Andrea D. Email & Phone Number

Fremont, California, Us

Provides vision and coordinates services to children and families at branch libraries and partner sites throughout Alameda County.

San Francisco, California, Us

The Mix at SFPL is an innovative, youth-designed, 21st century teen learning space to provide connected learning experiences for youth ages 13-18 to explore, create and develop digital media, creative makerspace tools, and successful life skills as well as discover and engage with the Library’s traditional materials.- Plan creative maker programming and open studio learning lab activities- Conduct outreach to tech industry, schools, and other youth-serving organizations- Supervise youth mentors, youth interns, and the Board of Advising Youth (BAY)- Build relationships with local and regional partner organizations and identifying new partners for outreach and programming collaborations

San Francisco, California, Us

Librarian in the Magazine and Newspaper Center at the Main Library- Exploring new and innovative ways to highlight and promote the collection- Analyzing and recommending best practices for the collection- Public reference, instruction, and community outreach

Nyon, Vaud, Ch

Knowledge Management needs assessment & system design: - Reduce duplication of efforts by enabling better information and knowledge sharing and storage for staff operating in 15 different countries and multiple time zones.- Enable better collaboration between staff in different offices by identifying online tools and systems that can support our work.- Conducted in-depth interviews with staff in HQ and global field offices.- Analyzed results with visual mapping and strategic guidance.

St.Gallen, Ch

- Supporting writer and researcher of business model plan for European Research Council funded projects- Develop business case calculations- English editing and proofreading projects for the CDI-HSG and IWI departments

Invitational Summer Artist Residency for creative project exploring the digital & analog interfaces of the unique library organizational RFID systemhttp://www.sitterwerk.ch/atelierhaus/kuenstlerprojekte/kuenstlerdetail/article/sommer-2013-kurzaufenthalte-im-sitterwerk.html- Volunteer for special projects and events- Produce video and multimedia materials for library outreach and education: https://vimeo.com/71275339- Ideation for future RFID dynamic organizational system & uses of robotics onsite

Austin, Tx, Us

- Manage communication between speakers and the SXSW organizers.- Organized SXSW Speaker Meet Up workshop for SF Bay Area 2013- Speaker at SXSW Interactive 2013 "Libraries: the Ultimate Playground": http://scattergather.razorfish.com/1336/2013/02/27/sxsw-2013-qa-andrea-davis-and-carson-block/- Co-founder of Lib*Interactive (formerly #sxswLAM)

Ca, Us

In addition to graduate level reference duties and academic department liaising with Space Systems, Robotics, Mechanical Aero Engineering, I was responsible for exploring and sandboxing new technologies and outreach tools which were implemented to support the greater library and learning communities.- Embedded librarian for CRUSER (Consortium for Robotics and Unmanned Systems Education and Research) including field research support, STEM events: "Robots in the Roses" and LEGO Mindstorm library exhibits. Co-published a bibliography of NPS-producted robotics research- Excelled at networking across departments to encourage better campus communication- Project Manager for library mobile website beta project and LibGuides CMS transition for research guides- Library outreach projects include: participation at RELIEF cross-discipline field experiments, hosted "Rough Drafts" happyhours, seeded "Design Sp@ce" hackerspace & open design thinking space, founded "First Friday Funday" co-teaching brownbags.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, Us

- Lead interviews, coordinate literature review on policies and implementation strategies for US municipal Broadband fiber-to-the-home research project- Active team member for 2 award-winning videos of the "Born Digital" [http://borndigitalbook.com] multimedia project: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNierqL5rGU- Organize after-hours innovative events for interns & staff for community building opportunities

Boston, Ma, Us

- Conducted bibliographic instruction for individuals on library resources: digital & traditional print- Proactively supported users via IM, screen capture, & wiki guides, troubleshoot online access, hardware, and Mac OS migration- Experienced in Inter Library Loan across three consortiums using homegrown systems

Boston,, Ma, Us

- Performed, analyzed and packaged time sensitive, targeted research for C-level executive clients - Built homegrown value-added system for data collections resulting in significant time efficiency

- Spearheaded the Wine Film Restoration Project, reviewing 60+ reels of damaged 16mm films and oversaw the professional conversion to digital format - Produced documentary film for successful fundraising purposes(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGM_bXEkDrM)- Presented project at the Wine Librarians Association Meeting, Ithica, NY – 2008 (http://www.winesandvines.com/template.cfm?section=features&content=59873)

San Francisco, California, Us

- 2008 Staff Excellence Award - Provided reference services for multilingual patrons in highest circulating library department- Arranged 4000+ multi-genre CD collection in monumental department relocation

- Trained 4 new teachers, taught English reading, writing, and grammar to students of all ages and levels of proficiency- Facilitated negotiations between native English teachers and Korean staff on cultural issues- Developed curriculum and managed recording sessions for “Call Camp Korea” distance learning program

- Founded Public Affairs Department, trained interns, show host - KZSC 88.1, Santa Cruz, CA 2000-2002- Produced, researched, co-hosted radio program on social justice - Radio For Peace International, Costa Rica 2001- Researched, transcribed materials - internship - “Lost & Found Sound” NPR Kitchen Sisters, Santa Cruz, CA 2001- Updated website content & metadata - internship - New Media Department KUSP 88.9, Santa Cruz, CA 2001

- Developed curriculum for 6-12 year olds in culinary arts, environmental conservation projects, Spanish language immersion, and outdoor activities- Coordinated and led after-school programs including field trips, life-guarding, physical game design

Mlis, Graduate School Of Library And Information Science

Ba, Community Studies: Public Radio

Scuba - Dive Master & Assistant Instructor