking, retirement plan administration and wealth management practices for the entire firm.

Blayney holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Central College, a Master of Science in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin, and was a Certified Public Accountant.

President

Rich Cohen, President, leads RenewData's external activities and client advisory service functions. He brings more than 30 years of management and legal experience, as a corporate executive, consultant, and General Counsel to RenewData. Prior to joining RenewData, Mr. Cohen served as Senior Vice President & Managing Director of Legal Services for a large legal services organization focusing on complex litigation matters and bankruptcies. Previously Mr. Cohen was COO of Integrex Professional Claims Services where he was responsible for operations, IT, sales, and marketing. His extensive experience also includes General Counsel at Ohio Power and Columbus Southern Power Companies; Senior Director, Corporate Legal Markets and Strategic Alliances/Licensing at Lexis-Nexis; Vice President at Lexford Residential Trust; Deputy Law Director for the City of Cuyahoga Falls; and Assistant Law Director for the City of Akron.

Mr. Cohen has received MARTINDALE-HUBBELL's prestigious AV rating for 15 consecutive years. He has served as the President of the American Corporate Counsel Association in Ohio and currently serves as theEditor-in-Chief of the Electricity Journal. He also serves on the Advisory Board of Bryan University's eDiscovery Project Management program and on the Strategic Advisory Panel of Trustifi. He is a member of the American and Ohio State Bar Association, and has chaired the American Bar Association's Coordinating Group on Energy Law and co-chaired the American Bankruptcy Institute's Mass Torts Subcommittee, and has been a member of the ABA Class Actions/Derivative Suits Subcommittee. Mr. Cohen is a member of the Corporate Counsel Advisory Board for The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel and a recipient of the Distinguished Legal Service Award conferred by Corporate Legal Times. Mr. Cohen holds a Bachelor degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a Juris Doctor from the University of Akron School of Law.

Chief Operations Officer

Ed McCracken, Chief Operations Officer, brings over 25 years of services and finance operations management experience to RenewData. Prior to joining RenewData, Mr. McCracken served as the COO for Global Data Systems, Inc., delivering complex IT solutions and services to the legal, health care, finance and energy industries. Mr. McCracken has also held various senior management positions at Dell Financial Services. Mr. McCracken holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Washington and Jefferson College and a Juris Doctorate from Duquesne University. He is also a Pennsylvania Certified Public Accountant.

Director of Human Resources

Lisa Novak, Director of Human Resources, brings more than 15 years experience in recruiting, staffing, and human resources management and consulting to RenewData. Ms. Novak's extensive experience in the semiconductor and other high tech industries at startups and high-growth companies includes helping optimize a local company of only 80 employees to an international enterprise of over 550 employees, in less than 3 years. Previous to RenewData, Ms. Novak served as a consultant at Pedley-Richard and Associates, a recruiting and staffing agency, and held numerous recruiting, staffing, HR management, and consulting positions at companies including Brooktree (now Conexant), SigmaTel, and Sprint. Ms. Novak is a member and active participant in a number of local and national HR and high tech organizations.