Audra Hilse Email & Phone Number

Anoka, MN

• Summary: Responsible for expanding, maintaining, and sharing the physical and digital museum collections.
• Evaluate new artifact donations based on collecting policy
• Communicate with potential and current artifact donors
• Process and catalog new and existing artifacts according to professional museum standards
• Use CollectiveAccess museum software and public website to make collections accessible to patrons
• Create exhibits on relevant historical topics in accordance with outreach goals

Anoka, MN

• Summary: Responsible for managing memberships through PastPerfect and eTapestry, and finances through QuickBooks.
• Update website and social media to keep information current and make more resources available to users
• Research and report on Anoka County history topics for patrons and staff
• Guide attendees through the Museum Gallery
• Write finding aids to make archival collections more accessible to staff and patrons

Madison, Wisconsin Area

• Summary: Transferred electronic machining files into new document management system.
• Prioritized file transfer based on work schedules and use statistics
• Compared detailed part names and information accurately across systems
• Tracked problems or questions about specific files to receive additional attention
• Created written and visual instructions for file transfer process and systems
• Trained coworkers in use of file transfer process and systems

Madison, Wisconsin Area

• Summary: Established and managed Society lending library and publish quarterly newsletter.
• Educated students and the public through in-person experiences at events and exhibitions
• Coordinated with officers and members to acquire newsletter content
• Initiated and conducted assessment of Society record-keeping activities and requirements

Oregon, Wisconsin

• Summary: Established company archive from unorganized historical records
• Assessed and identified previously unknown collection materials
• Designed and implemented physical organization system to make materials easy to find and use
• Produced a searchable catalog of all collection materials for further ease-of-use
• Provided new information about company history from the collection for use in presentations
• Created guidelines for making the company archive sustainable into the future

Madison, Wisconsin Area

• Summary: Performed archival duties including appraisal, accessioning, processing and reference
• Initiated a series of monthly exhibits about company history
• Designed new, detailed corporate archive pages for company intranet
• Provided in-depth research, written reports and other materials to answer reference questions
• Collaborated to raise company-wide awareness of records management and archives
• Conducted a project to identify improved outreach and communication methods for a corporate archive

Middleton, Wisconsin

• Summary: Performed archival duties including accessioning, processing and digitization
• Communicated with Corporate Archivist and Records Manager to capture important position information
• Created written and visual instructions for all archival and records management processes
• Ingested proprietary business and design files into four digital asset management systems

Madison, Wisconsin Area

• Summary: Digitized books and photographs using various scanning equipment
• Digitized books and other content using BetterLight overhead camera and software
• Scanned photographs and negatives using Epson flatbed scanner and software
• Scanned slides using Nikon slide scanner
• Processed scanned images using Adobe Photoshop software to rotate and crop
• Worked hard individually and as a team member to regularly keep workflows ahead of schedule

Ichikawa, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

• Summary: Honed strong communication and teaching skills by providing cultural and English language classes to elementary, junior high and adult students.
• Promoted internationalization at the grass-roots level through English language education and international exchange activities
• Participated in elementary and junior high school activities, including field days, sports days, and international exchange visits with students from the UK and the USA
• Judged an annual, district-wide English speech contest

Warren, Pennsylvania

• Summary: Performed archival duties including processing, digitization and reference
• Researched, designed and set up public exhibits
• Initiated improvement of existing exhibits by properly identifying and labeling all artifacts
• Wrote article for Society newsletter
• Assisted patrons with historical and genealogical research

Warren, Pennsylvania

• Summary: Performed archival duties including processing, digitization and reference
• Researched, designed and set up public exhibits
• Digitized 3,000-image photograph collection including prints, regular and glass-plate negatives
• Gave tours relating historical events to the public
• Assisted patrons with historical and genealogical research

Master'S Degree, Library And Information Science, 4.0 Gpa

Activities and Societies: SAA Student Chapter, ALA Student ChapterFocus in Archives and Records Administration. 120-hour Field Placement.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History, 3.9 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta KappaSumma cum laude. Minor in Japanese. Semester abroad at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan (Sept. 2006.