Rachel Perry
Batching Support Specialist

Rachel has been with Merlin since March of 2010. She has over 8 years of direct sales experience supporting and facilitating customized solutions for her clients' business needs. Rachel is Merlin's in-house "batching expert", working with customers who submit high-volume batches. Rachel commented that the most rewarding part of her job is "working with clients to truly understand their unique business model, then implementing data solutions to help improve their business' overall success."

Rachel is based in Minneapolis, MN. In her free time, Rachel can be found hiking, enjoying a yoga session, traveling, and playing with her French bulldog, Munch.

Patty Gardner
National Sales Executive, Collection Industry

Merlin welcomed Patty four months ago as a National Sales Executive for the collection industry. Patty is truly an "industry expert". She began her 21 year collection industry career as a bill collector and quickly moved into managing call centers. In recent years, Patty has focused on the data and skiptracing side of the business, working for several large corporations, including Experian and TransUnion. Merlin is thrilled to add her vast knowledge and in-depth understanding of collection processes to the team. Patty has already proven to be an excellent resource to her customers and says she most enjoys "consulting with clients regarding collection strategies and data needs. I appreciate Merlin's philosophy to be a state of the art data provider and to always put its clients first," said Patty.

Patty is based in Austin, TX. She enjoys walking in the park with her dog, Molli, traveling, and spending time with friends dining out and watching movies.

Merlin Sponsors P.I. Museum on Wheels

Merlin is a proud sponsor of P.I. Museum's new venture, P.I. Museum on Wheels (PIMOW) – a “mini museum” on wheels. For over 30 years, P.I. Museum founder, Ben Harroll, has collected private investigators' treasures and artifacts. In an effort to spread the P.I. history story far and wide, Ben and his wife Gloria decided to take their collection on the road in a Winnebago filled with pieces from the museum. Their plan is to travel for the next two years, showcasing the museum at numerous industry events and conferences. “Feel free to honk when you see our 2002 Winnebago RIALTA with wrap-around-graphics and the appropriate personalized California license plates: PIMUSEM,” says Ben. The California Association of Licensed Investigators (CALI) Conference, June 24-26, is PIMOW's grand debut. “P.I. Museum will be our legacy to the profession and to the men and women in it from yesterday, today, and tomorrow – and for many more generations to come.”

Ben Harroll, founder of P.I. Museum, displaying P.I. artifacts at the 2010 World Investigator’s Conference.

Red Cross Blood Drive

Merlin hosted a blood drive for the local Red Cross in April. Even with the springtime flu bug putting some regular donors out of commission, Merlin employees stepped up and beat their internal goal…donating 15 units of blood!

CASA for Children Newsletter

For the past ten years, Merlin's graphic designer, Ilyse Sheppard, has donated her design skills to the local CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) for Children group. Ilyse designs the quarterly newsletter sent to members of the community to help raise awareness of CASA for Children's goals and accomplishments, and to promote community support for the organization. Thanks for making a difference, Ilyse!