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Providence, Ri, Us

In partnership with the teams at the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC), Portico, and ITHAKA more broadly, successfully launch and sustain operations in the Americas. Ensure DPC members in the Americas can fully access and develop the benefits of their membership, with events tailored to members in the Americas.Participate in DPC planning, ensuring the needs and successes of members in the Americas are articulated, understood, and represented.Represent the DPC in the Americas by identifying stakeholders, advocates, and potential partners, forming relationships, and developing plans and tools to facilitate the expansion of the membership and operation of the DPC.Monitor, deliver, and oversee further development of the business plan for the DPC in the Americas, including meeting targets for sustainable growth.Identify new strategic collaborations and support existing projects and collaborations consistent with the DPC’s Strategic Plan.Provide transparent reporting to key stakeholders.Advise on the development of the DPC’s global strategy based on the experience of the DPC in the Americas.Uphold the mission of the DPC as expressed in the Strategic Plan and co-developed with members, with particular attention to DPC’s neutrality towards solutions, approaches, sectors, suppliers, and vendors.Participate in member events and meetings of DPC, including staff meetings, Representative Council and Executive Board meetings, away days, task forces, working groups, and meetings organized by DPC members.

Providence, Rhode Island Area

Projects in nonprofit organizations include:Served as an external reviewer for proposals submitted to a major philanthropic foundation (2021-2024). Assess the feasibility of the work proposed and give feedback that can be shared with applicants at the Program Director's discretion. Advise on capacity building, fundraising and strategic planning for a State Extension Service program based at the University of Rhode Island. (URI Master Gardener Program)Formed and led webinar series on web archiving for librarians, archivists and other information professionals. (Metropolitan New York Library Council - METRO)Produced written assessment of software development projects’ viability as a major scholarly communications tool set, and initial strategic planning. (Rhizome at the New Museum)Co-wrote a proposal that secured a $1 million grant from the Mellon Foundation. (Rhizome)Served as a leading expert for a federally funded initiative. (IMLS / Virginia Tech)Wrote research brief with survey design recommendations for needs determination for a new digital scholarship center. (University of New Hampshire)

Develop curriculum and teach a full semester practice-based introduction to web archiving for graduate students (online, asynchronously).

Online

Develop new curricular structure and materials to succinctly introduce web archiving concepts to archivists. Write and record video tutorials on web archiving, and facilitate follow up online discussion sections. Form bibliography and write exam questions for Digital Archives Specialist (DAS) tests

Providence, Ri & Nyc

Formed partnerships and developed working relationships with web-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) users worldwide (the product was then known as Webrecorder.io)Created an implementable plan to ensure the project's long term financial sustainability (including business planning and modeling options for income generation). Served as co-PI on a $1 million grant from the Mellon Foundation and ensured completion of approved deliverables (project management)Advocated for users while guiding product development (product management). Led User Acceptance Testing (UAT) / Quality Assurance (QA) testing with end usersProvided training (in-person & remotely), user support & instructional materials (including written guides and video tutorials)

Telecommute & Greater Boston Area

Managed all activities for a Mellon Foundation funded project to develop new models for sharing print resources within 47 academic and research libraries in the eastern region of the United StatesCreated project plans, formed timelines, tracked progress, prepared updates on work and milestones met. Planned, scheduled and facilitated approximately ten virtual meetings per month, prepared supporting documents for meetings, took and distributed meetings notesCoordinated collection analysis of over 16.5 million print monographs (books) to form retention proposals for 40 Retention Partner libraries in EAST, and facilitated retention commitment process (resulting in the retention of over 6 million books for 15 years) Co-coordinated a validation sample study to determine the likelihood books listed in libraries’ catalogs can be accounted for, and supported stakeholders at 40 libraries each checking a sample of 6,000 monographs held in their collections over the course of 10 weeksWorked with colleagues and a design firm to create a completely new website for EAST (eastlibraries.org)

New York, Ny & Telecommute

Coordinated the collaborative formation of thematic collections of archived websites with subject librarians, technical staff and administrators in the Ivy Plus / Borrow Direct consortium of libraries Managed projects for a three-year Mellon-funded initiative supporting new models for cooperative work (including program awarding micro grants to incentivize the development of better web archiving tools) Presented project introductions and updates at partner institutions and to cohorts of subject librarians multiple times a year (in-person or remotely) and at professional conferences in the US and EuropeCo-organized professional development events including workshops and a two-day conference. Served on council advocating for and supporting professional development of Columbia University Libraries professional staff (CCLIP, member 2013-2014, chair 2015)

Greater New York City Area

Interviewed activists and artists to establish workflows, goals and needs related to digital assets. Fostered collaboration between activists, archivists, students, artists and technology expertsWrote needs assessment for physical and digital collections, created project plans with budgetsResearched and evaluated solutions for digital asset management and long-term storage. Selected plug-ins and oversaw installation of Omeka, served as Omeka administrator

Greater New York City Area

Instructed users of Artstor, a digital library of images, via webinars, onsite training and general introductory demos for new subscribers. Developed and updated teaching materials for subscribers and new employeesProvided technical support for the Artstor Digital Library primarily via phone and email. Extensively used Customer Relationship Management system (CRM) manage client interactions and to maintain contact informationAnalyzed usage statistics and was the point person for statistics websites for subscribers and staff. Participated in the development of international standards for reporting multimedia resource usage (COUNTER compliant reports) and managed steps towards implementation of associated standards at Artstor Translated user feedback into action items and communicated users’ needs to senior leadership. Collaborated with Quality Assurance manager to document complex errors and test new software (User Acceptance Testing & QA)

Greater New York City Area

Interviewed producers and key volunteers to establish workflow, goals and digital asset needsSurveyed assets, wrote needs assessment for digital collections, communicated findingsEvaluated software products for managing files and made recommendationsSelected, confirmed rights and normalized file names of images for website galleries

Greater New York City Area

Managed all elements of NYPL’s participation in a multi-year project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (Developing Data Models and Best Practices for Diagnosis and Improvement of Preservation Environments at the New York Public Library). Coordinated multiple project partners, outreach to stakeholders, software testing and final reporting. Taught NYPL staff to use web-based climate data analysis tools and interpret the resulting data. Engaged in education and outreach about preservation throughout NYPL’s four research centers. Co-coordinated disaster preparedness and response program Independently and collaboratively produced content, including departmental descriptions, FAQs, and images for new Preservation Division website in consultation with website designers

Ann Arbor, Mi

Course name: Introduction to Information StudiesLed two discussion sections per week (50 students). Enriched curriculum by integrating art, videos and information literacy resources Graded students’ papers and exams, and wrote weekly updates and guides for assigned readings. Helped students improve writing and analytical skills through one-on-one tutorials

Ann Arbor, Mi

Wrote evidence-based report on current web archiving issues and efforts with recommendations for the development of a web archiving program at ICPSR. Surveyed and reported on web archiving initiatives and developmentCreated glossary of terms related to the preservation of web-based resources for a tutorial

Alice, South Africa

Co-authored sections of digitization plan for university records. Selected documents for exhibition and digitizationCompiled chronology of university historyOrganized, labeled and inventoried series of university records. Participated in preliminary stages of establishing a records management program

Ann Arbor, Mi

Course name: Beatniks, Hippies and PunksPlanned lessons, led three discussion sections per week, graded students’ papers and tests. Enriched curriculum by bringing art, videos and supplemental books to class. Tracked grades, attendance and special needs of 75 studentsCollaborated with other Graduate Student Instructors to write exams and study guidesHelped students improve writing skills through one-on-one tutorials

Msi

Education record

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate

B.A.