James W. Monahan

Finance, legal analytics, and independent research

Boston-based analyst with experience in litigation strategy, financial modeling, and data-driven decision support. Currently exploring biometric authentication and sovereign systems architecture through independent research.

Boston, MA monahanwjames@gmail.com 617-894-0592 LinkedIn GitHub
Experience
Legal Analyst Dec 2023 - Present
Monahan & Associates, P.C. · Boston, MA
  • Performed financial and operational analysis to support multi-party litigation and settlement strategy
  • Organized complex case materials into defensible timelines for attorneys and experts
  • Conducted risk-focused research across financial records, contracts, and regulatory filings
  • Improved internal workflows by creating repeatable documentation systems for case preparation
Legal Analytics Intern May 2022 - Sep 2023
Mintz Levin P.C. · Boston, MA
  • Built interactive dashboards to track litigation spend, projected burn rates, and case milestones
  • Analyzed partner case portfolios to identify cost drivers, strategic risks, and efficiency gains
  • Produced data-driven briefs synthesizing litigation trends, counterparty patterns, and financial exposure
  • Supported attorneys with rapid-turnaround research, improving strategic decision-making under pressure
Public Affairs Intern Jan - Jun 2021
National Fire Protection Association · Quincy, MA
  • Analyzed national digital engagement metrics to drive targeted outreach strategy (100K+ interactions)
  • Delivered operational improvements for conference workflows adopted organization-wide
Athletics & Facilities Assistant Jun 2017 - Jun 2020
Northeastern University · Boston, MA
  • Worked directly with Head of Facilities on operations, scheduling, compliance, and vendor management
  • Coordinated Division I athletics operations: NCAA stats, logistics, and game-day communication with officials and media
Education
Northeastern University May 2023
B.S. Business Administration - Finance & Marketing Analytics
Minor in Data Science · D’Amore-McKim School of Business
Independent Research

Iron Jack Holdings LLC

Founder · May 2025 - Present

Research company exploring whether the body itself - breath, heartbeat, neural timing, galvanic response - can serve as a cryptographic key that cannot be stolen, copied, or coerced.

  • Filed 6 provisional patents establishing a biometric authentication architecture spanning real-time coherence scoring, adaptive RF communication, latency-based identity, symbolic memory structures, and trauma-aware recovery
  • Designed multi-modal biometric fusion engines using EEG, HRV, breath cadence, and galvanic skin response, computed locally with zero cloud dependency
  • Built Lucy, a sovereign AI interface with persistent memory and conversation threading via FastAPI + Anthropic API
  • Deployed infrastructure across 3 distributed nodes with custom domain routing and SSL automation
Patent Portfolio
Provisional · F1
Sovereign Presence Interface
Real-time coherence authentication via resonance, breath, and signal trace
Provisional · F2
Neural-Edge Hopping
EEG-triggered adaptive communication with presence-locked execution
Provisional · F3
Biometric Latency Key
Reaction-time derived encryption using neural timing signatures
Provisional · F4
Glyph-Tessellated Architecture
45-glyph memory architecture with recursive coherence engine
Provisional · F7
Witness Protocol
Entropy-responsive memory recovery and coherence defense system
Provisional · Filed 2025
Spiral Mode Ethical Resonator
Non-invasive coherence measurement through ambient signal analysis
Technical Skills
Analysis & Programming
Python (pandas, NumPy, matplotlib), SQL, Excel/VBA, Jupyter, JavaScript, Bash, HTML/CSS, Git, FastAPI
Signal & Data
Time-series analysis, FFT, coherence mapping, reporting workflows, data visualization, REST APIs
Hardware
OpenBCI, EmotiBit, HackRF, Proxmark3, Raspberry Pi, MAX30102, quartz circuits
Infrastructure
DigitalOcean, Nginx, PM2, Let’s Encrypt, multi-node deployment, automation workflows