Gregory Mikell Email & Phone Number

Library Of Congress - Washington, DC

Rochester, New York Area

• Hired to department manager role to provide leadership, plan, schedule, and execute all stages of digitization, and implementation of digital content to our enterprise software repository. Assessed business.
• Project Management of $1.5 million worth of digitization projects.
• Worked with Senior Management to help drive impressive improvements across the department as a result of in depth analysis.
• Provide project lifecycle leadership over all phases of the digitization process for multiple projects for local governments and municipalities
• Selection of vendor partner based upon geographical location, capacity, and type of digitization project.
• Supervised the production of assigned projects from setup to delivery, and communicated progress to all stakeholders.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Hired to consult the implementation of the Cultural Imaginings project that was funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. http://library.gwu.edu/collections/digitize
• Maximized production efficiency through exceptional training, motivation, and general oversight of staff members and work study students.
• Developed standard operating procedures and workflows to achieve the University digitization initiatives.
• Managed the digital conversion of print, photographic, oversize, microfilm, and audio and video materials.
• Set clear expectations for the team and provided regular and effective training to motivate and develop team members, as well as address areas for improvement.
• Supervised archival process, creation of metadata, and the ingestion of digital assets into a digital collection platform.

Rochester, New York Area

• Managed a $500 thousand digitization project for the American Psychological Association at the University of Akron.
• Ensured quality and consistency of digital records and metadata. Determined means and methods for assessing production quality.
• Managed project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope of work.
• Worked with key stakeholders to develop policies, procedures, workflows and a manageable approach to support a dynamic program.
• Managed the process of quality control of digital records and metadata.
• Contributed to the Microsoft Live Book Search project.

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