Records Management Consulting Team

 Jim Spinney, Partner

Jim's involvement in the records management consulting and warehouse management industry spans more than 25 years.  He founded Data Storage Centers in 1986 in Jacksonville, Florida.  Starting with this one location, Data Storage Centers grew to 16 locations nationwide and at the time of its sale in 2000, DSC was the fifth largest records management company in the United States.  Under Jim's direction and sales effort, this company grew at an astounding rate of 30% a year.  His personal sales generated over $8,000,000 in annual revenue.  He developed corporate wide sales training program that was used in training sales personnel nationwide.

Jim excelled at diversification in the records management business.  Not only did he develop and grow quality records storage centers, Jim led these businesses into additional revenue source business units such as vault media, forms management, imaging, fulfillment services, special file room projects and open shelf file storage.  He was also actively involved in successfully completing several record storage acquisitions and mergers.

Recognizing his standing in the industry, Jim received invitations to speak at several PRISM national conferences and ARMA chapters around the country.  His speech topics have included Disaster Recovery Planning, Telemarketing for Success, Imaging Service Bureau Development, Quality Management and Comparing Risks and Benefits of Offsite vs. Onsite Records Centers.

Patty Huber, Partner

As an operations, administrative and systems consultant, Patty has been involved in the records management consulting and warehousing industry for more than 20 years.  Patty partnered with Jim Spinney to create the Data Storage Centers.  As Vice President and General Manager, Patty managed the largest and most successful records management operation with 3 facilities, storing over 1,000,000 cubic feet of records with an average 30% growth rate and 25% profit ratio annually.

Her responsibility included training personnel nationwide on corporate operational policies and procedures, as well as training and troubleshooting records management software.  Patty created standard operating procedures, software and operational training manuals and guidelines used nationwide by over 300 records administrators and warehouse personnel.  Patty also developed quality management program for company facilities, as well as "focus group" to improve communications with targeted national customers.

Patty held membership and board positions in the Association of Records Managers and Administrators (ARMA) and Professional & Information Services Management (PRISM).  During 2006, Patty assisted PRISM International by contributing operational guidelines for publication "Standard Operating Procedures for Commercial Record Centers".  She was awarded the PRISM International 2006 Volunteer of the Year award.