James Anok

Senior Consultant

Bio

James is a senior consultant at Fireman & Company. He has acted as a consultant and project manager for a number of North America’s largest law firms and in-house corporate law departments. James was a member of the Library and Knowledge Management group at one of Canada’s largest law firms and has been immersed in the legal industry segment for over two decades. Working with both clients and vendors, he has led the development and deployment of enterprise-wide knowledge management, search, library, and document management initiatives. In addition, he has worked with clients to identify gaps in workflow, evaluate technology vendors, identify risk management opportunities, and develop strategic plans focusing on implementation, adoption planning, and change management.

Work Experience

Principal – Fireman & Company
January 2012 – Present (4 years 3 months) | Toronto
James is a senior consultant at Fireman & Company. He has acted as a consultant and project manager for a number of North America’s largest law firms and in-house corporate law departments. James was a member of the Library and Knowledge Management group at one of Canada’s largest law firms and has been immersed in the legal industry segment for almost two decades. Working with both clients and vendors, he has led the development and deployment of enterprise-wide knowledge management, search, library, and document management initiatives. In addition, he has worked with clients to identify gaps in workflow, evaluate technology vendors, identify risk management opportunities, and develop strategic plans focusing on implementation, adoption planning, and change management.

Current Projects (Canada)
– National consumer products and manufacturing conglomerate: Law Department re-engineering consulting and analysis.
– National financial association: organization-wide Knowledge Management Strategy assessment.
– National retail and financial group: Document Management System consultant.
– National multi-site law firm: Decisiv Search implementation project consultant & project manager.
– Support Consulting & Project Manager services for Decisiv Search implementations (multiple firms).

Current Projects (US)
– International, multi-site law firm: Enterprise search and KM assessment.
– International, multi-site law firm: Decisiv Search project consultant.
– International, multi-site law firm: NetDocuments EM implementation project consultant.

Chair – Board of Directors – LOFT Community Services
June 2011 – Present (4 years 10 months) | Toronto, Canada Area
Currently, James is the chair of LOFT’s Board of Directors and sits on their Board membership and special task force committees. James has been on the LOFT Board for 5 years and firmly believes that volunteering is an important part of contributing to the social well being of all the communities we are part of. He is committed to the advancing the success of LOFT, it’s programs, and the individuals that LOFT serves. His focus is on providing long-term strategic planning and focusing Board development of a deeper understanding of the regulatory and system frameworks, and other sector players, that the organization works in and partners with.

LOFT provides permanent housing and community support services for the most vulnerable, including those with mental health and physical and addiction challenges, the homeless, the abused and the abandoned. Our services provide recovery and independence and respond to the changing needs of our diverse community.

Photographer – James Anok Photography
2007 – Present (9 years)
Light is such a fascinating thing. Wave or photon, it creates impressions. Not just on the things that it reflects from, but on the overall quality and character of how we experience the world. Its impact on our emotions and our perception of space can be profound. And its reach, back through the history of our species, as a marker of how we move through time, is staggering. Photography allows me to stop, look, and really “see” the places around me, the world that I live in and move through, every second of my life. Too often we don’t stop to appreciate the complexity of the environments in which we participate (willingly, or, sometimes, not so).
http://jamesanok.500px.com/portfolio

Education

University of Toronto – BA, Sociology
1988 – 1991
Activities and Societies: Campus Newspaper