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I help grow businesses by closely working with clients to make sure they have the presence, tools and connections they need to succeed. In addition to building (or revamping) websites to align with a business's vision, I create consistent branding (social media marketing, graphics, logos), provide SEO and analytics, research tech and business solutions, develop project plans, manage CRM systems, integrate multiple platforms to convey a consistent on-brand message, test functionality and stability of built websites across devices, devise business workflows, engage in public and vendor outreach, and provide public presentations.

Montpelier Station, Virginia

Collaboratively built divisional Wordpress website using Agile practices (blocks, widgets, modules) – solely responsible for the Research Department section; developed improved digital management plan based on assessment of prior failures and loss of data over the last decade (this included creating workflows to track a digital object from creation to storage); spearheaded formation of new department; devised and managed budget; managed and modified digital databases, archives, and library; coordinated and supervised researchers, contractors, and interns; prepared successful grant applications; worked interdepartmentally to produce award-winning exhibition; produced publications and gave public presentations; responded to press inquiries

Montpelier Station, Virginia

Upgraded, modified, fixed (when it would break), and managed the backend of a Filemaker relational database; created policies and procedures for adding and modifying materials to the database as changes were permanent (as were deletions) so mistakes cost valuable time and loss of data; served as the primary contact with IT department; coordinated and supervised team of researchers; facilitated projects with outside vendors; coded reimbursements and contracts for budget; planned and coordinated outreach and research events; conducted primary research

Charlottesville, Virginia

Designed front-end interactive Drupal website and back-end database (reverse engineered sections as well as expanded vocabulary and entities on my own) with Digital Librarian; planned project scope (and adjusted as project advanced) while securing applications, equipment, and personnel to succeed; identified processes and functionality needed and worked with programmer to achieve results; researched and had presentations given by Acquia cloud hosting as a solution to initial project needs; created workflows and timelines for team; conducted business process improvement assessments to continually increase productivity, streamline processes, and improve the quality of our digital products (including training new hires and established student employees on changes); utilized the state procurement system to build a new digitization lab (including writing sole source justifications); negotiated collaborative agreements with peer institutions; created processes and oversaw digitization of archival collections; created historical digital exhibits; conducted oral history interviews; identified and procured new acquisitions; served as lead contact point for outside inquiries; analyzed documents for historical content; conducted background research; created metadataresearch; created metadata [http://imtfe.law.virginia.edu/ NOTE: website migrated since creation]

Charlottesville, Virginia

Directed the Tokyo War Crimes Trial digital project; conducted historical research on assigned manuscript collections; researched the history of law curriculum; processed and catalogued manuscript collections

Charlottesville, Virginia

Fellowship that entails being the project manager for the preservation, digitization, and analysis of the Frank S. Tavenner papers dealing with the Tokyo War Crimes Trials and related collections.

Charlottesville, Virginia

Instructor: Immigration and Labor in the New South (New Course, Self -Designed), Fall 2009.Graduate Teaching Assistant: United States Intelligence in the 20th Century; 20th Century United States South; Revolutions in 20th Century Latin America; United States in Latin America 20th Century

Charlottesville, Virginia

Created basic PHP website (wrote PHP code); analyzed, digitized, and transcribed archival collection

Charlottesville, Virginia

http://www.essaysinhistory.com/

Charlottesville, Virginia

Directed migration to new MySQL database; identified needed functionality and worked with programmer to achieve requirements; created and streamlined process for uploading and parsing of data to my MySQL database; coordinated website redesign; created XML encoded documents; digitized and transcribed records; managed upload of marked-up files [http://eshore.iath.virginia.edu/]

Charlottesville, Virginia

Created TEI encoded documents and metadata; conducted research at NARA; transcribed handwritten 19th century documents [http://valley.lib.virginia.edu/]

A.B., Major: History; Minors: Spanish, Political Science

Activities and Societies: Duke Student Government (Attorney General, President Pro Tempore), Chi Omega, Duke University Student Dining.

Ph.D. (Terminal Abd), American History

Activities and Societies: Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Student Council (President, 2010-2011; 2nd Vice-President, 2009-2010.

Masters Of Arts, American History

Advisor: Edward L. Ayers Thesis: Pacifists, Unionists, and Secessionists: Visions of Loyalty Among the Natural Union People of Rockingham.