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Springfield, Missouri, United States

Maryville, Missouri, United States

Bolivar, Mo.

Leadership• Cultivate a collaborative and inclusive management style, engaging constituents in decision-making processes.• Envision and execute the library’s mission, vision, policies, procedures, and strategic initiatives.• Provide creative approaches to the challenges and opportunities facing academic libraries.• Remain abreast of emerging trends in academic libraries.• Champion the University Libraries to internal and external constituents.Administration• Provide oversight and management of library operations, including 4 campus libraries.• Plan, manage, and control operational, gift, and special budgets.• Recruit, develop, and retain excellent faculty and staff.• Negotiate and manage vendor contracts.• Collect and analyze data to improve library operations and decision-making.• Solve problems with a proactive decision-making approach.• Write library sections of accreditation reports.• Represent the University in local, state, and national organizations.• Cultivate relationships with internal and external fundraising sources.• Communicate with excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.Technology• Develop, maintain, and integrate digital information assets.• Develop and implement web applications across multiple operating systems.• Design and manage the University Libraries’ website.• Provide reports, analyses, and documentation for the library systems.• Expert user of Word, Excel, Access, Quickbooks Enterprise, WordPress, Sierra ILS, and other applications.Scholarship• Engages in scholarly and professional activities.• Research, write, and publish on information science topics.• Promote an environment of scholarship and professional development.Teaching• Teach information literacy classes to support student learning.• Teach one-on-one information instruction.• Advise doctoral students in the Doctorate of Education (Ed.D.) program.• Chair dissertation committees of Ed.D. graduate students.

Addison, Tx.

• Managed the Information Services Department.• Supervised a staff member.• Organized information content and distributed to engineering staff.• Conducted research for engineers, geologist, and administrators.• Worked with website design team to develop and manage the corporate website.• Negotiated and implemented service contracts.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Managed the technical library, records center, and documents center.• Developed departmental mission and vision statements, strategic plans, and policies and procedures.• Developed and implemented an automated catalog and circulation system.• Provided reference services, collection development, cataloging, and ILL services.• Organized, published, distributed, and controlled engineering documents.• Designed Lotus Notes applications.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Records Administrator • Managed the safe storage repository for Laboratory Records.• Managed the Records Holding Area and Records Vault Operations.• Managed the Corporation’s online inventory (database) of records.• Supervised a staff of sevenDocument Administration Specialist • Established, operated, and managed the Document Control Center.• Collected, catalogued, archived, distributed, and maintained engineering documents.• Combined graphic & text files from multiple authors into integrated documents.• Managed the document tracking and storage systems.• Established document control policy and procedures.• Supervised a staff of one.

Dallas, Tx.

Held 4 Positions: Library Associate 10, Library Associate 8, Clerk, Page• Provided extensive reference service on customer service desk.• Wrote computer programs to store and disseminate information.• Conducted online database searching.• Published the Directory of Dallas County Foundations and Books-on-Cassette Union Catalog.• Managed the Grants Services Advisory Board composed of local foundation members.• Performed clerical duties, checked in/out library materials and shelved books.

Doctor Of Education (Ed.D.), Higher Education Leadership, A

Dissertation: Factors Affecting the Adoption of Electronic Books by Undergraduate Students in a Small, Midwestern, Liberal Arts University

Mls, Library Science

Ba, Religion