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Phoenixville, Pa, Us

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Hartford, Connecticut Area

- Manage and oversee the people, resources, and systems that serve the technology needs of the law school- Plan procurement, setup, and deployment of IT equipment for faculty and staff- Assess the status of classroom technology, plan and implement upgrades and transitions to keep up with evolving academic needs- Oversee administration, maintenance, and monitoring of a full-service server room & data center, providing campus file storage, Active Directory, web servers, and backup… Show more - Manage and oversee the people, resources, and systems that serve the technology needs of the law school- Plan procurement, setup, and deployment of IT equipment for faculty and staff- Assess the status of classroom technology, plan and implement upgrades and transitions to keep up with evolving academic needs- Oversee administration, maintenance, and monitoring of a full-service server room & data center, providing campus file storage, Active Directory, web servers, and backup services.- Coordinate with University IT to integrate law school processes with university systems when possible, identify opportunities to share resources, rely on centralized systems, and implement systems integrations.- Manage departmental budget and spending; communicate with law school administration about anticipated IT costs and trends- Communicate regularly with law school administration to identify needs and upcoming initiatives; explain IT challenges to administrators in non-technical terms to facilitate informed decisions- Consult with faculty to address technology needs for empirical research projects; coordinate with University IT to provide research computing resources and support.- Coordinated a full transition of all law school classes to fully remote modality in March 2020- Initiated and oversaw transition to Blackboard-based Learning Management System during the Summer of 2020.- Planned and implemented classroom upgrades during spring 2021 to facilitate hybrid and remote law school instruction- Transitioned all law school IT operations to remote in March 2020- Purchased and implemented software upgrade for SeatGEN system, enabling law school students to record their name pronunciation and to indicate their pronouns for their instructors.- Worked with Law School Communications to transition the law school's website from Drupal 7 to Wordpress in October 2021 Show less

Villanova, Pa

Integrate digital information, tools, and strategy into the operations and services of the legal research, collection management, and research instruction departmentsCommunicate with university IT to ensure that the technology needs of the law library are adequately servedImplement and maintain the law school’s Digital Commons repository, which houses over 30,000 items including scholarship, court opinions, photos, and archival documentsSupervise and train a digital scholarship… Show more Integrate digital information, tools, and strategy into the operations and services of the legal research, collection management, and research instruction departmentsCommunicate with university IT to ensure that the technology needs of the law library are adequately servedImplement and maintain the law school’s Digital Commons repository, which houses over 30,000 items including scholarship, court opinions, photos, and archival documentsSupervise and train a digital scholarship specialist to update online faculty profiles and publications.Respond to the scholarly and instructional needs of the Villanova law faculty,Design, revise, and teach a 1-credit legal research course for first-year law students:Create a series of lecture and demonstration videos as a companion to first-year legal researchDevelop a series of in-class exercises and a final group research project to give direct hands-on experience with legal research in a simulated practice settingGuest lecture in seminars and the Advanced Legal Research classServe as faculty advisor for law students as part of the Professional Development programSuccessfully transitioned law library proxy authentication to a new server in collaboration with university IT and the university library.Planned and implemented a full website redesign and content migration of the law school’s website:- Collaborated with University IT to plan out overall look, feel, and structure of new website- Coordinated with all law school departments to address website needs and plan content migration to new platform- Transitioned web applications to new platformPropose and implement technology solutions to law library needs, including Wordpress, LibGuides, LibCal, Procertas, and a digital display.Respond to technical and content issues on department websites: - Maintain the integrity of content throughout the law school website- Train law school staff to make changes to web pages Show less

Developed and taught a year-long legal research course for first-year law studentsAdministered the law school’s media services resources:- Organized and deployed computers and A/V technology for law school classes, events, and meetings- Evaluated technology inventory and made recommendations to fill gaps and improve technology services- Worked with university IT to plan major upgrades to courtroom technology- Hired, trained and supervised a media services specialist to… Show more Developed and taught a year-long legal research course for first-year law studentsAdministered the law school’s media services resources:- Organized and deployed computers and A/V technology for law school classes, events, and meetings- Evaluated technology inventory and made recommendations to fill gaps and improve technology services- Worked with university IT to plan major upgrades to courtroom technology- Hired, trained and supervised a media services specialist to assist with day-to-day technology operationsAssisted students, faculty, and public patrons with legal information requestsImplemented new technology in response to faculty and student needs Show less

Philadelphia, Pa

Initiated interlibrary loan and document delivery program policies and proceduresImplemented ILLiad and Ariel software to process interlibrary loan requests through OCLCOrganized routing and delivery of periodicals and other materials to law faculty and staffSupervised student workers during evening and weekend circulation desk shiftsCollaborated with the Access Services team on circulation policies and proceduresAssisted faculty and students with research requestsGuest… Show more Initiated interlibrary loan and document delivery program policies and proceduresImplemented ILLiad and Ariel software to process interlibrary loan requests through OCLCOrganized routing and delivery of periodicals and other materials to law faculty and staffSupervised student workers during evening and weekend circulation desk shiftsCollaborated with the Access Services team on circulation policies and proceduresAssisted faculty and students with research requestsGuest lectured in Advanced Legal Research class Show less

Radnor, Pa

Reviewed documents related to ongoing class action litigation.Prepared and presented reports for supervising attorneys on document review findings.

Ms-Lis, Library Science

Mastered many aspects of information science and librarianship; contributed answers to the internet public library, studied business.

J.D., Law

B.A., Liberal Arts